Jeremy Lin had 28 points and 14 assists in the New York Knicks win.

USA TODAY basketball writer J. Michael Falgoust blogged the game live.

3:32 p.m.: Lin finishes with a season-high 14 assists, 28 points on 11-for-20 shooting, five steals but seven turnovers. Lin played a season-high 46 minutes. Two Knicks had 14 points (Tyson Chandler, Steve Novak), J.R. Smith had 15, Landry Fields 13 and Amar'e Stoudemire 11. Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki led all scorers with 34 points on 11-for-20 shooting.

3:30 p.m. Mavericks miss several chances at a 3. Horrible no-call on by the officials when Jared Jeffries bites the pump fake by Dirk Nowitizki and jumps into him on the shot. Should've been three foul shots. Instead, Lin strips the ball and feeds Tyson Chandler for a dunk, 104-97.

3:27 p.m.: Jason Terry misses an open 3 that could've tied it. Instead, it's a long rebound and a runout by Knicks guard J.R. Smith, who gets the feed from Lin for an uncontested layup, 102-97.

3:22 p.m.: Amar'e Stoudemire hits a bucket on a runner at the shot clock buzzer, but after instant replay review it was negated. The ball still was in Stoudemire's hand. Knicks lead 100-95 with 1:26 left.

3:19 p.m. The Knicks have six players in double figures, led by Lin's 28. He has seven turnovers.

3:17 p.m.: Lin turnover leads to a 3 by Jason Terry, but then Lin responds with a 3 of his own. 98-93, Knicks. Lin has 28 points.

3:16 p.m.: Mavericks are trapping Lin, Novak and J.R. Smith at the top, which should give the Knicks the advantage on the offensive boards. 95-90, Knicks with 3:56 left.

3:10: Mavericks surge back after pair of turnovers to cut it to 92-88.

3:07 p.m. Lin drains a 3 over the outstretched hand of 7-foot Dirk Nowitzki, 90-81 Knicks. Novak's shooting has gotten contagious. Less than seven minutes remain.

3:06 p.m.: J.R. Smith airballs a 3, but Novak gets it and hits yet another three and starts showboating. 87-81.

3:04 p.m.: Novak hits another 3, 84-80, Knicks.

3:01 p.m.: Steve Novak hits another three-pointer. He has eight points in the last three minutes as Knicks regain lead 81-80. Lin has a double-double with 22 points and 11 assists.

3:00 p.m.: Since hitting his first three shots, J.R. Smith is 1-for-9.

2:56 p.m.: Corner jumper by Dominique Jones gives Mavs the lead back, 78-77.

2:55 p.m.: After a Mavs turnover caused by Lin, Novak hits a jumper to give Knicks the lead again. It's a 12-0 run spanning two quarters, 77-75.

2:54 p.m.: Off a broken play, Steve Novak opens the fourth with a corner three-pointer for New York on a feed from Lin to tie the score at 75.

2:50: Knicks end the third with a 7-0 run. Bad pass by Lamar Odom, who is busy arguing a foul call with an official, as Lin gets the steal and the uncontested dunk, 75-72. Lin leads the Knicks with 22 points on 9-for-17 shooting, eight assists, three steals and four turnovers.

2:47 p.m.: Lin is getting fouls but isn't hitting his free throws. He's 3-for-6. He's scored the last six points for the Knicks, who trail 75-66.

2:45 p.m. Lin attacks the rim goes up and under Lamar Odom (6-10) and Brandan Wright (6-10) for the layup and the foul. He hits the free throw to complete the three-point-play. 73-65, Mavericks.

2:41 p.m. Dirk Nowitzki has exploded in the third quarter. He has 13 points there, 27 for the game. The Mavericks are creating mismatches and the 7-foot Nowitzki often is guarded by the 6-5 Iman Shumpert or J.R. Smith, 6-6.

2:36 p.m.: Lin just got his fourth turnover. Jason Kidd hits a three for Dallas, and New York's Landry Fields turns the ball over on an errant lob attempt to Tyson Chandler.

2:34 p.m. Dirk Nowitzki goes down hard on a foul by Amar'e Stoudemire after being struck in the right thigh by Stoudemire's knee. But he's OK.

