Don't count out the Mavericks just yet, no matter how tempting they're making it.

After letting a 21-point lead turn into a nine-point deficit in the closing minutes, Dirk Nowitzki came alive with consecutive 3-pointers to start a game-ending 15-0 run that carried the Mavericks past the Warriors 118-112 Tuesday night.

That guaranteed the NBA's best regular-season team at least one more game in the playoffs -- Game 6 on Thursday night at Oakland.