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<span class="vitstoryheadline">Mavs come from 19 down to force Game 6</span>
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<span class="vitstorydate">05/28/2003</span>
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SAN ANTONIO – Michael Finley, Nick Van Exel, Steve Nash and the Dallas
Mavericks wouldn't let San Antonio clinch a spot in the NBA Finals.
</p>
<p>
Given the way the Spurs played in the fourth quarter, they didn't
deserve one.
</p>
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On a night that shaped up as the final night of basketball until the
championship round begins June 4, things didn't work out that way at all.
</p>
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The Mavericks fell behind by 19 points but never quit, staging a
comeback throughout the second half that culminated in a stunning turn
of events in the fourth quarter as Dallas defeated San Antonio 103-91
Tuesday night.
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<p>
The Mavericks cut San Antonio's lead to 3-2 in the best-of-seven series,
with Game 6 Thursday night in Dallas.
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<p>
Finley scored 31 points and got huge help in the fourth quarter from Van
Exel and Nash – the two starting point guards in the small-ball lineup
coach Don Nelson was forced to use as Dirk Nowitzki (knee injury) sat
out his second straight game.
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The Mavericks used a 14-2 run to take a 101-88 lead with 1:42 left,
prompting San Antonio to call a timeout and Bruce Bowen to yell "Shut
up!" three times at a heckler sitting behind the bench who was telling
the Spurs how terrible they were.
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The heckler was right.
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Dallas outscored San Antonio 29-10 in the fourth quarter as the Spurs
missed their first eight shots, 11 of 12 and 14 of 17 overall.
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Blown fourth-quarter leads are nothing new to the Spurs this postseason,
but this one was especially galling because the team that seemed to want
it more was not the team that was one victory away from the finals.
</p>
<p>
A steal by Finley and a fadeaway 12-footer by Nash made it 92-86, and
Van Exel hit two from the line and then stole Malik Rose's ensuing
inbounds pass. He was fouled on a 3-point shot and made all three,
making it 97-84 with 2:32 remaining.
</p>
<p>
It was no contest the rest of the way as Dallas avoided its first
four-game losing streak in more than three years.
</p>
<p>
Van Exel finished with 21 points, Nash had 14 and Walt Williams 12.
</p>
<p>
Tim Duncan had 23 points and 15 rebounds for the Spurs, shooting just
1-for-2 from the field in the fourth.
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<p>
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Both Bowen and Rose finished the first quarter 3-for-3 as the Spurs shot
65 percent, didn't commit a turnover and led 30-23. A 16-3 run ending
with a 3-pointer by Stephen Jackson gave the Spurs their largest lead,
48-29.
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<p>
Nelson slowed the game down the same way he did in Game 1 by
intentionally fouling Bowen three times, but Bowen made four of his six
free throws. If the strategy was intended solely to take the Spurs out
of their flow, it worked.
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<p>
But Dallas was only able to climb back within 11 by halftime as the
Spurs were still shooting 61 percent from the field.
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<p>
San Antonio rebuilt its lead back to 17 with 7:47 left in the third, but
the Mavs wouldn't quit. Finley came out of a timeout and stole a
sideline inbounds pass by David Robinson, turning it into two free
throws to make it 70-59 with 5:48 left, and a drive by Van Exel made it
a 10-point game.
</p>
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Raef LaFrentz picked up his fifth foul defending Duncan with 5:01 left
in the third, yet Nelson left him in a while longer and he never fouled
out.
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<p>
Finley continued to hit tough shots and create opportunities for his
teammates, and the Mavs pulled within six late in the third before San
Antonio took an 81-74 lead into the fourth.
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Williams, Nash and Van Exel made the first three shots of the fourth
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comeback and tied it at 83 with 8:35 left.
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<p>
A dunk by LaFrentz off a pass from Nash gave Dallas its first lead,
85-84 with 7:30 left, and Van Exel's driving layup upped the lead to
three as the Mavs were on their way.
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<b>Notes:</b> Dallas improved to 7-2 in the past three years when facing
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departed Philadelphia coach Larry Brown. "I'm thrilled for him. I think
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<span class="vitstoryheadline">Mavs come from 19 down to force Game 6</span>
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<span class="vitstorydate">05/28/2003</span>
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<p>
SAN ANTONIO – Michael Finley, Nick Van Exel, Steve Nash and the Dallas
Mavericks wouldn't let San Antonio clinch a spot in the NBA Finals.
</p>
<p>
Given the way the Spurs played in the fourth quarter, they didn't
deserve one.
</p>
<p>
On a night that shaped up as the final night of basketball until the
championship round begins June 4, things didn't work out that way at all.
</p>
<p>
The Mavericks fell behind by 19 points but never quit, staging a
comeback throughout the second half that culminated in a stunning turn
of events in the fourth quarter as Dallas defeated San Antonio 103-91
Tuesday night.
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with Game 6 Thursday night in Dallas.
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<p>
Finley scored 31 points and got huge help in the fourth quarter from Van
Exel and Nash – the two starting point guards in the small-ball lineup
coach Don Nelson was forced to use as Dirk Nowitzki (knee injury) sat
out his second straight game.
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The Mavericks used a 14-2 run to take a 101-88 lead with 1:42 left,
prompting San Antonio to call a timeout and Bruce Bowen to yell "Shut
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the Spurs how terrible they were.
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The heckler was right.
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Dallas outscored San Antonio 29-10 in the fourth quarter as the Spurs
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it more was not the team that was one victory away from the finals.
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A steal by Finley and a fadeaway 12-footer by Nash made it 92-86, and
Van Exel hit two from the line and then stole Malik Rose's ensuing
inbounds pass. He was fouled on a 3-point shot and made all three,
making it 97-84 with 2:32 remaining.
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It was no contest the rest of the way as Dallas avoided its first
four-game losing streak in more than three years.
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Van Exel finished with 21 points, Nash had 14 and Walt Williams 12.
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Tim Duncan had 23 points and 15 rebounds for the Spurs, shooting just
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