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Dirk, Terry lead Howard-less Mavs to win (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Dirk Nowitzki scored 34 points, Jason Terry equaled a season-high with 33 and the Dallas Mavericks handed the Washington Wizards their fifth straight loss, 119-103 on Saturday night. The Wizards, the Eastern Conference's worst team at 14-49, led by as much as 10 in the first half before the Mavericks rallied to tie it at halftime.