Mavs in control at half 58-35

After going down to the wire against injury-riddled Miami, Dallas is firmly in control against Minnesota with a 58-35 lead at the half.

Dirk Nowitzki leads the way with 17 points in 19 minutes. Don’t count on much more time out of the MVP in the second half. Josh Howard added another 13 and Jason Terry scored 11 off the bench.

The Wolves shot 39.4 percent and were led by Al Jefferson’s 11 points.