National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Dallas 105, Washington 99
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 26, 2011
Where: Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Officials: #75 Eric Dalen, #60 David Guthrie, #23 Jason Phillips
Attendance: 19203

Jason Terry scored 25 points and Tyson Chandler hit the go-ahead basket as the Dallas Mavericks defeated the host Washington Wizards 105-99 on Saturday.

Chandler had 23 points and 13 rebounds and Dirk Nowitzki scored 21 points for Dallas (42-16), which won its fifth straight game. Shawn Marion added 13 points and 10 rebounds.

John Wall scored 24 points for Washington (15-43), which lost its fifth straight.

The Mavericks led 97-89 on Chandler’s basket with 3:19 to go but Washington rallied to tie the score. Wall scored six straight points and Jordan Crawford hit a 19-footer to even things.

Chandler followed with a layup with 1:16 left to put Dallas ahead to stay.

The Mavericks led by 13 points late in the first half but Wall’s 35-foot, buzzer-beating 3-pointer to end the half started a string of 12 straight Washington points. JaVale McGee’s dunk pulled the Wizards within 59-58 with 8:33 left in the third.

Nick Young scored 14 points and Rashard Lewis added 13 points for the Wizards.

Top Game Performances
 
Dallas   Washington
Jason Terry 25 Scoring John Wall 24
Jason Kidd 14 Assists John Wall 5
Tyson Chandler 13 Rebounds JaVale McGee 11
Dirk Nowitzki 8 Free Throws Made Josh Howard 3
Jason Kidd 3 Steals Jordan Crawford 2
Rodrique Beaubois 1 Blocks JaVale McGee 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Dallas 105 48.1 6-17 21-31 28 51 3 4 13
Washington 99 46.3 5-14 6-16 17 48 3 7 10
Upcoming Games
  • Washington will play their next game at home against Chicago. The Wizards have a W/L % of .067 after a win and .326 after a loss.
  • Dallas will play their next game on the road against Toronto. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .805 after a win and .529 after a loss.