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Mavs cool off Heat

Dallas Dirk Nowitzki led the way in handing Miami its first loss. He matched his jersey number with 41 points. (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)
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Dallas Dirk Nowitzki led the way in handing Miami its first loss. He matched his jersey number with 41 points. (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

Dirk Nowitzki scored 41 points and Marquis Daniels added 22 to help the Dallas Mavericks beat Miami 113-93 Thursday night in Miami, handing the Heat their first loss of the season and ending their franchise-record, 14-game home winning streak.

Nowitzki made 12 of 24 shots from the field, shot 4 for 7 from 3-point range, made all 13 free throws and added 10 rebounds for Dallas (5-1).

Shaquille O’Neal had 22 points, giving him 22,002 for his career, and added 10 rebounds for the Heat, who lost for the first time in five games this season. Dwyane Wade added 20 points, eight rebounds and five assists before spraining his left ankle with 7 minutes, 7 seconds remaining. He did not return.

Mavericks guard Michael Finley was placed on the injured list with a sprained right ankle. He was injured in third quarter of the of the 94-84 loss at Orlando on Tuesday. He missed the game at Miami and will miss at least four more games.

Timberwolves 96, Rockets 91: At Houston, Kevin Garnett hit a jumper with 8.3 seconds left and finished one assist shy of a triple double, leading Minnesota over Houston. Garnett had 20 points, 17 rebounds and nine assists. Tracy McGrady missed his first game of the season with nagging hip and groin strains. Yao Ming scored 25 points and Maurice Taylor added 19.

Nuggets 117, Pistons 109: At Denver, Carmelo Anthony had 34 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four steals to break out of his early season slump and help Denver end a three-game losing streak by defeating Detroit. Earl Boykins, at 5-foot-5, had a career-high 32 points to become the smallest player in league history to eclipse 30 points.

NBA sets attendance record

A record 17 home-opener sellouts brought NBA attendance to 95 percent capacity for the first week of the season. The league said that the record eclipsed the previous home opener sellout mark of 15 established during the 1997-98 season.

During the first 10 days of the season, there were eight overtime games, which also tied a record for that span, set in 1985-86.

Curry’s agent asks for trade

Eddy Curry’s agents they are seeking a trade for the 7-footer, who is eligible to become a restricted free agent next summer.

That came as a surprise to Chicago Bulls general manager John Paxson, who learned of the request not from Darren White and Lamont Carter, Curry’s agents, but in a story in the Chicago Sun-Times.

“Eddy hasn’t said anything to me yet,” Paxson said. “And I’m not going to be intimidated or persuaded by any agent that goes public and tries to do what he thinks is right for his client. I think it only hurts him and it doesn’t do us any good, either.”