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Nowitzki, Mavs need one win to reach NBA Finals; Suns hope history repeats

PHOENIX (AP) - The Phoenix Suns have played their best when on the brink of playoff elimination.

Well, here they are again.

The Dallas Mavericks, riding a 50-point performance by Dirk Nowitzki on Thursday night, lead the Western Conference finals 3-2 and can finish off the Suns by winning Game 6 tonight in Phoenix.

Phoenix has already come from 3-1 down to beat the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round and survived a Game 7 to get by the Los Angeles Clippers in Round 2. This time, the Suns must win two in a row against the deep and talented Mavs, a team that needs just one more victory to earn the first NBA Finals appearance in franchise history.

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