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NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- BOSTON 14 32 28 30 104 DALLAS 32 27 26 35 120 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: BOS - MARK BLOUNT 29, CHUCKY ATKINS 19, PAUL PIERCE 17 DAL - DIRK NOWITZKI 24, ANTOINE WALKER 21, JOSH HOWARD 19 HIGH REBOUND: BOS - MARK BLOUNT 10, THREE PLAYERS WITH 4 DAL - ANTAWN JAMISON 12, ANTOINE WALKER 9, DIRK NOWITZKI 7 HIGH ASSISTS: BOS - PAUL PIERCE 5, RICKY DAVIS 4, CHUCKY ATKINS 4 DAL - STEVE NASH 10, DIRK NOWITZKI 5, MICHAEL FINLEY 4 ATT: 20,257Box ScoreBOSTON (104) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp J Welsch 23 4-10 0-0 0-1 2 2 9 B Hunter 7 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 M Blount 42 11-13 7-9 3-10 1 2 29 C Atkins 37 7-13 2-3 0-0 4 3 19 P Pierce 39 7-16 3-7 1-4 5 3 17 W Mccarty 41 2-6 1-1 0-4 3 5 6 R Davis 29 1-7 6-7 1-4 4 1 8 M Banks 11 2-5 4-4 0-0 3 0 8 C Mihm 6 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 3 4 J Jones 3 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 1 0 K Perkins 2 1-1 0-0 1-3 0 0 2 M Stewart DNP - COACH'S DECISION _____________________________________________________ TOTALS 240 38-75 23-31 6-27 22 21 104 _____________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.507, FT-.742. 3-Point Goals: 5-16, .313 (J Welsch 1-2, C Atkins 3-6, P Pierce 0-3, W Mccarty 1-4, R Davis 0-1). Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked Shots: 0. Turnovers:17 (C Atkins 5, P Pierce 4, M Blount 3, B Hunter 2, W Mccarty, R Davis, J Welsch). Steals: 7 (M Blount 2, P Pierce 2, W Mccarty, J Welsch, R Davis). DALLAS (120) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp A Walker 39 9-13 2-4 3-9 3 4 21 D Nowitzki 41 9-19 6-6 2-7 5 4 24 D Fortson 5 1-1 1-1 1-1 0 1 3 M Finley 32 4-15 0-0 2-4 4 1 8 S Nash 34 4-6 3-3 0-5 10 3 13 A Jamison 36 7-12 4-4 4-12 2 5 18 M Daniels 17 3-4 4-6 1-2 1 2 12 T Best 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 S Bradley 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 J Howard 21 7-13 5-5 3-6 1 1 19 S Williams 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 E Najera 3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 _____________________________________________________ TOTALS 240 45-85 25-29 16-46 29 25 120 _____________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.529, FT-.862. 3-Point Goals: 5-12, .417 (A Walker 1-3, M Finley 0-4, S Nash 2-2, M Daniels 2-3). Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked Shots:5 (S Williams, A Walker, S Nash, A Jamison, J Howard). Turnovers:16 (S Nash 4, A Jamison 4, D Nowitzki 3, S Williams, M Finley, M Daniels, D Fortson, A Walker). Steals: 11 (A Walker 2, S Nash 2, A Jamison 2, J Howard 2, M Daniels, D Nowitzki, M Finley). -------------------------------------------- BOSTON 14 32 28 30 - 104 DALLAS 32 27 26 35 - 120 -------------------------------------------- Technical fouls: Boston - 3 (Defensive Three, 8:26 1st; R Davis, 7:16 2nd; M Blount, 6:29 4th). Dallas - 2 (Defensive Three, 2:15 3rd; Defensive Three, 3:10 4th). Flagrant fouls: None. A: 20,257. T: 2:27. Officials: Courtney Kirkland, Dan Crawford, Nolan Fine.
