Mavs drop Spurs, who fall to 0-3

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SAN ANTONIO | The last time the Spurs were 0-3 was the first time they were the Spurs.

Dirk Nowitzki scored 30 points, Jason Terry added 29 in his first start of the season and the Dallas Mavericks beat San Antonio 98-81 on Tuesday night, sending the Spurs to their first 0-3 record in 35 years.

Dallas also got 14 points from Josh Howard. The Mavericks shot 53 percent from the floor compared to 42 for San Antonio. Dallas outrebounded San Antonio 48-38.

The Spurs are off to their worst start since opening the 1973-74 ABA season 0-4. It was their first season in San Antonio after playing in Dallas as the Chaparrals. The Spurs joined the NBA in 1976.

Tony Parker led San Antonio with 22 points and Tim Duncan scored 19.

OTHER NBA GAMES
•Boston 103, at Houston 99

•Phoenix 114, at New Jersey 86

HIGHLIGHTS
•Ray Allen scored 29 points, Kevin Garnett added 14 points and 11 rebounds and Paul Pierce had 13 points and nine rebounds for the Celtics. Tracy McGrady scored 26 points for the Rockets. Yao Ming went four for 14 from the field and scored eight points for Houston, and Ron Artest missed 13 of 16 shots and scored 15 points.

•Raja Bell hit all six of his three-pointers and scored 22 points, and the Suns shot 63 percent from the field in beating the Nets. Steve Nash added 12 points and 11 assists, Shaquille O’Neal had 18 points and six rebounds and Amare Stoudemire added 14 points as the Suns won for the third time in four games.

Posted on Tue, Nov. 04, 2008 10:15 PM

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