Mavericks-Pistons Preview

By DAN PIERINGER
Posted Nov 15 2009 1:13AM

Short-handed for most of the first three weeks of the season, the Detroit Pistons have taken advantage of a soft schedule to win three straight.

Their ability to overcome their injury problems will likely face a stiffer challenge with the Dallas Mavericks coming to town.

Likely without two of their top players again, the Pistons look to extend their streak Sunday night against the Mavericks, winners of four of the teams' last five meetings.

Detroit (5-4) has played most of the season without Richard Hamilton (ankle) and Tayshaun Prince (back) and dropped four of its first six with its two longest-tenured players sidelined. The Pistons, though, have rebounded with three consecutive victories by taking advantage of matchups with struggling Philadelphia, Charlotte and Washington.

Offseason acquisitions Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva have been integral to Detroit's recent success. Gordon is averaging 24.7 points and shooting 51.8 percent from the field during the winning streak, and Villanueva is averaging 23.7 points and shooting 60.0 percent over that same stretch.

Gordon had 29 points and Villanueva added 25 as the Pistons beat the Wizards 106-103 on Saturday after trailing 95-89 with 5:04 to play.

"The thing I like about this team is, we keep chipping away," said Gordon, who scored eight of Detroit's final 10 points. "We don't hang our heads. We don't make excuses. We play hard, and that got us back in the game."

After the game, Pistons rookie coach John Kuester sounded encouraged that Hamilton would be able to rejoin the team soon, saying "Rip is getting close." However, it's unlikely the three-time All-Star will play Sunday.

Regardless, the Pistons could use a scoring boost from someone to keep up with the Mavericks (6-3). Dallas has won four of the teams' last five meetings, shooting 54.5 percent from the field in those victories, which have come by an average of 10.8 points.

The Mavericks have also won six of 10 at The Palace of Auburn Hills.

Dirk Nowitzki averaged 28.0 points and shot 60.0 percent from the field as Dallas swept the two-game season series with the Pistons in 2008-09.

Nowitzki was held to five points in a quiet first half Friday. After getting whistled for a technical foul following arguments with two Minnesota players five minutes into the third quarter, however, Nowitzki scored 13 points, grabbed five rebounds and blocked three shots in the next seven minutes to put Dallas in control en route to the 89-77 win.

"He got it going and hit three or four, which were big," coach Rick Carlisle said of Nowitzki, averaging 25.8 points on the season. "That was a big stretch."

Even if Nowitzki can replicate that performance, the Pistons have to feel good about their newcomers' recent history against the Mavericks.

Gordon averaged 31.5 points and shot 53.8 percent in two games against Dallas last season, while playing for Chicago. Villanueva, with Milwaukee at the time, averaged 28.5 points and shot 56.4 percent in two games.

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Nowitzki leads Mavs to 95-90 victory over Pistons

By Dana Gaurder, for NBA.com
Posted Sunday November 15, 2009 10:08PM

AUBURN HILLS, Mich (NBA.com exclusive) -- Dirk Nowitzki barely made any noise for nearly three quarters. Ben Gordon stayed silent right through the final shot. Nowitzki scored six points in the last 2:04 of the third, then scored nine more in the final 5:45 to lift Dallas to a 95-90 victory over Detroit Sunday night at The Palace. Nowitzki's late surge allowed him to reach his scoring average of 25 points and gave his club a 7-3 start.

"He's such a great offensive player and he's such a great shooter that you know if he's getting the touches and he's in rhythm, he's going to make some shots," Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said. "The same thing happened two nights ago in Minnesota when he got going in the third quarter. He worked hard to get open and made some good things happen."

While Dallas' best offensive player eventually found his touch, the Pistons' top threat endured the worst shooting night of his career. Gordon entered the game with a team-leading 24.3 ppg on 49 percent shooting. He shot 1-for-16, including an errant 3-point attempt with 1.9 seconds remaining that could have forced overtime.

Gordon, who was battling a cold, scored 29 points in the Pistons' 106-103 victory at Washington Saturday.

"They didn't feel good and they didn't look good, either," Gordon said of his jumpers. "You'll have games like that every once in awhile. I've just got to bounce back."

Jason Kidd made contact with Gordon on his last try but there was no bailout whistle.

