Mavs restrain Linsanity to record revenge win over Knicks Tue Mar 6, 2012 11:43pm EST (Reuters) - Dirk Nowitzki led the Dallas Mavericks to a revenge 95-85 victory over the New York Knicks on Tuesday as the "Linsanity" frenzy showed further signs of fizzling out. Nowitzki scored 11 of a game-high 28 points in the final four-and-a-half minutes of a fourth quarter that was highlighted by two dramatic swings of momentum as the Mavericks held off a furious fightback from the visiting Knicks. In the previous meeting between the teams on February 19, Jeremy Lin tallied 28 points and 14 assists to lead New York past Dallas during the height of Lin's rapid rise to league-wide popularity. The Mavericks (23-17) wasted little time in the rematch as they took a 27-15 lead after the first quarter and were ahead by 14 entering the fourth. The Knicks woke from their slumber to start the final quarter with a 15-0 run that gave them an 78-77 lead with five minutes left, but the home team respond with 14 straight points to regain control and seal the victory. Amar'e Stoudemire had 26 points for the Knicks (18-20), losers of two straight, while Lin added 14 but made just 4-of-13 shots to continue his recent shooting struggles. Writing by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles; Editing by John O'Brien)