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CLEVELAND -- The Dallas Mavericks spent most of Monday afternoon playing as if they had a point to prove. They spent the final minutes barely hanging on for a narrow victory. The Mavericks squandered nearly all of a 24-point lead before finally subduing the Cleveland Cavaliers for a 102-97 win. What appeared to be an easy day turned into a white-knuckler for Dallas coach Rick Carlisle, whose team bounced back from its worst performance of the season in a home loss to Portland on Saturday. "We did a good job of holding them off at the end," Carlisle said. "We got it done. Thats the bottom line." Monta Ellis scored 22 points, Shawn Marion added 18 and the Mavericks had six players in double figures, but the game was in doubt until the final seconds. Trailing 100-97 with 2.8 seconds remaining, the Cavaliers were called for a five-second violation when Jarrett Jack failed to get the ball inbounds. Ellis put the game away with two free throws with 1.1 seconds left. Carlisle called Saturdays loss, in which the Mavericks trailed by 38 points early in the fourth quarter, "beyond embarrassing." And while Mondays game had too much drama, Carlisle was happy to get out of town with a win. "Its the NBA," he said "Its supposed to get hairy." "This was a big bounce-back win from an embarrassing loss the other day," Ellis said. "Well be a great team if we continue to play like that with our back against the wall when we face adversity." Kyrie Irving led Cleveland with 26 points. Luol Deng, acquired from Chicago on Jan. 7, scored 20 points in his first home game with the Cavaliers while Anderson Varejao had 18 points with 21 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki scored 17 points and DeJuan Blair added 13 for the Mavericks. Dallas built a 59-35 lead late in the second quarter and maintained a double-figure lead for most of the second half before the Cavaliers rallied. Cleveland cut the lead into single figures early in the fourth quarter. The Cavaliers got the lead to 91-89 on Dengs 3-pointer, but Irving missed a jumper and a 3-point attempt on the same possession when Cleveland had a chance to tie or take the lead. A basket and two free throws by Ellis followed by Marions steal and score pushed the lead to 97-90 with 1:35 to play. Cleveland cut the lead to 98-95, but two free throws by Jose Calderon with 11.1 seconds remaining pushed the lead to five. Varejaos basket with 5.7 left made it 100-97. Ellis missed two free throws with 2.8 seconds left and gave Cleveland one last chance. The Cavaliers called timeout, but Carlisle put 6-foot-10 centre Brandan Wright on Jack, who couldnt get off the pass on a play that was designed to get Irving the ball. Cavaliers coach Mike Brown thought Irving was open in the far corner on the other side of the floor. "I dont know if weve ever been that wide open before at the end of games on a situation like that," he said. "Jack just couldnt see him." "It was going to be a tough pass," Irving said. "It was a crucial turnover. Whether I was open or not doesnt matter. We have to move on and get ready for our next game." The Cavaliers went 3-2 on a road trip to the west coast but struggled in the first game of five straight at home. Cleveland led briefly in the first quarter, but Dallas used a 9-0 run late in the first quarter to break a 21-all tie. Dallas shot 55 per cent from the field in the first half. Marion and Blair both made all five of their shots in the first half. Marion scored 14 points while Blair had 11. Marion made his first shot of the third quarter before finally missing a 3-point attempt from the corner. He scored three points and made only one of six shots against Portland. Blair missed his first shot attempt in the third quarter and was hit with a technical later in the period after being called for a foul while trying to grab a rebound. Irving scored 18 points in the second half. Deng, a two-time All-Star, will face the Bulls for the first time since the trade on Wednesday. Cleveland is 3-3 with Deng in the lineup. The Mavericks bench outscored Cleveland 33-8. Dion Waiters, who averages 14.8 points, was scoreless in 17 minutes for Cleveland. Mavericks centre Samuel Dalembert left the game early in the third quarter with a strained left shoulder. He was taken to the locker room and didnt return. NOTES: Cavaliers F Anthony Bennett, the No. 1 pick in the 2013 draft, didnt play for the fourth straight game. ... Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona watched the game seated next to Mavericks owner Mark Cuban behind Dallas bench. ... The Mavericks are 11-4 against Eastern Conference teams this season. Seven of their 11 games before the All-Star break are against the East, including the next three versus Toronto, Brooklyn and Detroit. ... G Devin Harris was scoreless in his second game of the season for Dallas. He made his season debut Saturday after missing the first 41 games because of surgery on his left foot. Sen Derrick Marks Elite Jersey . -- The Royals have agreed to terms with 10 players not yet eligible for arbitration on major league contracts, including outfielders Lorenzo Cain and Jarrod Dyson. Chad Henne Green Jersey . Now Samardzija has his second win in three starts for a team trying to turn around its season. Samardzija tossed seven solid innings, Junior Lake hit two home runs and Emilio Bonifacio added a two-run shot as the Cubs extended their winning streak to five with a 5-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Saturday. http://www.authenticjaguarsshop.com/Marqise-Lee-Jaguars-Jers ey . This week they discuss the NHL paying Wayne Gretzky, fighting in hockey, the "Group of Death" and the Buffalo Sabres disaster season. Andre Branch Green Jersey . Kyrie Irving scored 22 points and the Cavaliers won their sixth straight game, 101-93 over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night. Sen Derrick Marks Jersey . -- The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins erupted for five goals in the third period to beat the St. WINNIPEG -- As they flirt with only their second playoff berth in franchise history, the Winnipeg Jets are expected to stay the course with their roster. Coach Claude Noel says his team -- hovering around the eighth-place spot in the Eastern Conference as Mondays trade deadline looms -- has met expectations so far this season. "I didnt for one second think it would be easy," Noel said. "I thought wed be in this battle just like this." But if they do make the playoffs, Noel says they could take the next step in their development. "To me the value of making the playoffs is winning a round in the playoffs," he said. "Thats really the important part of it. If you can, thats no easy task. Thats the lessons you want your young players to learn." Assistant captain Chris Thorburn is the first to admit that trade decisions are above his pay grade. "Its a business, so if somethings out there that managements attracted to theyre going to do it," he said. "From the players perspective, were a tight group in here. Weve got great chemistry. It seems to be coming to the forefront, especially as of late." On the plus side, Winnipeg has received solid goaltending from Ondrej Pavelec and backup Chris Mason. Their forwards have started to put more pucks in the net. Blake Wheeler was named the NHLs second star this week for his eight points in four games (seven assists, one goal). When their defence is healthy -- and plays well -- they control the puck and tight checking has helped Winnipeg stay in the hunt when goals were scarce this season. They may lack a little size, with the exception of Dustin Byfuglien and Zach Bogosian, but they have speedd and a fair amount of experience.dddddddddddd Sure, the team as a whole has driven Noel crazy at times when they seem to forget everything he has taught them, giving away some games, such as their 3-1 home loss to the New York Islanders Feb. 14. But overall, he says the organization is happy with the way a bunch of young, relatively unknown Atlanta Thrashers have become a tightly knit squad that feeds off the energy of their rabid new fan base in Winnipeg. There are a few underperformers such as Eric Fehr who might be removed without upsetting the team chemistry. But unloading Fehr, who has only one goal and one assist in 33 games this season and earns $2.2 million, could be tough. In his defence, Fehr is only 26, has had better seasons in the past, and his size and playoff experience could come in handy. He scored three goals and added an assist for Washington in 2009-10, although the Capitals lost in seven to the Montreal Canadians in the first round that year. Hes also a native of Winkler, Man., and its always good to have home boys on a team. Then there are the pending unrestricted free agents like Jim Slater, Kyle Wellwood, Tim Stapleton and Johnny Oduya. Forwards like Wellwood (36 points) and Stapleton (19) seem unlikely trade targets for a team that needs offence. Slater (13) has proved his worth in more than just goals. Oduya (also 13 points) has been solid enough but the Jets may have enough strength on the farm in St. Johns to part with a blue-liner or two. Then again, theyve shown a lot of patience so far. While they may be building for the future, a taste of playoff hockey in their first season is a hard candy to turn down, even if they havent unwrapped it yet. ' ' '
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