Michael Finley scored 31 points, and Dirk Nowitzki hit a 12-footer with 6.8 seconds left to give Dallas a 108-106 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night to even the best-of-seven series 1-1.

``I wanted to go to about six or seven seconds with the shot and take it baseline and spin,'' Nowitzki said. ``That's my move. I was fortunate when it left my hand. It didn't really look great, but it went in.''

The Suns had an opportunity to win the game, but Quentin Richardson's 3-point attempt clanked off the rim.

Erick Dampier, called out publicly by Nowitzki after being outscored by Amare Stoudemire 40-0 in Game 1, had 15 points, 10 in the first quarter, and grabbed 12 rebounds.

``We had a good talk, and I liked the way he responded,'' Mavs coach Avery Johnson said. ``Basically, he did what we brought him here to do. But we brought him in to do it consistently. Am I happy that he had 15 points and 12 rebounds? Yeah, but I'll be happier when he strings together a couple of these games.''