In a historic and near flawless basketball performance, Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 121 - 112 last night.
But in spite of scoring 48 points, half of them from the foul line, where Nowitzki broke an NBA record for consecutive foul shots made at 24 of 24, and contributions from his teammates J.J. Barea, whose slashing drives and near perfect shooting netted him 21 points, Jason Terry's 24 points, Jason Kid's 11 assists, and Shawn Marion's 11 points, with the aid of Kevin Durant's 40 points and Russel Westbrook's 20, the Thunder closed the lead repeatedly, falling a mere 9 points short at the end.
One would wonder if there might be a "storm" on the horizon for the Mavs before this classic series is over, and if the "unthinkable" might possibly happen -- the NBA's two youngest teams, The Oklahoma City Thunder and The Chicago Bulls winding up facing each other in the NBA Finals.
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