Mavericks-Knicks Preview

By SANTOSH VENKATARAMAN
Posted Feb 01 2011 10:34AM

The New York Knicks have surprisingly used stifling fourth-quarter defense during a three-game home win streak. Defending against Dirk Nowitzki at Madison Square Garden has proven to be a challenge in the past.

The Knicks hope to continue their run at home Wednesday night when they try to snap Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks' five-game win streak.

New York (25-22) isn't known for its defense, allowing 106.0 points per game for one of the worst marks in the NBA. The Knicks, though, have held each of their last three opponents at home to 15 points in the final period, outscoring Detroit by 18 over the final 12 minutes of Sunday's 124-106 victory.

"What I'm noticing is that the fact that when the fourth quarter comes around, guys are really focusing in and really being sharp defensively," forward Amare Stoudemire said. "That's the tenacity that we have to play with, definitely in the fourth quarter, but we're trying to put together a full 48-minute game that way."

The Knicks will likely need to be sharp against Nowitzki, who is averaging 29.4 points in his last nine visits to MSG. That includes his lowest total in that span in the Mavericks' last visit, a 20-point effort in 30 minutes in a 128-78 victory last season that was New York's worst home loss.

Nowitzki is starting to find his shooting stroke since missing nine games with a sprained right knee Dec. 30-Jan. 14. He's made 15 of 22 shots in his last two games after shooting 39.1 percent over his previous seven.

Dallas (32-15) is looking forward to what could be a challenging three-game trip with visits to Boston and Charlotte also on tap. The Mavericks completed a perfect four-game homestand with a 102-92 win over Washington on Monday.

"It was a good homestand," coach Rick Carlisle told the Mavericks' official website. "We accomplished our goal. We wanted to win all of the games. None of them were easy and we knew that they would not be."

Carlisle was forced to use a new lineup when Dallas waived starting forward Sasha Pavlovic after Saturday's win over Atlanta. Brian Cardinal made his first start since Jan. 1 and had nine points and four rebounds.

Nowitzki scored 24 points and Tyson Chandler had 18 and 18 rebounds. The Mavs are 30-8 with Nowitzki in the lineup.

While New York has had problems with Nowitzki, Stoudemire has given Dallas issues in the past with Phoenix. The Knicks All-Star forward is averaging 26.3 points on 58.6 percent shooting in his last 10 games against the Mavs.

Stoudemire was listed as questionable for Sunday's game against Detroit due to knee problems, but still has yet to miss a game after scoring 33 points.

"I feel pretty good so I was ready," Stoudemire said. "No worries."

The Knicks got season highs of 23 points and 14 rebounds from rookie center Timofey Mozgov, who had not played in their previous 10 games.

New York played its second straight without starting forward Wilson Chandler (sore left calf). Shawne Williams, a former Mavericks reserve, is eligible to return after being suspended one game for throwing a punch in Atlanta on Friday night.

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Mavericks beat Knicks for sixth straight win

By BRIAN MAHONEY
Posted Feb 02 2011 11:29PM

NEW YORK (AP) Given how much a healthy Dirk Nowitzki means to the Dallas Mavericks, his coach thinks he should be the MVP.

The way the Mavericks are rolling again, maybe they can get the big German the hardware he really wants.

Nowitzki had 29 points and 11 rebounds, and the Mavericks seized control in the third quarter before beating the New York Knicks 113-97 on Wednesday night for their sixth straight victory.

The Mavericks, who got off to a superb start before Nowitzki sprained his knee in late December, are back within a half-game of second place in the Western Conference.

"I think our defense has been going back to where we were in November-December," Nowitzki said. "I think if you look at our effort defensively in the second half, that's what won us the game."

Jose Barea added 22 points and Tyson Chandler had 15 points and 11 boards for the Mavericks, who outscored the Knicks 26-6 to open the second half and went on to their fifth consecutive win in New York.

