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The Dallas Mavericks rolled to the biggest win in franchise history, ignoring the absence of starters Jason Kidd and Erick Dampier to crush the New York Knicks, 128-78, yesterday.

Drew Gooden stepped into the lineup with 15 points and 18 rebounds, Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry each scored 20 points, and the Mavericks put on a shooting clinic in beating the Knicks for the eighth straight time.

Dallas shot 58 percent from the field and was 12 of 22 from beyond the arc and 16 of 17 from the foul line.

The Mavericks led by as much as 53 and outscored the Knicks by 70-31 over the middle two quarters on the way to bettering their 149-104 rout of Golden State on Jan. 15, 1985.

Jose Barea replaced point guard Kidd in the lineup and scored 11 points, and rookie Rodrique Beaubois backed him up with 13.

As reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/20100125_Mavs_bury_Knicks__win_by_50.html