Howard drops 30 as Mavericks top Nuggets
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Josh Howard was just as proud of his matching his career-high scoring total as he was of his defense against NBA leading-scorer Carmelo Anthony. Howard scored 30 points, Dirk Nowitzki added 25 and Jason Terry had 14 of his 24 in the first quarter to help the Mavericks build early leads of as many as 18 points in Dallas' 105-90 victory over the weary Denver Nuggets on Saturday night.
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Josh Howard, a game-time decision because of a bone bruise on his right ankle, scored 29 points to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 105-98 victory over the Phoenix Suns Friday night, evening the Western Conference finals 1-1.
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Dirk Nowitski, above, scores 30 points to go along with 14 rebounds and five assists Tuesday as the Mavericks break open a close game in the third quarter to hammer the Wizards, 107-80.
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Josh Howard scored 29 points and Dirk Nowitzki just missed his first career triple-double, carrying the Dallas Mavericks past the Los Angeles Lakers 110-101 on Wednesday night.
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Steve Francis scored 29 points and No. 1 draft pick Dwight Howard added a career-high 24 in his homecoming as the Orlando Magic beat the Atlanta Hawks 117-99 Friday night.
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(Sports Network) - The Dallas Mavericks were knocked off by the Seattle SuperSonics, 107-102, at American Airlines Center. Dirk Nowitzki tallied 27 points and seven rebounds for the Mavs, who have dropped two of three.
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Michael Finley had 26 points and Dirk  Nowitzki added 22 points and 14 rebounds as the Dallas  Mavericks crushed their state rivals, the Houston Rockets,  102-78 in National Basketball Association play Saturday.
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Devin Harris scored 23 points, Josh Howard added 21 points and 12 rebounds and the Dallas Mavericks withstood a late rally to beat the Charlotte Bobcats 102-95 on Wednesday.
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Jerry Stackhouse had 29 points and  Dirk Nowitzki added 28 with 11 rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks  won a 137-120 shootout with the Washington Wizards on Tuesday,  the highest scoring game in the NBA this season.
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J.R. Smith records a career-high with 36 points and the Nuggets beat the struggling Bulls, 113-109, on Tuesday.
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Gerald Wallace scores 40 points, Matt Carroll hits two free throws with 4.6 seconds left, and the Bobcats make big plays down the stretch in a 119-116 win over the Nuggets on Monday.
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Carmelo Anthony scored 30 points and Kenyon Martin added 24 points and 16 rebounds, helping the Denver Nuggets hold off the Toronto Raptors 112-106 Wednesday night.
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DALLAS (Ticker) -- Dirk Nowitzki had 25 points and 10 rebounds and Josh Howard added 14 and 13 as the Dallas Mavericks posted a 101-98 overtime triumph over the winless Golden State Warriors.
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Dirk Nowitzki had 30 points and 12 rebounds to lead the short-handed Dallas Mavericks to a 103-101 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday night.
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The Dallas Mavericks endured a minimum of stress in extending their franchise-record winning streak to 17 games. Josh Howard scored 24 points, Dirk Nowitzki added 19, and the Mavericks took control early in embarrassing the Los Angeles Lakers 108-72 Sunday night to match the longest winning streak in the NBA this season.
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Hedo Turkoglu came off the bench to contribute 19 points and Dwight Howard netted 15 points with 11 rebounds, leading the Orlando Magic over the Dallas Mavericks, 94-84, at TD WaterHouse Center. Steve Francis fell just shy of a triple-double, finishing with 16 points, 10 boards and nine assists while Grant Hill collected 17 points with nine rebounds for Orlando, which handed the Mavericks their first loss of the 2004 season.
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Carmelo Anthony scores a career-high 49 points as the Nuggets coast to a 111-100 victory over the shorthanded Wizards, who drop their sixth straight game.