Midway through the 4th quarter, it appeared as if the Thunder were about to tie the best-of-seven series with the Mavs at 2 games apiece. But Dallas mounted one of the best late game comebacks ever. Or is it that OKC conducted one of the worst late game collapses ever?
Trailing by 15 points with only 5 minutes to play in one of the NBA’s rowdiest arenas, the Dallas Mavericks were just wishing and hoping for the best.
Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd delivered, and the Mavs suddenly find themselves only one win away from the NBA finals.
Nowitzki scored 40 points, Kidd hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 40 seconds left in overtime and the Mavericks staged an improbable rally to stun the Oklahoma City Thunder 112-105 on Monday night and take a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference finals.
“You’re lying if you’re not surprised. Down 15 with 5 minutes to play you’re thinking hopefully something can happen,” Dallas center Brendan Haywood said. “You’re just kind of wishing.”
Read more of the game recap via AP at ESPN.com.
