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PHILADELPHIA -- The Dallas Mavericks had to work hard for an easy win. Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points, Shawn Marion had 22 and the Mavericks beat undermanned Philadelphia 124-112 Friday night, handing the 76ers their 10th straight loss. The Mavericks led from the start and never trailed, taking a 22-point lead and staying ahead by double digits most of the game. But they had to earn this one. "It was exactly the kind of game we expected," Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said. "We expected it to be 48 minutes of hell with them chasing the ball all over the place. (Brett Brown) coaches his team harder than any coach in the league." A day after dismantling the roster and trading away Evan Turner, Spencer Hawes and Lavoy Allen, the Sixers had just eight players in uniform. Thaddeus Young scored 30 and Michael Carter-Williams had 25 for Philadelphia, which has looked toward next season and beyond since training camp. "They played hard," Brown said. "Were trying to identify athletes and how they compete." The Sixers, who have the NBAs second-worst record, made four trades before Thursdays deadline, giving up three players and a draft pick for five players and six second-round draft picks between 2014 and 2018. Theyre hoping for a top-3 draft pick and trying to clear space under the salary cap to make a run at quality free agents. "Were focused on building something for Philadelphia to put a program in a place to compete when it matters," general manager Sam Hinkie said. "And we feel that yesterday was just another step in that process." While the Sixers eye the future, the Mavericks are making a playoff push. Theyre in a tight battle with four teams for the final three playoff spots in the West. "They have a bunch of fast, athletic guys," Nowitzki said of Philadelphia. "Give them credit. They kept competing." Nowitzki hit consecutive 3s in the opening minutes. The Mavericks were up by 22 after Vince Carter nailed a 3 late in the first quarter, and made 16 of their first 21 shots. Sloppy play and a slew of turnovers by the Mavericks allowed the Sixers to make a run in the second quarter. They pulled within 55-50 following an 8-0 run and trailed 69-62 at halftime. "We knew they would make a run," Marion said. "They have talented guys. We kept our composure and were able to sustain the lead." After Philadelphia closed to within 77-73 in the third quarter, Nowitzki nailed another 3, the Mavericks scored nine straight and put the game away. At one point, Nowitzki and Marion were a combined 17 for 19 from the floor. Nowitzki made his first five from beyond the arc before missing two straight. Carter-Williams, a leading candidate for Rookie of the Year, Young and injured rookie Nerlens Noel are cornerstones for Philadelphia going forward. Young was disappointed he didnt go to a contender, but wouldnt let that affect his performance. He had 13 rebounds and took a career-high 29 shots, making 12. "This situation, I dont know how much worse it could get," Young said before the game. Young became just the second player to have at least 30 points, 13 rebounds, seven steals and six assists since steals became a stat in 1973-74. Hakeem Olajuwon had 38 points, 17 rebounds, six assists and seven steals along with 12 blocks for Houston vs. Seattle on March 10, 1987. Turner, a former No. 2 overall pick, and Allen went to Indiana for veteran Danny Granger and a pick. Hawes was traded to Cleveland for Earl Clark, Henry Sims and two picks. Eric Maynor came from Washington along with two picks from other teams. Byron Mullens was acquired from the Clippers with a pick for a protected second-rounder. NOTES: Carter-Williams had his eighth game of at least 20 points, five rebounds and five assists. All other NBA rookies have eight combined. ... The Mavericks have won 13 of last 16 games vs. Philadelphia. ... 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They did take one chance on a free agent-to-be however, and it didnt pay off. Rory Kohlert, selected by the Redblacks in the expansion draft from Winnipeg, has signed as a free agent with the Blue Bombers. Golden State Warriors Jersey . This week, topics cover if and when the Blue Jays should start rebuilding, how good catchers handle a pitching staff and how best to develop young pitchers to best avoid arm problems. David Lee Warriors Jersey .J. -- Before his team took the ice to face the Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday, New Jersey Devils forward Ilya Kovalchuk spoke to head coach Peter DeBoer about the possibility of taking a penalty shot.NAPIER, New Zealand -- The challenges for Canada keep growing. Beating the All Blacks in New Zealand is one of the rarest achievements in world rugby. Doing it on four days preparation, and coming off a 23-23 draw with lowly-ranked Japan, is almost impossible. Canada coach Kieran Crowley returned to New Zealand for the Rugby World Cup with the target of finishing third in Pool A. The Canadians have a win and a draw and are in third place now. But if Tonga upsets two-time finalist France on Saturday, the Canadians will finish fourth unless they upset New Zealand on Sunday. Across 107 years, the All Blacks have lost just 37 matches at home. Thats about once every three years. The glimmer of hope: the All Blacks last loss at home was in 2009. Only South Africa, Australia and England -- all World Cup champions -- and France have beaten New Zealand at home since the turn of the century. "The All Blacks are an extremely difficult team and we have, I think, only two practices until we play them so its a bit of a short turnaround," scrumhalf Ed Fairhurst told The Associated Press after Canada overcame an eight-point deficit in the last five minutes to salvage a draw with Japan. "It would have been nice if we had a little bit longer to work on some stuff, but thats just the nature of the draw." Top-ranked New Zealand has averaged eight tries a game in the 2011 tournament -- thrashing Tonga, dismantling Japan and beating France heavily. Fairhurst is under no illusions about the difficulty of Sundays assignment, already joking about what he will say in the dressing room. "Im sure Ill use a few cliches, like they put their shorts on one leg at a time like everybody else," he said. With 54 caps and a decade of experience, Fairhurst expects he will have to calm down a few less battlee-worn players.dddddddddddd "I think some of the younger kids might be a little bit overawed," he said. "But (when youve) been around the block a few times, youre used to seeing these players all the time so its not too bad. "Its just an amazing experience playing the best team in the world. Its tough to describe." Crowley, a World Cup winner with the All Blacks in 1987, is worried that the short time between the matches will affect his team psychologically more than physically. "The boys have had a pretty hard test match against Japan ... we need to come down off the high of the emotional side of things," he said. "I think its massively difficult, not only the physical side of things, but the mental side of things. I know when I was playing it used to take me from a Saturday until a Wednesday to come back down from the emotional side of things, because youre putting in a hell of a lot of work mentally. "So thats going to be a challenge, but well prepare the best we can." Crowley was asked what weaknesses World Cup favourite New Zealand might have. "At this level when you get these tier one nations theres no weaknesses," he said. "You just have to play your game." Canada beat Tonga 25-20 in its opening match, and was holding France at 10-10 before a second-half collapse resulted in a 46-19 blowout. The team which finishes third in each group will earn automatic entry for the 2015 World Cup, so theres a lot riding on the last weekend of pool matches. "We felt we played pretty well in the Tonga game, and the French game there was bits we fell apart -- and we said as a team we couldnt do that," Canada captain Pat Riordan said. "Its got to do with the expectations and what we want to do as a team." cheap nfl jerseys ' ' '
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