National Basketball Association
Dallas 116, Indiana 108
When: 8:30 PM ET, Friday, March 4, 2011
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Officials:
# Brent Barnaky, #55 Bill Kennedy, #31 Scott Wall
Attendance:
20385
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Dirk Nowitzki scored 29 points and Jason Terry added 21 as the Dallas Mavericks notched a 116-108 victory over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Friday.
Nowitzki was 10 of 12 from the field and Terry hit back-to-back key shots late as Dallas (45-16) won its eighth straight game and 18th in 19 games.
Danny Granger tallied 22 points for Indiana (27-34), which has lost six of its last nine.
Dallas held an 11-point lead midway through the final quarter before Granger scored five points during an 8-0 Indiana run. But Terry responded with back-to-back mid-range baskets to give the Mavericks a 105-98 advantage with 2:23 left.
Jason Kidd scored 15 points and Roddy Beaubois added 13 points for Dallas.
Darren Collison scored 17 points, Josh McRoberts tallied 15 and Tyler Hansbrough had 13 for the Pacers.
A pair of free throws by Nowitzki had closed an 11-1 spurt that produced a 54-44 Mavericks lead midway through in the second quarter.
Top Game Performances
| Indiana |
|
Dallas |
|
Danny Granger 22 |
Scoring |
Dirk Nowitzki 29 |
|
Darren Collison 6 |
Assists |
Jose Barea 8 |
|
Roy Hibbert 8 |
Rebounds |
Shawn Marion 7 |
|
Danny Granger 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Dirk Nowitzki 9 |
|
Jeff Foster 2 |
Steals |
Shawn Marion 4 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Rodrique Beaubois 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Indiana
|
108 |
48.7 |
9-19 |
23-28 |
19 |
31 |
0 |
11 |
18 |
| Dallas
|
116 |
51.9 |
7-19 |
27-34 |
28 |
41 |
4 |
9 |
16 |
Upcoming Games
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Dallas will play their next game at home against Memphis. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .818 after a win and .529 after a loss.
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Indiana will play their next game on the road against Houston. The Pacers have a W/L % of .370 after a win and .500 after a loss.