12-27-2019, 02:20 AM
Dallas, TX (SportsNetwork. David Wesley Jersey .com) - Chandler Parsons scored 29 points on 10-of-15 shooting and the Dallas Mavericks fended off the Boston Celtics, 118-113, on Monday. Dirk Nowitzki netted 27 points with seven rebounds while Monta Ellis added 14 points for the Mavs, who raced out to a big lead but sweated out their third straight victory. Jeff Green and Avery Bradley fueled the Celtics comeback, totaling 35 and 32 points, respectively. Bradley had a chance to tie things at the free throw line with 39.5 seconds to go but only made two of his three attempts. Ellis, after fouling Bradley behind the arc, ended Bostons 9-0 run with a tough runner off the glass to give Dallas a 116-113 lead. Parsons won a jump ball against Jared Sullinger to give Dallas the ball back, and Ellis made two free throws with 8.5 ticks remaining to seal the outcome. Boston started slow for the second time in three days and trailed by as many as 31 points in the second quarter. Dallas shot 63.4 percent from the floor and 10-of-14 from the 3-point line in the first half. The Celtics turned things around after halftime as they opened the third quarter on a 9-0 run and wound up outscoring the Mavs, 38-24, in the frame. Boston made a similar run against the Rockets on Saturday after trailing by 22 in the first half, but Houston pulled away for an easy win. Dallas had a much tougher time putting the Celtics away. The lead dipped to 91-79 heading to the fourth, and Boston was within three, 107-104, after rookie Marcus Smart made a 3-pointer with 3:37 remaining. In less than a minute, the Mavs extended the lead back to double digits, with Nowitzki hitting a patented turnaround, Parsons connecting on a corner 3 and Ellis feeding Parsons for a layup in transition. Boston answered with nine straight points to make things interesting. The Mavs poured in 40 points in the first quarter with 14 coming from Parsons, who shot 5-for-5 from the field and made both of his 3-point tries. Nine turnovers by the Celtics led to 19 points the other way, and Dallas 40-19 cushion only got wider in the second. Jameer Nelsons 3-pointer with just over four minutes left in the half pushed the margin to 63-32, and it was a 26-point game, 67-41, at the break. Game Notes Dallas has been outscored in the third quarter by an average of 11.8 points over its first four games ... Tyson Chandler finished with 10 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks for the Mavs ... Rajon Rondo dished out a game-high 15 assists for Boston, which committed eight turnovers over the final three quarters ... Boston shot 11-of-31 from the perimeter after going missing 24- of-25 3-point tries against the Rockets ... Dallas is 9-2 in the last 11 meetings. Bismack Biyombo Jersey .J. - The New York Jets have signed former Green Bay Packers backup quarterback Graham Harrell, giving them some added depth at the position. Caleb Martin Jersey . The 24-year-old right winger has one assist in nine games this season with the Sabres. In his career, he has three goals and six assists in 43 NHL games. https://www.cheaphornets.com/325l-emeka-...rnets.html . – Team Canadas Brooke Henderson carded a 4-under 67 at Craigowan Golf and Country Club to jump into the lead at the Canadian Womens Amateur Championship on Wednesday.Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tomas Vokoun will skate with the team on Wednesday for the first time since being diagnosed with blood clots in the preseason. Vokoun has been off blood thinners for a week and, once his levels are normal, Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma says he will be able to take shots. The 37-year-old Czech Republic native was acquired from the Washington Capitals prior to last season. Vokoun waas originally drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in 1994 but was claimed by the Nashville Predators in the Expansion Draft in 1998. Bobby Phills Jersey. After a lengthy stay in Nashville, he was dealt to the Florida Panthers in 2007 before signing with the Capitals as a free agent. Over 700 career NHL games, Vokoun has 300 wins and 51 shutouts with a goals-against-average of 2.55 and a save percentage of .917. ' ' '