Steve Nash yet again proved why he was named the NBA's Most Valuable Player in the Suns' 130-126 series clinching victory over the Dallas Mavericks.

Nash almost had another triple-double, scoring 39 points, dishing 12 assists and grabbing nine rebounds.

With Amare Stoudemire fouled out, Shawn Marion pulled the load in the frontcourt, scoring 38 points and pulling 16 rebounds.

Jason Terry scored 36 points, but had a defensive lapse in the final seconds of regulation, which allowed Nash to hit a game-tying 3-pointer.

Dirk Nowitzki, who yelled at Terry after Nash hit the shot, had 28 points and 13 rebounds, but struggled down the stretch.

The Suns will host the Spurs on Sunday in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.