Where: Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials: # Curtis Blair, #25 Tony Brothers, #43 Dan Crawford
Attendance: 13194
Earl Boykins came off the bench to score 26 points as the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the visiting Dallas Mavericks, 99-87, on Saturday night.
Playing without superstar Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas dropped its third straight game.
John Salmons added 21 points for Milwaukee, which snapped a two-game losing streak.
The Bucks led by as many as 13 in the second quarter before Dallas went on a late 15-4 run to close the gap to 52-50 at the half.
Dallas' Jason Terry hit a jumper late in the third quarter to tie the game at 69-69.
Milwaukee (13-18) led 73-71 at the start of the fourth quarter and extended the lead to eight points after a pair of field goals by Andrew Bogut. The Mavericks never got closer than six points the rest of the way.
Jose Juan Barea led Dallas (24-8) with 29 points, and Jason Kidd had 14 points, seven rebounds, nine assists and six steals.
Nowitzki injured his knee earlier in the week against Oklahoma City.
| Dallas | Milwaukee | |
| JoseJuan Barea 29 | Scoring | Earl Boykins 26 |
| Jason Kidd 9 | Assists | Earl Boykins 6 |
| Jason Kidd 7 | Rebounds | Ersan Ilyasova 17 |
| JoseJuan Barea 6 | Free Throws Made | Earl Boykins 7 |
| Jason Kidd 6 | Steals | John Salmons 2 |
| Brendan Haywood 1 | Blocks | Andrew Bogut 3 |
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Dallas | 87 | 37.5 | 9-32 | 18-22 | 16 | 31 | 2 | 12 | 12 |
| Milwaukee | 99 | 49.4 | 4-16 | 19-25 | 24 | 51 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
- Milwaukee will play their next game on the road against Miami. The Bucks have a W/L % of .417 after a win and .421 after a loss.
- Dallas will play their next game on the road against Cleveland. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .792 after a win and .625 after a loss.