Mavericks Put Game Away Early, Destroy Knicks 108-79

Posted by Stephen Rhodes under Main

????????????????????????????????? Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Kidd, top right, drives to the basket against New York Knicks guard Jamal Crawford, left rear, and Zach Randolph (#50) in the second half of their game, played Monday night. Dallas defeated New York 108-79. ?

Easily the biggest massacre of the NBA schedule on Monday night, the Dallas Mavericks shot 52.6% from the floor, while the New York Knicks did the opposite, shooting an anemic 36%, as the Mavericks easily disposed of the Knicks 108-79 at American Airlines Center.

To illustrate how lopsided the game was, the Mavericks scored 32 points in the first quarter, while the Knicks scored 31 in the first half.? Dallas, as one would expect from this drubbing, did not trail during this game.? Bottm line with this game, the Mavericks did everything right - 32 assists vs. New York’s 13 - while the Knicks did most things wrong.

Dallas was led by Dirk Nowitzski?and reserve Jason Terry with 18 points each - with Nowitzski grabbing 8 rebounds, dishing out 3 assists, and had 2 steals, while Terry grabbed 5 rebounds and dished out?5 assists; Josh Howard added 14 with 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals.? New York?was led by Zach Randolph with 21 points with 14 rebounds, an assist and a steal, while Doug Lee added 14 with 5 rebounds and a steal.? Dallas (41-23) now travels to Charlotte to take on the Bobcats on Wednesday night, while New York (18-46) flies to Miami to face the Heat - also on Wednesday.?

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