Coach Scott Brooks Thunder was a great decision to make. With the second game of the final Western Conference on the line, he had to stick to a range of four reserves who played well or switch to the group that he has confidence usually towards the end of the fourth quarter.
He is betting on backups. And now, the series is directed back to Oklahoma City all tied up with his gutsy call.
James Harden, Eric Maynor, Nick Collison and Daequan Cook fact team with Kevin Durant to build a healthy advance towards the end of the fourth quarter, and then has hold up for a 106-100 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night.
"We always felt confident in the bench," said Brooks. "They have really done a good job." But it is always a team effort when you win. ?
All-Star Game leader Russell Westbrook sitting alongside Brooks as Maynor guided offends low thunder of the segment. Serge Ibaka and Kendrick Perkins acclaimed on Collison, as he tried to slow down Dirk Nowitzki. And was the lone Starter mixed with backups, it was their offensive responsibility - he made 2 of 6 shots, compared with 9 of the 11 for the other guys.
"If you tell me that they leave out Westbrook in the whole fourth quarter and we constantly win, which would have been difficult," said Nowitzki. "But you have to give credit Maynor." ... Their reserves had been rocking and really takes us. ?
Oklahoma City Thunder before Serge Ibaka (9) responds to a call as centre of Dallas Mavericks Brendan Haywood (33) and Dirk Nowitzki (41) standing nearby in the first half of the second game of Thursday 19 mai2011 NBA basketball Western Conference final, in Dallas.Harden and during part of the typical crew of Brooks to closure. Sometimes Collison. So Maynor and Cook are exceptions. But there was never really a chance - or reason - Brooks to make changes.
Oklahoma City went to the main area into a single fourth following a set of four points to Harden in the last seconds of the third quarter. The guys who have been invited to protect that lead slim never abandoned. They traversed it even to 10 with 3: 15 left a surge 14-5 capped by a tough Harden jump.
Brooks eventually make does not change until what he - Collison clogged with 37 seconds left. Brooks only another move took out Cook for the final 13 seconds.
"You can't spoil this chemistry," stated during. "The coach made a good decision."
By slowing Nowitzki and Mavericks down the stretch, Thunder reserves did something that Kobe Bryant and the Lakers could not.
Dallas erased a pair of deficits in the fourth quarter in a sweep of the reigning fields NBA and last round on two occasions. These victories were part of a series of seven games that the Mavs had been riding. They have also had been 6-0 at home this postseason.
As the Eastern Conference final, this series is essentially beginning on. The scene moves approximately 200 miles to Interstate 35 for game 3 Saturday and game 4 Monday night. A journey of return to Dallas for game 5 Wednesday night is guaranteed, too.
"It should be fun to our place," said during.
Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle complained his defence after game 1, but he seemed to talk about coach, something to gripe about for the sake of griping. It was their attention now, even if, after seeing Thunder 56 percent of their shots. Dallas entered this series not having allowed more than 97 points in a game of playoffs, and Oklahoma City that broke in two games.
"Marking the 100 points in a playoff match should be enough to win," said Carlisle. "" "". Not if you renounce 106, 112. Give them credit. They played a match attacking, desperate. Their bench was dominant when they played. ?
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