National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Dallas 110, L.A. Lakers 97
When: 8:30 PM ET, Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Officials: #60 James Williams, #43 Dan Crawford, #29 Mark Lindsay
Attendance: 19656

Mavericks 110, Lakers 97: Dirk Nowitzki scored 27 points and Vince Carter added 19 off the bench as Dallas snapped a four-game home skid.

Monta Ellis got off to a cold start but finished with 16 points and nine assists for the Mavericks, who had lost two straight. DeJuan Blair tallied 15 points and nine rebounds and Jose Calderon added 12 points and eight assists for Dallas.

Jodie Meeks scored 24 and Kendall Marshall added 18 points and six assists for Los Angeles, which has lost eight of nine. Pau Gasol collected 15 points and 13 rebounds and Wesley Johnson scored 17 as the injury-riddled Lakers dropped to 6-11 on the road, where they'll play nine of their next 10 games.

Carter's 3-pointer in the final seconds of the first quarter put the Mavericks up 33-31 and they didn't trail again. Carter and Nowitzki combined for 27 points in the first half as Dallas took a 60-53 lead into the break.

The Lakers were within four early in the fourth, but Ellis heated up during a 10-1 spurt to put it away. Carter alone outscored the Los Angeles bench, which produced just 16 points as the Lakers used only eight players.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Lakers leading scorer Nick Young was limited to two points on 1-of-7 shooting, snapping a string of 20 straight games in double digits. … Dallas F Shawn Marion took a spill late in the second quarter and did not return with a bruised right shoulder. … Calderon and Ellis each had five of the Mavericks' season-high 17 steals.

Top Game Performances
 
L.A. Lakers   Dallas
Jodie Meeks 24 Scoring Dirk Nowitzki 27
Kendall Marshall 6 Assists Monta Ellis 9
Pau Gasol 13 Rebounds DeJuan Blair 9
Jodie Meeks 8 Free Throws Made Dirk Nowitzki 3
Jodie Meeks 4 Steals Jose Calderon 5
Pau Gasol 2 Blocks Samuel Dalembert 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
L.A. Lakers 97 42.0 11-31 18-26 21 46 3 6 20
Dallas 110 53.3 5-17 9-15 32 40 3 17 12
Upcoming Games
  • Dallas will play their next game on the road against San Antonio. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • L.A. Lakers will play their next game on the road against Houston. The Lakers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.