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Portland, led by Brandon Roy with 23 points, rallied in the fourth quarter Tuesday and outlasted the Dallas Mavericks 85-81. The Trail Blazers outscored the Mavs 19-5 in a late stretch and sealed the win with two free throws by Andre Miller with 6.5 seconds to play.

Jason Terry scored 12 of his 23 points in the fourth period Saturday, leading Dallas to a 106-101 win over Memphis.

TV, radio: Fox Sports Tennessee, WRBO-FM Records: Grizzlies, 13-15. Mavericks 20-9. Lineups Mavs: Jason Kidd, 6-4, Jose Juan Barea, 6-2, Shawn Marion, 6-7, Dirk Nowitzki, 7-0, Erick Dampier, 6-11. INSIDE THE NUMBERS Gasol is averaging 16.8 points and 11 rebounds on 62-percent shooting in the last four games.

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Brandon Roy scored a team-best 23 points with six assists, while LaMarcus Aldridge donated 19 points with 12 rebounds, as Portland downed Dallas, 85-81. Juwan Howard chipped in a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Trail Blazers, who have won two straight.

DALLAS: The Dallas Mavericks didn't need Dirk Nowitzki to give the Cavaliers fits Sunday night at the American Airlines Center.

Dirk Nowitzki hit a 10-foot jumper with 1.8 seconds left in overtime, and the Dallas Mavericks continued their dominance over Charlotte with a 98-97 win over the Bobcats on Saturday night.

Jason Terry nailed a fadeaway jump shot with 1.4 seconds left in the game to lift the Dallas Mavericks over the reeling Philadelphia 76ers, 104-102. Dirk Nowitzki poured in 28 points, and Jason Kidd scored a season-high 22 while dishing out 11 assists for the Mavericks, who have won eight of the last 10 games.

Monta Ellis poured in a season-high 37 points and dished out eight assists, as the Golden State Warriors used a late surge to take down the Dallas Mavericks, 111-103, at American Airlines Center despite using just six players.

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Jason Terry was deadly off the bench, missing just one shot in a 24-point effort, as the Dallas Mavericks rebounded from some early struggles to post a 121-103 win over the Houston Rockets.

The Dallas Mavericks recovered from a slow start to defeat their Texas rivals the Houston Rockets 121-103 on Tuesday.

Jason Terry was deadly off the bench, missing just one shot in a 24-point effort, as the Dallas Mavericks rebounded from some early struggles to post a 121-103 win over the Houston Rockets.

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Toronto Raptors forward Hedo Turkoglu , of Turkey, passes the ball as he is pressured by Dallas Mavericks forward Shawn Marion and forward Josh Howard during the third quarter of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Nov.

Chris Paul poured in a game-high 39 points, dished out seven assists and grabbed five rebounds, as the New Orleans Hornets took down the Dallas Mavericks, 114-107, in overtime at New Orleans Arena.

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Musician Bruce Hornsby plays the National Anthem before the start of the Mavericks season home opening game.

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