PHOENIX - There may be a bright future for the Phoenix Suns, but in the here and now, the Dallas Mavericks have earned the right to represent the Western Conference in the NBA Finals. For the first time in the franchise's 26-year history. Last night, before 18,422 orange-clad zanies at US Airways Center, the Mavericks showed the stuff of champions, withstanding an early Suns onslaught and then finishing like Jonathan Papelbon to take a series-clinching 102- 93 victory. Dallas, which won the conference final in six games, will host the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, ...

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