<p>Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, right, moves toward the basket as Dallas Mavericks guard DeShawn Stevenson defends in Game 1 of a second-round series Monday in Los Angeles. The Mavericks won 96-94.</p>
May 3, 2011
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May 3, 2011 9 p.m.
Mavs rally, edge Lakers
Dallas takes 1-0 lead in second-round series
LOS ANGELES - Dirk Nowitzki scored 28 points and hit two go-ahead free throws with 19.5 seconds left before Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant made a crucial turnover, and the Dallas Mavericks rallied for a 96-94 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series.