2:29 p.m.: Dirk Nowitzki hits a three off another turnover by Knicks. Amar'e Stoudemire fouls him. Nowitzki completes a four-point play by hitting the free throw to give Dallas a 58-53 lead. Then Shawn Marion hits a runner in lane as Mavericks are on a 15-5 run to open the third quarter. 60-53.

2:27 p.m.: The Knicks are letting 6-5 Iman Shumpert guard 7-0 Dirk Nowitizki, and it's not working. Dallas regains lead on Jason Kidd jumper 54-53 off Lin turnover.

2:25 p.m.: Third quarter underway. Dirk Nowitzki hits a fallaway jumper to trim the deficit to 48-47 for Dallas.

2:05 p.m. Lin isolates on Jason Terry as the clock winds down, burns him on the crossover dribble but gets stripped from behind by Terry for his first turnover of the game. Knicks lead 48-45 at the half. Lin has 12 points, six assists, two steals and a blocked shot. Landry Fields has 11 points and J.R. Smith has nine, all on three-pointers. Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki leads all scorers with 14.

2:01 p.m.: Tyson Chandler gets an easy dunk off an interior feed from Lin. Great pass. 48-45, Knicks.

1:55 p.m.: Lin gets in the lane and drops in a runner over Jason Kidd. He now has 12 points, five assists, two steals and no turnovers as the Knicks lead 46-40 with 2:47 left in the second quarter.

1:53: Hard foul by Mavs center Brendan Haywood on former teammate Tyson Chandler as he goes hard to the rim and slams to the floor. And Haywood didn't apologize for it.

1:49 p.m.: Mavs are doing a good job trapping Lin up high in their zone. But Lin gets his second steal that leads to breakaway dunk for Landry Fields, 42-38, Knicks.

1:44 p.m.: Lin is back in, and Stoudemire gets a reverse lay in off feed from Lin. But Brandan Wright responds for the Mavericks with a highlight, two-handed dunk and Jason Terry knocks down a three-pointer. 34-32, Knicks lead.

1:39 p.m.: Lin starts the second quarter on the bench and the offense looks stagnant. Mavs go on a 7-0 run, including a three-pointer by Nowitzki, to cut the deficit to 32-27.

1:32 p.m.: Lin floats in a teardrop over the 7-foot Dirk Nowitzki just before the buzzer. Knicks lead after the first quarter, 32-20. Lin has 10 points, three assists and no turnovers.

1:27 p.m.: Smith hits his third three-pointer, falling away on the baseline, to extend the run to 14-0. Then Lin responds with a corner 3 to make it a 17-0 run. 30-18, Knicks.

1:21 p.m.: Smith hits another spot-up three-pointer to give Knicks 24-18 lead with just over three minutes left. Knicks are on an 11-0 run.

1:19 p.m.: J.R. Smith hits first shot for the Knicks, a three-pointer to give them a 19-18 lead. He then mocks Jason Terry with his "Jet" routine.

1:18: Lin gets a layup on strong move to the basket, then cracks back on Dirk Nowitzki to get a steal. Mavs guard Jason Terry is called for a flagrant foul in transition on Lin that results in two free throws. Not a hard foul at all though. Lin hits 1 of 2 free throws to cut Dallas' lead to 18-16.

1:17 p.m. J.R. Smith enters for Knicks.

1:15 p.m.: Mavs have switched from Marion to Jason Kidd and then Jason Terry on Lin. Coach Rick Carlisle is a master at using zones that look like man-to-man to confuse players.

1:12 p.m.: Lin hits first shot, a mid-range jumper, at 7:19 to cut Mavs' lead to 13-11. And he gets his third assist to Amar'e Stoudemire for a dunk to tie it at 13.

1:09 p.m.: Fields hits a three-pointer on a feed from Lin. The Mavericks are using their best 1-on-1 defender, 6-8 small forward Shawn Marion, on Lin.

1:08 p.m.: Landry Fields' reverse dunk gives Knicks a 6-4 lead. He's got four points.

1:03 p.m.: New free agent acquisition J.R. Smith is in uniform for the Knicks because starter Bill Walker is out with an elbow contusion. Smith has spent all season playing in China until he got his release. Carmelo Anthony still is out but expects to play Monday vs. Nets.