World Peace - Thunder Turn Tables With Sweep Of Mavericks - Youth Served

aging Mavericks instead ran out of gas once and for all. They blew a 13-point lead as the Thunder raced past them with a 35-16 fourth-quarter rally, paced by super-sub James Harden.

Jason Terry gave the Mavericks an 86-73 lead on a three-pointer with 9:44 to go.

Then Harden took over, scoring the next seven points and nine in the Thunder's 12-0 run to cut the deficit to one. Harden finished with a team-high 29 points off the bench, including 15 in the fourth quarter.

"We have a 13-point deficit going into the fourth quarter, and (coach) Scotty (Brooks) put the ball in my hands," Harden told TNT after the game.

GALLERY:

David West Sometimes overlooked but not by his Pacers teammates. Saturday's stat line: 26 points, 12 rebounds and a game-high 47 minutes, 21 seconds of playing time.

Chris Paul Clippers star point guard had 24 points and 11 assists and converted a clutch jumper with 2:02 remaining for an 82-80 lead.

James Harden He scored 15 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter, leading Oklahoma City's winning rally. The performance came only 13 days after he suffered a concussion from being elbowed by the Lakers' Metta World Peace .

Tony Parker Spurs point guard had 27 points, six assists and tons of big plays in the fourth quarter when he scored 16.

Losers:

Stan Van Gundy Will the embattled Magic coach be able to survive if Orlando goes out early?

Jameer Nelson His reach-in foul with 2.2 seconds left put George Hill on the line for the winning free throws. He also missed 11 of his 15 field-goal attempts, including a jumper at the end of regulation that would have won it for the Magic.

O.J. Mayo After a clutch performance in Game 2, the Grizzlies guard was 1-for-8 from the field with five turnovers Saturday.

Jazz foul shooters Utah made only 14 of 26 from the free-throw line, hurting its chances to threaten the Spurs in the second half.

Mark Cuban After the Dallas owner decided to allow Tyson Chandler, J. J. Barea, DeShawn Stevenson and Caron Butler to leave the championship roster, the Mavericks went from 16 playoff victories to zero in one year.