Mavericks and Heat head into overtime
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Dwyane Wade had 17 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter, the last two on a short jumper off the glass with 2.8 seconds left that pulled the Miami Heat into a 93-93 tie with the Dallas Mavericks at the end of regulation in Game 5 of the NBA finals Sunday night.
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The Dallas Mavericks made a franchise-best 74.3 percent of their shots in the first half, then cruised to a 121-101 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night. Dirk Nowitzki led the way with 34 points and 13 rebounds and Michael Finley added a season-high 33.
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The Dallas Mavericks endured a minimum of stress in extending their franchise-record winning streak to 17 games. Josh Howard scored 24 points, Dirk Nowitzki added 19, and the Mavericks took control early in embarrassing the Los Angeles Lakers 108-72 Sunday night to match the longest winning streak in the NBA this season.
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Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points, including the opening basket in overtime that put Dallas ahead to stay, and the Mavericks remained unbeaten with a 101-98 victory over winless Golden State on Monday night.
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The Miami Heat rode a spectacular   36-point performance by guard Dwyane Wade to crush the Dallas   Mavericks 98-74 and level the NBA Finals at 2-2 on Thursday.
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Dirk Nowitzki scored 53 points &#151; the most ever by a Dallas player and tops in the NBA this season &#151; and was just as dominant in other parts of his game, carrying the Mavericks past the Houston Rockets 113-106 in overtime Thursday night.
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J.R. Smith made a career-best eight 3-pointers and scored 28 points, Kenyon Martin added 24, and the Denver Nuggets edged the Miami Heat 114-113 in overtime Tuesday night. Carmelo Anthony scored six of his 22 points in overtime for Denver, which has won three straight.
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Despite a season-high 42 points by Kobe Bryant, the Heat top the Lakers in overtime, 104-102, to extend their winning streak to 11 games, equaling a franchise record.
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If Thursday night's game against the Dallas Mavericks is any indicator, it may be a hard road for the Miami Heat without Dwyane Wade. One night after Wade dislocated his left shoulder, the Mavericks jumped out to a 23-point halftime lead on the way to a 112-100 victory over the defending NBA champs.
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MIAMI (Sports Network) - Dwyane Wade scored a game-high 28,  Shaquille O'Neal added 27 and Miami held off San Antonio,  96-92, in a battle of conference heavyweights at  AmericanAirlines Arena.
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Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - LeBron James poured in a game-high 38 points and Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 24, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 114-109 overtime win against the Phoenix Suns at Gund Arena.
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The Miami Heat look to finish off the Detroit Pistons in the NBA Eastern Conference finals tonight. The Heat lead the best-of-seven series 3 games to 1. Last night, the Phoenix Suns knotted their Western Conference final series at 2-2 with a 106-86 win over the Dallas Mavericks.
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Filling in for an injured Caron Butler, Andray Blatche scores 19 points while Antawn Jamison has 24 point and 20 rebounds as the Wizards upend the Raptors in overtime, 108-104, Tuesday.
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Dirk Nowitzki and Jerry Stackhouse got rolling in the final five minutes, just about the time the Dallas defense found a way to throttle Shaquille O'Neal and the Miami Heat, leading the Mavericks to a 109-104 victory Tuesday night.
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The long-suffering Miami Heat completed  a remarkable turnaround by beating the Dallas Mavericks 95-92  on Tuesday to win the NBA Finals 4-2 and claim their first  championship.
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The New Jersey Nets overcame a seven-point deficit late in regulation before beating the Miami Heat  in overtime.
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DALLAS (Sports Network) - Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points  and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks overcame an  early 17-point deficit for a 101-98 overtime victory against  Golden State at American Airlines Center.