DALLAS (AP) Dirk Nowitzki had 27 points and 12 rebounds, and Michael Finley added 25 points and 10 rebounds for the surging Mavericks, who stopped New York's season-high five-game winning streak.

Rookie Josh Howard had 17 points, eight rebounds and four steals for the Dallas, which won for the 13th time 16 games.

Stephon Marbury's 24 points and 11 assists, Keith Van Horn's 20 points and nine rebounds, and Shandon Anderson's 19 points paced the Knicks in the matchup between the league's top two all-time winningest coaches.

New York's Lenny Wilkens has 1,301 wins; Dallas' Don Nelson is next with 1,129.

Pacers 103, Bulls 84

CHICAGO (AP) Ron Artest scored 26 points to warm up for his first All-Star game appearance and Indiana rolled to their league-high 39th win.

Artest, traded from Chicago two years ago, hit 10 of 16 shots from the field and scored 18 of his points in the first half. Jermaine O'Neal added 16 points and 10 rebounds for Indiana, which does not play again before this weekend's All-Star game.

Chicago, coming off a 1-6 road trip, got a fifth straight game of 20 points or more from Eddy Curry, who finished with 23.

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