"Throughout every season, there comes a time and a situation where they're going to test the courage and the mettle and the inner strength of your team. This was one of those times. It's a defining moment of your season. It's one that we're going to look back on when it's all done and say, 'Hey, that was the game.'"
--Jason Terry, Mavs guard, after the Mavs won Game Four of the Western Conference finals in the NBA playoffs.
The Dallas Mavericks are only one win away from the NBA finals. Trailing by 15 points with only 5 minutes to play the Mavs made a comeback to remember. They tied the game in regulation 101-101 to go to overtime and get the win.
The veterans Dirk Nowitzki scored 40 points, and Jason Kidd hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 40 seconds left in overtime. The rally stunned the Oklahoma City Thunder 112-105 on Monday night and allowed the Mavs to take a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference finals. “One thing about this team all year, they’ve been a resourceful group, they keep believing, and we’ve been extremely opportunistic,” Mavericks Coach Rick Carlisle said. “The way they hung in tonight was fantastic.”
Excerpts from ESPN.com (May 24, 2011)
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