National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Dallas 98, Miami 96
When: 7:30 PM ET, Monday, December 20, 2010
Where: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Officials: #55 Bill Kennedy, #42 Eric Lewis, # James Williams
Attendance: 20178
Jason Terry scored all 19 of his points in the fourth quarter as the visiting Dallas Mavericks snapped the Miami Heat’s 12-game winning streak with a 98-96 victory on Monday.

Dirk Nowitzki added 26 points and nine rebounds for Dallas (22-5).

Dwayne Wade had 22 points and seven assists and Chris Bosh had 19 points and eight rebounds for Miami (21-9).

LeBron James had a subpar 6-of-17 shooting performance while recording 19 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists. James scored six of his points in the final minute.

Shawn Marion had a season-high 13 rebounds and Caron Butler scored 13 points for the Mavericks, who also beat Miami on Nov. 27, prior to the Heat beginning the 12-game winning streak.

Miami pulled within 91-90 on James’ basket and free throw with 56.8 seconds left. Marion made 3-of-4 free throws and Nowitzki hit two free throws to give Dallas an insurmountable six-point advantage with 12.9 seconds left.

Dallas was 24-of-28 from the free-throw line with Nowitzki making all 10 of his attempts.
Top Game Performances
 
Dallas   Miami
Dirk Nowitzki 26 Scoring Dwyane Wade 22
Jason Kidd 7 Assists LeBron James 7
Shawn Marion 13 Rebounds LeBron James 10
Dirk Nowitzki 10 Free Throws Made LeBron James 5
Caron Butler 2 Steals Mario Chalmers 3
Shawn Marion 1 Blocks Dwyane Wade 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Dallas 98 44.6 8-21 24-28 19 48 1 6 14
Miami 96 40.5 11-31 17-25 18 44 5 7 12
Upcoming Games
  • Miami will play their next game on the road against Phoenix. The Heat have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Dallas will play their next game on the road against Orlando. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.