Mavericks steal Oklahoma's thunder
May 23, 2011 15:55:10 UK
The Oklahoma City Thunder hit an anemic 36.5% from the field as the Dallas Mavericks reclaimed home-court advantage at the Oklahoma City Arena.
The Mavericks won 93-87 to take game three and a 2-1 advantage in the Western Conference semi-final.
Russell Westbrook had a game-high 30 points and Kevin Durant an additional 24 plus 12 rebounds, but once again the two superstars missed far more shots than they made.
Westbrook's 8-for-20 night was trumped by Durant hitting only 7-for-22 in a poorly played game. Unlike game two, the Thunder's bench failed to have an impact, adding only 16 points with James Harden a putrid 2-for-9 from the field and 0-for-4 from 3-point range.
Despite their shocking overall performance, the Thunder managed to keep the game from getting completely out of hand due to an almost equal level of ineptitude from the Mavericks.
Dirk Nowitzki had 18 points and Jason Terry missed 9-for-12 off the bench for a Dallas club that survived only because of the play of veterans Shawn Marion and Tyson Chandler. Marion was a solid 9-for-13 from the field with four rebounds, two steals and two blocks and Chandler was a monster on the boards pulling down 15 rebounds.
Dallas Mavericks are 2.60 to win the NBA Championship, while Miami Heat are 1.55 favourites to achieve the feat.
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