Mavs win Game 2 as Adams’ game-winner waved off

LOS ANGELES, USA – Raymond Felton scored 21 points as the Dallas Mavericks staged a late rally to defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder 85-84 on Monday and level their Western Conference playoff series.

Felton grabbed 11 rebounds while Mavs star Dirk Nowitzki added 17 points as Dallas took game two to square the best-of-7 series at 1-1.

The Mavericks made the Thunder pay for a poor shooting performance from forward Kevin Durant, who finished with 21 points but went 7-for-33, his worst performance ever in a playoff game.

Russell Westbrook finished with 19 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists as the two teams prepare for game 3 in Dallas on Thursday.

The Thunder looked to have turned the momentum of the contest in their favor after going on an 8-0 run to lead 76-69 late in the game.

But Dallas responded with a 10-2 spree to regain the lead at 79-78 with 4:40 left on the clock.

A game of nip and tuck saw the score move to 81-81 with just under two minutes left.

The Mavs ground out a 4-point lead with just over 10 seconds left.

But a Durant 3-pointer with 9.5 seconds to play made it a one-point game and when Felton missed two free throws with 7 seconds to play, the Thunder were given one last shot to snatch a result.

Durant missed a layup and Steven Adams tipped it in, but it was just a split second after the buzzer. – Rappler.com