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Notebook: Knicks 104, Mavericks 97 Posted Sunday February 19, 2012 4:42PM By Adam Zagoria, for NBA.com THE FACTS: Jeremy Lin continued his magical ride by tallying 28 points and 14 assists and JR Smith and Steve Novak combined for 29 points off the bench as the Knicks won for the eighth time in nine games, 104-97 over the defending NBA champion Dallas Mavericks at Madison Square Garden. Dirk Nowitzki had a game-high 34 points for the Mavericks, who saw their six-game winning streak snapped. Suiting up for the first time since signing with the Knicks on Friday after playing in China, Smith scored 15 points off the bench, going 3-for-9 from deep. Novak scored all 14 of his points in the second half and went 4-for-5 from beyond the arc. QUOTABLE: "The game that he had, that's ridiculous...The thing you can't teach is what's inside his heart. His heart is huge and you can't teach that." -- Knicks head coach Mike D'Antoni on Lin. THE STAT: The Knicks' bench outscored the Mavs' bench, 33-23, and all three reserves were at least +17. Jared Jeffries and Novak were both +17, and Smith +21. Entering the game, D'Antoni wasn't sure if he was going to play Smith at all but inserted him after Iman Shumpert picked up two quick fouls. QUOTABLE II: "With JR in there we kind of had no plays. I kind of liked it that way, it's hard to scout. I was waiting for another team to say, 'I got next.'" -- D'Antoni. TURNING POINT: Trailing 80-78 midway through the fourth, the Knicks rattled off a 12 <b>...</b>
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2/20 Jeremy Lin's 28 points, career-best 14 assists help Knicks snap Mavs' six-game win streak