This one wasn't as dominant as the Mavs' 128-78 rout on Jan 24, 2010, their most lopsided win ever and the Knicks' worst loss on their home floor. But Dallas was just as impressive in the first 7 1/2 minutes of the third quarter en route to its 16th win in the past 18 meetings overall.

"Great third quarter," reserve guard Jason Terry said.

Danilo Gallinari scored 27 points and Amare Stoudemire finished with 21, but missed all five shots in a scoreless second half before leaving for good as the Knicks went deep into their bench.

"The shots were good looks," Stoudemire said. "There are just some nights like this where you miss your shots, but I think collectively in the second half, we just didn't come out with good energy."

Playing without starting forward Wilson Chandler for the third straight game because of a sore left calf, the Knicks missed 26-of-36 shots over a nearly 20-minute span bridging the second and third quarters. Toney Douglas had 22 points off the bench, but starting guards Raymond Felton and Landry Fields were a combined 6 of 25.

"I thought we ran out of steam for whatever reason," coach Mike D'Antoni said. "We ran out of good plays."

Nowitzki missed nine games, with Dallas losing seven of them, and struggled a bit when he returned. He was 10 of 16 Wednesday and the Mavs made 50 percent of their shots.

"I think when 41 is out on the floor, just his presence, no matter if he's 50 percent or a hundred percent, he draws so much attention," point guard Jason Kidd said, "and we've got guys who are shooting the ball extremely well from behind the arc and it just opens up the whole court."

Leading by four at halftime, Dallas opened the third with a 15-4 burst, with Nowitzki's 3-pointer making it 71-56 not long after Stoudemire botched a dunk. A basket by Shawne Williams briefly halted the Mavs' momentum, but Kidd made a 3-pointer, Barea converted a three-point play, Tyson Chandler dunked and DeShawn Stevenson nailed a 3-pointer to make it 82-58 with 4:27 left.

The Mavs also lost starter Caron Butler for the season during their bad stretch. But they believe they can make up for the lost offense if they defend as they did during their 24-5 start.

"With the injuries, we got away from that," Chandler said. "We started focusing too much on offense and how we can make up for Caron and Dirk being out. Not only could we not make up for the offense, but we stopped on the defensive end. Now that we got guys back healthy, we're starting to come back to our roots."

The Knicks, who missed 11 of 14 to start the period, cut it to 82-71, but never got within single digits before the Mavs used another burst midway through the fourth quarter to put it away.

Stevenson scored 13 points, Terry had 12, and Kidd finished with 10 assists.

The Mavericks made seven of their first eight shots, but the Knicks controlled the rest of the first quarter, shooting 56 percent and surging to a 34-27 lead. Dallas picked up its defense in the second, limiting New York to 18 points on 7-of-22 shooting and taking a 56-52 lead.

Notes: Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said Peja Stojakovic, who signed with the Mavericks on Jan. 24, could make his debut with the team next week. The veteran sharpshooter is working out in Dallas while the Mavs are on the road this week. "Between now and then his workouts have got to continue to be going in the right direction in terms of the conditioning and the rehab on the knee, and so far it's been all very positive," Carlisle said. Stojakovic last played in November for the Toronto Raptors before sitting out with a swollen left knee. ... Nowitzki scored 13 points in the first half, giving him exactly 22,000 for his career. ... Singer Justin Bieber was at the game and was loudly booed when shown wearing large pink glasses on the overhead scoreboard.

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Mavs-Knicks notebook

By Adam Zagoria, for NBA.com
Posted Wednesday February 2, 2011 10:23PM

THE FACTS: Dirk Nowitzki scored 29 points and became the 24th player to surpass the 22,000-point plateau and Jose Barea added 22 points off the bench as the Dallas Mavericks won their sixth straight 113-97 over the Knicks at Madison Square Garden.

