Dallas takes lead

Dallas limited the Suns to just 88 points en route to a 95-88 victory. Some sparks flied when Suns' Tim Thomas and Maverick Jason Terry had a shoving match in the first half as both were given technicals. Nowitzki had 28 points and 17 rebounds while Josh Howard added 22 points and 12 rebounds for the Mavericks. Nash led the Suns with 21 points and 7 assists.