Dirk Nowitzki and Deron Williams played on Neftali Feliz JerseySunday as if everything was on the line.

Nowitzki scored 40 points and Williams had 31 points and 16 assists, all season highs, leading the Dallas Mavericks to a 132-120 overtime win over the Portland Trail Blazers.

Williams made a http://www.officialmlbrangersshop.com/authentic-34-nolan-ryan-jersey.htmltiebreaking 3-pointer in overtime before Nowitzki scored eight straight points, all on assists by Williams.

''It's my job as a point guard,'' Williams said. ''You've got to know when your good fella's hot.''

The Mavericks moved within a half-game of the Trail Blazers for the sixth playoff http://www.officialmlbrangersshop.com/authentic-84-prince-fielder-jersey.htmlposition in the Western Conference. Dallas has 12 games to play, and Portland 11.

The Mavericks (35-35) also gained a tiebreaker by winning the first two of three games in the season series against the Trail Blazers (36-35). The teams play again in Portland on Wednesday.

''This was the tiebreaker Dustin McGowan Jerseygame,'' Williams said. ''We gained a full game on them, and we see them again next week.''

Williams said he needed to be more aggressive offensively because Chandler Parsons, averaging nearly 14 points per game, was out with a sore right hamstring.

''(Williams) set it all up. His aggressiveness, him taking guys off http://www.officialbluejaysstore.com/authentic-10-edwin-encarnacion-jersey.htmlthe dribble, using a great rhythm today,'' Nowitzki said. ''Salah (Mejri) really changed the game for us today, so I think this game has a couple heroes.''

Rookie Mejri came off the bench to score 13 points with career highs of 14 rebounds, six blocked shots and 32 minutes played. He had played just 198 minutes in 23 games before Sunday.