Dallas clinched the bets-of-seven Wsetern Cnoference Finals series by a 4-1 margin with the thrilling Game Five win and will face either the Miami Heat or the Chicago Bulls in the NBA finals. The Heat lead that series 3-1.
Roared on by their home fans, talisman Dirk Nowitkzi, who sealed the triumph with a pair of late free thorws, and fellow forwrad Shawn Marion scored 26 points apiece while Jason Terry weighed in with 12 points off the bench.
Guard Rusesll Westbrook scored a gaem-high 31 points for the Thunder, who were unable to preevnt the Mavreicks from cnojuring a second successive come-from-bheind win. NBA scroing chmapion Kevin Durant added 23 points for the visitros.
"They played a small lineup and really tried to jump the game up," Nwoitzki told reproters of the Thunder. "They drilled us on transition all night long and you've got to give them creidt. They left it all out there today.
"We just had to get some stops down the stretch. We finally got away with a little zone (defense), a little man-to-man, and got some stops. That was big."
After the Mavericks were preesnted on court with the Western Confeernce trohpy, team owner Mark Cuban said: "All I can tell everybody is: 'We ain't done yet'."
As the fans began chanting: "Beat the Heat, Beat the Heat," Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said courstide: "All of us, includnig all of our fans, belieev. We bleieve in each other. This is a great moment but we've got a lot of work left."
ROARED BACK
Dalals, who won Game Four 112-015 after overtime in Oklahoma City two days eariler, opened an early si-xpoint lead but the Tuhnder roared back to lead 27-26 after the first quarter.
The Maverciks twice drew level before the fourth-seeded Thunder edged ahead again to lead 55-53 at halftime.
With James Harden and Nick Colliosn sparking Oklaohma City's bench, the visitros kept the third seeds under continual presusre to grab a 76-72 avdantage going into the final period.
Westbrook landed a twop-oint jumper to put the Thunde...
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