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| DALLAS -- Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks cant seem to turn comfortable leads into easy wins, even with their playoff fate on the line against teams going nowhere. They avoided what would have been a damaging letdown against Sacramento on Saturday night. Nowitzki scored 19 points, including eight in the fourth quarter when the Mavericks wiped out a five-point deficit after leading by 17 in the first half and held on to beat the Kings 103-100. "Its unfortunate its been part of our DNA, and I just feel like were going to snap out of it," said coach Rick Carlisle, whose team has lost six games after leading by at least 16 points this season. "And I know we have to. So Im a very positive thinker on this." The Mavericks beat Sacramento at home for the 20th straight time in the regular season, the longest against any opponent in franchise history. Dallas (44-30) is in a virtual tie with Memphis (43-29) for eighth place in the Western Conference, a half-game behind Phoenix. The Mavericks have eight games left and finish the regular season at the Grizzlies. Rudy Gay scored 30 for the Kings. Monta Ellis had 17 points and six assists and Sam Dalembert added 15 as Dallas avoided a second loss to a West also-ran on a franchise-record eight-game homestand that ends Tuesday night against Golden State, the fourth likely playoff-bound opponent in five games. "Weve got to push it," Dalembert said. "We have to go out every night and fight, try to get anything we can get and see if we can get that second chance." The Kings were up 89-84 after a jumper from Jason Thompson when Jose Calderon started a 10-0 run with a 3-pointer and Nowitzki hit a pair of free throws for a tie. Shawn Marion made two more free throws to put Dallas back in front, then knocked down a 3-pointer from the right corner for a 94-89 lead. Marion finished with 14 points. Sacramento had a chance to tie in the final seconds after Ellis missed two free throws, but Travis Outlaws 3-pointer was short just before the buzzer. "We played a lot harder, a lot more physical, in the second half," Sacramento coach Michael Malone said. "But we dont want to be having to get down by 17 to do it." Gay, who had 35 points in another close loss at the Mavericks in January, led Sacramentos push for its first regular-season win in Dallas since Feb. 27, 2003. The Kings won a playoff game in Dallas in 2004 when they eliminated the Mavericks in five games in the first round. Gay tipped in his own miss for the Kings first lead at 81-80 with 7:26 remaining in the game and muscled in a bucket after Ray McCallum missed a layup. Gay also had seven rebounds. With Kings point guard Isaiah Thomas missing his third straight game with a right thigh contusion, McCallum became the first NBA player this season to go the full 48 minutes. He has played six straight quarters over two nights after going the entire second half of a loss at Oklahoma City. McCallum, who had 16 points and eight assists, was briefly the only guard available when fellow rookie Ben McLemore left with what he said was a mild knee injury in the third quarter before returning in the fourth. "I felt fine the whole entire game," said McCallum, who has averaged 45 minutes per game in his three career starts with Thomas sidelined. "I knew with Isaiah being out, I would play more. I took a challenge to keep the team in the game and run the offence." McLemore had ice on both knees and his left shoulder after the game, but said he was fine. Nowitzki led the Mavericks with seven rebounds and tied Calderon for the team lead with seven assists. Reggie Evans had a season-high 18 rebounds for Sacramento, and DeMarcus Cousins finished with 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists despite sitting most of the third quarter with four fouls. NOTES: Kings coach Michael Malone said Thomas might play Monday at New Orleans. ... Kings F Jason Thompson got a technical for complaining about a foul called against him on a three-point play by Marion. It contributed to a seven-point spurt in just 26 seconds that gave Dallas a 50-33 lead late in the first half. ... Ellis has been willing to take charges all season, never better illustrated that early in the third quarter when the 6-foot-11, 270-pound Cousins dribbled the length of the floor before plowing through the 6-3, 185-pound Ellis under the basket. wholesale nfl jerseys china . -- Sam Lacey, a former NBA All-Star centre who spent most of his 13-year career with the Kansas City Kings, has died. wholesale nfl jerseys . A person familiar with the agreement told The Associated Press on Saturday that Cruz will earn about $8.5 million, and can make more in performance bonuses. http://www.wholesalejerseysdeals.us.com/. St-Pierre was due to fight Carlos (Natural Born Killer) Condit next but asked UFC president Dana White to change his schedule after Diaz called him out on the weekend. wholesale jerseys . Marian Gaborik had two goals and an assist and Martin Jones made just 17 saves to record his fourth shutout of the season as the Kings snapped a three-game losing skid with a 3-0 victory over the lowly Oilers on Thursday.CARSON, Calif. - Chad Barrett scored the tying goal and the Los Angeles Galaxy benefited from an own goal to beat Real Salt Lake 2-1 Saturday night for their fourth straight win. David Beckham helped set up both scores for Los Angeles (18-3-10), which remained MLSs only team unbeaten at home -- improving to 11-0-5. "Theyre not going to be in any highlights," said Galaxy coach Bruce Arena of the auspicious goals. "But they went over the line. Both count." Barrett tied the score in the 59th minute following a pass into the box by Beckham, who got his league-best 15th assist. The Galaxy then went ahead in the 72nd minute courtesy of an own-goal on a sequence started by the English stars free kick. "If I play balls into the right area, weve got guys who can get into the right spot and score," Beckham said. "I honestly enjoy the assists more than scoring." The win puts the Galaxy seven points clear of Seattle in the race for the Supporters Shield. The Sounders 2-1 win over New England earlier prevented the Galaxy from wrapping up the award. Fabian Espindola scored in the 45th minute for Real Salt Lake (15-10-6), which lost its third straight. Salt Lake had a season-high five-game winning streak to open September before struggling. Since a 3-1 win at New York, the club has been outscored 9-2 in the three losses. "I think we stretched L.A. to their wits end," Salt Lake coach Jason Kreis said. "Theyre the best teaam in the league for a reason.dddddddddddd We need to try and draw from this game." Things were looking up for the away team when they grabbed the 1-0 lead moments before halftime. Midfielder Javier Morales, making his first start and second appearance since suffering a fractured ankle on May 7, played in a corner kick that Espindola flicked off the side of his head. It tied him for the team-lead with 10 goals. The Galaxy, who had lost both previous games in which they trailed at halftime, regrouped at the break and controlled play over the final 45 minutes. The tying goal came after Beckham played a long ball that had Barrett and Salt Lake defender Jamison Olave jockeying for position near the front post. The bouncing ball hit off both players thighs before Barrett managed to get enough of his left foot on it from a tight angle near the sideline to glide it over the line. It was Barretts second goal in two games and sixth of the season. "I dont know how it went in. I have no idea," Beckham said. "I just know it was another assist for me." Salt Lakes failure to clear the ball from its own end resulted in the go-ahead tally. Beckhams cross was headed by Landon Donovan to Mike Magee. His shot deflected first off Chris Wingert and was then knocked into the goal by captain Nat Borchers. "They werent the prettiest of goals," Arena said. "We were gritty and kept our composure. We did what we need to do." wholesale stitched jerseys wholesale jerseys wholesale nfl jerseys cheap nfl jerseys cheap nfl jerseys china ' ' ' |
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