DALLAS, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- The Dallas Mavericks lost Dirk Nowitzki in the first quarter Wednesday but Josh Howard and Jerry Stackhouse picked up the slack for a 117-98 win over Toronto.
Nowitzki, the Mavericks' all-star forward, left with under two minutes remaining in the opening quarter with blurred vision and did not return. He finished with six points and six rebounds in just 10 minutes.
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Howard score 26 points and Stackhouse had 23 for the Mavericks, who have 11 consecutive victories after starting the season 0-4.
Jason Terry added 14 points and Erick Dampier had 13 points and 14 rebounds for Dallas.
T.J. Ford and Chris Bosh each scored 18 points and Bosh had 11 rebounds for the losing Raptors.
