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Mavs stun erratic Lakers
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 06 - 05 - 2011

LOS ANGELES: Dirk Nowitzki scored 24 points and Shawn Marion added 14 as the Dallas Mavericks stunned the erratic Los Angeles Lakers 93-81 in Game 2 Wednesday to take a 2-0 second-round lead over the two-time defending champions.
Jason Kidd scored 10 points for the Mavericks, who pushed the Lakers halfway to playoff elimination with Nowitzki's stellar shooting, another steady defensive performance, and a decisive 9-0 fourth-quarter rally.
Kobe Bryant scored 23 points for the Lakers, who hadn't lost the first two games of a playoff series since the 2008 NBA finals — also the last series they lost. Only three NBA teams have come back to win a best-of-seven series after losing the first two at home.
Game 3 is Friday night in Dallas.
The Lakers also could be short-handed in Dallas: Ron Artest was ejected with 24.4 seconds left for apparently striking Dallas guard Jose Barea, possibly leading to a suspension.
Bulls 86, Hawks 73: At Chicago, newly-crowned Most Valuable Player Derrick Rose scored 25 points, and Joakim Noah added 19 points and 14 rebounds to help Chicago level the Eastern Conference semifinals at a game each.
The top-seeded Bulls shook off a dismal performance in the opener and looked more like the team with a league-best 62 wins, building a 14-point lead and ending the game on a 9-2 run after the Hawks got within six.
Jeff Teague had another good game filling in for the injured Kirk Hinrich with 21 points, but Joe Johnson and Jamal Crawford struggled after coming up big in the opener for Atlanta. Johnson's output dipped from 34 points to 16, while Crawford had 11 after scoring 22 in Game 1.
Now, the series shifts to Atlanta for Games 3 and 4 Friday and Sunday, with Chicago at least in better shape after a 103-95 loss in Game 1.
The night began with Commissioner David Stern presenting the MVP trophy to Rose, the youngest player to win the award.
Griffin top rookie
Blake Griffin, the high-flying dunk specialist of the Los Angeles Clippers, has been named the NBA's Rookie of the Year in a landslide vote.
The 22-year-old power forward accepted the prize Wednesday, becoming the NBA's first unanimous choice for the award in 21 years.
The No. 1 overall draft pick in 2009, Griffin missed all of the 2009-10 season after breaking his kneecap in the Clippers' final preseason game. But he returned with one of the most impressive debut seasons in a generation.
Griffin led all rookies in scoring and rebounding while playing in all 82 games for the Clippers, finishing 12th in the entire NBA in scoring (22.5 points per game) and fourth in rebounds (12.1) while ranking second among rookies in assists (3.8).
The 6-foot-10 (2.08 m) Griffin was the NBA's first rookie All-Star since Chinese star Yao Ming in 2003, and he won the dunk contest at All-Star weekend with an iconic leap over a car.


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