"I think he was trying to foul to send me to the free throw line before I got up," Gordon said. "He kind of caught me on the way up, so I thought we were going to get some free throws."

With Tayshaun Prince (back) and Richard Hamilton (ankle) still sidelined with injuries, the Pistons couldn't afford an off-night from Gordon. The only reason they hung around was the Mavs' inability to handle the penetration moves of Rodney Stuckey and Will Bynum.

Stuckey scored 28 points, even though he sat out the final 4:21 with cramps. Bynum, continuing his early push for Sixth Man of the Year, pumped in 17 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter. The Pistons outscored the Mavs 46-36 in the paint with a combination of dribble drives and offensive rebounds (12, leading to 25 second-chance points). "They have a tough lineup with those three guards out there," Nowitzki said. "Gordon, Stuckey and Bynum, they're all great penetrators. We tried to keep them out of the lane but they're really good. They found ways to get in there."

Shawn Marion and Kidd combined for just 21 points and Dallas' bench shot 6-for-22. But the Mavs got a boost from rookie guard Rodrigue Beaubois, who had 14 points on 6-for-6 shooting and four assists in just 19 minutes. Beaubois and Jason Terry were also the guards defending Gordon when the Mavs were in man-to-man defense. "He's given us an element we haven't had on our team - speed, playmaking and defensively, he's getting deflections and making some things happen," Carlisle said. "He and Kidd are on a good wavelength right now."

The Mavs also played shorthanded. Josh Howard is out indefinitely with an ankle injury while starting center Erick Dampier was a late scratch because of an illness. Dampier was held for observation overnight at a Pontiac, Mich. hospital but is expected to rejoin the team after it plays at Milwaukee tonight.

Charlie Villanueva was primarily responsible for keeping Nowitzki under control until Nowitzki made two fade away jumpers over him late in the third. Nowitzki also stole an inbounds pass and fed Kris Humphries for a dunk in the closing seconds to make it 71-66.

After Bynum ignited an 8-0 Pistons spurt to tie the game at 78-all, Nowitzki made a 3-point play while drawing Villanueva's fifth foul. Pistons coach John Kuester felt Nowitzki should have been whistled for a charge.

With Dallas still up three and 1:33 left, Nowitzki popped open for a 20-footer, then hit a baseline fade away with Ben Wallace draped on him after two Bynum free throws.

Gordon still had a chance to redeem himself in the closing seconds.

"Are you kidding me? I wanted him to have the last shot," Kuester said. "I have the utmost respect and confidence in Ben Gordon."

They'll need Gordon to regain his confidence immediately. The Pistons embark on a daunting four-game West Coast trip which includes the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers, Portland, Utah and Phoenix.

"It's going to be really challenging," Gordon said. "Every game out there, it's going to be important we bring our A game right from the start because those teams are all tough."

• Mavericks: Howard, Thomas, Williams
• Pistons: Hamilton, Prince

• Mavericks: --
• Pistons: --

• Lead Changes: 13
• Times Tied: 7

• Arena: Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit, MI
• Officials: #41 Ken Mauer, #68 Marat Kogut, #73 Ed Malloy
• Attendance: 18215
• Duration: 2:14

