Dirk Nowitzki and Kevin Love are in a scoring battle tonight. Love has 17 points and Nowitzki has 16, but the Dallas Mavericks are up at the half 56-45 over the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Mavericks also welcome back Jason Kidd who has been out the past six games with a strained right calf he suffered against the Utah Jazz on Jan. 27. So far tonight Kidd has played 11 minutes, and has two points and four assists.
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The Mavericks are leading by 11 points due to their three-point shooting edge over the Timberwolves with a four to one edge, and they are shooting better from the field and are making 47 percent of their shots compared to 41 percent for the Timberwolves.
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