Superstar Kevin Durant has led the Oklahoma City Thunder to a six-point victory over the Dallas Mavericks today 106-100 in Dallas.
The two teams are now tied at 1-1 in the best-of-seven series in which the winner will go on to play either Chicago or Miami in the NBA Finals.
Durant scored 24 points whilst his team-mate James Harden also contributed to the win with 23 points.
Durant was unstoppable today, but the big lift for Oklahoma ca
me from their bench players, especially late in the game.
James Harden had a four-point play in the final seconds of the third quarter that put Oklahoma City up by one.
Then he and fellow reserves Eric Maynor, Nick Collison and Daequan Cook teamed with Durant to outplay Dallas' crew of clutch players in the final period.
Oklahoma has now continued its streak of not losing any consecutive games in the playoffs.
Dallas’ Dirk Nowitzki scored 29 points but didn’t have nearly as much of an effect as he did in game 1 of the series, where he scored 48 points.
Tyson Chandler had 15 points and 13 rebounds, and Jason Kidd added 14 points and seven assists for Dallas. However, the Mavericks' bench wasn't up to its usual scoring proficiency. J.J. Barea scored 11 points, and Jason Terry and Peja Stojakovic both had eight.
Oklahoma’s Maynor scored 13 points, Cook had eight and Collison six. Russell Westbrook bounced back from a tough opening match to score 18 points, but he watched the fourth quarter from the bench.
Game 3 will be played on Sunday morning (AEST) in Oklahoma City.
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