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Found February 09, 2012 on Fox Sports Southwest:
PLAYERS: Dirk Nowitzki,  Vince Carter,  Shawn Marion,  Rodrigue Beaubois,  Rudy Fernandez,  Al Harrington,  Ty Lawson,  Arron Afflalo,  Danilo Gallinari,  Timofey Mozgov,  Corey Brewer
TEAMS: Dallas Mavericks,  Denver Nuggets

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DENVER (AP) -- Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points and the Dallas Mavericks snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the undermanned Denver Nuggets 105-95 on Wednesday night. Vince Carter added 17 points, and Shawn Marion and Rodrigue Beaubois added 13 points each for the Mavericks, who defeated Denver for the first time in five tries. Rudy Fernandez and Al Harrington each had 17 points off the bench to lead the Nuggets, who lost their fourth straight. Nene had 16 points and 10 rebounds and Ty Lawson had 16 points along with 10 assists for Denver. Arron Afflalo (left ankle) and Nene (left heel) returned to the Nuggets' lineup after sitting out Monday night's loss to Houston, but Denver was still without leading scorer Danilo Gallinari (left ankle), along with Timofey Mozgov (left ankle). Corey Brewer took a leave of absence to be with his family this week following the death of his father.
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