DALLAS -- Dirk Nowitzki gave the Mavericks a boost in his return to the lineup, while the short-handed Grizzlies lost another starter to injury. cheap jerseys . Nowitzki scored 20 points after missing a game with a stomach virus and Dallas defeated Memphis 105-88 on Wednesday night. The Mavericks (15-10) have won two straight to equal their season high of five games over .500. Memphis (10-15) has lost five in a row and seven of eight. Nowitzki added six rebounds, five assists, two steals and one blocked shot. He scored four points during a 10-2 run after the Grizzlies cut a 16-point deficit to four in the third quarter. "I didnt feel great Monday in practice," the 16-year veteran said. "We didnt have a game for another two days, so by Tuesday I was a lot better and today I felt fine. I used the break to get healthy." Mavericks teammate Monta Ellis, who scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half to help squelch a Memphis rally, said Nowitzki didnt look as if he hadnt played a game in a week. "Even when he came back to practice, he didnt look like that. Hes been in the league so long that he knows how to take care of his body," Ellis said. Jose Calderon, in his first season with Dallas, scored 12 points, including two 3-pointer in the second quarter. He said he was "amazed" by Nowitzki. "He makes everything look so easy. I was amazed how the guys guarding him kept jumping, and he just waited and knocked down the shot," Calderon said. While the Mavericks got their star forward back, Memphis was without three injured starters. Tayshaun Prince missed his first game this season because of a sore left knee, and the Grizzlies already were without point guard Mike Conley and centre Marc Gasol. They dressed only 10 players for the game. Tony Allen led the Grizzlies with 16 points and matched a career high with 11 rebounds -- 10 on the offensive end. But he left in the fourth quarter because of a cut on his pinkie that required three stitches. "Im going to try to play (Saturday at New York)," Allen said. "I dont want to sit out and do all that behind-the-scenes treatment." Grizzlies coach David Joerger thought playing short-handed might have caught up to his team when it lost the momentum of a third-quarter rally that reduced Dallas lead from 65-49 to 66-62. "We got an offensive rebound when we were down six and had a turnover. I should have probably called a timeout at that point. Then we miss a layup, they score and I do call a timeout when we are down 10," Joerger said. Memphis eight offensive rebounds in the third helped the Grizzlies go on a 13-1 run that cut their deficit to 66-62. Zach Randolph scored 10 points during that stretch and finished with 14. Dallas built the lead back up to 78-66 entering the fourth quarter. Memphis got no closer than 11 during the final 12 minutes. Vince Carter had 14 points for the Mavericks and Shawn Marion 10. Samuel Dalembert, who didnt play in Dallas previous game, came off the bench in the second half to score eight points, grab seven rebounds and block two shots in 13 minutes. He also slowed down Randolph. "I liked the lift that Sam gave us off the bench," Nowitzki said. "He was phenomenal using his wing span to slow down Zach, and getting blocks and rebounds." Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle was able to change defensive tactics once he inserted Dalembert. "They were making a run. Randolph had gotten involved a little bit. Wed been double-teaming and fronting, and that opens up other things. We had Sam play it straight up. He was able to guard, his length was a factor, he rebounded, he blocked shots," Carlisle said. The Grizzlies shot only 17 for 47 (36 per cent) in the first half. "We held them to 40 per cent shooting (for the game). Any time we do that we put ourselves in position to win games," Nowitzki said. The Mavericks led by as many as 15 before finishing the first half with a 52-39 advantage. Three players did the damage in the second quarter, combining for all but two of Dallas points. Nowitzki and Calderon each scored eight, and Carter had seven. Nowitzki led the first-half scoring with 14 points, followed by Calderons 10. Allen also had 10, along with seven of Memphis 12 offensive rebounds in the half. "I thought Tony Allen really played a great game. When you get 10 offensive rebounds from the shooting guard position, that is working," Joerger said. NOTES: Conley (24 points), Gasol (23) and Prince (three) combined for 50 points in the previous meeting, a 111-99 Dallas victory on Nov. 2. Allen was scoreless in that game. ... Mike Miller started in Princes place and scored eight points. Conley (bruised left thigh) missed his second game in a row, and Gasol (sprained MCL in left knee) was out for the 12th consecutive game. The Grizzlies are 3-9 since Gasol was injured. ... Carlisle also missed the teams previous game Saturday because of a gastrointestinal illness. ... Dallas is 54-18 against Memphis. cheap jerseys from china . The 29-year-old made 23 stops, including a spectacular save on a breakaway late in the second period, to lead Toronto to a 2-1 victory over the Lake Erie Monsters in American Hockey League action on Wednesday. NHL Jerseys Black Friday Deals . NBA executive vice-president for basketball operations Stu Jackson announced the fine Tuesday. 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Miami, FL (Sports Network) - Chris Bosh went 13-of-18 from the field en route to 34 points, as the Miami Heat pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 96-85 victory over the Chicago Bulls in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals. LeBron James added 22 points, 10 assists and six rebounds for the Heat, who built off their 85-75 win on Wednesday to take a 2-1 series lead. Dwyane Wade tallied 17 points and nine boards. History is now on Miamis side. Since 2006, when the Heat won their lone title, the winner of Game 3 of the East title series has advanced to the NBA finals every time. There is absolutely nothing easy in this series, and its still all about enduring, sustaining and finding a way to grind it out, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra said. And the last couple games weve been able to do that at the end. Carlos Boozer finished with 26 points and 17 rebounds for the Bulls, who lost consecutive games for the first time since February 5-7. Derrick Rose donated 20 points, five boards and five assists. Game 4 of the series will be Tuesday, also in Miami. Its definitely frustrating. Our will wasnt there tonight, where they still found a way to win playing good basketball, Rose said. We just got to find a way to win the next game. The Heat put together the first real run of the game midway through the third quarter, and it proved to be crucial. With the score tied at 53-53, Mike Bibby made a three-pointer to spark a 7-0 flurry. Miami then forced Luol Deng and Joakim Noah into consecutive offensive fouls. Bosh and Wade followed with jumpers around Keith Bogans missed three-pointer to give Miami a 60-53 lead with 3:56 left. wholesale jerseys. Chicago cut the gap to five, 62-57, but Udonis Haslem made back-to-back jumpers for a 66-57 Heat margin with 1:24 remaining. The Bulls kept the game from slipping away by closing out the period on an 8-2 spurt. Deng bookended the burst with a pair of three-pointers to make it a 68-65 game after three quarters. Ahead by four, 78-74, with 6 1/2 minutes to play in the game, Miami put the game away with a 9-0 run. After Haslem made a driving layup, Deng turned the ball over. Wade followed with four foul shots prior to another Chicago turnover. Rose turned the ball over this time, and James was fouled on a layup at the other end. James made his foul shot to complete the three-point play for an 87-74 lead with 5:07 left. The Bulls never got closer than seven the rest of the way. The game started out as a tight hard-fought battle, with neither team pulling away. Miami ended up with an 18-15 lead after 12 minutes of action. The Heat tried to create some distance in the second stanza, but Chicago had an answer every time. Miami led by as many as six in the period and took a 43-40 edge into the locker room. The Bulls used a 9-3 spurt early in the third to grab a 51-50 lead. Wade stopped the bleeding with a free throw to tie things up, and Miami started to take control from there. GAME NOTES:The Heat have now won eight straight home postseason games at the American Airlines Arena...Miami shot 50.7 percent from the field, while the Bulls made 41.6 percent of their shots...Haslem had eight points off the bench...Chicago outrebounded Miami by a 41-32 margin. ' ' '