Extended BoxBOSTON (104) AT DALLAS (120) BOSTON REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === J WELSCH F 23 4-10 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 9 B HUNTER F 7 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 M BLOUNT C 42 11-13 7-9 3 7 10 1 2 2 3 29 C ATKINS G 37 7-13 2-3 0 0 0 4 3 0 5 19 P PIERCE G 39 7-16 3-7 1 3 4 5 3 2 4 17 W MCCARTY 41 2-6 1-1 0 4 4 3 5 1 1 6 R DAVIS 29 1-7 6-7 1 3 4 4 1 1 1 8 M BANKS 11 2-5 4-4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 C MIHM 6 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 J JONES 3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 K PERKINS 2 1-1 0-0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 M STEWART DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240 38-75 23-31 6 21 27 22 21 7 17 104 (.507) (.742) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 17 (26 PTS) DALLAS REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === A WALKER F 39 9-13 2-4 3 6 9 3 4 2 1 21 D NOWITZKI F 41 9-19 6-6 2 5 7 5 4 1 3 24 D FORTSON C 5 1-1 1-1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 M FINLEY G 32 4-15 0-0 2 2 4 4 1 1 1 8 S NASH G 34 4-6 3-3 0 5 5 10 3 2 4 13 A JAMISON 36 7-12 4-4 4 8 12 2 5 2 4 18 M DANIELS 17 3-4 4-6 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 12 T BEST 7 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 S BRADLEY 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J HOWARD 21 7-13 5-5 3 3 6 1 1 2 0 19 S WILLIAMS 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 E NAJERA 3 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 TOTALS 240 45-85 25-29 16 30 46 29 25 11 16 120 (.529) (.862) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 17 (13 PTS) BOSTON 14 32 28 30 - 104 DALLAS 32 27 26 35 - 120 BLOCKED SHOTS: BOSTON - NONE, DALLAS - S WILLIAMS, A WALKER, S NASH, A JAMISON, J HOWARD. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: BOSTON 5-16 (.313), J WELSCH 1-2, C ATKINS 3-6, P PIERCE 0-3, W MCCARTY 1-4, R DAVIS 0-1. DALLAS 5-12 (.417), A WALKER 1- 3, M FINLEY 0-4, S NASH 2-2, M DANIELS 2-3. TECHNICAL FOULS: BOSTON - DEFENSIVE THREE, R DAVIS, M BLOUNT. DALLAS - DEFENSIVE THREE 2. FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE. OFFICIALS: COURTNEY KIRKLAND, DAN CRAWFORD, NOLAN FINE. A - 20,257. T - 2:27.
Game StoryDALLAS (Ticker) -- Antoine Walker and the Dallas Mavericks had a happier result in the second go-around against his former team. Walker scored 21 points on 9-of-13 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds as the Mavericks routed the Boston Celtics, 120-104. Dirk Nowitzki added 24 points and rookie Josh Howard chipped in a career-high 19 for Dallas, which improved its league-best home record to 30-5. The Mavericks, who begin a five-game Eastern Conference road trip at New Jersey on Sunday, were coming off a discouraging 111-110 home loss to lowly Atlanta on Wednesday. "This is the way I envisioned us playing, but not for (just) this one game," Dallas coach Don Nelson said. "This really doesn't mean anything if we don't continue it." "We've lost tough games before and came out with a good ballgame afterwards, but we have to be more consistent over a longer period of time," Nowitzki said. "I think now is a good time because we have a tough road trip coming up." Walker, whom the Celtics shockingly traded to the Mavericks just before the season, missed a potential game-winning 3-pointer in a 105-103 setback at Boston on December 17. "The other game was just more emotional," Walker said. "There were a lot of things going on. I was on the go all the time. I had a lot of things to take care of personally. I just know it was focus. ... This time I'm at home, more relaxed, I'm 60 games in. It's kind of old to me now." Dallas, which also received 18 points and 12 rebounds from reserve Antawn Jamison and 13 and 10 assists from Steve Nash, led all the way in this one, taking a 32-14 lead after one quarter and a 59-46 advantage into the break. "We couldn't match up in the first quarter," interim Celtics coach John Carroll said. "We were fighting an uphill battle." "We made a conscious effort to come out of the gates a little quicker," Nowitzki said. "It's always tough if you come out slow in the first quarter and let the other team get their confidence." Boston pulled within 90-83 when Mark Blount split a pair of free throws with 8:51 left, but Dallas embarked on a quick 21-7 run, taking a 111-90 advantage on a 3-pointer by Walker with 4:03 to go. "I thought Walker played his best game for us," Nelson said. Blount collected a season-high 29 points and 10 rebounds for Boston, which had won eight of its prior 10 games. The Celtics (31-39) are in ninth place in the Eastern Conference, one game behind Cleveland and Miami. The Mavericks allowed the Celtics to shoot 51 percent (38-of-75), but they connected on 53 percent (45-of-85), held a 46-27 advantage on the glass and did not have any of their shots blocked. "We can't go out there expecting to outscore the Mavs," said Boston guard Paul Pierce, who scored 17 points. "We had a hard time stopping them, and when we did, we couldn't rebound the ball. You don't get a chance to win when that happens." Both teams committed 17 turnovers, but Dallas scored 26 points off of them while Boston had just 13.
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