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Howard goes off to help Mavs beat Clippers

Associated Press

Sunday, December 28, 2008

LOS ANGELES -- The Dallas Mavericks didn't miss Dirk Nowitzki nearly as much as the Los Angeles Clippers missed Zach Randolph. Josh Howard had 29 points, nine rebounds and a career-best seven assists, leading Dallas to a 98-76 victory Sunday while Nowitzki served a one-game suspension. "Overall, the team came together," Howard said. "Once we found out about Dirk not playing, we had to come in tighter and just be a better unit without him." The suspension was announced by the NBA about 3 hou ...

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