Dallas Mavericks (24-11)		Detroit Pistons (11-22)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Wallace vs Gooden (Villanueva gains possession)
	11:44	Villanueva Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:42
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed	11:31
	11:30	Jerebko Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:17 [DET 2-0]	Stuckey Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Beaubois Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:58 [DAL 2-2]
	10:37	Villanueva Jump Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:36
Marion Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gooden (1 AST)	10:27 [DAL 4-2]
	10:11	Stuckey Jump Shot: Missed Block: Gooden (1 BLK)
	10:10	Team Rebound
	10:03	Gordon Layup Shot: Missed
	10:02	Wallace Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:01 [DET 4-4]	Wallace Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Gooden Jump Shot: Missed	09:40
Kidd Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	09:39
Nowitzki 3pt Shot: Missed	09:35
	09:34	Wallace Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:24	Gordon 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:23	Wallace Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
Beaubois Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:14
	09:03	Gordon Jump Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:02
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed	08:50
	08:49	Wallace Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
Marion Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:33
	08:33	Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:33	Team Rebound
	08:33 [DET 5-4]	Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Kidd Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (1 AST)	08:17 [DAL 6-5]
	08:01	Gordon Jump Bank Shot: Missed
	08:00	Wallace Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	07:59	Wallace Tip Shot: Missed
	07:58	Wallace Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)
	07:52	Gordon Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Beaubois (1 ST)
Beaubois Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:48 [DAL 8-5]
	07:27	Villanueva Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Kidd (1 ST)
Nowitzki Layup Shot: Missed	07:22
	07:21	Villanueva Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:04	Stuckey Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:03
Gooden Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Kidd (1 AST)	06:52 [DAL 10-5]
	06:52	Gordon Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Gooden Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	06:52 [DAL 11-5]
	06:39	Villanueva 3pt Shot: Missed
Gooden Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:38
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	06:30
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	06:29
Kidd Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	06:17
Kidd Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	06:17
	06:13	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:11	Gordon Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Beaubois (2 ST)
Gordon Violation:Defensive Goaltending	06:08
Beaubois Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Kidd (2 AST)	06:08 [DAL 13-5]
	05:54	Gordon Jump Shot: Missed
	05:53	Jerebko Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:49 [DET 7-13]	Jerebko Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Beaubois Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Kidd (3 AST)	05:34 [DAL 15-7]
	05:07	Villanueva 3pt Shot: Missed
Gooden Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:06
Nowitzki Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Gordon (1 ST)	05:00
	04:55 [DET 9-15]	Villanueva Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Stuckey (1 AST)
Nowitzki Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Beaubois (1 AST)	04:33 [DAL 17-9]
	04:07 [DET 11-17]	Stuckey Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Wallace (1 AST)
Kidd Jump Shot: Missed	03:49
Gooden Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:47
Gooden Putback Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	03:46 [DAL 19-11]
	03:25 [DET 13-19]	Stuckey Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
	03:19	Villanueva Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Humphries	03:19
Beaubois Substitution replaced by Terry	03:19
	03:19	Villanueva Substitution replaced by Maxiell
	03:19	Wallace Substitution replaced by Brown
Marion Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:19
Team Rebound	03:19
Marion Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	03:19 [DAL 20-13]
	03:01	Stuckey Layup Shot: Missed
	03:00	Brown Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	02:52 [DET 15-20]	Stuckey Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:46
Humphries Jump Shot: Missed Block: Maxiell (1 BLK)	02:34
Humphries Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	02:32
	02:31	Brown Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Humphries Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:31
Team Rebound	02:31
Humphries Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	02:31 [DAL 21-15]
	02:16	Stuckey Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Gooden Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	02:14
Marion Layup Shot: Missed	02:09
	02:08	Brown Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	02:02	Stuckey Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Kidd (2 ST)
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	01:54
	01:52	Brown Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	01:30	Gordon Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Terry (1 ST)
Kidd Layup Shot: Missed	01:26
	01:25	Jerebko Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	01:08 [DET 17-21]	Maxiell Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (2 PTS)
	00:52.6	Jerebko Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Kidd Substitution replaced by Barea	00:52.6
	00:52.6	Stuckey Substitution replaced by Bynum
Terry Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:52.6
Team Rebound	00:52.6
Marion Substitution replaced by Ross	00:52.6
Terry Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	00:52.6 [DAL 22-17]
