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Dallas • Manu Ginobili scored 23 points, Boris Diaw hit a go-ahead 3-pointer in the final minute and the San Antonio Spurs held off a second-half surge by Dallas to beat the Mavericks 93-89 on Monday night, pulling even in their first-round playoff series.

The Spurs regained the home-court advantage by getting a split of two games in Dallas, matching what the eighth-seeded Mavericks did in San Antonio.

The Spurs led by 20 points in the third quarter before the Mavericks pulled even midway through the fourth quarter of Game 4. The score was still tied when Diaw hit from long range over Dirk Nowitzki at the top of the key for a 90-87 lead.

Monta Ellis led Dallas with 20 points but missed two potential tying shots after Diaw's basket.

Game 5 is Wednesday night in San Antonio.

Nowitzki, who had 19 points and was held under 20 in a fourth straight playoff game for the first time since his first postseason in 2001, had a putback on a missed 3 by Ellis to get Dallas within 90-89. But the Mavericks let nearly 10 seconds run off the clock before fouling Ginobili with 10 seconds left.

Ginobili missed one of the free throws, giving Ellis a chance to tie on a driving lay­up two nights after Vince Carter hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer for a one-point Dallas win in Game 3. Ellis' shot rimmed out, and Ginobili hit two more free throws to clinch the win.

Tim Duncan and Tiago Splitter had double-doubles for the Spurs, with Duncan getting 14 points and 10 rebounds and Splitter adding 10 points and 12 boards. Diaw finished with 17 points.

San Antonio was down 83-82 when former teammate DeJuan Blair was ejected for kicking Splitter in the back of the head after getting called for a foul when he got tangled up with the San Antonio center as both players fell to the court. —

NBA playoffs

O Monday

• Miami 109,Charlotte 98

Heat win series 4-0

• Atlanta 107, Indiana 97

Hawks lead series 3-2

• San Antonio 93,Dallas 89

Series tied 2-2

Tuesday

• Washington at Chicago, 6 p.m., TNT

Wizards lead series 3-1

• Memphis at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m., NBATV

Series tied 2-2

• Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m., TNT

Series tied 2-2