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Nowitzki, Landry injured in collision
National Basketball Association

Nowitzki, Landry injured in collision

Published Dec. 17, 2009 12:00 a.m. ET

Houston's Carl Landry was taken to a hospital after breaking teeth in a collision with Dirk Nowitzki during the second quarter of Friday night's game between the Rockets and Mavericks.

Nowitzki drove into the lane and missed a short jumper with 9:28 left in the second quarter. He was fouled by Landry, who was hit in the mouth on Nowitzki's follow-through.

Before going to the locker room for X-rays and three stitches to close a cut on his right elbow, Nowitzki, a right-hander, shot two free throws left-handed, converting one.

Nowitzki was still in the locker room at the start of the third quarter and did not return.

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