SACRAMENTO, May 13 (UPI) -- Hedo Turkoglu jump-started the decisive run and recorded his first career playoff double-double with 20 points and 13 rebounds as the Sacramento Kings eliminated the Dallas Mavericks with a 114-101 triumph in Game Five of their Western Conference semifinal series Monday night.
After Dirk Nowitzki scored eight straight points to get Dallas within 70-69, Turkoglu made a put-back layup with 4:55 left in the third quarter and added a 3-pointer and a jumper during a 16-4 run to close the period.
Mike Bibby, who was celebrating his 24th birthday, and Chris Webber added 23 points apiece to lead the top-seeded Kings into the conference finals for the first time since 1981, when the franchise was based in Kansas City. It moved to Sacramento prior to the 1985-86 season.
Vlade Divac collected 18 points and Bobby Jackson and Doug Christie chipped in 15 apiece for Sacramento, which awaits the winner of the series between the Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs. The Lakers have a 3-1 lead.
Nowitzki registered 32 points and 12 rebounds and Michael Finley scored 26 points for the Mavericks, who had won three of four this season at Arco Arena, including Game Two.
But Dallas received subpar efforts from guards Steve Nash and Nick Van Exel, who combined for 18 points, and suffered its third consecutive defeat.
Both teams shot 48 percent from the floor, but Sacramento held a big edge at the free-throw line, making 26-of-32 attempts while Dallas was just 15-of-20.
The Kings took the lead for good with 8:48 remaining in the first quarter, when Christie made a fadeaway jumper to make it 10-8.
