1495 Sports live scoring update final: The New York Knicks (18-20) dropped their second straight game in the 95-85 decision to the Dallas Mavericks (23-17) in NBA action on Tuesday night.

Knicks center Tyson Chandler, who played with the Mavericks during their NBA championship run received his ring prior to the game proving to be one of the two highlights of the night. The other was the play of Steve Novak, who finished with 13 points and three boards for New York.

Here is the complete scoring summary including the scoring leaders from the Knicks/Mavericks game:

First Quarter:

The Mavericks hold a 27-15 lead over the Knicks at the end of the quarter

Second Quarter:

The Mavericks hold a 50-44 lead over the Knicks at Halftime

Top Three Scoring Leaders:

Dallas Mavericks:

Rodrigue Beaubois: 12 Points (from the bench)

Jason Kidd: Eight Points

Ian Mahinmi and Jason Terry: Seven Points each

New York Knicks:

Amar’e Stoudemire: 12 Points

Jeremy Lin: Nine Points

Carmelo Anthony: Six Points

Third Quarter:

The Mavericks hold a 78-63 lead over the Knicks at the end of the third quarter

Fourth Quarter:

Final: New York Knicks fall to Dallas Mavericks 95-85

Top Five Scoring Leaders:

Dallas Mavericks:

Dirk Nowitzki: 28 Points

Rodrigue Beaubois: 18 Points

Jason Kidd: 15 Points

Jason Terry and Ian Mahinmi:  Nine Points each

New York Knicks:

Amar’e Stoudemire: 28 Points

Jeremy Lin: 14 Points

Steve Novak: 13 Points

Tyson Chandler, Baron Davis and Carmelo Anthony all had Six Points each

The Knicks will now head to San Antonio on Wednesday to take on the Spurs. The New York San Antonio game is set to air on the MSG network, with tip-off scheduled for 8:30 p.m.

Game played on March 7, 2012