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Steven Adams nearly ripped out the Mavericks’ heart with a game-winner, but it came just late

The Mavericks won Game 2 after Steven Adams’ game-winner was juuuust late for the Thunder.

Ricky O'Donnell
Ricky O'Donnell has covered basketball at all levels for more than a decade at SB Nation. He’s currently the Associate Director of Programming.

For a moment, it appeared as if the Thunder had shocked the Mavericks at the buzzer in Game 2 of their Western Conference playoff series. Steven Adams scored on a tip-in as the final horn sounded, but the shot was a fraction of a second late.

After getting blown out in Game 1, the Mavs have battled back to tie the series before it goes back to Dallas. Incredible.

Here’s Adams’ face after the shot was ruled no good:

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