QUOTABLE: "There's a guy who's worked more on developing his game [than anybody] in the history of the league. There's a reason the ball goes in the basket. He's put in the work."
-- Mavs coach Rick Carlisle on Dirk Nowitzki

THE STAT: The Mavs dominated on the boards (54-34) and from beyond the arc. Dallas shot 11-for-25 (44 percent) from deep while the Knicks made 6 of 23 (26 percent).

TURNING POINT: After taking a narrow 56-52 halftime lead, the Mavs outscored the Knicks 30-21 in the third period to seize an 86-73 lead.

QUOTABLE II: "They're an older, more experienced team and they ran harder than we did."
-- Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni

HOT: Nowitzki has notched 20 or more points in three straight games and four of six.

NOT: After putting up career-highs of 24 points and 13 boards in Sunday's win over the Detroit Pistons, Knicks rookie center Timofey Mozgov came back to Earth with four points and one rebound.

NOTABLE: Amar'e Stoudemire scored 21 points in the first half but failed to score in the second.

INSIDE THE ARENA: Justin Bieber wore purple framed glasses and received a massive round of boos. Chris Rock was also in the house.

UP NEXT: For the Knicks, Friday @ Philadelphia, Sunday vs. Philadelphia, Wednesday vs. Clippers. For the Mavericks, Friday @ Boston, Saturday @ Charlotte, Monday vs. Cleveland.

• Mavericks: Beaubois, Butler
• Knicks: Azubuike, Chandler, Curry

• Mavericks: --
• Knicks: --

• Lead Changes: 9
• Times Tied: 8

• Arena: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
• Officials: #25 Tony Brothers, #43 Dan Crawford, #60 James Williams
• Attendance: 19763
• Duration: 2:07

