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DALLAS -- A night after a 31-point home loss that embarrassed Wesley Matthews and his teammates, they all showed up at a charity event hosted by the Dallas shooting guard.Coach Rick Carlisle called it a team-building moment for the unit with the worst record in the Western Conference. Matthews couldnt really disagree.Ill have an event every night if thats what were going to do, Matthews said after matching a season high with 26 points as the injury-plagued Mavericks answered their lowest point in a difficult season with a 111-103 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night.A listless second half in a 120-89 loss to Sacramento prompted a team meeting. Two nights later, the Mavericks started the third quarter with a 10-2 run for their first double-digit lead in just their third win in 15 games. Harrison Barnes scored 25 points.That game, I think it ate at a lot of people, as it should, said Matthews, who was 8 of 16 from the field and 5 of 10 from 3-point range. I was embarrassed. I think a lot of other people were, too.Indiana had 10 3-pointers in the first quarter and a half, including four from Dallas high school product C.J. Miles. But the Pacers couldnt sustain it against the NBAs worst defensive team at the arc, finishing 14 of 25.Paul George scored 22 points to lead the Pacers (11-12), who failed for the third straight time with a chance to get above .500. Indiana hasnt had a winning record since dropping Game 2 at Brooklyn after beating Dallas at home in overtime in the opener.Its real disappointing, said George, who had just nine points after the first quarter. I dont know what it is. I dont have the answers for that.Matthews outscored the Pacers by himself during a 32-11 spurt that turned a 50-42 deficit into a 74-61 lead. He had 16 points during the run , capped by a 3-pointer midway through the third quarter.The Mavericks (5-17) shot 58 percent in the third quarter, making six of 12 from long range and outscoring the Pacers 31-25. In a 120-89 loss to Sacramento on Wednesday, Dallas was outscored 29-12 in the third.Dallas is without starters Dirk Nowitzki (strained right Achilles tendon) and Andrew Bogut (right knee injury) and key backup guard J.J. Barea (left calf strain).We are in desperate need of wins, Carlisle said. We really played a solid game tonight.TIP-INSPacers: Indiana made its first 24 free throws before Jeff Teague missed the first of two with 1:34 remaining. The Pacers finished 25 of 26. ... Myles Turner, who grew up in the Dallas area, scored 18 points. He had 30 in the first meeting. ... Miles scored 18 points, going 6 of 9 from long range.Mavericks: G Seth Curry returned after missing four games with a right knee sprain. He matched Deron Williams for the team lead with six assists and scored four points. Williams scored 16. ... Matthews has all three of his 26-point outings in the past six games. Two of them were wins.GOOSE EGGFormer Dallas guard Monta Ellis was scoreless on 0-for-5 shooting. Its the first time he was held without a point since Feb. 9, 2015, during his final season with the Mavericks when he played just 4 minutes and missed his only shot. Monta is just trying to figure out his role within what we have going on, George said. Were all trying to figure this out.CAREER NIGHTUndrafted Dallas rookie Dorian Finney-Smith had career highs with 12 points and eight rebounds, the latter a game high along with Barnes. His scoring included a running one-handed dunk on a fast break. 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ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers suddenly cant score any runs despite fielding a lineup that is among the most potent in baseball.The American League leaders dont seem to be concerned with a scoring drought thats stretched to 21 innings and included rare back-to-back home shutouts by Detroit. Texas hasnt scored since the fifth inning on Friday.Its going to happen, Texas Carlos Beltran said. Baseball is a game of ups and downs. We feel we have a good team and feel like well be able to bounce back.The Rangers (69-50) hope to get back on track against A.L. West rival Oakland in the opener of a three-game series Monday night at Globe Life Ballpark. The Athletics are beginning a six-game road trip.Texas has seen its lead in the division fall to 5 1/2 games over Seattle after the two straight losses. Thats the smallest lead for the Rangers since Aug. 3.Theyll continue to lose ground if the bats dont get it going. The Rangers were shut out in two straight at home for the first time since Sept. 16 and 18, 2009 against Oakland and the Los Angeles Angels. Texas had never been blanked in back-to-back home games within the same series at Globe Life Park.But the Rangers arent ready to panic, especially considering the boost theyve received since adding Beltran and Jonathan Lucroy at the trade deadlineWe have a good offense, manager Jeff Banister said. We like our offense. We like what our guys can do.The Athletics have been a thorn in TTexas side despite being fourth in the West at 52-66.dddddddddddd Oakland is 6-4 against the Rangers this season, including 2-1 in Arlington.Khris Davis has been especially hard on Texas. The left fielder has seven home runs and 19 RBI against the Rangers in those 10 games.Davis also joined the 30-homer club for the first time in his career with a two-run blast in Sundays 8-4 loss to the Mariners. Hes gone deep in three straight games for the second time in his career.Im just trying to do me and help the club out and have fun with the boys, Davis said.Davis is the first Oakland player with at least 30 home runs since Brandon Moss in 2013.The As are hoping for another solid outing from Ross Detwiler (1-0, 2.13) in the series opener. The left-hander was called up from Triple-A Nashville last Wednesday and pitched eight scoreless innings in his Oakland debut.After starting the season with Cleveland, Detwiler was traded to the As on July 17.Texas counters with Martin Perez, who is 7-8 with a 4.22 ERA. The lefty is winless in his last eight starts dating back to July 1, going 0-4 with a 5.77 ERA over that span.He is seeking to avoid matching the longest losing streak of his career. Perez has induced a MLB-leading 31 double plays this season, tying the clubs single-season record set by C.J. Wilson in 2011. 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