NBA Basketball Box Scores

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Dallas 102, Portland 94

When: 10:30 PM ET, Thursday, December 25, 2008
Where: Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon
Officials: #6 Jim Clark, #26 Bob Delaney, #28 Tommy Nunez Jr.
Attendance: 20643

Final Scoring Summary

Final	1	2	3	4	T
Dallas	33	26	18	25	102
Portland	29	26	25	14	94

Team Records

Team	W/L	Home	Away	Streak
Dallas	17-11	8-6	9-5	W3
Portland	18-12	10-3	8-9	L1

Recap Quick Hits

With this loss, the Portland Trail Blazers have a 10-3 record at home this season. The Dallas Mavericks are 9-5 while on the road this season.

Portland has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Trail Blazers have won 4 of their last 10 games.

Dallas has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Mavericks have won 7 of their last 10 games.

Brandon Roy played 42:25 minutes and scored 22 points. He shot 40.0% from the field and has averaged 26 points over the last five games.

Dirk Nowitzki played 34:45 minutes and scored 30 points. He shot 66.7% from the field and has averaged 25 points over the last five games.

Following this game the Portland Trail Blazers average 99.1 points per game and hold opponents to 95.5 points per game. The Dallas Mavericks average 100.2 points per game and hold opponents to 97.6 points per game.

Top Game Performances

Dallas		Portland
Dirk Nowitzki 30	Scoring	Brandon Roy 22
Jason Kidd 10	Assists	Steve Blake 7
Jason Kidd 12	Rebounds	Greg Oden 5
Dirk Nowitzki 5	Free Throws Made	LaMarcus Aldridge 6
Jason Kidd 2	Steals	Travis Outlaw 4
Erick Dampier 2	Blocks	LaMarcus Aldridge 1

Team Stats Summary

Team	Points	FG%	3PM-3PA	FTM-FTA	Assists	Rebounds	Blocks	Steals	Turnovers
Dallas	102	48.8	7-21	15-18	21	42	3	5	13
Portland	94	50.0	5-12	21-32	14	32	2	9	14

Upcoming Games

Portland will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .556 after a win and .727 after a loss.

Dallas will play their next game on the road against Utah. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .625 after a win and .636 after a loss.