Dirk Donates Double-Double Dallas Dumps Orlando 111-108

Dirk Nowitzki had a double-double, a game high 31 points, and 11 rebounds, as the Dallas Mavericks slipped by the Orlando Magic 111-108 Monday. Magic center Dwight Howard also had a double-double scoring 22 points, and grabbing a game high 13 rebounds as the contest remained close all night long. Dallas scored 52.5% from the field, Orlando 52.4 %. The Magic had a better mark from three point range, as they shot 5-14, while Dallas hit 4-16 from outside the arc. But Dallas cleaned up at the line shooting 92% while Orlando shot 75% for the game.

Dallas led at the end of the first quarter 29-27, and led 57-54 at the half. The Mavericks had an 84-79 at the end of the third quarter, they were within 1 point after Keith Bogans hit a long jumper, with 3.5 seconds left. Bogans thought he hit a trey, but? the referees ruled that his foot was on the line. “Old Reliable” Jerry Stackhouse hit 2 from the line to make it a 3 point game, and Kenyon Dooling threw a prayer from three point range at the buzzer, but the ball clanked off the rim.

Nowitzki shot 12-24 from the field including 1 trey, and a perfect 6-6 from the line, and added 4 assists, to go along with the 31, and 11. Stackhouse scored 21 points off the bench, 3 rebounds,?1 assist, 1 steal, Josh Howard scored 19, 6 boards, 1 steal, and Devin Harris had 15 points, 9 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 blocked shots.

Hedo Turkoglu led the Magic with a team high 26 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, Howard had 5 assists, 2 steals, 1 block to go along with his double-double. Rashard Lewis scored 15 points, 8 boards, 1 assist, 1 steal, Jameer Nelson scored 13 points, 5 assists, 1 rebound, and Dooling scored 10 points off the bench, with 1 assist. Both teams now sport identical marks of 17-9.