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DALLAS -- Vince Carter knew right away the exact date of the last time he had a buzzer-beating try in a playoff game -- 13 years ago. Its seared in the memory of the 16-year veteran because he missed that one. He was on target Saturday. Carter hit a double-pump 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Dallas Mavericks a 109-108 victory in Game 3 and a first-round series lead over the top-seeded San Antonio Spurs. With 1.7 seconds left, Carter took an inbound pass from Jose Calderon in the left corner. After a quick pump fake got Manu Ginobili in the air -- moments after the Argentine guard had given the Spurs the lead -- Carter released the ball just in time. He strutted stone-faced toward Dirk Nowitzki, who was waving his arms wildly as he jumped on Carter. Mavericks owner Mark Cuban joined the celebration on the court before the automatic review confirmed the obvious: The shot was good. And its one Carter said he practiced. "May 20th, Game 7," said Carter, referring to an 88-87 loss to Philadelphia in the 2001 Eastern Conference finals when he was he was the dunking sensation known as "Vinsanity" with Toronto. Carter had graduated from North Carolina earlier that day before flying on a private plane to Philadelphia. "I dont mind taking the game-winning shot," said Carter, who otherwise had a rough day before finishing with 11 points. "I dont mind missing them, and dealing with it. So I think having that mentality helps me." Monta Ellis kept the eighth-seeded Mavericks close in the fourth quarter and finished with 29 points. Tim Duncan led the Spurs with 22 points. Game 4 is Monday night in Dallas. Ginobili, who scored 12 points, dribbled out most of the last 24 seconds before going around Duncan and scoring over Samuel Dalembert for a 108-106 lead. His go-ahead shot spun around the rim and almost came out before falling in. "You never think its over, especially in here," Ginobili said. "Weve got experience on that. As long as you dont see zero zero over there, its not over." The Mavericks kept the home-court advantage they earned by taking Game 2 in San Antonio to snap a 10-game losing streak against the Spurs. And Dallas won despite the Spurs holding Nowitzki under 20 points in a third straight playoff game for the first time since they did it to him in his first post-season in 2001. The big German finished with 18. Dallas still had a chance in the closing seconds because of Ellis, who had a playoff career high that included 12 fourth-quarter points. He tied the score twice in the final 1:10, first with a three-point play on a floater after he was fouled by Boris Diaw. After Diaw put the Spurs back in front with a baseline jumper, Ellis hit another high floater in the lane with 24.9 seconds left, setting up Ginobilis dramatic shot. Tony Parker had 19 points, but just two after halftime for the Spurs. Tiago Splitter had 14 points and 13 rebounds and Kawhi Leonard awoke from a series-long slumber with 17 points, including a big 3-pointer in the fourth quarter. "In the second half, I didnt play," Parker said. "They were doing the same thing." Dalembert did most of his damage in the first half but still made his presence felt after halftime, finished 13 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks and making two free throws for a 104-all tie after rebounding a Nowitzki miss. The 32-year-old journeyman centre dove for a loose ball to get the crowd on its feet, and then knocked Leonard to the floor when the San Antonio forward was driving for a dunk. After the play, he shook his head as if to say "dont bring that in here." Referees originally called Dalembert for a flagrant foul, but reversed it on replay. Leonard missed both free throws. "When his activity is like this, hes rebounding it and hes got a presence at the rim it makes such a big difference for us," Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said. 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Teammates were being asked about it on Wednesday as the Giants (3-8) turned their attention to the Jaguars (1-10) for Sundays in Jacksonville, Fla.The Giants are even trying to cash in. Their website has a photograph of Beckhams catch in a merchandise section with the come on: Grab The Gear and pictures of his No. 13 jersey for sale.Beckham has come to accept being the centre of attention in the wake of his catch, and it has given the rookie receiver some lighter moments, too.The funniest was seeing a short video shared by Major League Baseball of him catching 50 Cents ceremonial wide first pitch at a recent Mets game.That one gave me a good laugh, Beckham said.Beckham has watched his fully-extended, one-handed catch of the 43-yard pass from Eli Manning countless times over the past three days. Each time its hard for his to grasp his emotions.Words dont even really put that together, do it justice, Beckham said. It was one of those moments looking back on it and seeing the film and seeing the replay, Ive got to thank the man above. Without him, I think he caught that ball for me. Getting a perfect spiral from Manning, wearing a pair of gloves that perfectly fit his hand and have three exceptionally strong fingers and big hand also helped.Now, the goal is to put the catch behind him, move on and to keep improving his game.Beckham said he has not received any product endorsement offers in the past few days, saying if they come, they come. While his number of followers on Twitter and other social media has jumped, his life has not changed, although there was a line to see him at the mall, includding kids.ddddddddddddThey were cute. They were smiling, Beckham said. They were just like, Wow, it was a great catch. It just puts a smile on my face to have an impact on kids.David Tyree, the director of player development and the man who made the Helmet Catch to key the Giants 2008 Super Bowl win, talked to Beckham about their catches.He was like, You know, it may be better than mine, Beckham said of Tyrees comparison. And Im telling him, No way, yours was in the Super Bowl. Period. Mine was just in a regular season game. I still have to give hats off to him for that.Beckham has come a long way in the last two months. After missing most of training camp and the first four games with a hamstring injury, he has emerged as a top-notch talent. He has three 100-yard games in the past four and had a career-high 10 catches against Dallas on Sunday night.I definitely set high expectations for myself, Beckham said. I definitely expected to have a good season but I didnt know that it would be going the way that it is. Its a good feeling to be able to finally put the hamstring and all the other stuff that was around it behind you and just move forward. After this past weekend, Beckham can expect to be the focal point for opposing defences.I love opportunities and I love embracing a challenge, he said. Whatever this brings, I guess I brought it on myself. You just have to deal with it.NOTES: S and defensive captain Antel Rolle was excused from practice for personal reasons. ...LB Jameel McClain, DE Mathias Kiwanuka and G Adam Snyder did not practice because of knee injuries. ...OT Geoff Schwartz (toe), LB Jacquian Williams (concussion/shoulder), OT Justin Pugh (quad) an DT Cullen Jenkins (quad) were limited in practice. ...The Giants signed former Stony Brook OT Michael Bamiro to their practice squad.___AP NFL websites: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '