Mavericks Ride Nowitzki

Dirk Nowitzki tied his season high with 35 points, and the Dallas Mavericks held off the Bulls, 102-94, Monday night at Chicago.

Devin Harris had 13 points and a career-high 10 assists, and tied a career best with five steals.

Both teams lost starting guards to injuries.

Dallas’ Jason Terry sat out the second half because of a sore right hamstring, after missing all three of his shots and scoring two points.

The Bulls lost Kirk Hinrich to a concussion about three minutes into the game, when he took an elbow to the face from a driving Nowitzki.

Ben Gordon scored 26 points for Chicago.

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San Antonio 110, Orlando 85 -- Tim Duncan had 26 points, 12 rebounds and five blocked shots, and the visiting Spurs held the Magic to three field goals in the final 9:53 en route to their fourth straight victory. Jameer Nelson had 20 points for Orlando, which lost its fourth in a row.

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Minnesota 91, Utah 77 -- Eddie Griffin had 14 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high eight blocks, and Wally Szczerbiak scored 26 points as the Timberwolves closed the game with a 12-3 run to improve to 3-0 on a four-game trip.