Nowitzki Keeps Mavs From Getting Swept
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 | Updated 12:15 AM CDT
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Dirk Nowitzki's shot in the last couple of minutes in the fourth quarter put the Dallas Mavericks ahead of the Denver Nuggets.
Dirk Nowitzki scored 19 of his 44 points in the fourth quarter, including a high-arching shot with 1:05 left that put the Dallas Mavericks ahead for good on their way to a 119-117 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Monday night, extending the second-round series and providing it with a lot more excitement.
Carmelo Anthony scored a career playoff-best 41 points and hit a 3-pointer with 3.1 seconds left from nearly the exact spot as his winning basket in the previous game. But this time, it left Denver a point shy of a tie.
Dallas' Jason Terry made a free throw with 1.1 seconds left, then missed another -- perhaps intentionally -- because Anthony got the rebound but couldn't even get off a desperation heave.