	00:32.9	Jerebko Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ross (1 BLK)
	00:31.5	Team Rebound
Terry Foul : Inbound (1 PF)	00:30.9
	00:30.9	Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:30.9	Team Rebound
	00:30.9	Jerebko Substitution replaced by Daye
	00:30.9 [DET 18-22]	Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Humphries Running Jump Shot: Missed	00:05.8
	00:04.8	Daye Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:01.0	Gordon 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Dallas Mavericks (24-11)		Detroit Pistons (11-22)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Humphries Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	11:38
	11:37	Daye Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	11:14 [DET 20-22]	Stuckey Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Barea (1 AST)	10:54 [DAL 24-20]
	10:28 [DET 22-24]	Bynum Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Barea 3pt Shot: Missed	10:07
	10:06	Maxiell Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Ross Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:58
	09:47	Maxiell Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Humphries (1 BLK)
Ross Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:45
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	09:38
	09:37	Daye Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:21 [DET 25-24]	Stuckey 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Brown (1 AST)
	09:05	Bynum Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Barea Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	09:05 [DAL 25-25]
Barea Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	09:05 [DAL 26-25]
	08:51	Stuckey Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	08:51	Stuckey Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Timeout : Official	08:51
Terry Jump Shot: Missed	08:35
Team Rebound	08:34
Barea Jump Shot: Missed	08:23
Jump Ball Brown vs Humphries (Maxiell gains possession)	08:23
	08:23	Team Rebound
	07:59 [DET 27-26]	Stuckey Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)
	07:47	Maxiell Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed Block: Maxiell (2 BLK)	07:36
Humphries Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	07:35
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	07:34
	07:16	Brown Layup Shot: Missed Block: Humphries (2 BLK)
	07:14	Brown Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	07:11 [DET 29-26]	Daye Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Brown (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:05
Humphries Substitution replaced by Gooden	07:05
Barea Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	06:52 [DAL 28-29]
Ross Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:33
	06:33 [DET 30-28]	Stuckey Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
Terry Substitution replaced by Kidd	06:33
	06:33	Daye Substitution replaced by Gordon
	06:33 [DET 31-28]	Stuckey Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Ross 3pt Shot: Missed	06:18
	06:17	Brown Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	06:06	Bynum 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:05	Maxiell Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:57 [DET 33-28]	Gordon Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Ross 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Kidd (4 AST)	05:45 [DAL 31-33]
	05:23	Maxiell Jump Shot: Missed
Barea Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:22
	05:16	Brown Substitution replaced by Wallace
	05:16	Maxiell Substitution replaced by Villanueva
Nowitzki Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (6 PTS)	05:07 [DAL 33-33]
	04:42 [DET 35-33]	Villanueva Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Barea Running Jump Shot: Missed	04:31
Team Rebound	04:30
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed	04:23
	04:22	Villanueva Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:09 [DET 37-33]	Bynum Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)
Nowitzki Layup Shot: Missed	03:51
	03:50	Villanueva Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Gooden Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:43
Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Marion	03:43
Barea Substitution replaced by Terry	03:43
Gooden Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:29
	03:29	Wallace Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:29	Team Rebound
	03:29 [DET 38-33]	Wallace Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Marion Layup Shot: Missed Block: Villanueva (1 BLK)	03:13
	03:11	Villanueva Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	02:55	Gordon Jump Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	02:54
	02:40	Team Timeout : Regular
Ross Substitution replaced by Beaubois	02:40
Terry Hook Shot: Missed	02:30
	02:29	Stuckey Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:07	Gordon Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Terry Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:06
	02:01	Stuckey Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Terry Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)	02:01 [DAL 34-38]
Terry Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	02:01 [DAL 35-38]
	01:44	Wallace Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Marion Running Jump Shot: Missed	01:31
Gooden Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	01:30
Gooden Layup Shot: Missed Block: Wallace (1 BLK)	01:25
Gooden Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	01:23
Gooden Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	01:22 [DAL 37-38]
	00:59.9 [DET 40-37]	Wallace Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Gordon (1 AST)
Kidd Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	00:46.1
	00:38.9 [DET 42-37]	Bynum Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:38.9
Gooden Substitution replaced by Nowitzki	00:38.9
Kidd Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Bynum (1 ST)	00:34.9
	00:31.3 [DET 44-37]	Villanueva Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Bynum (1 AST)
Kidd 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (2 AST)	00:15.8 [DAL 40-44]
