Jason Terry leads the way in fourth quarter for Mavericks

DALLAS — Jason Terry promised all week that the Miami Heat couldn't beat his Dallas Mavericks in a high-scoring game.
He was spot on, just as he was in the last two minutes with pivotal three-pointers as he sparked the Mavericks to a 112-103 victory in Game 5 on Thursday night.

"I said if we can get 100, we like our chances. We did that, but we definitely don't want to give them 100 points," said Terry, who had 21 points on 8-for-12 shooting.
The Mavericks made 13 of 19 three-pointers (68.4%) as they took a 3-2 series lead. They head back to Miami with two chances to win the franchise's first championship. Game 6 is Sunday.
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Dirk Nowitzki shot 9-for-18 for a game-high 29 points, but after the Mavericks blew a seven-point lead in the fourth quarter it was Terry who led them back.
Terry's three-pointer tied the score at 100. He blew past LeBron James and into the lane, then threw the pass back to Jason Kidd who was spotting up at the top of the key for an open three.
"Jet is a great scorer. He's a great shooter, and he's a great player" Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said of Terry, who was the starting point guard on the 2006 Mavericks team that advanced to the Finals. "He used to play point guard exclusively, so he has a lot of experience as a play-maker."
With the shot clock winding down and the Heat trailing 105-101, Terry hit another three-pointer over James for a 108-101 lead to seal the outcome.
"Jet was phenomenal. He was aggressive again from the get-go," Nowitzki said. "It opens up a lot of stuff for everybody else out there. It opens up Tyson (Chandler) on the rolls that we actually hit him on a bunch of times today….Also that opens up the corner threes."
The Mavericks got out to the fast start they've longed for all series. They led by as many as seven in the first quarter as they forced the Heat into four turnovers.
They got scoring from unusual places with Chandler contributing nine points, point guard Jason Kidd five and four from seldom-used reserve Brian Cardinal.
Still, the Heat led 31-30 entering the second because of their bench play. Mario Chalmers, Juwan Howard, Mike Miller and Udonis Haslem combined for 15 points. By halftime the quartet had 22. They finished with 40, led by Chalmers' 15 and 10 from Haslem.
James, coming off a career playoff-low eight points in Game 4, finished the half with nine points, six rebounds and four assists but he failed to knock down a jump shot.
He was 4-for-10 in the first half as all of his jumpers came up short, including an airball on his first attempt.
James finished 8-for-19 shooting with a triple-double of 17 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds. But he only scored two points in the fourth quarter after not scoring at all in the fourth of Game 4.
Terry, who James held scoreless in the fourth of a Game 3 victory for Miami, made him work on the defensive end.
"Jet is a very emotional player. He loves the fourth quarter," Kidd said. "I think the challenge is for him with LeBron, he's got to use his quickness. LeBron is one of the best defenders in this league."
Nowitzki agrees at the 6-4 Terry can't be stationary vs. the more physical James, who also is four inches taller. And Dallas has to make it more difficult for James to size him up.
"If he just stands there and looks at him, LeBron is long enough and quick enough to contest his slot late," Nowitzki said. "So he's got to attack him. He's got to attack his feet. … We got to run LeBron through some screens when he's on him, screen-and-rolls. So LeBron constantly has to chase him and fight over some picks."
Dallas overcame a six-point deficit in the second quarter to lead 60-57 at the half behind Nowitzki.
He hit a pair of free throws and then drove strong past Chris Bosh. He hit an open lane jumper with 6.1 seconds left.
Every time the Heat made a move early, it was Nowitzki who closed the door.
James hit a fading jump shot over Nowitzki to tie it at 65 but the 7-footer hit a jump shot and a three-pointer to build Dallas' cushion.
Then Miami couldn't contain the dribble penetration of J.J. Barea, who got past Mike Bibby to cause havoc in the lane. That led to three-pointers by Nowitzki and Kidd as the Mavericks' lead grew to 80-71.
Barea, getting his second start of the playoffs, contributed 17 points on 6-for-11 shooting and five assists.
Just when the Heat were getting set for a run in the fourth quarter, Nowitzki drew a foul on Wade to put them in the penalty. He hit the free throws to push the score to 95-90.
The Heat were without Wade for key stretches in the first half because of a left hip contusion. But his play in combo with James was crucial as Miami regained the lead at 96-95 on a dunk by Udonis Haslem. Wade drew the double-team and Haslem slipped the screen to get the pass over the top.
Wade, who had a team-high 23 points in 34 minutes, then struck a pose after this three-pointer at the top of the key gave Miami a 99-95 lead. Dallas, however, had the last laugh.
"If there's space, I'm going to let it fly," Terry said. "It's just like being out there on the playground back home in Seattle, emulating your idols in the Finals. Game on the line. Raise up. Knock it down."