Eddie Howe insists Bournemouth will eventually reflect positively on an historic first Premier League season. Bournemouths first-ever top flight campaign ended in a 16th-place finish after they lost six of their last eight games in the Premier League.But they had been among the favourites to be relegated back in August, and manager Howe says the achievement will sink in in the summer. He told Sky Sports: Overall the players have been outstanding and we have to look forward to next season with optimism.I think the initial reaction is to be disappointed when youre beaten, but in the summer I think well reflect on a memorable season, the best in the clubs history. Marcus Rashford celebrates his goal at Old Trafford Of course, we have to try and come back stronger and build. The league is going to be stronger, weve seen that in the closing weeks of the season.Weve got to come back and get ready for a really tough campaign.Bournemouth failed to create many clear-cut chances at Old Trafford, with goals from Wayne Rooney, Ashley Young and Marcus Rashford contributing to their defeat. Louis van Gaal says expectation among Manchester United fans is too high Howe rued the amount of possession the Cherries gave United, and said the second goal from Rashford killed the game off.He said: It was a difficult game, they frustrated us, and it was a game of few chances and they took theirs. The second goal killed it.They had too much possession, too much quality. When we did have it we turned it over too quickly. It was a difficult night for both teams after Sunday, but credit to both teams I thought they gave it their all. 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Texas selected Lewis contract from Triple-A Round Rock.Dallas, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - Dirk Nowitzki rested Wednesday against the Nuggets and the Mavericks suffered their third defeat in four games. The bounce-back game for the veteran power forward helped Dallas exact some revenge with a wire-to-wire victory. Nowitzki poured in 25 points to pace the Mavericks to a 97-89 victory over Denver Friday at American Airlines Center. Nowitzki, Rajon Rondo and Tyson Chandler all sat out Wednesday, but the trio of starters returned Friday and were big contributors. Chandler had 11 points and 16 rebounds. Rondo was held to just two points, but he chipped in nine rebounds and eight assists. Chandler Parsons scored 18 points and Monta Ellis had 14 for the Mavs. I think that what really got us going was defense early on, Nowitzki said. We got some stops, in transition they had some trouble finding us, and I was able to knock some shots down. But, overall, I think if we hold teams to under 90 at home, thats obviously great for us. Arron Afflalo had 16 points, and JJ Hickson scored 13 and pulled down 14 rebounds for the Nuggets. Ty Lawson scored 11 to go with 12 assists and six boards for Denver, which posted a 114-107 home win Wednesday. Jameer Nelson, who made his Nuggets debut after being traded from Boston, scored 14 to go with seven assists.dddddddddddd. It was a little weird. Number one playing against a team a played for this year and two, I havent played basketball in a couple of weeks, said Nelson, who was dealt from Dallas to Boston Dec. 18. The situation in Boston, I had a a lot going on yesterday with traveling and my mind was spinning. You step on the court its basketball and all the other stuff goes out the window. You have to play the game and do your job. Nowitzki scored 10 in the opening quarter, which led Dallas to a 29-24 lead after 12 minutes. The Mavs opened with a 17-4 burst over the first four minutes. The difference was 49-42 at the half, and Rondos only bucket of the night, a jumper with 8:56 left in the third, extended the margin to 60-44. The visitors trimmed the deficit to 73-65 going to the fourth, but the Nuggets never got closer than seven the rest of the way. Game Notes The Mavericks own a home record of 24-9 against Denver since the 1997-98 season ... Denver is 6-13 on the road and has lost three in a row as the guest ... The Mavs have won seven of the last nine in this series. ' ' '