Matthews' Late 3-Pointers Help Mavericks Top Bucks 103-93
Matthews scored 22 points, including two clutch 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, and Dallas held off the Milwaukee Bucks 103-93 Monday night.
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Matthews scored 22 points, including two clutch 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, and Dallas held off the Milwaukee Bucks 103-93 Monday night.
The Mavericks have acquired center Zaza Pachulia from Milwaukee in a move for a potential starter after missing out on DeAndre Jordan in free agency.
Chandler Parsons had 28 points, and helped the Mavericks roll to a 125-102 win over the Bucks on Sunday night. The Mavs built a 13-point lead with a 12-0 run in the first quarter.
Monta Ellis once again saved his sharp shooting for the end. Ellis hit a wild jumper at the buzzer, lifting the Mavericks over the Bucks by a score of 107-105 on Wednesday night.
Jason Kidd revealed a distrust of the Nets and a desire to get past his departure from the franchise when he returned to Brooklyn on Wednesday as coach of the Bucks.
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Wright led the Mavericks with 19 points, Jose Calderon got the offense going early and finished with 18, and Dallas shrugged off the absence of Nowitzki and coach Rick Carlisle to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 106-93 Saturday night.
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Thanks to Tuesday's 115-108 win at Milwaukee, the Mavs have won three straight roadies, four straight games and five of six. A constant? Vince Carter, who beat the Bucks by hitting three key 3-pointers in the fourth quarter on his way to 23 points, the continuation of a Vinsanity 'groove' that is now 22 games long.
Monta Ellis scored 22 points, and the Milwaukee Bucks spoiled Dirk Nowitzki's first game in nearly 10 years with at least 20 points and 20 rebounds with a 95-90 victory against the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night.
The Mavs missed eight of their final nine shots, were outscored 14-4 down the stretch, wasted a manly Dirk effort - his first 20/20 game in almost 10 years - and lost 95-90 to the Bucks.
He was drafted by Milwaukee and was traded to Dallas in 1982. He signed with the New York Knicks as a free agent in 1984 and also played for Miami and Utah.
The Bucks rallied from a 20-point deficit for a victory over the Mavs on Monday to end Dallas' 12-game win streak.
