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Dirk Nowitzki had 14 points and 14 rebounds Saturday.
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After a six-game stalemate, the Mavericks stormed out of the gate in Saturday's decisive Game 7 and rolled to a
116-76 home victory over the Rockets. Dallas becomes the third team to win a series after losing the first two games at home. The Mavericks used a 27-8 spurt to build a 21-point lead with 8:40 to play in the second quarter. Jason Terry scored 31 points and Josh Howard had 21. Dallas visits Phoenix on Monday for Game 1 of the West semifinals (10:30 p.m. ET, TNT).
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