SAN FRANCISCO - This is not the first time the Kansas City Royals have been in trouble this season.A .500 team after 100 games, the Royals turned it on down the stretch to earn their first playoff berth in 29 years.Down four runs in the eighth inning of the AL wild-card game, Kansas City rallied to force extra innings and then overcame another deficit in the 12th before beating the Oakland Athletics.Now, after being blanked 5-0 by San Francisco Giants ace Madison Bumgarner on Sunday night, the Royals find themselves on the brink of elimination again as they head home trailing 3-2 in the World Series.We know we can do it, first baseman Eric Hosmer said. Were a confident group. But we cant do anything without winning Game 6. Were excited to get back home where we feed off the fans and that energy.The Royals have history on their side. Eight of the past 10 teams that headed home trailing 3-2 in the Series won it all. Kansas City is one of the teams that did it, rallying from a 3-1 deficit to beat St. Louis for the franchises only championship in 1985.One other factor in the Royals favour is that Bumgarner wont be able to start again. The left-hander won two of the first five games, including a brilliant four-hitter Sunday that left Kansas City searching for answers.He throws three, four pitches that are all plus and commands all of them well, third baseman Mike Moustakas said. Just when you think you figure something out, he does the exact opposite and messes with you. Thats how he is, thats how he goes.The Royals stay in San Francisco got off to a splendid start when they won 3-2 in Game 3 to take the lead in the Series and then went ahead 4-1 early in Game 4.That all unraveled quickly. They have been outscored 15-0 in the past 14 innings as the bats have gone silent and a once-dominant bullpen has shown some vulnerabilities. But Kansas Citys confidence has not waned.I think the character in our clubhouse is at an all-time high, said starter James Shields, who allowed two runs in six innings to take the loss in Game 5. Thats whats going to get us through the next two games. Weve been here before late in the season when we had to get some wins late in September and we got it done. Its no different.In fact, the task is much less daunting than the one the Royals faced against Oakland, when they trailed Jon Lester 7-3 in the eighth inning. They scored three runs in the eighth, tied it with another in the ninth and then scored two in the 12th to win 9-8.That started a run of 10 post-season wins in 11 games that was brought to a sudden halt the past two nights in San Francisco.The Royals are hoping they can turn things around starting Tuesday night, when rookie Yordano Ventura pitches against Jake Peavy. 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"Youve got to give up something," said Dirk Nowitzki, who was running at Diaw as the shot was released. "That was a tough one." Just like Vince Carters buzzer-beating 3-pointer was for the Spurs two days earlier, when Dallas went up 2-1 with a one-point win. The difference was, the Mavericks had a chance to do something about Diaws shot after San Antonio went up 90-87 with 32 seconds remaining. Nowitzki, who had 19 points, had a putback on a missed 3 by Monta Ellis to get Dallas within 90-89 with 19 seconds to go. But the Mavericks let nearly 10 seconds run off the clock before fouling Ginobili. Ginobili missed one of the free throws, giving Ellis a chance to tie on a driving layup. Ellis, who led the Mavericks with 20 points, missed again to finish a 6-of-20 shooting night. "I had a good look at the end but it didnt go down," Ellis said. The Spurs, who led by 20 points in the third quarter, regained the home-court advantage by getting a split of two games in Dallas, matching what the eighth-seeded Mavericks did in San Antonio. Game 5 is Wednesday night in San Antonio, and the Spurs are going back tied because a bench thats been quiet this post-season outscored Dallas reserves 50-30. "We knew that we could do better," Diaw said. "We didnt play the same like we did during the regular season." Tim Duncan and Tiago Splitter had double-doubles for the Spurs, with Duncan getting 14 points and 10 rebounds and Splitter adding 10 points and 12 boards. San Antonio, which led from early in the second quarter until late in the fourth, was down 83-82 when former teammate DeJuan Blair was ejected for kicking Splitter in the back of the head after getting called for a foul when he got tangled up with the San Antonio centre as both players fell to the court. 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Instead, Patty Mills dived into the seats to save it, sending the Spurs on a fast break that ended with a miss by Tony Parker, who had 10 points of 5-of-14 shooting. Parkers miss didnt matter, though, because the Mavericks were in the middle of a 5-minute scoreless stretch that included eight straight misses to cap a 2-of-18 shooting spell from late in the first quarter to late in the second. Dallas shot 21 per cent in the second quarter. Diaw scored eight points on 4-of-5 shooting in the third quarter, and looked like he was going to be able to hold off the Dallas surge. "Manu and Boris changed the entire game," Duncan said. "They kept us from blowing a big lead." Dallas hurt itself with missed free throws. Samuel Dalembert was 1 of 6 from the line two nights after he hit two late to get Dallas even in a back-and-forth final minute. The Mavericks were 18 of 28 from the line. NOTES: Both teams wore black socks in support of the Los Angeles Clippers as the NBA investigates racist comments that owner Donald Sterling is alleged to have made in a taped conversation. ... Dalembert had 15 rebounds but just three points. ... The Spurs improved to 25-0 on the road when leading after three quarters. They are 53-1 overall. ... Nowitzki was held under 20 points in a fourth straight playoff game for the first time since his first post-season in 2001. ' ' '