Philadelphia ? First, Dirk Nowitzki hit a 3-pointer. Next came a 19-foot jumper, then a driving layup.

The Philadelphia 76ers had no answer for the 7-footer, or for the rest of the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night.

Nowitzki had 30 points and 14 rebounds and Steve Nash added 21 points and 13 assists, leading Dallas to a 107-94 victory over Philadelphia.

“They tried to go small on us,” Nowitzki said. “I’m not where I should be. I have to punish smaller guys more.”

Michael Finley scored 19 and Nick Van Exel added 16 for the Mavericks, who improved the NBA’s best record to 33-8 with their second straight win after a dismal West Coast trip on which they lost three in a row.

At the halfway point of the season, Dallas is on pace for a franchise-best 66 wins.

“Guys don’t care if we win 60 games if we don’t win a championship,” Nash said.

Allen Iverson and Keith Van Horn each scored 25 for the Sixers, who have lost 12 of 16.

Philadelphia has alternated wins and losses in its last six games after losing nine of 10. The Sixers, who opened the season 10-0 at the First Union Center, are 1-7 in their last eight home games.

Former Kansas University forward Raef LaFrentz of the Dallas Mavericks, right, challenges a shot of Philadelphia's John Salmons. LaFrentz missed his only two shots and did not score in the Mavs' 107-94 victory in Philadelphia.

“This is not the team we thought we were going to have,” Sixers coach Larry Brown said, referring to injuries that have hampered the team.

Philadelphia, which trailed by 18 in the second quarter, closed to 50-47 following a three-point play by Iverson early in the third.

But the Mavericks answered with seven straight points and 11 of the next 13.

Nowitzki had seven straight points during the pivotal stretch, displaying all the skills that have made him one of toughest players in the league to defend.

His 3-pointer, 19-footer and layup gave the Mavericks a 61-49 lead.

The Sixers didn’t get closer than eight the rest of the way.

Nowitzki, guarded by several different players at various points, finished 12-of-19 from the field.

“Most power forwards I can defend, but they’re not that big,” Van Horn said. “He’s so long and he shoots the ball so well, he’s really tough.”

Brown started the fourth quarter with five guards on the floor — Iverson, Eric Snow, Aaron McKie, Greg Buckner and John Salmons. It didn’t work.

Three-pointers by Van Exel and Finley made it 85-67. Another 3 by Van Exel increased the lead to 88-69, and Brown went back to a regular lineup, which also wasn’t successful.

Kings 104, Grizzlies 98

Memphis, Tenn. — Experience trumped youth as Sacramento rallied in the fourth quarter. Chris Webber had 26 points as the Kings completed a sweep of the four-game season series.

“In the fourth quarter we got it close and I think our experience took over, even though we made some bonehead plays,” Webber said. “To be a team like ours, you’ve got to … go through some playoff experiences that are tough.”

The Grizzlies’ Drew Gooden, who was tooted for two technical fouls and ejected, said Memphis has let too many games slip away late.

“We’ve got the first three quarters down all right,” said Gooden, a Kansas University product. “I don’t know what it’s going to take to get that fourth quarter.”

Warriors 105, Nets 97

Oakland, Calif. — Antawn Jamison had 29 points and 10 rebounds and the Golden State Warriors spoiled a special night for Jason Kidd.

The Warriors became the first team in nearly 30 years to defeat the previous season’s NBA finalists on successive nights. They won on the road against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday.

Kidd, who had a season-high 41 points and seven assists, had his high school jersey from St. Joseph’s in nearby Alameda retired after the game. Kidd was two points shy of his career high, but it wasn’t enough to keep the Nets from their first three-game losing streak.

Earl Boykins came off the bench to score 23 points and pass for six assists for the Warriors.

Late Wednesday game

Warriors 114, Lakers 110

Los Angeles — Antawn Jamison scored 30 points and Earl Boykins had five of his 16 points in the final 38 seconds.

After getting charged with a turnover, missing a shot and then committing a three-shot foul against Derek Fisher, Boykins hit an 8-foot turnaround jumper for a 109-105 lead with 38 seconds remaining.

Devean George scored for the Lakers, but the 5-foot-5 Boykins drove the lane, looped in a shot, was fouled and made the free throw for a 112-107 edge with 9.7 seconds left.

Jason Richardson added 17 points for Golden State, which won for the ninth time in 14 games and pulled within one game of the Lakers.