The Washington Wizards suffered their fifth straight loss in a row as they fell to the Dallas Mavericks 105-99 Saturday night at the Verizon Center.

The Wizards had rallied from an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to tie the game 97-97 on a Jordan Crawford jump shot with 1:36 remaining. But Tyson Chandler outjumped JaVale McGee to tip in a missed Jason Terry jump shot with 1:17 remaining to give Dallas the lead for good, 99-97. Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry knocked down three free throws apiece to salt the game away.  

After Washington took a 40-38 lead on a Rashard Lewis three-pointer with six minutes left in the first half, the Mavs went on a 21-9 run to take a 59-49 lead into halftime. Eight of Dallas' 21 points during the spurt came on dunks by Shawn Marion and Chandler off passes from Jason Kidd, who recorded 11 assists in the first half (14 assists in total).

Washington scored the first nine points of the third quarter to cut their deficit to 59-58. However, six straight points by Chandler pushed the margin back up to 64-58 with 7:40 to go in the period, and Dallas eventually pushed the margin to 76-65 with 3:12 left in the third. The Wizards whittled the margin back to four (80-76) early in the fourth quarter and had a chance to get closer. But Trevor Booker missed two foul shots and Nowitzki knocked down a three-pointer on the ensuing possession to make the score 83-76 with 9:54 remaining.

Terry led the Mavericks with 25 points, and was joined in double figures by Chandler (23 points), Nowitzki (21 points), and Shawn Marion (13 points). John Wall led the Wizards with 24 points, but only recorded five assists. Nick Young (14 points) and Rashard Lewis (13 points) also hit double figures in scoring.