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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Dallas 112, Oklahoma City 105
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, May 23, 2011
Where: Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Officials: #25 Tony Brothers, #43 Dan Crawford, #41 Ken Mauer
Attendance: 18203

Jason Kidd's 3-pointer with 40.3 seconds remaining in overtime led the Dallas Mavericks to a stunning 112-105 comeback victory over the host Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 4 of the NBA's Western Conference final Monday night.

After Dallas used a 17-2 run at the end of regulation to force OT, the teams traded baskets in the extra period until Kidd hit the go-ahead 3-pointer from the right corner. Russell Westbrook missed a layup on Oklahoma City's next possession, and Jason Terry hit a pair of free throws to put the game away.

Dirk Nowitzki scored 12 of his 40 points in the fourth quarter while Terry added 20 off the bench as the Mavericks moved to within a win of advancing to the NBA Finals. Dallas can wrap up the series with a home victory Wednesday night.

Kevin Durant had 29 points and 15 rebounds for the Thunder, who led by 15 points with less than five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter but frittered it all away. Westbrook added 19 points, eight rebounds and eight assists while Serge Ibaka had 18 points, 10 boards and five blocks.

With the Thunder leading 81-77 entering the fourth, a James Harden left-handed layup capped a 7-2 quarter-opening run and an Ibaka putback on his own miss put the Thunder up 92-81. Durant added a 3-pointer from the top of the arc with five minutes remaining to give Oklahoma City a 15-point edge.

Nowitzki led the Mavericks back, scoring nine straight points during the game-changing run that cut the deficit to two points with 38.6 seconds left. Thabo Sefolosha missed a 3-pointer at the other end and Nowitzki hit a pair of free throws with 6.4 seconds remaining to tie the game after he was fouled by Nick Collison.

Durant's long 3-point attempt was blocked by Shawn Marion and Dallas called a timeout with 1.7 seconds left. Dallas pressed for the winning shot, but Kidd's inbounds attempt was redirected by a Thunder player.
Top Game Performances
 
Dallas   Oklahoma City
Dirk Nowitzki 40 Scoring Kevin Durant 29
Jason Kidd 7 Assists Russell Westbrook 8
Tyson Chandler 8 Rebounds Kevin Durant 15
Dirk Nowitzki 14 Free Throws Made Kevin Durant 9
Jason Kidd 4 Steals Thabo Sefolosha 3
Brendan Haywood 1 Blocks Serge Ibaka 5
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Dallas 112 43.2 8-25 34-39 16 33 2 15 13
Oklahoma City 105 46.7 2-13 19-25 23 55 9 9 26
Upcoming Games
  • Oklahoma City will play their next game on the road against Dallas. The Thunder have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Dallas will play their next game at home against Oklahoma City. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.