Where: Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina
Officials: #75 Eric Dalen, #71 Rodney Mott, #22 Bill Spooner
Attendance: 17743
Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points and Jason Terry added 21 off the bench as the Dallas Mavericks ran their winning streak to eight games with a 101-92 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Saturday.
Jose Juan Barea chipped in 15 points and Tyson Chandler collected nine points and 15 rebounds for the Mavericks, who improved to 14-0 all time against the Bobcats.
Dallas ended the first quarter on an 11-4 burst and never trailed again, pushing the lead to 15 points early in the second and taking a 55-45 edge into the break.
Nowitzki scored eight points in the third and Jason Kidd knocked down three 3-pointers in the frame to help the Mavericks push it to 82-66 heading into the final quarter. Charlotte had one last run in it, using a 10-2 spurt to close to within 98-92 with 1:00 left.
But Terry took a pass from Nowitzki and hit a jumper with 38 seconds on the clock to end the threat.
D.J. Augustin scored 21 points for the Bobcats, who have dropped four of five.
| Dallas | Charlotte | |
| Dirk Nowitzki 25 | Scoring | D.J. Augustin 21 |
| Jason Kidd 6 | Assists | Stephen Jackson 5 |
| Tyson Chandler 15 | Rebounds | Gerald Wallace 11 |
| Jason Terry 7 | Free Throws Made | Kwame Brown 6 |
| Jason Kidd 2 | Steals | Shaun Livingston 2 |
| Dirk Nowitzki 5 | Blocks | Boris Diaw 2 |
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Dallas | 101 | 46.5 | 7-22 | 14-17 | 20 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 10 |
| Charlotte | 92 | 37.1 | 5-21 | 21-24 | 16 | 40 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
- Charlotte will play their next game at home against Boston. The Bobcats have a W/L % of .381 after a win and .448 after a loss.
- Dallas will play their next game at home against Cleveland. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .794 after a win and .500 after a loss.