	00:00.1 [DET 46-40]	Bynum Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
End of 2nd Quarter
Dallas Mavericks (24-11)		Detroit Pistons (11-22)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Marion Jump Shot: Missed Block: Wallace (2 BLK)	11:40
	11:38	Stuckey Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Gooden Foul : Defense 3 Second (2 PF)	11:31
	11:31 [DET 47-40]	Gordon Free Throw Technical (5 PTS)
	11:18	Villanueva Hook Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:17
	11:12	Villanueva Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Beaubois 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Marion (1 AST)	11:03 [DAL 43-47]
	10:39 [DET 49-43]	Stuckey Driving Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Beaubois (2 AST)	10:20 [DAL 45-49]
	10:04	Villanueva Jump Shot: Missed
Gooden Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	10:03
	09:57	Villanueva Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Nowitzki 3pt Shot: Missed	09:51
	09:50	Wallace Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	09:35	Stuckey Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Marion (1 ST)
Marion Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Beaubois (3 AST)	09:30 [DAL 47-49]
	09:09	Stuckey Jump Shot: Missed
Beaubois Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:08
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	08:53
	08:52	Jerebko Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	08:40	Gordon 3pt Shot: Missed
Gooden Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	08:39
Marion Jump Shot: Missed	08:28
Marion Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	08:27
Marion Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	08:26 [DAL 49-49]
	08:25	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:13	Stuckey Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Marion (2 ST)
Kidd Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Marion (2 AST)	08:09 [DAL 51-49]
	07:50	Jerebko Layup Shot: Missed
Gooden Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	07:47
Gooden Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Wallace (1 ST)	07:45
	07:32 [DET 51-51]	Villanueva Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Gordon (2 AST)
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed	07:16
	07:15	Stuckey Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	06:58 [DET 53-51]	Stuckey Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS)
	06:44	Jerebko Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Beaubois 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS)	06:30 [DAL 54-53]
	06:03	Gordon Running Bank shot: Missed
	06:02	Wallace Rebound (Off:5 Def:3)
	06:00 [DET 55-54]	Wallace Tip Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Nowitzki Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Beaubois (4 AST)	05:41 [DAL 56-55]
	05:18	Villanueva Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	05:17
Gooden Hook Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (3 AST)	04:57 [DAL 58-55]
	04:38 [DET 57-58]	Stuckey Jump Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Wallace (2 AST)
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed	04:14
	04:13	Team Rebound
	04:13	Jerebko Substitution replaced by Bynum
Beaubois Substitution replaced by Terry	04:13
	03:57	Gordon Jump Shot: Missed Block: Marion (1 BLK)
	03:56	Team Rebound
	03:47 [DET 59-58]	Stuckey Pullup Jump shot: Made (25 PTS)
	03:42	Gordon Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:42
Marion Running Jump Shot: Missed	03:24
	03:23	Villanueva Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	03:15	Gordon 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:14	Gordon Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	03:06 [DET 61-58]	Stuckey Driving Layup Shot: Made (27 PTS)
Gooden Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	03:06
	03:06 [DET 62-58]	Stuckey Free Throw 1 of 1 (28 PTS)
Gooden Jump Shot: Missed Block: Wallace (3 BLK)	02:50
Marion Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	02:48
Kidd 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Marion (3 AST)	02:43 [DAL 61-62]
	02:22 [DET 64-61]	Villanueva Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Stuckey (2 AST)
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Kidd (5 AST)	02:04 [DAL 63-64]
Nowitzki Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:45
	01:40	Stuckey 3pt Shot: Missed
Gooden Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	01:38
Nowitzki Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Kidd (6 AST)	01:26 [DAL 65-64]
	01:00	Villanueva 3pt Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	00:59.9
	00:46.9	Villanueva Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Kidd Substitution replaced by Barea	00:46.9
Gooden Substitution replaced by Humphries	00:46.9
	00:46.9	Wallace Substitution replaced by Brown
	00:46.9	Villanueva Substitution replaced by Maxiell
Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	00:46.9 [DAL 66-64]
	00:46.9	Stuckey Substitution replaced by Daye
Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	00:46.9 [DAL 67-64]
	00:31.8 [DET 66-67]	Bynum Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Nowitzki Layup Shot: Missed	00:15.9
Marion Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	00:15.4
Marion Putback Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS)	00:14.9 [DAL 69-66]
	00:13.9	Daye Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Nowitzki (1 ST)
Humphries Dunk Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (4 AST)	00:11.0 [DAL 71-66]
	00:00.7	Gordon 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
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	11:48	Humphries Violation:Kicked Ball
	11:41 [DET 68-71]	Brown Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bynum (2 AST)
Humphries Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Marion (4 AST)	11:16 [DAL 73-68]
	11:16	Maxiell Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Humphries Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	11:16
	11:15	Daye Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	11:06	Daye Jump Shot: Missed
Ross Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:05
