Dirk's 50 help Mavs take 3-2 lead on Suns
Fresh off a 13 point outing against the Suns in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals, Dirk Nowitzki put on a show Thursday night, scoring 50 pts including 22 in the 4th quarter. Of course the Suns only managed 20 pts in the 4th, so they ended up on the losing end of a 117-101 game. Nowitzki's 50 pts tied Kobe Bryant for this postseason's game high.
Tim Thomas had a great game, but was ineffective in the 4th quarter for the Suns, taking only one shot - he finished with 26 pts. Both Shawn Marion and Steve Nash finished with a double-double, scoring over 20 points a piece. Raja Bell, still playing with the calf injury, finished with only 3 points in 29 minutes.
Phoenix will need a strong turnaround in Game 6 to get even with Dallas and force Game 7, luckily they'll be on their homecourt to try and get the win. Bell will need to play much better if D'Antoni is going to play him a lot of minutes, and if everyone else does what they've been doing, we should come out victorious.