Nowitzki, Mavs hold off Porzingis comeback, Mavs beat Knicks

Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points and the Dallas Mavericks withstood a comeback attempt sparked by Kristaps Porzingis to beat the New York Knicks 104-97 on Monday night. Porzingis finished with 28 points in his first matchup with Nowitzki, the German great he has been compared to for his perimeter shooting skills by a 7-footer. The Latvian rookie made consecutive 3-pointers as the Knicks cut what had been a 23-point deficit to 101-97 with 43 seconds left, then blocked Deron Williams' shot. But Carmelo Anthony was called for an...