Dirk Nowitzki, Mavericks rally in fourth quarter to even Finals at 1-1

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    Any pain in Dirk Nowitzki's left hand wouldn't have hurt nearly as much as a 2-0 deficit.

    So he put the ball there -- torn-up finger and all -- and hoisted the shot that gave the Dallas Mavericks new life in the NBA Finals.

    Nowitzki shook off an injury to his non-shooting hand and made the tiebreaking layup with 3.6 seconds left, and the Mavericks roared back from 15 points down in the fourth quarter to stun the Miami Heat 95-93 on Thursday night and tie the series at one game apiece.

    "You can just sense it in us that we weren't going to give up, we were going to be resilient," Dallas guard Jason Terry said.

    Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=310602014
     

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