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OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – metropolis produced a important comeback to vex the Oklahoma City Thunder 112-105 in overtime with German Dirk Nowitzki making 40 points and pushing the Mavericks within one get of a place in the NBA finals.

The Mavericks advance the West Conference finals program 3-1 and crapper secure a place in the championship mettlesome against the Algonquin Heat or the metropolis Bulls, with a victory in mettlesome five in metropolis Wednesday.

Dallas had not advance at whatever stage in conception and were 15 points down with meet over quaternary and a half minutes remaining in the fourth lodge before the mettlesome ended in a dramatic turnaround.

"One thing most this aggroup every year, they've been resourceful, they keep on believing, and we've been extremely opportunistic. The way they hung in tonight was meet fantastic," Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle told reporters.

While metropolis never forfeited establishment in their ability to comeback, the Thunder looked a assorted lateral completely on choler after the important James Harden fouled discover with 4:34 remaining.

Dallas then finished with a 17-2 run with the magnificent Nowitzki producing digit liberated throws in the final heptad seconds as the mettlesome was tied at 101-101 after regulation.

In overtime metropolis took curb over a pessimistic Thunder, a three pointer from the superior Jason Kid, with 40 seconds mitt on the clock, proving decisive.

The Thunder, who exclusive came into cosmos in 2008 after the metropolis SuperSonics touched to Oklahoma City, looked dejected during time-outs in the latter stages - their embody language betraying the shell-shocked state of a immature team.

"Our youngness is not an excuse," said Thunder crowning scorer Kevin Durant, who made 29 points but also had figure of Oklahoma City's 25 turnovers.

"We meet weren't making shots and they were. I see status because I see I permit the fans down, permit the municipality down. We hit to come backwards and push hard and try to bring it backwards to OKC," he added.

Nowitzki's 40 saucer action was his second in this program and included 14 on 15 liberated throws and whatever unpaid readying move shots.

Durant and the Thunder started with awesome grade and led 31-22 after the prototypal lodge but metropolis fought backwards with the seven-foot tall Nowitzki making 17 points in the second quarter.

"We kept believing, we got whatever rebounds at last, that had been ending us. We got whatever enthusiastic stops in the terminal pair of minutes. We are happy with this get but its not over yet," said Nowitzki

(Editing by Patrick Johnston)

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