Dallas Mavericks 83, New Orleans Hornets 81  at New Orleans  (December 26)

             1st 2nd 3rd 4th - Final   2FG   3FG   FG%   FT%
Dallas        22  20  26  15 -   83   .408  .214  .378  .800
New Orleans   23  21  22  15 -   81   .415  .286  .392  .750

Halftime: New Orleans 44-42
3rd Q: Dallas 68-66
Technicals: Raja Bell 9:28 2nd, New Orleans defensive 3 seconds 6:45 
  1st, Baron Davis 9:28 2nd
Refs: Derek Richardson, Derrick Stafford, Phil Robinson
Attendance: 18,015  (sellout)


Dallas Mavericks                                       REB
Player                MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS  O-T AST TO PF STL BLK
Adrian Griffin         10   0-2     0-1     0-0     0  0-2   1  0  1   0   0 
Dirk Nowitzki          47  11-22    1-1     0-0    23  1-7   1  0  0   2   4 
Shawn Bradley          40   4-11    0-0     2-3    10  3-10  3  1  1   0   5 
Steve Nash             38   4-16    0-3     7-8    15  1-3   7  5  4   0   0 
Michael Finley         40   5-16    0-3     2-2    12  0-3   3  0  2   1   1 
Raja Bell               8   2-2     0-0     0-0     4  0-0   0  0  3   0   0 
Raef LaFrentz          21   2-3     0-0     0-0     4  1-5   1  1  6   0   0 
Nick Van_Exel          28   5-16    2-5     1-2    13  3-11  3  0  2   2   0 
Walt Williams           4   1-2     0-1     0-0     2  0-0   0  0  0   0   0 
Popeye Jones            2   0-0     0-0     0-0     0  0-1   0  0  1   0   0 
Avery Johnson           2   0-0     0-0     0-0     0  0-1   1  0  0   0   0 
Totals                 48  34-90    3-14   12-15   83  9-43 20  8 20   5  10 

New Orleans Hornets                                    REB
Player                MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS  O-T AST TO PF STL BLK
Jamal Mashburn         37   3-17    0-3     2-4     8  1-10  4  3  2   1   0 
P.J. Brown             32   3-5     0-0     5-6    11  1-7   0  3  3   0   1 
Jamaal Magloire        33   5-11    0-0     0-0    10  6-15  2  1  5   0   1 
Baron Davis            41   5-13    0-3     1-1    11  1-4  10  2  1   0   0 
David Wesley           38   9-15    4-6     2-2    24  1-5   3  4  4   1   0 
Courtney Alexander     19   2-7     0-1     2-2     6  1-4   3  1  2   0   0 
Elden Campbell         17   2-7     0-0     3-5     7  0-0   2  1  1   0   1 
George Lynch           15   2-4     0-1     0-0     4  2-6   1  0  0   0   0 
Stacey Augmon           4   0-0     0-0     0-0     0  0-2   0  1  1   0   0 
Bryce Drew              4   0-0     0-0     0-0     0  0-0   2  0  0   0   0 
Totals                 48  31-79    4-14   15-20   81 13-53 27 18 19   2   3