Dallas Mavericks (33-15)		New York Knicks (25-23)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Stoudemire vs Chandler (Turiaf gains possession)
	11:50 [NYK 2-0]	Felton Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Cardinal (1 AST)	11:28 [DAL 2-2]
	11:15 [NYK 4-2]	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Chandler Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Turiaf (1 ST)	10:59
	10:49 [NYK 6-2]	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Felton (1 AST)
Stevenson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:31 [DAL 4-6]
	10:22	Felton Jump Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:20
	10:12	Stoudemire Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Chandler Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	10:12 [DAL 5-6]
Chandler Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	10:12
	10:11	Fields Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:58	Stoudemire Driving Jump shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:56
Stevenson Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:42 [DAL 7-6]
	09:32	Turiaf Jump Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:30
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:25 [DAL 9-6]
	09:10	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:09
Chandler Layup Shot: Missed	09:03
	09:01	Felton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:54 [NYK 8-9]	Fields Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	08:36	Felton Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Cardinal 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Kidd (1 AST)	08:30 [DAL 12-8]
	08:24	Stoudemire Layup Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:23
Stevenson 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Cardinal (2 AST)	08:13 [DAL 15-8]
	07:58	Felton Jump Shot: Missed
	07:55	Team Rebound
	07:41	Fields Jump Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:38
Chandler Slam Dunk Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Kidd (2 AST)	07:32 [DAL 17-8]
	07:29	Team Timeout : Regular
	07:29	Turiaf Substitution replaced by Williams
	07:15 [NYK 10-17]	Gallinari Driving Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Stevenson 3pt Shot: Missed	06:52
Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:50
Chandler Slam Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS)	06:48 [DAL 19-10]
	06:39 [NYK 12-19]	Gallinari Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Chandler Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:39
	06:39 [NYK 13-19]	Gallinari Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
Stevenson Jump Shot: Missed	06:28
	06:27	Fields Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:19 [NYK 15-19]	Stoudemire Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Felton (2 AST)
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed	06:07
	06:06	Gallinari Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:58 [NYK 17-19]	Gallinari Driving Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	05:56
Cardinal Substitution replaced by Marion	05:56
Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Terry	05:56
Chandler Jump Shot: Missed	05:44
	05:43	Fields Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:22 [NYK 19-19]	Stoudemire Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	04:58
	04:57	Felton Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:49	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Terry Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:47
Kidd Layup Shot: Missed Block: Felton (1 BLK)	04:44
	04:42	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:39	Fields Substitution replaced by Douglas
Stevenson Foul : Personal (1 PF)	04:39
	04:39 [NYK 20-19]	Felton Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	04:39 [NYK 21-19]	Felton Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Chandler Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Marion (1 AST)	04:25 [DAL 21-21]
	04:07 [NYK 23-21]	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Gallinari (1 AST)
Marion Jump Shot: Missed	03:51
	03:50	Team Rebound
	03:37	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:36
	03:18	Williams Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Marion Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:18
Team Rebound	03:18
Marion Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	03:18 [DAL 22-23]
	03:03	Gallinari Jump Shot: Missed Block: Chandler (1 BLK)
Marion Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:01
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	02:57
	02:56	Gallinari Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Marion Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:47
Team Timeout : Regular	02:47
	02:47	Stoudemire Substitution replaced by Mozgov
Chandler Substitution replaced by Haywood	02:47
Kidd Substitution replaced by Nowitzki	02:47
Stevenson Substitution replaced by Barea	02:47
	02:47 [NYK 24-22]	Gallinari Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	02:47 [NYK 25-22]	Gallinari Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Barea 3pt Shot: Missed	02:29
	02:27	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:16 [NYK 28-22]	Felton 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Terry Jump Shot: Missed	01:57
Terry Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:55
Haywood Hook Shot: Missed	01:45
	01:44	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:38 [NYK 30-22]	Mozgov Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Felton (3 AST)
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	01:16 [DAL 24-30]
	01:04	Felton Jump Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:02
Barea Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)	00:47.2
	00:41.6 [NYK 32-24]	Douglas Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Nowitzki 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Barea (1 AST)	00:26.0 [DAL 27-32]
Terry Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:11.8
Terry Substitution replaced by Stevenson	00:11.8
	00:03.0 [NYK 34-27]	Gallinari Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)
End of 1st Quarter
Dallas Mavericks (33-15)		New York Knicks (25-23)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:50	Williams Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Terry Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Walker (1 ST)	11:49
	11:35	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Terry Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	11:33
