Streak hits 13 as Mavs thrash T'Wolves

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02/28/2007 - Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dirk Nowitzki scored 23 points, grabbed 14 rebounds, and led the Dallas Mavericks to their 13th straight win, a 91-65 rout of the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Mavs are now one win shy of their franchise-record victory surge, set at the start of the 2002-03 season.

Jason Terry scored 18 points and doled out seven assists, and Josh Howard came back from a sprained ankle suffered Monday night to score 17 points and rake in seven rebounds for the Mavs. DeSagana Diop pulled down 10 rebounds for Dallas, which has its second 13-game winning streak of the season. Dallas, which also had a 12-game winning streak earlier in the season, is the first team in NBA history to record three winning streaks of 12 or more games in one season.

They can tie the franchise record winning streak Thursday at home against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Kevin Garnett scored 15 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who shot a horrid 29.6 percent from the field. Ricky Davis also notched 15 points for Minnesota, which has lost four of five. Mark Blount added 10 points for the Wolves.

The Wolves appeared to be shaking out of their shooting doldrums early in the second half, opening the third quarter with a 13-7 stretch, and pulling to within single-digits. A Davis three capped the stretch, cutting the Mavs lead to 49-40.

That was as close as Minnesota would get, though, as Dallas quickly heated back up, and a Nowitzki three in the final minute of the third quarter posted the Mavs to a 68-53 lead entering the final 12 minutes.

"The second half, we ran a couple of plays for me and I was able to make some shots," said Nowitzki.

Minnesota went out with a whimper in the fourth, scoring only 12 points as the Mavs coasted to their largest road win of the season.

"They're a pretty good team," said Garnett of the Mavs, adding, "We didn't shoot the ball particularly well, we didn't give ourselves a chance."

A Terry three posted the Mavs to a 24-14 lead with 1:41 left in the first quarter, but a Davis three in the final minute pulled the Wolves to within 26-19 entering the second.

Minnesota scored only eight points in the second quarter, making only three field goals, squandering a rare bad offensive quarter by the Mavs, who only scored 16 points in the stanza. Minnesota missed its last 12 shots from the field in the quarter, though, and trailed 42-27 at the break.

The Wolves shot a paltry 22.7 percent in the first half.

Game Notes

The Mavs set two defensive records, as Minnesota's 65 points and 29.6 percent shooting performance were both all-time lows for Dallas opponents...The Mavs improved to 40-3 when holding the opposition under 100 points...Dallas outrebounded the Wolves, 54-39...The Mavs are 11-0 on the second night of back-to-back games.

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Arkansas 300-1 50-1
Belmont 1000-1
Boston College 100-1 40-1
Eastern KY 1000-1
George Washington 75-1
Georgetown 10-1 3-2
Marquette 100-1 40-1
Michigan State 100-1 25-1
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Oral Roberts  500-1
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USC 75-1 20-1
Vanderbilt 100-1 30-1
Washington State 40-1 15-1
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Duke 50-1 10-1
Florida A&M 1000-1
Gonzaga 200-1  40-1
Holy Cross 300-1
Illinois 300-1 60-1
Indiana 75-1 40-1
Kansas 5-1 13-10
Kentucky 100-1 40-1
Niagara 1000-1
Pittsburgh 40-1 8-1
Southern Ill. 50-1 12-1
UCLA 10-1 3-2
VCU 500-1 100-1
Villanova 100-1 40-1
VA Tech 50-1 15-1
Weber St 1000-1
Wright St 1000-1 300-1
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Arizona 50-1 30-1
Butler 40-1 30-1
Davidson 300-1
Florida 4-1 4-5
Georgia Tech 75-1 25-1
Jackson State 1000-1
Maryland 30-1 6-1
Miami-OH 300-1
Notre Dame 100-1 20-1
ODU 500-1 100-1
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Purdue 300-1 60-1
Texas A&M CC 1000-1
UNLV 100-1 30-1
Winthrop 500-1 100-1
Wisconsin 15-1 7-2
SOUTH
Albany 200-1
BYU 200-1 40-1
Central CT St. 1000-1
Creighton 100-1 35-1
Long Beach St. 500-1 200-1
Louisville 40-1 10-1
Memphis 30-1 4-1
Nevada 75-1 35-1
North Texas 500-1
Ohio State 7-1 6-5
Penn 500-1
Stanford 200-1 50-1
Tennessee 100-1 20-1
Texas A&M 12-1 11-5
Virginia 75-1 18-1
Xavier 100-1 40-1

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