Jose Barea scored 15 of his 20 points off the bench in the fourth quarter as the Dallas Mavericks earned their 10th consecutive victory with a 102-100 road win against the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night. With Dirk Nowitzki battling a wrist injury and shooting poorly, Dallas reserve guard Jason Terry scored a game-high 22 points.
"This has been a theme now for the last month. Dirk's either been out or on the comeback trail and we need others to pick him up." -- Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle
Meanwhile, the Pacers reclaimed the 8th seed from the Bobcats in the east with a 104-103 victory. The Bulls hold off the Jazz on Carlos Boozer’s return, Cleveland collected another loss against Detroit, and Orlando, Spurs and Clippers enjoyed victories.