Where: AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas
Officials: #74 Curtis Blair, #46 Matt Boland, #43 Dan Crawford
Attendance: 18581
Dirk Nowitzki had 26 points and eight rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks ended San Antonio’s 12-game winning streak with a 103-94 victory over the host Spurs on Friday.
Shawn Marion scored the go-ahead three-point play to start the decisive 9-0 fourth-quarter run as the Mavericks (11-4) won their fourth straight game.
San Antonio (13-2) lost for the first time since falling to New Orleans on Oct. 30. Manu Ginobili scored a season-high 31 points for the Spurs.
San Antonio led 88-86 before Marion’s basket and free throw put Dallas ahead to stay. Jason Terry, Tyson Chandler and Nowitzki followed with hoops as the Mavericks took a seven-point lead with 1:44 remaining.
Marion and Chandler scored 19 points apiece. Chandler also grabbed eight rebounds.
George Hill scored 21 points and Tim Duncan added 15 for San Antonio.
Dallas outscored the Spurs 32-21 in the fourth quarter.
The Mavericks played without backup center Brendan Haywood, who was suspended for one game due to an unspecified violation of team rules.
| Dallas | San Antonio | |
| Dirk Nowitzki 26 | Scoring | Manu Ginobili 31 |
| Jose Barea 7 | Assists | Tim Duncan 4 |
| Tyson Chandler 8 | Rebounds | Tim Duncan 8 |
| Tyson Chandler 13 | Free Throws Made | Manu Ginobili 9 |
| Jason Kidd 3 | Steals | George Hill 3 |
| Caron Butler 1 | Blocks | Tim Duncan 1 |
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Dallas | 103 | 52.7 | 5-16 | 20-31 | 28 | 39 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| San Antonio | 94 | 44.9 | 7-19 | 25-27 | 13 | 36 | 1 | 6 | 18 |
- San Antonio will play their next game on the road against New Orleans. The Spurs have a W/L % of .846 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
- Dallas will play their next game at home against Miami. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .700 after a win and .800 after a loss.