Nowitzki, Marion send Mavericks return to the NBA Finals

Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd and the Dallas Mavericks are going back to the NBA Finals.

Nowitzki hunted a 3 pointer to go with 1: 14 left and Shawn Marion followed with a set of three points off a steal, the hub plays in yet another return in the fourth quarter, it sends the Mavericks to a 100-96 victory on the Oklahoma City Thunder Wednesday night that closed the final of the Conference West in five games.

After the return than from down 15 with 5: 04 left in the fourth game, the Mavericks were by six with 4: 37 left in the other when they rallied again, overwhelming Thunder 14-4 the rest of the road.

Dallas has never won a Championship, and has none of its players. Nowitzki and Jason Terry were the only team of Mavericks to make the final, in 2006. They increased by 2-0 and leading towards the end of game 3, but the series to the Miami Heat in six games.

Dallas could get another crack at the heat.

Dallas Mavericks guard DeShawn Stevenson (92) is obstructed by Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) in the second half of the fifth game of the final Western Conference basketball NBA Wednesday, may 25, 2011, in Dallas. (Tony Gutierrez AP photo) Close

LeBron James and Miami lead the Chicago Bulls 3-1 in the final of the Eastern Conference. If heat WINS Thursday night, the finals will begin Tuesday in Miami. If the Bulls win Thursday night, the final will begin Thursday next in the city of the winner of the East.

"All I can say that everyone is, we ain't done yet," owner Mavs, Mark Cuban, said at the ceremony of the trophy on Court. Seconds later, fans began to chant, "Beat the heat", drowning interview on the Court of coach Rick Carlisle.

Nowitzki and Marion each mark 26 points and are at their best in the fourth quarter. Nowitzki scored nine in the last period, and Marion had 15. J.J. Barea added 14 and Terry scored 12 in a victory that triggered the greatest celebration on Court in the history of the franchise.

The only other time that the Mavs made the final, they won at Phoenix. This time, people from home, to enjoy, including duty-free, founder of Don Carter, who has swapped his hat cowboy white signature - that used to be included in the logo of the team - for a black hat that read "The final 2011" with a MAVS logo and the Championship trophy. Fans roared when the overhead video Board shows Nowitzki still wearing the hat.

Russell Westbrook marked 31 points and seemed to be on a mission to force the series back to Oklahoma City. But he had two crucial rotations in furious finish.

Kevin Durant and James Harden finished with 23 points each for the Thunder, a young team and whose future is promising, but which at the time was still much to learn about the closure of big games.