DALLAS, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash combined Monday night to score the final 16 points for the Dallas Mavericks, who remained unbeaten at home with a 113-102 victory over the Toronto Raptors.
Nowitzki was having a sub-par game before leaving with a bruised left elbow in the third period. He returned to the court less than four minutes later and finally found his shot when the Mavericks needed it most.
Dallas had a 97-94 lead with 5:40 remaining after Toronto reeled off six consecutive points. After the teams traded baskets, Nowitzki had a layup and a dunk for a 103-96 edge at 4:20.
Nash scored seven straight points for Dallas and Nowitzki sealed the victory with a 3-pointer that made it 113-100 with 35 seconds left.
Nowitzki scored 23 points on 7-of-20 shooting and Nash added 25 points for Dallas, which has won its first nine home games.
Alvin Williams scored 27 points and Morris Peterson added 24 as the Raptors fell to 2-1 on a four-game road trip.
