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 HOUSTON (AP) - Playing with the desperation of a team facing elimination, even though they weren't, the Dallas Mavericks clawed their way back into their first-round series against the Houston Rockets on Thursday night.
It took a rejuvenated Dirk Nowitzki to save them in a 106-102 victory.
Nowitzki emerged from a two-game slump to score 28 points and keyed a 17-0 run in the fourth quarter that deflated the Rockets in Game 3.
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