Sacramento, CA (My Sportsbook) - Peja Stojakovic scored 24 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, leading the Sacramento Kings to a 115-109 win over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals. The best-of- seven series is now tied at three games apiece with the decisive Game 7 scheduled for Saturday in Dallas.

Bobby Jackson was instrumental in Sacramento's win, scoring 21 points off the bench. Vlade Divac also netted 21, while Doug Christie added 20 points, nine boards and six assists for the Kings, who rebounded from Tuesday's 112-93 setback.

The Kings shot 41.5 percent from the floor and sank 31-of-32 foul shots.

Nick Van Exel recorded a game-high 35 points on 15-of-23 shooting for the Mavericks, who made 48.8 percent of their shots. Van Exel also buried 5-of-11 from beyond the arc. Dirk Nowitzki finished with 21 points and 12 rebounds and Michael Finley scored 21 points in a losing cause. The Mavs won the battle on the boards, 47-38.

"Any chance they got, they took advantage of it," Van Exel said of the Kings after the game. "The only way we can get revenge is win Game 7. If we don't do that, nobody is going to remember anything."

Jackson's three-pointer early in the fourth quarter gave Sacramento a 94-91 edge. The Mavs later took the lead on a jumper by Van Exel, who made it a 95-94 game with 8:15 remaining. Sacramento, however, countered with a 9-0 run for a 103-95 lead as Jim Jackson's layup culminated the surge with 4:38 on the clock. Then, with 1:31 left, Bobby Jackson made a pair of free throws to push the advantage to 111-103.

Steve Nash temporarily silenced the crowd with two three-pointers, trimming the lead to 111-109 with 50 seconds to go. Jackson was then fouled with 8.5 seconds left and sank both free throws for a 113-109 margin. Jim Jackson came down with a huge rebound off a Nowitzki miss, and converted two foul shots for a 115-109 victory.

"You have to be physical with Jimmy," Van Exel said. "Jimmy's been lifting weights since he was six years old. You just have to be physical with him. He's showing his thirst."

The Mavericks will look to advance to the conference finals for the first time since the 1988 season, while Sacramento will try for its second consecutive trip to the Western Conference finals.

"It's a win or go home situation," Jimmy Jackson said. "We went out and worked extremely hard. We knew it wasn't over. It was a total team effort."

Raef LaFrentz buried a three-pointer to give the Mavericks a 13-4 lead midway through the opening quarter. Sacramento would counter with a 10-2 surge, capped by a Stojakovic three-pointer, to pull within one at 15-14. Dallas scored six in a row for a seven-point cushion but the Kings trimmed the lead to 24-21 after 12 minutes of action.

Van Exel nailed a three-pointer two minutes into the second quarter, giving the Mavericks a 31-29 lead. The Kings then scored nine of the next 11 points for a 38-33 advantage. Bobby Jackson's three ended the run. Van Exel would later make another three to even the score at 46 apiece but Bobby Jackson knocked down a three for a 49-46 Sacramento lead. The Kings eventually carried a 57-52 edge into the locker room.

Both teams came out of the intermission shooting and Finley's three-pointer pulled Dallas within two at 63-61. Almost two minutes later, Van Exel rattled home a three and the Mavs trailed by a 68-66 score. Sacramento pushed its lead to seven at 79-72 on a Stojakovic jumper. The Mavs then scored seven of the next nine points to pull within two at 81-79. However, the Kings would stretch their advantage to 89-80 but Dallas ended the third quarter on a 7-0 run to make it 89-87 after 36 minutes of play.

"We had a great advantage to take care of this thing tonight but let it slip away," Van Exel said. "We have to be hungry because they're hungry."