Marion Running Bank shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Barea (2 AST)	10:55 [DAL 75-68]
Humphries Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:44
	10:44	Gordon Substitution replaced by Stuckey
	10:31	Bynum Jump Shot: Missed
	10:30	Team Rebound
Terry Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	10:30
	10:24 [DET 70-75]	Bynum Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Ross Jump Shot: Missed	10:00
Marion Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)	09:59
Barea 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS)	09:45 [DAL 78-70]
	09:27	Stuckey Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Barea (1 ST)
Terry Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	09:23
	09:23	Brown Substitution replaced by Wallace
	09:23	Maxiell Substitution replaced by Villanueva
	09:08 [DET 72-78]	Bynum Floating Jump shot: Made (14 PTS)
	08:55	Bynum Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Timeout : Official	08:55
	08:55	Daye Substitution replaced by Gordon
Marion Substitution replaced by Nowitzki	08:55
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed	08:45
	08:44	Stuckey Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	08:27	Stuckey Jump Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	08:26
Nowitzki Driving Layup Shot: Missed	08:14
	08:13	Villanueva Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	08:02 [DET 74-78]	Bynum Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Villanueva (1 AST)
Humphries Hook Shot: Missed	07:43
	07:42	Villanueva Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	07:35 [DET 76-78]	Bynum Pullup Jump shot: Made (18 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:35
Humphries Substitution replaced by Gooden	07:35
Ross Substitution replaced by Kidd	07:35
Terry Jump Shot: Missed	07:19
	07:18	Bynum Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:05	Gordon Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Terry (2 ST)
Gooden Hook Shot: Missed	06:56
	06:55	Wallace Rebound (Off:5 Def:4)
	06:31 [DET 78-78]	Wallace Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Bynum (3 AST)
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	06:31
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed	06:15
	06:14	Villanueva Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
	05:49	Villanueva Jump Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	05:48
Nowitzki Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Kidd (7 AST)	05:45 [DAL 80-78]
	05:45	Villanueva Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 1 (19 PTS)	05:45 [DAL 81-78]
Nowitzki Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:37
	05:37 [DET 79-81]	Villanueva Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	05:37	Villanueva Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:36
Barea Running Jump Shot: Missed	05:18
	05:16	Bynum Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:08	Villanueva Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Terry (3 ST)
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Barea (3 AST)	05:00 [DAL 83-79]
	04:34	Stuckey Jump Shot: Missed
Gooden Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)	04:33
Terry 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (5 AST)	04:22 [DAL 86-79]
	04:21	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:21	Stuckey Substitution replaced by Jerebko
Nowitzki Foul : Defense 3 Second (2 PF)	04:03
	04:03	Gordon Free Throw Technical Missed
	04:03	Team Rebound
	03:53	Bynum Layup Shot: Missed Block: Nowitzki (1 BLK)
Terry Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:52
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed	03:35
	03:33	Jerebko Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	03:17	Villanueva Running Jump Shot: Missed
Terry Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:16
	03:04	Jerebko Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Terry Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:04
Team Rebound	03:04
Terry Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	03:04 [DAL 87-79]
	02:49	Gordon Jump Shot: Missed
	02:48	Villanueva Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
	02:47 [DET 81-87]	Villanueva Tip Shot: Made (13 PTS)
	02:30	Bynum Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Gooden Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	02:30 [DAL 88-81]
Gooden Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	02:30 [DAL 89-81]
	02:19	Bynum Reverse Layup Shot: Missed Block: Nowitzki (2 BLK)
	02:18	Wallace Rebound (Off:6 Def:4)
	02:12 [DET 84-89]	Bynum 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS)
Barea Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Bynum (2 ST)	01:52
Barea Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:48
	01:48 [DET 85-89]	Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)
	01:48 [DET 86-89]	Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2 (23 PTS)
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Terry (1 AST)	01:33 [DAL 91-86]
	01:15	Bynum Layup Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	01:14
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed	00:53.9
	00:52.0	Villanueva Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)
Terry Foul : Personal (3 PF)	00:52.0
	00:52.0 [DET 87-91]	Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)
	00:52.0 [DET 88-91]	Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:52.0
Nowitzki Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (25 PTS)	00:35.3 [DAL 93-88]
	00:35.3	Team Timeout : Regular
Barea Substitution replaced by Ross	00:35.3
	00:35.3	Jerebko Substitution replaced by Daye
	00:29.0 [DET 90-93]	Bynum Driving Layup Shot: Made (27 PTS)
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	00:06.9
	00:05.7	Daye Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	00:05.7	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:01.9	Gordon 3pt Shot: Missed
Terry Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	00:00.9
	00:00.5	Bynum Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Terry Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	00:00.5 [DAL 94-90]
Terry Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	00:00.5 [DAL 95-90]
End of 4th Quarter

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