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Dallas wins series 4-1 (Game 1 of 5)

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Dallas wins series 4-1

Game 1: Tuesday, May 17th
Thunder112Final
Mavericks121
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Game 2: Thursday, May 19th
Thunder106Final
Mavericks100
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Game 3: Saturday, May 21st
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Thunder87
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Game 4: Monday, May 23rd
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OT
Thunder105
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Game 5: Wednesday, May 25th
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Mavericks100
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Thunder 112

(55-27, 25-16 away)

Mavericks 121

(57-25, 29-12 home)

Coverage: ESPN/WatchESPN

9:00 PM ET, May 17, 2011

American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX

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OKC 27 21 31 33112
DAL 20 35 35 31121

Top Performers

Oklahoma City: K. Durant 40 Pts, 8 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk

Dallas: D. Nowitzki 48 Pts, 6 Reb, 4 Ast, 4 Blk

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

TIMEOKLAHOMA CITYSCOREDALLAS
12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00 0-0Jumpball: Serge Ibaka vs. Tyson Chandler (Dirk Nowitzki gains possession)
11:47 0-0Tyson Chandler traveling
11:30Russell Westbrook offensive goaltending0-0 
11:17Kevin Durant personal foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul)0-0 
11:10 0-2Dirk Nowitzki makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
10:52Kevin Durant makes 15-foot two point shot2-2 
10:49 2-2Double technical foul: Tyson Chandler and Kendrick Perkins
10:38Kendrick Perkins shooting foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul)2-2 
10:38 2-3Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 1 of 2
10:38 2-4Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 2 of 2
10:26 2-4Tyson Chandler personal foul (Serge Ibaka draws the foul)
10:19Russell Westbrook misses 16-foot two point shot2-4 
10:19 2-4Jason Kidd defensive rebound
10:07 2-6Dirk Nowitzki makes driving dunk
9:45Serge Ibaka misses driving layup2-6 
9:45 2-6Jason Kidd defensive rebound
9:26 2-8Shawn Marion makes 5-foot two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
9:14 2-8DeShawn Stevenson shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul)
9:14Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 22-8 
9:14Oklahoma City offensive team rebound2-8 
9:14Russell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 23-8 
8:49 3-8DeShawn Stevenson misses 24-foot three point jumper
8:49 3-8Dallas offensive team rebound
8:49Kendrick Perkins loose ball foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul)3-8 
8:49Nick Collison enters the game for Kendrick Perkins3-8 
8:40 3-10Dirk Nowitzki makes 12-foot two point shot
8:21Dirk Nowitzki blocks Russell Westbrook's 4-foot two point shot3-10 
8:21Oklahoma City offensive team rebound3-10 
8:15Kevin Durant makes 27-foot three pointer (Russell Westbrook assists)6-10 
8:00 6-12Dirk Nowitzki makes 17-foot two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
7:33Serge Ibaka misses 8-foot two point shot6-12 
7:31Serge Ibaka offensive rebound6-12 
7:22 6-12Shawn Marion shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)
7:22Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 27-12 
7:22Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 28-12 
7:03 8-12DeShawn Stevenson misses two point shot
7:01Kevin Durant defensive rebound8-12 
6:54Thabo Sefolosha makes three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists)11-12 
6:35 11-12DeShawn Stevenson misses 24-foot three point jumper
6:33Kevin Durant defensive rebound11-12 
6:24Nick Collison makes two point shot13-12 
6:18Dallas full timeout
6:18 13-12Jason Terry enters the game for Tyson Chandler
6:18 13-12Brendan Haywood enters the game for DeShawn Stevenson
6:09 13-14Jason Terry makes 6-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
5:56 13-14Shawn Marion personal foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul)
5:56 13-14Corey Brewer enters the game for Shawn Marion
5:50Kevin Durant makes 22-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)15-14 
5:26 15-16Corey Brewer makes running jumper
5:05Serge Ibaka makes 17-foot jumper (Thabo Sefolosha assists)17-16 
4:48Thabo Sefolosha personal foul (Jason Terry draws the foul)17-16 
4:48 17-16Peja Stojakovic enters the game for Dirk Nowitzki
4:48 17-16Tyson Chandler enters the game for Brendan Haywood
4:35 17-16Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper
4:35 17-16Peja Stojakovic offensive rebound
4:16 17-16Jason Kidd lost ball (Russell Westbrook steals)
4:11Russell Westbrook makes two point shot19-16 
3:47 19-16Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
3:47 19-16Dallas offensive team rebound
3:44 19-16Peja Stojakovic misses three point jumper
3:44 19-16Dallas offensive team rebound
3:44 19-16shot clock turnover
3:30Russell Westbrook misses 21-foot jumper19-16 
3:29Nick Collison offensive rebound19-16 
3:25Nick Collison bad pass (Corey Brewer steals)19-16 
3:13 19-16Corey Brewer offensive charge (Nick Collison draws the foul)
3:13 19-16Corey Brewer turnover
3:13James Harden enters the game for Thabo Sefolosha19-16 
3:01Russell Westbrook bad pass (Peja Stojakovic steals)19-16 
2:58 19-16Corey Brewer misses driving layup
2:56Serge Ibaka defensive rebound19-16 
2:50Kevin Durant makes 9-foot jumper21-16 
2:33 21-18Jason Terry makes 16-foot two point shot
2:25Oklahoma City full timeout
2:14Tyson Chandler blocks Serge Ibaka's 4-foot two point shot21-18 
2:13Nick Collison offensive rebound21-18 
2:11Nick Collison lost ball (Jason Kidd steals)21-18 
2:01 21-18Jason Terry misses 7-foot two point shot
2:00Kevin Durant defensive rebound21-18 
1:52Nick Collison makes 3-foot two point shot23-18 
1:35 23-18Peja Stojakovic misses three point jumper
1:34Serge Ibaka defensive rebound23-18 
1:13Kevin Durant bad pass23-18 
1:13 23-18Dirk Nowitzki enters the game for Tyson Chandler
1:13 23-18Brendan Haywood enters the game for Jason Kidd
1:13 23-18Jose Juan Barea enters the game for Corey Brewer
1:13Eric Maynor enters the game for Russell Westbrook23-18 
1:00 23-18Jason Terry misses two point shot
1:00Eric Maynor defensive rebound23-18 
0:53James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper23-18 
0:52 23-18Jose Juan Barea defensive rebound
0:48Nick Collison shooting foul (Jose Juan Barea draws the foul)23-18 
0:48Nazr Mohammed enters the game for Serge Ibaka23-18 
0:48 23-19Jose Juan Barea makes free throw 1 of 2
0:48 23-20Jose Juan Barea makes free throw 2 of 2
0:38Nick Collison traveling23-20 
0:31 23-20Jose Juan Barea out of bounds lost ball turnover
0:19James Harden makes two point shot (Eric Maynor assists)25-20 
0:04 25-20Jose Juan Barea misses 5-foot jumper
0:03Kevin Durant defensive rebound25-20 
0:00Kevin Durant makes driving layup27-20 
0:00End of the 1st Quarter