Dallas Mavericks 111, Seattle Supersonics 96

Mavericks get their eighth win in their last nine games.

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks seemed unfazed by their long layoff Saturday night, easily defeating the hapless Seattle Supersonics 111-96 at the AAC. Kevin Durant, making his first foray against a Texas team since getting drafted out of UT last spring, shot just 3-for-12 for 6 points and was yanked near the end of the third quarter for throwing up wild shots.

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Better luck next time, Kev.

The Mavericks were unsurprisingly led by Dirk Nowitzki, who feasted on the young Supersonics' mistakes all night, scoring 20 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and three steals. Josh Howard added 17 points, and Devin Harris scored 17 while dishing out 8 assists.

As a team, the Mavericks shot almost 52% from the field, including 42% from the three point stripe. The win was the Mavericks' eighth in their past nine games, and at 27-12 they are now tied with New Orleans atop the Southwest Division, just half a game behind the conference-leading Phoenix Suns.

Posted by Todd M.