Mavericks win Finals rematch

Jerry Stackhouse regained his scoring touch at the right time for the Dallas Mavericks, helping them finally stave off a comeback attempt by the host Miami Heat.

Stackhouse -- slowly working his way back after spraining his left ankle last month -- scored 16 of his 23 points in the final quarter as the Mavericks held on to beat Miami, 99-93, on Sunday. It was the first matchup between the teams since last season’s NBA Finals won by the Heat.

Josh Howard had 25 points and Dirk Nowitzki added 22 points and 11 rebounds for Dallas, which improved its NBA-best record to 34-8 and is 20-1 in its last 21 games.

Dwyane Wade -- who suffered a left ankle injury in the first quarter but returned and played 44 minutes -- finished with 31 points, six rebounds and six assists for Miami, but missed a potential tying three-point shot with 5.8 seconds left.

“They’re the world champions.... You knew they were going to come back with a champion’s heart,” Stackhouse said of the Mavericks’ prevailing despite blowing a 13-point lead when the Heat tied the score at 90-90.

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Phoenix 131, Minnesota 102 -- Shawn Marion scored 17 points and grabbed 20 rebounds, then sat out the fourth quarter after the visiting Suns turned the game into a rout with a 31-2 third-quarter blitz en route to their 13th victory in a row.

Randy Foye led Minnesota with 25 points.

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Portland 99, Milwaukee 95 -- Rookie Brandon Roy had a career-high 28 points including a late jump shot that helped preserve the Trail Blazers’ victory at Portland, Ore.

Earl Boykins had 28 points for the Bucks.

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San Antonio 99, Philadelphia 85 -- The Spurs never trailed at Philadelphia in dropping the 76ers to 3-14 against Western Conference teams.

Tim Duncan had 17 points and 15 rebounds and Brent Barry scored 23 points to lead the Spurs.

Andre Iguodala led the 76ers with 20 points and Steven Hunter had a career-high 15 rebounds.