National Basketball Association
Dallas 107, Washington 101
When: 8:30 PM ET, Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Officials:
#54 Nick Buchert, #42 Eric Lewis, #49 Tom Washington
Attendance:
19560
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Mavericks 107, Wizards 101: O.J. Mayo scored 25 points and Chris Kaman added 23 and eight rebounds as host Dallas jumped out to a big lead and held off winless Washington.
Elton Brand collected 11 points and 12 rebounds for the Mavericks, who snapped a three-game slide.
Dallas held an 88-70 lead after Mayo hit three free throws early in the fourth quarter, but it missed four field-goal attempts and turned over the ball four times as the Wizards crawled back into the game with a 15-0 run. Washington pulled within one possession five times in the final seven minutes but never was able to fully close the gap.
Cartier Martin hit four 3-pointers and scored all 14 of his points in the fourth quarter and Kevin Seraphin added 14 of his 16 in the period for the Wizards. Jordan Crawford scored a team-high 21 points off the bench for Washington, which is the last winless team in the NBA at 0-7.
The Mavericks decided to shake things up by moving Kaman and Dahntay Jones into the starting lineup. The moves seemed to provide a spark in the first half, as Dallas shot 59.5 percent and led 63-45 at the half.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Detroit Pistons, who had been alongside the Wizards in the winless category, picked up their first victory earlier Wednesday. … The Wizards got 63 points off the bench and went 13-of-27 from 3-point range. … Dallas rookie Jae Crowder, who was moved out of the starting lineup, scored 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting off the bench.
Top Game Performances
| Washington |
|
Dallas |
|
Jordan Crawford 21 |
Scoring |
O.J. Mayo 25 |
|
Jordan Crawford 7 |
Assists |
Darren Collison 5 |
|
Trevor Booker 6 |
Rebounds |
Elton Brand 12 |
|
Jordan Crawford 6 |
Free Throws Made |
O.J. Mayo 6 |
|
Trevor Ariza 2 |
Steals |
Jae Crowder 2 |
|
Emeka Okafor 2 |
Blocks |
Elton Brand 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Washington
|
101 |
48.1 |
13-27 |
10-11 |
24 |
34 |
4 |
8 |
17 |
| Dallas
|
107 |
50.0 |
3-11 |
26-33 |
20 |
40 |
4 |
6 |
13 |
Upcoming Games
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Dallas will play their next game on the road against Indiana. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .600 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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Washington will play their next game at home against Utah. The Wizards have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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