Madison Square Garden might be becoming one of the Mavericks’ favorite road venues.
In early 2010, the Mavs beat the Knicks at the Garden by a historic 50 points.
Wednesday’s victory didn’t quite meet those proportions, but the 113-97 win was the highest quality win the Mavs have experienced since Dirk Nowitzki’s return from a knee injury. Nowitzki finished with 29 points and 11 rebounds, and Tyson Chandler put together another 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Nowitzki scored 10 points in the third quarter when the Mavs executed a 21-1 run to transform a 56-52 lead into a 82-58 game. Maybe the Knicks smelled a touch of déjà vu and didn’t like it because they would go on their own 13-0 run. But after being at both ends of the scoring spectrum, the Mavs saw 86-73 going to the fourth quarter.
Jason Terry scored 8 of his 12 points in the fourth, and the Knicks never inched closer than 11.
Notes
- J.J. Barea and DeShawn Stevenson each connected on three 3’s.
- Before the Mavs took over, the game had nine lead changes and eight ties.
- The Mavs made 18 of 21 free throws after struggling from the line in the previous game.
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