NOTES: Wizards starting guard AJ Price sprained his right ankle. He finished with 11 points. ... Marion missed his fifth consecutive game because of a sprained left knee. Carlisle said Marion is getting closer to returning, but still isn't sure if he will make the trip for back-to-back games this weekend at Indiana and Cleveland. ... Nowitzki is still recovering from arthroscopic knee surgery before the season. ... Dallas has won five in a row against Washington since October 2009. ... There was an announced crowd of 19,560, which was the team's 437th consecutive sellout — despite obvious blocks of empty seats throughout the arena.