Dallas survived a great Washington outing, winning 123-115 in overtime. It was supposed to have been an easy game, but Washington coach Bob had his team well-prepared and able to complete with favored Dallas. Said Hargrove, "We thought Coach's pep talk was a little far-fetched, when he was telling us that we had the talent and game plan to win this game. But he was right; we had our chances to win and didn't. Still we have to feel good about what we proved against a great team like Dallas."

Dallas coach Bob was clearly relieved to have gotten the win. "That was a great team we played against today - don't let their record fool you. I thought we played a solid game, and even that wasn't enough to win during regulation."

Dallas was led by Garcia (37 points, 11 boards, 2 assists, a steal), Cooper (5 points, 8 boards, 12 assists, 4 steals), Bernard (25 points, 11 boards, 1 assists). Washington was led by Hargrove (39 points, 5 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals), Harrington (18 points, 12 boards, 1 assists, 2 blocks), Long (9 points, 10 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals, a block).

With this victory, Dallas are now 21-26 and 14-12 at home. They remain at #4 in the Southwest and remain at #10 overall in the Western Conference. Washington keep stumbling with a losing streak of 5 games and drop to 19-28. They hold at #3 in the Southeast and remain at #11 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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