DALLAS, March 11 (UPI) -- Michael Finley led a balanced attack Monday night as the Dallas Mavericks won their fifth straight and snapped the Seattle SuperSonics' four-game winning streak, 119-108.
Finley shot 10-of-14 from the field en route to 26 points and had seven assists and five rebounds for the Mavericks, who picked up their eighth victory in their last nine games.
Steve Nash scored 23 points and nine assists and Dirk Nowitzki added 19 points and 12 rebounds for Dallas, which took the lead for good at 20-17 midway through the first quarter on a 3-pointer by Nash.
Desmond Mason, who grew up near Dallas, had 25 points and Gary Payton 22 and seven assists for the Sonics, who lost for just the third time in 14 games.
Seattle had six players reach double figures and shot 49 percent (39-of-80), but it could not stop Dallas, which shot 52 percent (44-of-84). The Mavs shot 55 percent (26-of-47) en route to a 71-60 halftime lead.
