National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Dallas 96, Portland 91
When: 9:00 PM ET, Sunday, April 7, 2013
Where: Moda Center, Portland, Oregon
Officials: #16 David Guthrie, #63 Derek Richardson, #15 Bennett Salvatore
Attendance: 20228
Mavericks 96, Trail Blazers 91: Chris Kaman scored a season-best 26 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Shawn Marion added 20 points as visiting Dallas downed Portland.

Vince Carter scored 14 points and Brandan Wright had 12 points and nine rebounds as the Mavericks led wire-to-wire to keep their sagging playoff hopes alive. Dallas trails eighth-place Utah by 2 1/2 games and the Los Angeles Lakers by two games in the battle for the final Western Conference playoff spot.

Rookie Will Barton recorded season-highs of 22 points and 13 rebounds and LaMarcus Aldridge scored 18 points for the Trail Blazers, who have lost a season-worst eight straight games.

Dallas scored the first nine points and never let up the entire first half. The Mavericks’ lead reached 44-22 on Marion’s basket with 6:28 left in the half en route to a 56-32 lead at the break.

The lead was 20 points entering the final stanza and Portland later got back into the game with a 19-2 burst to pull within 88-83 with 3:30 left. The Trail Blazers moved to three down on two free throws by Barton with 39.4 seconds left before Dallas sealed the game on Marion’s basket with three-tenths of a second remaining.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
The Mavericks had a 62-46 edge in points in the paint. … Trail Blazers F Nicolas Batum (shoulder) missed his third straight game. … Dallas F Elton Brand (calf) was held out for the third consecutive contest.
Top Game Performances
 
Dallas   Portland
Chris Kaman 26 Scoring Will Barton 22
Darren Collison 8 Assists Will Barton 6
Chris Kaman 11 Rebounds Will Barton 13
Vince Carter 4 Free Throws Made Will Barton 8
Dirk Nowitzki 3 Steals Will Barton 3
Chris Kaman 2 Blocks Victor Claver 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Dallas 96 46.7 3-13 9-12 28 48 7 9 12
Portland 91 46.2 4-22 13-16 23 39 3 8 14
Upcoming Games
  • Portland will play their next game at home against L.A. Lakers. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Dallas will play their next game at home against Phoenix. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.