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02/16/2007 - Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dirk Nowitzki scored 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks came back to topple the Houston Rockets, 80-77, to win their ninth straight game entering the All-Star break.
Jerry Stackhouse contributed 17 points off the bench for the Mavs, who have won 30 of 32. Josh Howard added 15 points and 11 boards for Dallas, which enters the break at a league-best 44-9.
Tracy McGrady scored 27 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for the Rockets, who had won two straight entering the game. Juwan Howard scored 14 points for Houston, and Shane Battier added 11 points.
Houston had a chance to win the game, holding the ball with the shot-clock turned off, but Luther Head forced an off-balance jumper in the lane with just under five seconds left. Jason Terry collected the rebound and was fouled, hitting two free throws to put the Mavs up 80-77.
The Rockets still had 4.2 seconds left to hit a game-tying three, but Dallas trapped McGrady as he received the inbounds pass, and the Rockets could not get a shot off before the buzzer sounded.
Houston had led 77-74 with three minutes left, but could not score another point, and four points from Terry, including a pull-up jumper in the lane, put Dallas ahead 78-77 with 1:09 left.
Houston suffered through a cold spell in the third quarter, scoring only 12 points. Dallas capitalized on Houston's struggles to regain the lead, but only barely, entering the fourth quarter.
Despite an inability to hit shots from the field, a McGrady three boosted the Rockets lead to 55-46 with 4:25 left in the third. The Mavs finally heated up, though, ripping off a 12-0 run, capped by back-to-back threes by Stackhouse that put Dallas ahead 58-55 with 24 seconds left in the third. Juwan Howard hit a jumper in the waning seconds of the stanza, though, and the Mavs lead stood at 58-57 entering the final 12 minutes.
The Rockets struggled early, and the Mavs led 21-12 with 3:21 left in the quarter. A McGrady jumper fueled a 9-0 run to close the quarter, though, and the Rockets edged into a 23-21 lead heading into the second.
Houston held a 45-38 lead at the break.
Game Notes
Dallas won the season series between the clubs, 3-1...Dallas improved to 20-6 on the road this season, where they have won four straight...Both teams shot 38.5 percent (5-of-13) from behind the three-point line.
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Uniondale, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Randy Robitaille scored twice to lead the
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Mike Sillinger posted a goal and an assist for the Islanders, who have won two
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Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton added 19 points, grabbe
No. 12 Vanderbilt routs Mississippi State >>
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No. 7 LSU torches Arkansas >>
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