The Dallas Mavericks (13 - 9) defeated the New York Knicks (10 - 12) 104 - 97 despite a late rally by the Knicks. Dallas took a 16 - point lead going into the fourth quarter and nearly blew it with some terrible shooting. The team scored just 16 points in the final 12 minutes and were outscored 25 - 16. What won them the game was their veteran leadership, as they committed just nine turnovers and allowed just nine free - throw attempts in the game. Both teams did shoot over 45 percent from the field, but the lack of errors is what won the Mavericks the game. Dallas was shooting well over 50 percent before a dreadful fourth quarter. They still held off the Knicks thanks to Dirk Nowitzki and Deron Williams. Nowitzki tallied 25 points and six rebounds, while Williams contributed 18 points and seven assists. Dallas was extremely shorthanded in the backcourt and Felton stepped in nicely, by collecting 14 points, five rebounds and five assists in the win. This is a nice win for the Mavericks against a resurgent Knicks team and they'll look to keep up this form against the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday. The Knicks have now lost six of their last eight games and the surprise team is starting to look more like what people expected. What people didn’t expect was this stellar play from Kristaps Porzingis, who continued his fantastic form on Monday. Porzingis scored a team - high 28 points in the loss on 13 - for - 18 shooting. Carmelo Anthony also had a nice all - around game, as he tallied 17 points, eight assists and six rebounds in the defeat. New York will have another tough task when they have to travel to Salt Lake City to take on the Utah Jazz on Wednesday in their next game.
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