NBA Basketball Box Scores

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Dallas 89, Denver 85

When: 9:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 31, 2006
Where: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Officials: #32 Eddie F. Rush, #12 Violet Palmer, #46 Matt Boland
Attendance: 18423

Final Scoring Summary

Final	1	2	3	4	T
Dallas	20	24	19	26	89
Denver	24	26	19	16	85

Team Records

Team	W/L	Home	Away	Streak
Dallas	24-7	14-3	10-4	W10
Denver	16-12	9-6	7-6	L2

Recap Quick Hits

With this loss, the Denver Nuggets have a 9-6 record at home this season. The Dallas Mavericks are 10-4 while on the road this season.

Denver has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Nuggets have won 5 of their last 10 games.

Dallas has a streak of 10 straight up wins. The Mavericks have won 10 of their last 10 games.

Allen Iverson played 42:03 minutes and scored 28 points. He shot 58.8% from the field and has averaged 28.6 points over the last five games.

Josh Howard played 43:15 minutes and scored 28 points. He shot 62.5% from the field and has averaged 22.2 points over the last five games.

Following this game the Denver Nuggets average 107.2 points per game and hold opponents to 104.1 points per game. The Dallas Mavericks average 98.3 points per game and hold opponents to 92.0 points per game.

Top Game Performances

Dallas		Denver
Josh Howard 28	Scoring	Allen Iverson 28
Jason Terry 6	Assists	Allen Iverson 8
Josh Howard 17	Rebounds	Marcus Camby 13
Josh Howard 5	Free Throws Made	Allen Iverson 8
Greg Buckner 3	Steals	Allen Iverson 7
Erick Dampier 4	Blocks	Marcus Camby 3

Team Stats Summary

Team	Points	FG%	3PM-3PA	FTM-FTA	Assists	Rebounds	Blocks	Steals	Turnovers
Dallas	89	42.0	5-26	16-21	23	49	8	7	22
Denver	85	37.5	1-10	24-30	17	37	6	12	17

Upcoming Games

Denver will play their next game at home against Philadelphia. The Nuggets have a W/L % of .562 after a win and .636 after a loss.

Dallas will play their next game at home against Oklahoma City. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .870 after a win and .571 after a loss.