Nowitzki's 53 Overshadows LeBron-Carmelo
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Dirk Nowitzki scored 53 points &#151; the most ever by a Dallas player and tops in the NBA this season &#151; and was just as dominant in other parts of his game, carrying the Mavericks past the Houston Rockets 113-106 in overtime Thursday night.
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Lawrence Frank was watching on television when Dirk Nowitzki scored 41 points for the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night. The Nets&#39; coach certainly was impressed, but also thankful that Nowitzki
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Andrew Bogut was no problem for the United States. Next up: Dirk Nowitzki. Carmelo Anthony scored 20 points, and the Americans smothered Australia in the second quarter and ran away to a 113-73 victory Sunday in the second round of the world basketball championships.
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The Dallas Mavericks had procrastinated long enough against their in-state rivals. A 3-1 series lead over the defending champion San Antonio Spurs, squandered. A 20-point lead in Game 7, dried up. Then, in overtime, it was finally time for Dirk Nowitzki and his new collection of Dallas teammates to get over the San Antonio hurdle.
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MVP LeBron James scored 27 points,  including a tie-breaking dunk, when the East beat the West  134-128 in the NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans on Sunday.
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LeBron James scores 33 points and shuts out Kobe Bryant when the two superstars guarded each other in the final 2:23, leading Cleveland to a 94-90 victory over Los Angeles on Thursday night.
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Carmelo Anthony and Josh Howard looked like worthy All-Stars. Dwight Howard might have stamped himself as the favorite in the slam dunk contest.
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Dirk Nowitzki had 23 points and 14 rebounds and Josh Howard bounced back from a sprained ankle suffered the night before to lead the Dallas Mavericks to their 13th straight victory, 91-65, over the Timberwolves in Minneapolis last night.
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Carmelo Anthony scored 19 points and the United States team of National Basketball Association stars advanced to the World Basketball Championship semi-finals Wednesday by beating Germany 85-65.
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After containing Leandro Barbosa, Kobe Bryant still had time to keep up with LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony.
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LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony finally earned the reward that used to await U.S. players.
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LeBron James scored 33 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers moved over .500 for the first time in more than three years with their fourth straight victory, a
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Dirk Nowitzki set a franchise record with 53 points to inspire the Dallas Mavericks to a 113-106 overtime victory over the Houston Rockets Thursday.
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The Dallas Mavericks turned back a late challenge by Cleveland superstar LeBron James Thursday to push their National Basketball Association winning streak to 14 games.
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DALLAS Dirk Nowitzki (noh-VIHT&#39;-skee) had 30 points and 12 rebounds to lead the short-handed Dallas Mavericks to a 103-to-101 victory over the New York Knicks.
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Carmelo Anthony scores a season-high 38 points -- his sixth straight game of 30 or more points --as the Denver Nuggets roll to a 121-101 win over the Indiana Pacers.
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LeBron James and Zydrunas Ilgauskas made sure Kobe Bryant's biggest impact was improving TV ratings. James scored 21 of his 25 points in the second half, and Ilgauskas added 30 points to spoil Bryant's return to the Los Angeles lineup, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 103-89 victory over the Lakers on Sunday.