DALLAS -- Dirk Nowitzki apparently wasnt kidding when he said an early season game against Charlotte was a must-win for the Mavericks.
Matt Besler USA Jersey . Once the big German finally found his scoring groove, he got Monta Ellis to play along. Nowitzki
scored 14 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter and combined with Ellis to
score Dallas last 19 points, and the Mavericks kept the Bobcats winless in
Dallas by rallying for an 89-82 victory Tuesday night. "We were just reading one
another," said Ellis, who had 10 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, when
Dallas outscored Charlotte 29-15. "Dirk did a great job of keeping us close,
then he got us ahead and we ran the two-man game and we just picked to see what
the defence was doing." Al Jefferson had 19 points and a game-high 12 rebounds,
and Gerald Henderson and Kemba Walker scored 16 apiece for the Bobcats, who fell
to 0-10 in Dallas and 1-17 overall against the Mavericks despite leading by 12
in the third quarter. "Weve got to get more organized," said Walker, who also
had seven rebounds and five assists. "We tend to stop doing what weve been doing
for the first three quarters. In order to win in this league, you have to stick
with what youve been doing." The Mavericks had lost four of their previous five
and trailed from late in the second quarter to the middle of the fourth before
rallying to wrap up a stretch of seven home games in nine outings. Dallas, which
is 2-6 on the road, starts a four-game trip Wednesday night in New Orleans. "We
talked about it a little bit during timeouts that we needed to get things
going," said Nowitzki, who was 1 of 10 from the floor in the first half. "This
was a big game for us with us about to hit the road for a lot of tough games."
Nowitzki put Dallas ahead for good 79-78 with a free throw after Josh McRoberts
was called for a technical after getting whistled for a foul while Nowitzki was
setting up with Ellis for a pick-and-roll with 3:08 left. Ellis hit a driving
layup on the same possession, and then a jumper after Anthony Tolliver missed a
3-pointer. Ellis, who got his fourth quarter going with a tough baseline jumper
late in the shot clock for a 78-76 lead, finished 22 points and five assists.
Dallas was up 83-78 when Ellis jumped high for a rebound after a miss from
Walker. Nowitzki hit a long jumper at the other end to turn the game into a
free-throw exercise. Dallas guard Jose Calderon played after missing one game
with an ankle injury and had back-to-back 3-pointers to give Dallas a 35-33 lead
with 4:16 left in the first half. He finished with 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting
from long range and was on the floor with Nowitzki and Ellis late. "Nowitzki and
Ellis took over the game," Charlotte coach Steve Clifford said. "And if we would
run around a double team, theyve got 3-point shooters all over." A cold-shooting
first quarter provided a preview of a sluggish offensive game in the fourth
quarter, when the teams either misfired or couldnt get off a shot in 10
consecutive possessions with the Bobcats leading 73-70. A 3-minute scoreless
stretch ended with three straight made shots -- two jumpers from Nowitzki over
McRoberts and a bucket from Jefferson on an assist from McRoberts. The 6-foot-10
McRoberts had three assists, including one on a running behind-the-back pass to
Henderson for a fast-break dunk to cap an 11-0 run in the first half. The
Mavericks scored the first five points of the fourth quarter on a runner in the
lane from Vince Carter and a 3-pointer from Nowitzki to get within 67-65. "The
turning point was at the beginning of the fourth quarter when we had a chance to
extend the lead or to give it up," Clifford said. The Bobcats went ahead by 12
with a 10-run early in the second half. Henderson had a three-point play for a
54-42 lead after making a jumper earlier, and Walker hit a 3-pointer. NOTES: The
teams combined to shoot 28 per cent in the first quarter (11 of 40). ... Bobcats
G Michael Kidd-Gilchrist left the game in the second half with a fractured left
hand. Clifford said he didnt know how long Kidd-Gilchrist would be sidelined.
"Its going to be tough to make up for what he does," Clifford said.
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Brazil failed to win the World Cup -- eliminated in a humiliating 7-1 loss to
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is carrying his war of words with Michael Crabtree into the
off-season.RIVERSIDE, Kan. -- Kansas City Chiefs receiver Dwayne Bowe has
pleaded guilty to amended charges of defective equipment and littering in
connection with his November arrest for possessing marijuana. Bowe paid $610 in
fines after his plea was entered Wednesday in Riversides municipal court. City
prosecutor Amy Ashefford says Bowes amended charges are no different from what
others get when charged with speeding andd possessing pot for the first time.
Jermaine Jones USA Jersey. Bowes attorney, Kevin Regan, says the case is closed and there is no admission of guilt for the
marijuana charge, which was dismissed. Bowe was pulled over in the Kansas City
suburb on Nov. 10 for driving 48 in a 35 mph zone. He was arrested after police
found a black bag containing his wallet, drivers license and two containers of
suspected marijuana.
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