When, where: Tonight, 8, at TD Banknorth Garden.
TV, radio: TNT, WEEI (850).
Records: Dallas is 31-13 (second in the Southwest Division); Boston is 35-8 (first in the Atlantic Division).
Scoring: Dirk Nowitzki 22.3, Josh Howard 20.9, Jason Terry 15.1.
Rebounding: Nowitzki 8.6, Howard 7.5, Erick Dampier 6.9.
Assists: Nowitzki 3.8, Terry 3.3, Howard 2.1.
Head to head: This is the first of two meetings.
Miscellany: The Mavericks are riding a four-game winning streak; they are 11-2 in January . . . Dallas makes more of its free throws than any team in the NBA, shooting 82 percent . . . The Mavericks will be without point guard Devin Harris, who is expected to miss 2-3 weeks with a bone bruise in his left ankle. The third-year player out of Wisconsin had been averaging highs in points (14.4) and assists (5.3).
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