Dallas’ Nowitzki, Seattle’s Lewis hurt

Nowitzki left the game in the first quarter with a sprained left ankle after Seattle’s Chris Wilcox fell into him going for a rebound. Nowitzki had to be helped off the court.

Lewis left earlier in the opening half with an injured tendon in his right hand.

X-Rays on both players were negative.

Nowitzki came into the game averaging a team-best 24.1 points per game, while Lewis was second on the Sonics at 22.7 ppg.

Dallas won the game, 103-95.