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Mavs end playoff road skid, defeat Spurs (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Relax now, Dallas Mavericks: the playoff road drought is over. Josh Howard led the Mavericks to their postseason road victory since their NBA finals run in 2006, scoring 25 points in a 105-97 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night. The sixth-seeded Mavericks, who had lost nine consecutive playoff road games, took a big Game 1 win over their Texas rivals in typically tough San Antonio.