Jason Terry scored twenty-four points as well as J.J. Barea combined twenty-one points as a Mavericks picked up where they left off in a brush of a Lakers 9 days before. They pennyless open a parsimonious diversion with a 13-0 run late in a second entertain as well as never trailed again, stretching their franchise-record postseason winning strain to 7 games.
Game 2 is Thursday night in Dallas, where a Mavs have been 6-0 this postseason.
The Thunder – uninformed off a seven-game array opposite Memphis which enclosed a sum of 4 overtimes – led by 9 early in a second quarter, afterwards went 6:28 in in between baskets. They longed for 10 shots during which dry weather as well as were down by eleven when it ended. They in a future trailed by sixteen prior to clawing inside of 5 points with 3:42 left, as well as 6 with 48.5 seconds to play.
Kevin Durant followed his 39 points in Game 7 of a prior turn by scoring 40, a single bashful of his many ever in a playoff game. While Nowitzki dominated, Durant’s scoring binge merely helped his group stay close.
Russell Westbrook went from a triple-double in his final diversion to twenty points, 3 assists as well as 3 rebounds. He longed for twelve of his fifteen shots, together with 10 of his initial 11. Despite his bad aim, he had taken some-more shots than Durant during a single indicate late in a third quarter, fueling a critics who contend he’s as well many of a scorer as well as not sufficient of a distributor.
The Thunder’s large problem, though, was Nowitzki.
Six guys attempted interlude him, as well as a large German possibly shot over them or put them in tainted trouble. He done thirteen free throws in a third entertain alone. And when Oklahoma City sent a second defender during him, Nowitzki customarily upheld to a teammate left open.
Nowitzki accomplished twelve of fifteen as well as a undiluted twenty-four of twenty-four during a line. It was a many by any a single this postseason as well as dual points bashful of his many ever in a playoff game. He additionally had 6 rebounds, 4 assists as well as 4 blocks.
How great was he? On a array when Nowitzki longed for for a initial time, a teammate got a turn during a back of to him, as well as he found Tyson Chandler for a layup.
Oklahoma City Thunder vs Dallas Mavericks
Date: THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2011
Time: 9:00 PM ET
Held at: American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
Match:Oklahoma City Thunder vs Dallas Mavericks
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