Final

Series (Game 3 of 4)

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Series starts 12/4

Game 1: Thursday, December 4th
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Mavericks112
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Game 2: Friday, January 9th
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Suns128
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Game 3: Tuesday, March 10th
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Suns117
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Game 4: Sunday, April 5th
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Mavericks 122

(39-25, 15-17 away)

Suns 117

(34-30, 19-12 home)

Coverage: NBATV

10:00 PM ET, March 10, 2009

US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ

1 2 3 4 T
DAL 33 25 34 30122
PHX 30 32 25 30117

Top Performers

Dallas: D. Nowitzki 34 Pts, 13 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk

Phoenix: S. Nash 23 Pts, 13 Ast

2nd Qtr Play-By-Play

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2nd Quarter Summary

TIMEDALLASSCOREPHOENIX
12:00Start of the 2nd Quarter
11:41Devean George turnover33-30 
11:22 33-30Matt Barnes misses 9-foot jumper
11:21Devean George defensive rebound33-30 
11:03Jose Juan Barea makes 9-foot two point shot35-30 
10:56Erick Dampier personal foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul)35-30 
10:44 35-33Matt Barnes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
10:25Jason Terry makes 16-foot jumper37-33 
10:15 37-35Shaquille O'Neal makes 6-foot jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
10:03Jose Juan Barea offensive foul (Goran Dragic draws the foul)37-35 
10:03Jose Juan Barea turnover37-35 
9:47 37-35Goran Dragic traveling
9:30Jason Terry bad pass (Louis Amundson steals)37-35 
9:29Devean George shooting foul (Matt Barnes draws the foul)37-35 
9:29 37-36Matt Barnes makes free throw 1 of 2
9:29 37-37Matt Barnes makes free throw 2 of 2
9:11Jose Juan Barea misses 25-foot three point jumper37-37 
9:08 37-37Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound
8:59 Official timeout
8:59 37-37Grant Hill enters the game for Matt Barnes
8:55 37-37Leandro Barbosa misses 22-foot jumper
8:52Brandon Bass defensive rebound37-37 
8:44Devean George makes 26-foot three point jumper (Erick Dampier assists)40-37 
8:23 40-37shot clock violation
8:12Devean George misses 26-foot three point jumper40-37 
8:11Jose Juan Barea offensive rebound40-37 
8:07Jose Juan Barea makes 20-foot jumper42-37 
7:50 42-37Goran Dragic misses 21-foot jumper
7:48Devean George defensive rebound42-37 
7:33Jose Juan Barea lost ball (Leandro Barbosa steals)42-37 
7:31 42-39Leandro Barbosa makes layup
7:31Devean George shooting foul (Leandro Barbosa draws the foul)42-39 
7:31 42-39Steve Nash enters the game for Goran Dragic
7:31Dallas full timeout
7:31 42-40Leandro Barbosa makes free throw 1 of 1
7:07Erick Dampier makes jumper (Jason Terry assists)44-40 
6:54 44-42Leandro Barbosa makes 9-foot two point shot
6:35 44-42Steve Nash personal foul (Jose Juan Barea draws the foul)
6:35 44-42Jason Richardson enters the game for Leandro Barbosa
6:22Jose Juan Barea makes 16-foot jumper46-42 
6:07 46-44Shaquille O'Neal makes dunk (Grant Hill assists)
5:41Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper46-44 
5:39 46-44Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound
5:31Jose Juan Barea illegal defense foul (2nd personal foul)46-44 
5:31 46-44Matt Barnes enters the game for Louis Amundson
5:31Jason Kidd enters the game for Jose Juan Barea46-44 
5:31Antoine Wright enters the game for Brandon Bass46-44 
5:31Dirk Nowitzki enters the game for Devean George46-44 
5:31 46-45Steve Nash makes technical free throw
5:24 46-47Jason Richardson makes 20-foot jumper
5:05Dirk Nowitzki misses 13-foot jumper46-47 
5:03 46-47Matt Barnes defensive rebound
4:58 46-47Dirk Nowitzki blocks Grant Hill's layup
4:56Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound46-47 
4:50Erick Dampier misses layup46-47 
4:48Erick Dampier offensive rebound48-47 
4:48Erick Dampier makes tip shot48-47 
4:33 48-47Shaquille O'Neal misses 9-foot hook shot
4:28 48-49Jason Richardson offensive rebound
4:28 48-49Jason Richardson makes tip shot
4:07Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper48-49 
4:05 48-49Jason Richardson defensive rebound
4:00 48-52Jason Richardson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
3:48Dallas 20 Sec. timeout
3:36Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper48-52 
3:34Jason Terry offensive rebound48-52 
3:32Jason Terry makes 17-foot jumper50-52 
3:18 50-52Erick Dampier blocks Steve Nash's jumper
3:15 50-52Jason Richardson offensive rebound
3:15 50-54Jason Richardson makes 11-foot running jumper
2:57 50-54Matt Barnes shooting foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul)
2:57Phoenix full timeout
2:57 50-54Louis Amundson enters the game for Matt Barnes
2:57Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 1 of 251-54 
2:57Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 2 of 252-54 
2:39 52-56Shaquille O'Neal makes 9-foot two point shot (Jason Richardson assists)
2:20Dirk Nowitzki misses 11-foot two point shot52-56 
2:18 52-56Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound
2:06Erick Dampier shooting foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul)52-56 
2:06 52-57Shaquille O'Neal makes free throw 1 of 2
2:06 52-57Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 2 of 2
2:05 52-57Louis Amundson offensive rebound
1:59 52-57Jason Richardson misses 25-foot three point jumper
1:57Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound52-57 
1:43Erick Dampier lost ball (Grant Hill steals)52-57 
1:34 52-59Shaquille O'Neal makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
1:34Erick Dampier shooting foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul)52-59 
1:34Brandon Bass enters the game for Erick Dampier52-59 
1:34 52-59Leandro Barbosa enters the game for Jason Richardson
1:34 52-59Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 1
1:32Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound52-59 
1:09Jason Terry makes 27-foot three point jumper55-59 
1:02 55-62Leandro Barbosa makes 24-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
0:52Jason Terry misses layup55-62 
0:51 55-62Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound
0:45 55-62Leandro Barbosa misses 9-foot two point shot
0:41Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound55-62 
0:38Dirk Nowitzki bad pass55-62 
0:33 55-62Shaquille O'Neal bad pass (Dirk Nowitzki steals)
0:26Antoine Wright makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)58-62 
0:02 58-62Steve Nash misses 18-foot jumper
0:00 58-62Louis Amundson offensive rebound
0:00 58-62Louis Amundson misses layup
0:00Brandon Bass defensive rebound58-62 
0:00End of the 2nd Quarter