DALLAS - The Mavericks came up with a novel way to defeat the Kings: Don't miss.
Using a streak of 11 straight baskets in the first and making 64 percent of its first-half shots, Dallas set or tied several playoff scoring records to tie the West semifinal at one game apiece.
It was the first time since 1995 that a team surpassed 130 points in a playoff game.
Nick Van Exel opened 8-of-9 and finished with a career playoff-high of 36 in 29 minutes, and his hot streak didn't begin until after the run of consecutive shots. Dirk Nowitzki highlighted the run with 14 points, and scored 24 in 30 minutes.
Michael Finley also had 24 and Steve Nash 19.
Dallas set a first-half playoff scoring record with 83 points and was one shy of the mark for the first quarter with 44. With 113 points through three, the Mavs had a shot at the playoff record of 157 set by Boston against New York in 1990. But they scored only seven in the final 8:52.
The loss may have been costly for Sacramento.
All-Star forward Chris Webber was carried to the locker room by four teammates late in the third after he injured his left knee going for a lob pass. He limped back to the bench early in the fourth and did not return. He will be evaluated today.
Also, backup guard Bobby Jackson, winner of the league's Sixth Man award, fractured his right cheekbone in a fourth-quarter collision.
Webber led Sacramento with 31 points and Peja Stojakovic had 24.
Starting with Adrian Griffin's tip-in of a miss by Finley with 7:05 left in the first, Dallas went a long stretch before missing and opened a 42-40 lead. Most important was the momentum and confidence it gained, invigorating the crowd of 20,491.
At 44-40 after one quarter, the teams tied the combined playoff record of 84 points.
The Kings shot 55 percent and scored their most points in the postseason but trailed by four.
The Mavs shot 77 percent in the first - a figure hard to reach in practice against no defense - then opened the second with a 30-7 run.
The lead peaked at 35 early in the fourth.
PISTONS 104, 76ERS 97 (OT): Tayshaun Prince carried host Detroit in overtime after Chucky Atkins got the Pistons there.
Prince, the seldom-used rookie who has thrived in the playoffs, scored seven straight for the Pistons at the end of regulation and the start of overtime as Detroit took a 2-0 lead in the second-round series.
Allen Iverson scored 31, but with a 92-90 lead and 15.1 seconds left in regulation he missed two free throws to allow the Pistons a chance at the win.
Detroit was without point guard Chauncey Billups, who sat out with a sprained ankle. He was replaced by Atkins, who had scored 23 in eight playoff games. Atkins matched that while playing 44 minutes.
Prince, who scored 20 in Game 7 against Orlando in the first round, made a spinning 4-footer with 4.2 seconds left to force overtime. He scored the first five in overtime on a layup and a 3-pointer.
Atkins made a 3-pointer with 2:07 left to give Detroit a 100-93 lead.
Richard Hamilton scored 23 and Ben Wallace had 15 rebounds, seven points and two blocks.
Kenny Thomas scored 15 for Philadelphia and had a playoff-high 19 rebounds. Eric Snow, playing on an injured right foot, scored 14.
CELTICS: Danny Ainge said he had two one-hour meetings with the new owners, but no deal has been completed for him to return to the franchise. Ainge, who played for the team from 1981-89, was offered the job of head of basketball operations, according to the Boston Globe. The team will make a more formal presentation when Ainge is in Boston tonight to serve as a television analyst for Game 3 of the Celtics-Nets series, according to the Boston Herald.
ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM: Detroit's Wallace and San Antonio's Tim Duncan led the voting and were named to the first team. They were joined by Minnesota's Kevin Garnett, Sacramento's Doug Christie and the Lakers' Kobe Bryant. Wallace, the two-time defensive player of the year, got 27 first-place votes and 55 points after leading the league in rebounding (15.4) and finishing second in blocks (3.14). Two-time league MVP Duncan received 44 points to earn a spot for the fifth consecutive season.
