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Nowitzki, Terry Pull Mavs Back Into Series

Posted Apr 26, 08 12:05 AM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavericks finally made the Hornets look like playoff novices, pestering Chris Paul and David West to go a combined 6-for-30 well into the fourth quarter on the way to a 97-87 victory in Game 3. Nowitzki had 32 points, 19 rebounds and six assists to pull the Mavericks within 2-1. Game 4 is Sunday night in Dallas.

The Hornets haven't won in Dallas since January 1998. Paul was supposed to change that, the way he's changed everything this series, becoming the first player ever to have at least 30 points and 10 assists in his first two playoff games. But with Jason Terry covering him instead of Jason Kidd, he never came close to making it three straight.

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New Orleans Hornets coach Byron Scott and Hornets' Bonzi Wells look toward the court in the final minutes of Game 3 against the Dallas Mavericks in a first-round of their NBA playoff basketball series,...   (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam)
Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Terry celebrates a basket against the New Orleans Hornets in the second half of Game 3 in a first-round NBA playoff basketball series in Dallas, Friday, April 25, 2008. Terry...   (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam)
New Orleans Hornets guard Jannero Pargo, back, defends as Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Kidd (2) goes to the basket in the second half of Game 3 in a first-round NBA playoff basketball series in Dallas,...   (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam)
New Orleans Hornets guard Jannero Pargo (2) passes the ball as Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki, of Germany, defends in the second half of Game 3 in a first-round NBA playoff basketball series,...   (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam)
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