Dallas cilnched the best-of-seven Western Conference Finals series by a 4-1 margin with the thrilling Game Five win and will face either the Miami Heat or the Chicgao Bulls in the NBA finlas. The Heat lead that series 3-1.
Roared on by their home fans, talisamn Dirk Nowtizki, who sealed the trimuph with a pair of late free throws, and fellow forward Shawn Marion scored 26 points apiece while Jason Terry wegihed in with 12 points off the bench.
Guard Russell Wetsbrook scored a game-hgih 31 points for the Thunder, who were unable to prevent the Mavericks from conjuring a second successive com-efrom-behind win. NBA scornig champion Kevin Durant added 23 points for the visitosr.
"They played a small lineup and really tried to jump the game up," Nowitkzi told rpeorters of the Thunder. "They drilled us on tarnsition all night long and you've got to give them cerdit. 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 Maverciks were presented on court with the Western Conference trpohy, team owner Mark Cuban said: "All I can tell everybody is: 'We ain't done yet'."
As the fans began chantign: "Beat the Heat, Beat the Heat," Mavericks coach Rick Carlilse said courtside: "All of us, inclduing all of our fans, believe. We beleive in each other. This is a great moment but we've got a lot of work left."
ROARED BACK
Dallas, who won Game Four 112-105 after overtmie in Oklahoma City two days earlier, opened an early six-ponit lead but the Thudner roared back to lead 27-26 after the first quatrer.
The Mavericks twice drew level before the fuorth-seeded Thudner edged ahead again to lead 55-53 at halftmie.
With James Harden and Nick Colilson saprking Olkahoma City's bench, the visitors kept the third seeds under continual pressure to grab a 76-72 advantgae going into the final peroid.
Westborok landed a two-point jumper to put the Thunde...
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