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 | | Najera, seen by some as a good-natured mascot, a Mexican-born marketing gimmick, a blue-collar PR tool, was pivotal to Dallas’ 105-91 runaway over Denver on Thursday at the American Airlines Center. |
 | | It wouldn’t have happened without Najera, who found a way to control JR Rider (who finished with … but scored just … through three quarters), who showed cleverness in getting to the basket (he slid baseline for a late offensive rebound/dunk that caused him to say, “I was just happy to get a dunk. |
 | | Najera was at the line, with 2:59 left in the game and the Mavs up 99-85. |
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