Barea Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Gallinari (1 ST)	11:25
	11:13	Douglas Jump Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	11:12
	11:01	Mozgov Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Barea Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	11:01 [DAL 28-34]
	11:01	Gallinari Substitution replaced by Fields
Barea Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	11:01 [DAL 29-34]
	10:44	Fields Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed Block: Nowitzki (1 BLK)
Marion Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	10:41
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed Block: Williams (1 BLK)	10:29
Barea Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:27
Barea 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)	10:24 [DAL 32-34]
	10:10	Walker 3pt Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:08
	09:54	Williams Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	09:54 [DAL 33-34]
	09:54	Williams Substitution replaced by Stoudemire
Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	09:54 [DAL 34-34]
Haywood Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:41
	09:32	Mozgov Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Barea (1 ST)
Barea 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Marion (2 AST)	09:26 [DAL 37-34]
	09:24	Team Timeout : Regular
	09:01	Mozgov Jump Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	09:00
Marion Jump Shot: Missed Block: Stoudemire (1 BLK)	08:54
	08:52	Stoudemire Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:44	Stoudemire Layup Shot: Missed Block: Haywood (1 BLK)
Barea Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:42
Nowitzki Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	08:31
	08:16 [NYK 37-37]	Douglas 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Stoudemire (1 AST)
Barea Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	08:03
Marion Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	08:02
Marion Layup Shot: Missed	08:01
Team Rebound	08:00
Terry Jump Shot: Missed	07:50
	07:48	Mozgov Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:32	Douglas 3pt Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	07:30
Haywood Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Terry (1 AST)	07:22 [DAL 39-37]
Haywood Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:03
	07:03	Douglas Substitution replaced by Gallinari
	07:03	Mozgov Substitution replaced by Felton
Terry Substitution replaced by Kidd	07:03
	06:51 [NYK 39-39]	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Felton (4 AST)
Barea Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Stoudemire (1 ST)	06:25
Nowitzki Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:21
	06:21 [NYK 40-39]	Gallinari Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	06:21 [NYK 41-39]	Gallinari Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
	06:03	Gallinari Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Barea Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	06:03 [DAL 40-41]
Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Chandler	06:03
Haywood Substitution replaced by Cardinal	06:03
Barea Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	06:03 [DAL 41-41]
	05:44 [NYK 43-41]	Stoudemire Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Gallinari (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:37
Barea Substitution replaced by Terry	05:37
Marion Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Kidd (3 AST)	05:26 [DAL 43-43]
	05:11 [NYK 45-43]	Stoudemire Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Felton (5 AST)
Cardinal Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:11
	05:11 [NYK 46-43]	Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 1 (17 PTS)
Marion Hook Shot: Missed	04:55
	04:53	Fields Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	04:42	Felton 3pt Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	04:40
Marion Jump Shot: Missed	04:31
Team Rebound	04:30
	04:30	Walker Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Chandler Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	04:30 [DAL 44-46]
Cardinal Substitution replaced by Stevenson	04:30
Chandler Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	04:30 [DAL 45-46]
	04:20	Gallinari Jump Bank Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	04:18
Terry Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Stevenson (1 AST)	04:12 [DAL 47-46]
	03:50	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:49
Marion Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	03:39
	03:21	Fields 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:19	Walker Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	03:18 [NYK 48-47]	Walker Putback Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	02:55
	02:53	Gallinari Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:47	Gallinari Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Kidd (1 ST)
Terry Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Fields (1 ST)	02:43
	02:23	Felton Jump Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	02:21
Marion Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gallinari (1 BLK)	02:16
Kidd Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	02:14
	02:02
Marion Substitution replaced by Nowitzki	02:02
Terry Jump Shot: Missed	01:57
Stevenson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	01:55
Chandler Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Kidd (4 AST)	01:40 [DAL 49-48]
	01:24 [NYK 50-49]	Stoudemire Running Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Felton (6 AST)
Chandler Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	01:24
	01:24	Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	01:23
Stevenson 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Kidd (5 AST)	01:09 [DAL 52-50]
	00:58.9	Fields 3pt Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:56.7
	00:45.8	Walker Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	00:45.8	Walker Substitution replaced by Douglas
Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	00:45.8 [DAL 53-50]
Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	00:45.8 [DAL 54-50]
	00:39.0 [NYK 52-54]	Stoudemire Driving Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Felton (7 AST)
Terry Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	00:23.8 [DAL 56-52]
	00:02.4	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Missed
