Josh Howard led a balanced attack with 19 points, and Jason Kidd filled the scorebook with 16 points, seven rebounds and four assists, as Dallas rallied to down the New York Knicks, 99-94.
Tony Parker scored 19 points as part of a balanced attack, and the San Antonio Spurs continued their domination of the Los Angeles Clippers with a 106-84 win at AT&T Center.
With the reigning league most valuable player still sidelined with a sore ankle, the Seattle Storm turned to a former MVP and rallied behind a stingy defense to pull even with Los Angeles in its WNBA Western Conference first-round playoffs matchup.