After getting embarrassed 108-70 by the Oklahoma City Thunder in game one of their first-round series on Saturday, the Dallas Mavericks rebounded with a stunning 85-84 game two victory on Monday night at Chesapeake Energy Arena.
It initially appeared that the Thunder had come away with a win and 2-0 series lead, when Thunder big man Steven Adams had this tip-in at the buzzer:
However, the officials reviewed the play, and correctly determined that the ball did not leave Adams’ hands before the buzzer:
The key to Dallas’ upset was certainly on the defensive side of the ball. After allowing the Thunder to shoot 45% from the field in game one, they Mavericks held Oklahoma City to 33.7% this time around. And here’s the big one: They held Kevin Durant to 7-of-33 shooting.
How big of an upset was this? Oh just the biggest (by point spread) in the NBA playoffs in 20 years:
So, the series is now even at 1-1, and game three will be on Thursday night in Dallas.