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Durant hurt as Nowitzki rallies Mavs (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Dirk Nowitzki scored 17 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, and the Dallas Mavericks overcame a 12-point deficit late to beat the short-handed Oklahoma City Thunder 110-108 Friday night. Oklahoma City played most of the game without Kevin Durant, who sprained his right ankle and left the contest with 4:21 remaining in the first quarter.