Shawn Marion scored 22 points and DeShawn Stevenson added 21 points as the Dallas Mavericks defeated the host Cleveland Cavaliers 104-95 on Sunday while playing without Dirk Nowitzki and Caron Butler.
Jason Terry added 18 points for Dallas (25-8), which ended a three-game losing streak.
Antawn Jamison scored a season-high 35 points on 14-of-22 shooting for the Cavs but couldn’t prevent Cleveland (8-26) from losing its seventh straight game. Jamison also grabbed 10 rebounds.
Nowitzki missed his fourth consecutive contest with a sprained knee. Meanwhile, reports surfaced that Butler’s knee injury is a tear of the patellar tendon, a potentially severe injury that could sideline him for a lengthy period of time.
Tyson Chandler made all six of his field-goal attempts and had 14 points and 14 rebounds for the Mavericks. Stevenson made five of Dallas’ 10 3-point baskets.
Ramon Sessions had 19 points and 12 assists for the Cavaliers.
Dallas | Cleveland | |
Shawn Marion 22 | Scoring | Antawn Jamison 35 |
Jason Kidd 8 | Assists | Ramon Sessions 12 |
Tyson Chandler 14 | Rebounds | Antawn Jamison 10 |
Dominique Jones 5 | Free Throws Made | Antawn Jamison 4 |
Jason Kidd 2 | Steals | Mo Williams 2 |
Dominique Jones 2 | Blocks | Mo Williams 2 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Dallas | 104 | 48.2 | 10-27 | 14-22 | 26 | 37 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
Cleveland | 95 | 50.6 | 5-17 | 8-13 | 25 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 15 |