11/21/2008 - Dallas, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dirk Nowitzki had a game-high 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks got their first home win of the season at the expense of the Memphis Grizzlies in a 91-76 victory at American Airlines Center.
Jason Kidd also notched a double-double with 18 points and a season-high 13 boards for the Mavs, who were coming off a 3-0 road swing on the heels of a five-game skid. Jason Terry donated 20 points, 15 of which came in the first half.
"It wasn't a very up-tempo game early on and that's not in our favor," Kidd said. "We played defense tonight. When we play defense that gives us a good chance to win."
Dallas moved to 1-4 at home this year with their 12th consecutive win over the Grizzlies and fourth consecutive win overall.
O.J. Mayo led Memphis with 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds for the Grizzlies, who snapped a four-game skid Tuesday but have dropped five of six. Rudy Gay and Mike Conley donated 14 points apiece with Gay adding eight boards and five assists in the loss.
"Everything was okay until we didn't get back on defense," Memphis head coach Marc Iavaroni said. "They got a couple of easies and the easies always give their offense confidence -- then they started going to Nowitzki and we don't have an answer for Nowitzki."
Dallas blew open an otherwise close affair in the third quarter. Memphis actually pulled to within two on a jumper from Gay and a free throw from Conley but the Mavs opened up an 11-2 run with Nowitzki accounting for nine of those points -- starting and ending the run with successful jumpers.
Conley ended the run with a jump shot, but Kidd immediately answered with a three-ball for a 60-48 advantage and added another from long distance about a minute later with Dallas closing the quarter with a 68-56 lead.
Dallas lengthened its lead in the fourth with a pair of free throws from both DeSagana Diop and Devean George making it a 76-62 game and Memphis was never able to seriously challenge down the stretch.
The teams were deadlocked at 22-22 after one quarter and the Mavs moved ahead by three, 44-41, at halftime.
Game Notes
The last time the Grizzlies beat Dallas was on November 26, 2005...Dallas' second-leading scorer Josh Howard sat for the second straight game due to a left ankle injury...George made his season debut for the Mavs after missing the first 12 games of the season with a left hand injury...Jose Barea scored a season-high nine points for Dallas...It was Kidd's third double-double of the season and Nowitzki's fourth...Kidd also had six assists and two steals while Terry added six boards and five assists.
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya and his rival Floyd Mayweather Jr. arrived at the MGM Grand here Wednesday amid the pomp and pandemonium befitting two of the biggest stars in the sport who are about to duke it out for the WBC super welterweight crown this Saturday (Sunday in Manila).
As of Wednesday, MySportsbook.com closed its book with Mayweather a favorite to defeat De La Hoya at -170 (a $100 bet wins $70), while De La Hoya is a +140 underdog (a $100 bet wins $140).
Mayweather arrived at about 11:30 a.m. on a big truck with his face and a big "World's Best Pound-for-Pound" sign scribbled across the vehicle. He was accompanied by his entourage made up of rappers and his training team.
A crowd of close to 3,000 eager fans packed the MGM Grand lobby, with their cameras in tow, all trying to vie for position to get a good angle at Mayweather, who is acknowledged as the world's best fighter pound-for-pound.
Eric Gomez, Golden Boy Promotions vice-president, described the fan turnout as "amazing" and swore he had never seen anything quite like this event.
"The crowd was fantastic. Everybody was just too eager to see the two fighters," said ALA manager Michael Aldeguer, who was among those who waited at the lobby together with his ward Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista and AJ Banal.
De La Hoya made his own grand entrance at the hotel lobby at around 12:30 p.m. accompanied by GBP chief executive officer Richard Schaefer and trainer Freddie Roach.
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