Just when it looked like the Mavericks were going to fall victim to the home-court hex that seems to be going around the NBA playoffs like a virus, they dug deep as if their playoff lives depended on it.
And they might have.
The Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder played a leave-it-all-out there playoff game on Saturday afternoon and the Mavericks persevered down the stretch for an exhausting 105-101 victory at American Airlines Center.
And we mean exhausting for the fans who had to withstand a slew of ups and downs in the hard fought game that landed them a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinals.