NBA Game Summary - Phoenix at Dallas

05.16.2005

Dallas, TX (Basketball News) - Josh Howard had 29 points and Dirk Nowitzki added 25, leading the Dallas Mavericks to a 119-109 victory over the Phoenix Suns in Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Sunday.

League MVP Steve Nash poured in a career-high 48 points to lead the Suns, scoring 35 of those points in the second half. But despite his career performance, Phoenix could not stop Dallas from evening the best-of-seven- series at 2-2.

Jerry Stackhouse collected 22 points off the bench for the Mavericks, who built a 16-point lead by halftime. Erick Dampier added 13 points and 11 rebounds in the victory.

The teams have alternated wins and losses so far. Game 5 is scheduled for Wednesday in Phoenix, where the Suns scored 233 points over the first two games, but came away with just one win.

Shawn Marion had 19 points and a game-high 12 rebounds in the loss for Phoenix. Amare Stoudemire added 15 points, Quentin Richardson scored 13 and Jim Jackson had 11.

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