Mavericks 106, Suns 91

17/12/2010 23:23:00

DALLAS (AP) - Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry scored 18 points apiece and the surging Dallas Mavericks took advantage of an injury to Phoenix guard Steve Nash, beating the Suns 106-91 on Friday night.Caron Butler added 17 points, Shawn Marion had 15 and Tyson Chandler pulled down 12 rebounds for the Mavericks, who have won 14 of 15.The Suns played without their star point guard for the final three quarters after Nash left because of what the team called a ``stinger.´´With 7:17 left in the first quarter, Nash and Chandler collided while going for a loose ball in the Phoenix backcourt. Nash´s neck appeared to drive into Chandler´s hip, and Nash was down for several minutes before walking slowly to the bench.