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BANFF, Alta. - Olympic gold medallist and World Cup champion Marielle Thompson won a photo finish to take top honours at the Canadian ski cross championship Friday. The 21-year-old from Whistler, B.C., beat out teammate Georgia Simmerling of West Vancouver, B.C., to cap off a notable season, which included gold at the Sochi Games and gold at the final World Cup race of the year to claim her second career Crystal Globe. With Simmerling hot on her heels in the womens final, a late lunge for the line by Thompson gave her victory by the slimmest of margins. "That was pretty exciting. I won by the length of a broken thumb," said Thompson, who tore a ligament in her thumb after crashing on a training run. "I guess you dont need thumbs for racing." Tristan Tafel, of Canmore, Alta., took the mens race after taking the lead at the first turn to secure his second national title. Simmerling finished in second place. "We were neck and neck out of the gate," Simmerling said of her duel with Thompson. "I was behind her the whole way. I tried to get her at the end but I think I just missed her by a hands length." India Sherret, of Cranbrook, B.C., was third and veteran Danielle Sundquist, of Calgary was fourth. The mens final was dominated by Tafel after his teammate and World Cup star Brady Leman of Calgary — who was fourth at the Sochi Games — went off course. Matt Brady and Kevin Macdonald were second and third, respectively. "Im pretty excited," said Tafel, who had a tough season on the World Cup circuit. "We all had a really good start and it was extremely tight going into the first turn. Thats where I took the lead and kept it all the way down. "The young guys were skiing right on my tail at the finish — good for them." Fridays podium capped a good week for Macdonald, who won the overall Nor-Am Cup title to earn himself a World Cup spot for next season. 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Brook Lopez had 22 points and 13 rebounds to lead Brooklyn, but scored just four after the first quarter. Jarrett Jack added 20 points and 10 assists and Joe Johnson scored 18 for the Nets, who made just one of their four shots in overtime. Dallas improved to 11-0 on the road this season against Eastern Conference teams. Nowitzki tied Malone for seventh place on the scoring list with 12 points in regulation, then passed the Hall of Famer with his 3 on the high right side in overtime. He has 27,412 points -- still 1,184 from Shaquille ONeal for sixth place. Johnson buried two 3-pointers to key Brooklyns 11-0 run late in the fourth qquarter.dddddddddddd Jack capped the flurry with a jumper on the right side to give them an 82-80 lead with 26.6 seconds remaining. The Mavericks missed seven shots in a row and Rajon Rondo, who had 14 assists and 10 rebounds in the game, missed two free throws. But Ellis foul shots with 10.5 seconds left tied the score and Johnson missed a step-back jumper from the top of the key as time expired, sending the game to overtime. We battled, Nets coach Lionel Hollins said. We had a chance to win it. I think (Johnsons) 40-something minutes two nights in a row maybe kept him from making the shot. Lopez scored his 18 points in the first quarter on 12 shots, making nine. The last two sparked an 11-4 run at the end of the quarter that doubled Brooklyns lead to 14. The Mavericks got as close as four in the second quarter but trailed 49-43 at halftime. They took their first lead in the third quarter and were ahead by as much as 11 in the fourth. They remain in a virtual tie for first place in the Southwest Division with Memphis, which beat New York on Monday. Game Notes Brooklyn played without Kevin Garnett (rest) and Deron Williams (sore left side) ... Dallas has won 15 road games in a row against the Eastern Conference since last season ... 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