WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- Baron Davis had 22
points and 10 assists to guide the winless Los Angeles Clippers snapping a
season-opening six-game losing streak with a 103-92 victory over the Dallas
Mavericks on Sunday.
Al Thornton got eight of his 17 points in the final 6
minutes. Marcus Camby had 14 rebounds and 10 points for the Clippers, who had
lost six straight against Dallas. Davis was 8-for-19 from the field after
missing 10 of 12 shots in the first half.
Dirk Nowitzki, who missed the final two meetings with
the Clippers last season because of ankle and knee injuries, led the Mavericks
with 33 points and seven rebounds while Jason Kidd added nine assists and seven
points.
Gerald Green started at small forward and had 13
points and 12 rebounds in place of Josh Howard, who was sidelined because of a
sore left wrist.
At New York, Jamal Crawford scored 32 points to lead
New York past Utah 107-99 and end the Jazz's undefeated start.
Carlos Boozer had 19 points and 17 rebounds for Utah
(5-1), which was trying to start 6-0 for the first time since the
lockout-delayed 1998-99 season. Andrei Kirilenko had 18 points and Mehmet Okur
17 for the Jazz, who were opening a five-game Eastern Conference road trip.
At Charlotte, North Carolina, Chris Bosh had 30
points and 15 rebounds, Andrea Bargnani scored 18 points and Toronto pulled away
late to beat Charlotte 89-79.