National Basketball Association
Dallas 105, Washington 99
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 26, 2011
Where: Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Officials:
#75 Eric Dalen, #60 David Guthrie, #23 Jason Phillips
Attendance:
19203
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Jason Terry scored 25 points and Tyson Chandler hit the go-ahead basket as the Dallas Mavericks defeated the host Washington Wizards 105-99 on Saturday.
Chandler had 23 points and 13 rebounds and Dirk Nowitzki scored 21 points for Dallas (42-16), which won its fifth straight game. Shawn Marion added 13 points and 10 rebounds.
John Wall scored 24 points for Washington (15-43), which lost its fifth straight.
The Mavericks led 97-89 on Chandler’s basket with 3:19 to go but Washington rallied to tie the score. Wall scored six straight points and Jordan Crawford hit a 19-footer to even things.
Chandler followed with a layup with 1:16 left to put Dallas ahead to stay.
The Mavericks led by 13 points late in the first half but Wall’s 35-foot, buzzer-beating 3-pointer to end the half started a string of 12 straight Washington points. JaVale McGee’s dunk pulled the Wizards within 59-58 with 8:33 left in the third.
Nick Young scored 14 points and Rashard Lewis added 13 points for the Wizards.
Top Game Performances
| Dallas |
|
Washington |
|
Jason Terry 25 |
Scoring |
John Wall 24 |
|
Jason Kidd 14 |
Assists |
John Wall 5 |
|
Tyson Chandler 13 |
Rebounds |
JaVale McGee 11 |
|
Dirk Nowitzki 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Josh Howard 3 |
|
Jason Kidd 3 |
Steals |
Jordan Crawford 2 |
|
Rodrique Beaubois 1 |
Blocks |
JaVale McGee 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Dallas
|
105 |
48.1 |
6-17 |
21-31 |
28 |
51 |
3 |
4 |
13 |
| Washington
|
99 |
46.3 |
5-14 |
6-16 |
17 |
48 |
3 |
7 |
10 |
Upcoming Games
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Washington will play their next game at home against Chicago. The Wizards have a W/L % of .067 after a win and .326 after a loss.
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Dallas will play their next game on the road against Toronto. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .805 after a win and .529 after a loss.