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Dallas, TX (Sports Network) - Dirk Nowitzki led the veteran Mavericks with 33 points, including the clubs last 11, carrying Dallas to a 101-89 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 2 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series. cheap jerseys . Dallas received 21 points from Peja Stojakovic and 18 from Jason Kidd to take a 2-0 series lead after winning the opener, 89-81, on Saturday. Blazers head coach Nate McMillan was fined $35,000 by the NBA for criticizing officials following a 29-13 free-throw attempt discrepancy in favor of the Mavericks over the weekend. The posturing appeared to pay off, as Portland actually shot one more free throw (27-26) on Tuesday, but the Blazers were done in by a fourth quarter that saw them make just four field goals and commit six turnovers. Dallas turned the ball over just six times in the entire game. We couldnt execute down the stretch, and weve got to do a better job of taking care of the ball, Portland forward Gerald Wallace said. Were getting unforced turnovers at crucial points of the game which is giving them momentum. LaMarcus Aldridge ended with 24 points and 10 rebounds, while Wallace and Andre Miller each scored 18 for Portland, which will host Game 3 on Thursday. We know that they (Portland) are a very good home team so we wanted to hold home court here and go up there with a 2-0 lead, Nowitzki said. But this series is far from over. They play well at home, they make shots, and they play tough D so weve got to be prepared for a tough game on Thursday. Stojakovic drained a three-pointer for an 83-76 lead early in the fourth and hit another from long range to make it 88-80 at the midway point. Wesley Matthews drove in for two to cut the deficit to 90-84 with four minutes left, only to have Nowitzki make two straight baskets around a miss from Aldridge. After trading free throws, Matthews missed twice on one possession, and Nowitzki iced the game with a long jumper for a 98-86 cushion with two minutes remaining. The Mavs made just four field goals over the opening nine minutes of the game and found themselves trailing, 17-9, before going on 10-2 burst in a little over a minute to tie the game on Jason Terrys runner. Portland held a slim 24-22 lead heading to the second, which featured six lead changes as the Blazers went into the break clinging to a 52-50 edge. Kidd scored nine points in the first 2:43 of the third stanza to put Dallas on top, 59-55. The hosts led the rest of the frame, though it was a tight 73-72 game at its conclusion. GAME NOTES:Portland and Dallas have met in the playoffs three times previously, with the Trail Blazers winning two series...Dallas six turnovers tied a franchise postseason low...Portland committed 13 turnovers...Matthews chipped in 13 points for the Blazers...Kidd and Miller each doled out eight assists. cheap nfl jerseys .65 million contract on Friday. Eller, 23, earned the deal after notching 16 goals and 12 assists for 28 points with the Habs last season. wholesale jerseys . PETERSBURG, Fla. http://www.nflcheapjerseysbest.com/ . Their offensive linemen? They got a free dinner. The Calgary Stampeders O-line has been one of the most potent in the Canadian Football League this season, helping propel the team to Sundays 100th Grey Cup game versus the Toronto Argonauts.After extending their winning streak to a season high four games last night, the (13-11-4) Winnipeg Jets are in Detroit to play the (17-9-1) Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena. The Jets arrived in Detroit at 3am so they did not have a pre-game skate. Ondrej Pavelec will start in goal looking to extend his personal winning streak to three games. The rest of the Jets line-up tonight has yet to be announced by Head Coach Claude Noel. Forward Bryan Little is on a five-game point streak (three goals and four assists). Forward Blake Wheeler, who had three assists last night vs Carolina, now has two goals and nine assists in his laast 10 games. jerseys from china. The Red Wings are coming off a 5-2 victory against Phoenix Thursday which was their first win in three games. Detroit has scored at least one power play goal in their last six straight games. Forward Juri Hudler has two goals and two assists in his last two games. Forward Pavel Datsyuk has two goals and five assists in his last five games. Red Wings Lines: Franzen - Datsyuk - BertuzziFilppula - Zetterberg - HudlerCleary - Helm - ConnerMiller - Abdelkader - Holmstrom Lidstrom - WhiteKronwall - EricssonKindl - Stuart Jimmy Howard starts in goal. He was won eight of his last nine games. ' ' '