Nowitzki, Mavs rout Lakers for first win
LOS ANGELES (AP)—Dirk Nowitzki(notes) scored 21 points and the Dallas Mavericks were25 of 32 from the free throw line in routing the Los Angeles Lakers 94-80 Fridaynight for their first win of the season.
Nowitzki made 10 of 11 from the line and grabbed 10 rebounds, Shawn Marion(notes)added 18 points and Jason Terry(notes) 16 to end the Mavs’ six-game losing streakagainst the defending NBA champions. They hadn’t won against the Lakers atStaples Center since March 11, 2007.
Erick Dampier(notes) had 10 rebounds and Jason Kidd(notes) had 11 assists.
Kobe Bryant(notes) led the Lakers with 20 points. Andrew Bynum(notes) had 14 points and 10rebounds, and reserve Shannon Brown(notes) added 12 points.
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While the Mavs paraded to the line as the Lakers racked up 29 fouls, LosAngeles got there just 14 times, hitting nine shots.
The Lakers never made a run in the fourth, getting derailed by horrendousshooting and turnovers by Lamar Odom(notes), Josh Powell(notes) and Bryant. Their lonehighlight was Brown’s thundering dunk off Bryant’s jumper that bounced off therim. It got the crowd on its feet in a collective exclamation even with theLakers trailing by 12.
The fans were on their feet again to hit the exits with three minutesremaining and the Mavs ahead 90-73.
Dallas extended its lead to 73-54 in the third on a 13-2 run, with fourpoints from Nowitzki and five by Terry. Two free throws and a driving layup byJose Barea later gave Dallas its largest lead of 22 points. Barea finished with12 points.
The Lakers were called for two technicals, including Ron Artest’s(notes) first ofthe season moments after he was whistled for his fourth foul and went to thebench. Lakers coach Phil Jackson brought back Brown and Jordan Farmar(notes), who wereproductive during the second quarter, but it didn’t help. The Lakers scored just15 points in the period and trailed 78-60 going into the fourth.
The Mavericks led 52-45 at halftime, helped by 15 of 18 free-throw shooting.Jackson went deep into his bench in the second quarter, bringing in Brown,Farmar and Luke Walton(notes) for a stretch against the Mavs’ second unit.
Brown was especially effective, scoring 10 points, and Bynum added eight todraw Los Angeles into a tie at 37. But the Mavs dominated the final 4 1/2 minutes,outscoring the Lakers 15-8 despite Bryant returning during that run.
Notes: Lakers F Pau Gasol(notes) missed his second game with a strained righthamstring. The team is hopeful he can return Sunday against Atlanta. … TheMavs were without F Josh Howard(notes) (left ankle surgery) and F Tim Thomas(notes) (rightknee surgery).
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