4 Jun 2011

Nowitzki inspires Dallas comeback

2:02 pm on 4 June 2011

A fourth quarter comeback inspired by Dirk Nowitzki has helped the Dallas Mavericks level US basketball's NBA finals series with the Miami Heat at one game all.

Dallas beat Miami 95-93 in game two in Miami.

Dallas trailed by 15 points at one stage in the final quarter, wtih Nowitzki, who scored 24 points and took eleven rebounds, scoring the winning basket with three seconds left.

A three point Miami attempt right on the on the buzzer hit the rim and bounced out with the 20,000 strong home crowd groaning in disappointment.

Game three in the best of seven series is in Dallas on Monday.