Final
Nowitzki, Mavericks easily handle Pistons
Oct 20, 2007 - 3:01 AM DALLAS (Ticker) -- Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks put this one to bed early.Nowitzki scored 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks posted a 122-94 preseason victory over the Detroit Pistons on Friday.
Josh Howard scored 20 points and Devin Harris added 17 and four assists for Dallas, which led by nine after the first quarter, 17 by halftime and 30 entering the final period.
The Mavericks, who shot 54 percent (49-of-90) from the field, evened their exhibition record at 3-3.
Nowitzki was the main culprit in the blowout, scoring 16 points in the first half.
The 2006-07 NBA Most Valuable Player, who shot 10-of-14, tallied nine in the third when Dallas extended its lead to 93-63.
Howard, who was suspended two regular-season games without pay on Friday by the NBA for his involvement in an altercation with Sacramento Kings center Brad Miller last Tuesday, also had nine in the third quarter.
Reserve Ronald Murray scored 22 points and Rasheed Wallace scored 11 for the Pistons, who shot just 40 percent (29-of-72) and fell to 3-3 in the preseason.
- NBA
DETROIT 94
DALLAS 122 FINAL
Oct 19 10:54 PM - NBA
DETROIT 63
DALLAS 93 END, 3RD QTR
Oct 19 10:23 PM - NBA
DETROIT 46
DALLAS 63 HALFTIME
Oct 19 9:40 PM - NBA
DETROIT 21
DALLAS 30 END, 1ST QTR
Oct 19 9:09 PM
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