Mavericks advance with win over Portland
|The Dallas Mavericks broke past the 1st round of the NBA Playoffs with a 103-96 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night in Portland. Dallas takes the series 4 games to 2.
Dirk Nowitzki led all scorers with 33 points. He also added 11 rebounds and 4 assists. Nowitzki was 11 for 17 from the field and 11 for 11 from the line.
Jason Terry came off the bench for Dallas to score 22 points and add 8 assists. Shawn Marion added 16 for the Mavs.
Dallas got off to a slow start, trailing by as many as 12 points in the 2nd quarter, before turning the game around to take the lead with 5 minutes to go in the first half.
It is the first time this season either team was able to win on the opponent’s home court. The home team had won 9 straight.
Dallas’ reward for winning the series is to travel to L.A. to play the Lakers on Monday night.