	00:01.0	Fields Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	00:00.2	Fields Tip Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Dallas Mavericks (33-15)		New York Knicks (25-23)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Barea Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	11:40 [DAL 58-52]
	11:24	Fields 3pt Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	11:21
Barea Running Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)	11:12 [DAL 60-52]
	10:51 [NYK 54-60]	Felton Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Turiaf (1 AST)
Nowitzki 3pt Shot: Missed	10:28
Chandler Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	10:26
Stevenson 3pt Shot: Missed	10:21
	10:19	Fields Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	10:11	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	10:09
Kidd Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Gallinari (2 ST)	10:00
	09:54	Felton Layup Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	09:52
	09:42	Gallinari Foul : Defense 3 Second (1 PF)
Nowitzki Free Throw Technical (14 PTS)	09:42 [DAL 61-54]
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	09:30
	09:28	Felton Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:23 [NYK 56-61]	Fields Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Felton (8 AST)
Nowitzki Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)	09:03 [DAL 63-56]
	08:45	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	08:43
Kidd 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (1 AST)	08:36 [DAL 66-56]
	08:20	Fields 3pt Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	08:18
Barea Jump Shot: Missed	07:56
	07:54	Gallinari Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	07:49	Stoudemire Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	07:47
	07:33	Turiaf Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	07:33	Turiaf Substitution replaced by Williams
Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	07:33 [DAL 67-56]
	07:33	Fields Substitution replaced by Douglas
Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	07:33 [DAL 68-56]
	07:21	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	07:19
Nowitzki 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Kidd (6 AST)	07:13 [DAL 71-56]
	07:12	Team Timeout : Regular
	07:03	Felton Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	07:02
Nowitzki Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	06:48
	06:47	Gallinari Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	06:40 [NYK 58-71]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Douglas (1 AST)
Kidd Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	06:23
	06:21	Stoudemire Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:10	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Barea Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:08
Chandler Hook Shot: Missed	05:52
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	05:51
Kidd 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (2 AST)	05:46 [DAL 74-58]
	05:32	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Missed
Stevenson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:30
Barea Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)	05:24 [DAL 76-58]
	05:24	Stoudemire Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Marion	05:24
Barea Free Throw 1 of 1 (17 PTS)	05:24 [DAL 77-58]
	05:12	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Missed
Stevenson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:11
Chandler Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Barea (2 AST)	04:51 [DAL 79-58]
	04:44	Gallinari Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)
Barea Substitution replaced by Terry	04:44
Stevenson 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Kidd (7 AST)	04:27 [DAL 82-58]
	04:27	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:17 [NYK 60-82]	Gallinari Driving Dunk Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Kidd Jump Shot: Missed	03:52
	03:50	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Marion Foul : Personal (2 PF)	03:39
	03:29	Felton 3pt Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)	03:27
Marion Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Douglas (1 ST)	03:19
Terry Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:15
	03:15 [NYK 61-82]	Douglas Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	03:15	Douglas Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)	03:14
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	02:58
	02:56	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	02:50 [NYK 64-82]	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Felton (9 AST)
Marion Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Douglas (2 ST)	02:30
	02:25 [NYK 66-82]	Douglas Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:24
Stevenson Substitution replaced by Nowitzki	02:24
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	02:02
	02:00	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
Marion Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	01:44
Kidd Substitution replaced by Barea	01:44
Chandler Substitution replaced by Haywood	01:44
	01:44 [NYK 67-82]	Gallinari Free Throw 1 of 3 (19 PTS)
	01:44 [NYK 68-82]	Gallinari Free Throw 2 of 3 (20 PTS)
	01:44 [NYK 69-82]	Gallinari Free Throw 3 of 3 (21 PTS)
Barea Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Stoudemire (2 BLK)	01:24
	01:22	Gallinari Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	01:14 [NYK 71-82]	Douglas Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Stoudemire (2 AST)
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (23 PTS)	00:52.1 [DAL 84-71]
Haywood Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	00:40.1
	00:40.1 [NYK 72-84]	Gallinari Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)
Marion Substitution replaced by Stevenson	00:40.1
	00:40.1 [NYK 73-84]	Gallinari Free Throw 2 of 2 (23 PTS)
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	00:21.9
Stevenson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	00:19.5
	00:04.5	Stoudemire Violation:Defensive Goaltending
Barea Driving Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)	00:04.5 [DAL 86-73]
	00:00.9	Felton 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
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Haywood Foul : Personal (4 PF)	11:47
	11:44	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed
