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Howard leads 17-1, 11-0 spurts to send Mavs past Spurs

DALLAS (AP) On a night when Dirk Nowitzki scored just three points in the second half, Dallas' reserves were outscored for the first time this season and second-year swingman Maurice Ager logged more minutes than he had in all other games this season combined, the Mavericks still had their way with the San Antonio Spurs.

A shift in this fierce rivalry? Hardly. Chalk it up as one of those things that happens over the course of an 82-game NBA season.

Josh Howard sparked first-half spurts of 17-1 and 11-0, putting the Mavericks in charge and keeping them there for a 105-92 victory over their conference, division and state rival. (Full Story)

Mavericks Headlines

Final 1 2 3 4 Tot
San Antonio 18 22 30 22 92
Dallas 33 26 21 25 105
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 Leaders San Antonio Dallas
Points M. Ginobili 25 J. Howard 23
Rebounds M. Ginobili 9 E. Dampier 9
Assists T. Parker 8 2 tied with 5
Standings
Southwest Division
  W L Pct GB
San Antonio 7 2 .778 --
New Orleans 7 2 .778 --
Dallas 6 2 .750 0.5
Houston 6 3 .667 1.0
Memphis 2 5 .286 4.0
 
Leaders
Points: Jason Terry22.3
Rebounds: DeSagana Diop9.0
Assists: Dirk Nowitzki5.1
FG%: Josh Howard54.9%
Steals: Devin Harris1.3
Blocks: DeSagana Diop2.7
Offense (Rank)
Points: 102.4 (8)
Rebounds: 8.9 (29)
Assists: 21.7 (10)
FG%: 47.2% (5)
FT%: 86.1% (1)
3P%: 36.1% (15)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 95.0 (10)
Rebounds: 32.4 (9)
Assists: 19.9 (6)
FG%: 44.7% (18)
FT%: 72.0% (4)
3P%: 37.3% (21)
Next 5
DateOppPrevious
11/17vs. Mem-
11/20vs. Tor-
11/21@ HouW 107-98 11/5
11/23@ Ind-
11/24@ Mil-
Last 10
DateOppFinal
11/15vs. SAW 105-92
11/13vs. PhiW 99-84
11/10@ PorL 82-91
11/8@ GSW 120-115
11/5vs. HouW 107-98
11/3vs. SacW 123-102
11/2@ AtlL 94-101
10/31@ CleW 92-74
Injuries
Date Player Status
11/12/2007 D. Harris Personal reasons (day-to-day)
11/10/2007 E. Jones Sore right leg (day-to-day)
11/6/2007 D. Harris Left thigh contusion (day-to-day)
11/5/2007 J. Howard Right ankle (day-to-day)
10/24/2007 J. Howard Wrist (day-to-day)
Transactions
Date Player Transactions
10/30/2007 D. Mbenga Waived
10/30/2007 J. Howard Signed as Free Agent
10/30/2007 M. Ager Exercised Contract Option For 2008 season
10/29/2007 R. Terry Waived
10/24/2007 D. Ham Waived
10/24/2007 J. Newson Waived
10/22/2007 J. Sampson Waived
10/19/2007 J. Howard League Suspension 2 games for altercation with B Miller
10/2/2007 D. Ham Signed as Free Agent
10/2/2007 J. Newson Signed as Free Agent
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