Nowitzki tops Shaq as Mavs top Nets

They came back to Barclays Center on Wednesday night, and kept the momentum going against the Dallas Mavericks. This team set an National Basketball Association season-mark for best shooting percentage in the first half with 70-percent efficiency.

OAKLAND, Calif. – Former Cougar Klay Thompson scored 20 points, Stephen Curry added 16 with nine assists and the Golden State Warriors remained unbeaten at home this season with a 103-85 win over the Utah Jazz.

“You run out of accolades”, Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said.

Shortly after the Nets fell to the Mavericks, 119-118, in overtime Wednesday, center Brook Lopez described the loss as more tolerable than the 20 previous ones this season.

Dirk Nowitzki has moved ahead of Shaquille O’Neal into sixth place on the NBA’s career scoring list. “Obviously No. 6 in the bigger picture is a lot bigger than this win in Brooklyn in December, but when you’re out there you don’t think about that”.

Jack took it along the right side of the court and missed a fadeaway after getting a clean look. For a variety of reasons, Williams simply never lived up to the burden that comes with being a franchise player, and his failure to do so was the anchor that ensured the Nets would sink to the depths they’ve reached now, where after Wednesday’s loss, they sit with an 8-21 record – the NBA’s third-worst.

Young finished with 29 points and 10 rebounds and Bojan Bogdanovic added 17, hitting all five of his three-point attempts.

Orlando Magic got the better of the Houston Rockets in a 104-101 triumph, while the Atlanta Hawks edged the Detroit Pistons 107-100 despite a strong performance from Andre Drummond (25 points).

The Chicago Bulls used a Christmas Day road game to let out some frustration following a three-game losing streak. Sloan got the opportunity to play more when Shane Larkin missed the past week due to a concussion. “First time back, I get hurt the game before … it’s definitely frustrating missing this game because I wanted to be out there with my teammates”. Nowitzki, like fellow greats Tim Duncan and Kobe Bryant, has had the distinct honor of playing for one team throughout his career.

A wild overtime featuring many made long balls finally went back Dallas’ way when Dirk scored on a gorgeous drop step post move. We outscored them 34-17 and took the lead. “We got the lead and couldn’t extend it”. “Thad made some huge plays down the stretch, and that’s how we want to play the rest of the season”. On the ensuing possession, Young blocked Barea’s fadeaway shot as time expired to force overtime. He said last week he expects his minutes restriction to be completely lifted by the first of the year. We had 15 offensive rebounds which really helped us. “I think you’ll see his confidence go up, his timing and rhythm go up and his production will be the best results”, president of basketball operations Donnie Nelson told the Fort Worth Star Telegram.BUZZER BEATERS1.