Iran’s Hamed Ehadadi put the first 4 points on the board. Coach Mario Elie was forced to call a time out when Iran pushed the score to 6-0, which drove the early arriving, majority, pro-Iran crowd wild. The Iranian team maintained the lead 20-18 to finish the quarter.
The crowd was quieted during the second quarter as the Mavericks began a balanced defensive and offensive attack. Dallas charged ahead for the lead at 31-25 with six and a half minutes remaining. The difference between NBA and international rules proved to be a bit of a challenge for the Iranian team. The Mavericks’ Aaron Miles came alive to score 12 points leading his team’s attack to finish the half with an 11 point lead. Teammate Gerald Green contributed 10 points as well. Ehadadi finished the half leading his team with 13 points. He also had 2 blocked shots, 1 assist and 9 rebounds.
The second half began with chants, drums, flags flying, cheering, and tambourines; but despite the efforts of the Iranian supporters, they were not able to push their team to the lead. Dallas became relentless on offense with impressive assists from several players. Darryl Watkins, JaJuan Smith and Aaron Miles all snagged some steals for the Mavs during the third quarter.
Despite their losing effort, team Iran had enthusiastic support to finish the contest. Hamed Sohrabnejad hit a long 3 pointer with 2 minutes left in the game; launching the crowd to their feet with chants of Iraaan, Iraaan. The final score was 79-62 in Dallas’ favor.
Mohammad Nikkhah finished with 16 points, and 1 assist, Hamed Ehadadi led all scorers with 19 points 2 assists and 16 rebounds. Gerald Green topped the Mavs in scoring with 15, he also had 1 assist. Aaron miles finished with 12 points, 1 steal, and 6 assists. Reyshawn Terry finished with 11 points as well.
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