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DALLAS — Dirk Nowitzki scored 22 points, including 11 in the final six-plus minutes, as the Dallas Mavericks held on to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 96-92 on Monday night.
Shawn Marion added 16 points, and Jason Terry, Vince Carter and Brendan Haywood all contributed 10 for the Mavs, who've won 10 in a row at home against the Clippers and extended their overall winning streak to four games.
Caron Butler of the Clippers scored a season-high 23 points against his former team, and Blake Griffin added 20 points. Chris Paul had 16 points and nine assists for the Clippers, but Griffin's problems from the foul line cost his team. He missed seven of nine free throws.
The Clippers, who completed a 4-2 road trip, haven't beaten the defending NBA champs in Dallas since April 19, 2006.
Dallas took control with a 7-0 fourth-quarter run, capped by Marion's layup with 4:48 remaining for an 86-83 edge.
Griffin had a chance to get the Clippers closer, but missed five straight free throws until connecting with 2:15 to play, to pull his team within two points at 86-84.
Jason Kidd set up Terry for a layup with 2:02 left, and Nowitzki intercepted Griffin's pass with 1:47 showing and drained two free throws to extend Dallas' edge to 90-84.
The Clippers ended a 10-game overall losing streak against the Mavs on Jan. 18 with a 91-89 home win.
Miami 114, Milwaukee 96: LeBron James scored 35 points and the Heat finally found a way to beat Milwaukee, using a third-quarter surge to beat the Bucks.
Dwyane Wade scored 22 and Mario Chalmers added 13 for the Heat, who were 0-2 against the Bucks coming into Monday night. James scored 16 of his points in the third quarter as the Heat outscored the Bucks 35-24 to take control.
Carlos Delfino scored 24 for the Bucks.
With the win, Miami ran its record to 22-7 — equaling the franchise's best start after the first 29 games of a season, set in 1996-97 and again in 2004-05.
New Orleans 86, Utah 80: Chris Kaman scored a season-high 27 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, and the Hornets snapped an eight-game skid with a home victory over the Jazz.
Marco Belinelli and Gustavo Ayon each added 13 points for New Orleans, which led by as many as 20 in the third quarter before holding on for only its third victory in 26 games. Greivis Vasquez had 12 points and 10 assists.
The 7-foot Kaman, who normally has played a reserve role this season, started for only the seventh time, because center Emeka Okafor was scratched shortly before tipoff with a sore knee.
Al Jefferson had 14 points and 12 rebounds for Utah. The Jazz turned the ball over 20 times but managed to get as close as three points in the final minute.
Orlando 102, Minnesota 89: Jason Richardson scored 17 points and the Magic used a big second half to beat the Timberwolves. Richardson, coming off a season-high 31 points, was strong early against Minnesota but sat out the fourth quarter.
Kevin Love led Minnesota with 19 points and 15 rebounds.
Philadelphia 98, Charlotte 89: Lou Williams scored 23 points off the bench as the 76ers built an early lead and held on to deal the Bobcats their 15th straight defeat. Corey Maggette scored a season-high 22 for Charlotte, which fell to 3-25 on the season.
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