Terry Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	11:42
Nowitzki Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (25 PTS)	11:28 [DAL 88-73]
	11:12	Stoudemire Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Terry Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Barea (3 AST)	10:58 [DAL 90-73]
	10:46	Douglas 3pt Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)	10:44
Haywood Layup Shot: Missed Block: Stoudemire (3 BLK)	10:37
	10:37	Jump Ball Stoudemire vs Haywood (Gallinari gains possession)
	10:37	Team Rebound
	10:25 [NYK 75-90]	Douglas Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Stoudemire (3 AST)
Haywood Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Terry (2 AST)	10:16 [DAL 92-75]
	09:51 [NYK 77-92]	Gallinari Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (25 PTS)
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	09:25
	09:23	Stoudemire Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:10	Fields Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Terry (1 ST)
Stevenson 3pt Shot: Missed	09:03
	09:01	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	08:50	Gallinari Jump Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)	08:49
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed	08:28
	08:26	Stoudemire Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	08:17 [NYK 79-92]	Douglas Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Stoudemire (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:17
Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Marion	08:17
Stevenson Substitution replaced by Kidd	08:17
	08:17	Gallinari Substitution replaced by Mozgov
	08:17	Stoudemire Substitution replaced by Felton
Terry Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Kidd (8 AST)	07:58 [DAL 94-79]
	07:42 [NYK 81-94]	Douglas Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Marion Jump Shot: Missed	07:19
	07:18	Fields Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	06:59 [NYK 83-94]	Felton Pullup Jump shot: Made (11 PTS)
	06:36	Williams Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Haywood Substitution replaced by Chandler	06:36
Marion Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	06:36 [DAL 95-83]
Marion Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	06:36 [DAL 96-83]
	06:25	Douglas 3pt Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)	06:23
Terry Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Kidd (9 AST)	06:13 [DAL 98-83]
	06:07	Williams Foul : Offensive (5 PF)
	06:07	Williams Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	06:07	Douglas Substitution replaced by Gallinari
Marion Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (4 TO)	05:52
	05:52
Marion Substitution replaced by Nowitzki	05:52
	05:52	Mozgov Substitution replaced by Stoudemire
	05:41	Fields Jump Shot: Missed
	05:40	Fields Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	05:40	Fields Tip Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:1 Def:10)	05:39
Terry Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (3 AST)	05:25 [DAL 100-83]
	05:25	Williams Foul : Shooting (6 PF)
	05:25	Williams Substitution replaced by Mozgov
Terry Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	05:25
	05:24	Fields Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	05:18	Felton Floating Jump shot: Missed
	05:17	Stoudemire Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Chandler Foul : Personal (3 PF)	05:17
	05:06	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	05:05
Nowitzki Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (27 PTS)	04:43 [DAL 102-83]
	04:33	Gallinari Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)
	04:33	Stoudemire Substitution replaced by Douglas
Barea 3pt Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Kidd (10 AST)	04:17 [DAL 105-83]
	04:03 [NYK 86-105]	Douglas 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Barea Layup Shot: Missed	03:42
Chandler Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)	03:39
Chandler Tip Shot: Made (15 PTS)	03:39 [DAL 107-86]
Nowitzki Foul : Personal (2 PF)	03:34
	03:34	Felton Substitution replaced by Walker
Kidd Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:31
	03:31 [NYK 87-107]	Gallinari Free Throw 1 of 2 (26 PTS)
	03:31	Fields Substitution replaced by Rautins
Chandler Substitution replaced by Mahinmi	03:31
	03:31 [NYK 88-107]	Gallinari Free Throw 2 of 2 (27 PTS)
Nowitzki Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (29 PTS)	03:14 [DAL 109-88]
	03:03	Mozgov Driving Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Mahinmi (1 BLK)
Team Rebound	03:02
	03:02	Gallinari Substitution replaced by Randolph
Team Timeout : Regular	03:02
Kidd Substitution replaced by Stevenson	03:02
Nowitzki 3pt Shot: Missed	02:48
	02:46	Walker Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Mahinmi Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:36
Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Cardinal	02:36
Terry Substitution replaced by Jones	02:36
	02:36 [NYK 89-109]	Rautins Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	02:36	Rautins Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Stevenson Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	02:35
Stevenson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Douglas (3 ST)	02:31
	02:27	Rautins 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:26	Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	02:18	Randolph Jump Shot: Missed
Mahinmi Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:15
Jones Jump Shot: Missed	01:49
Team Rebound	01:48
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	01:48
	01:43	Rautins Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Mahinmi Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Cardinal (3 AST)	01:28 [DAL 111-89]
	01:21 [NYK 92-111]	Douglas 3pt Shot: Made (22 PTS)
Jones Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Rautins (1 ST)	01:05
	00:57.1 [NYK 94-111]	Mozgov Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Douglas (2 AST)
Mahinmi Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Walker (2 ST)	00:45.9
	00:41.9	Randolph Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Jones Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:39.9
Jones Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	00:34.0 [DAL 113-94]
	00:21.5 [NYK 97-113]	Randolph 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Douglas (3 AST)
End of 4th Quarter

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