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Pep Guardiola thinks Yaya Toure can be like a new player for Manchester City after his double helped them to a 2-1 victory at Crystal Palace. Toures only previous first-team appearance for City under Guardiola came in their 1-0 Champions League defeat of Steaua Bucharest on August 24.The Ivory Coast international found himself on the sidelines after his agent Dimitri Seluk had been vocal in his criticism of Guardiola, who he said had humiliated Toure by omitting him from their Champions League squad. But the 33-year-old apologised for misunderstandings of the past and Guardiola handed him an unexpected start at Selhurst Park.And the Spaniard was rewarded as Toures goals inspired City to all three points. Yaya Toure (R) put on an impressive display at Selhurst Park When asked about Toures performance, Guardiola told Sky Sports: Of course for the two goals [he was good] but it [Toures performance] was more than that.Nobody has doubts about his quality.The last month and a half hes trained and his physical condition has improved.His weight is now perfect. When he arrived he was not like this but now hes like a young guy. Of course we have a new player now to help us achieve our targets. Im so happy for him and for his family. Toure gave Man City the lead in the first half Toure opened the scoring in the 39th minute before Connor Wickham equalised for the hosts in the second-half.With the game heading towards a draw, Toure, who was described as a gift by Guardiola, popped up in the 83rd minute to tap home from close range to secure victory and move City level on points with Liverpool at the top of the Premier League.Yaya is an important part of this club, Guardiola said. He is so so important. In the years the club won the Premier League he was a huge personality and his team-mates appreciate him a lot.For me its a gift because we have another player to compete in the squad. Toure celebrates scoring his sides winner When we have games every three games you need to rotate the team. In this league it is intense because every team fights and fights and fights. We need all the players and Yaya is one of them.Captain Vincent Kompany also returned to Citys starting line-up but the defender only last 38 minutes after colliding with his own goalkeeper Claudio Bravo. Vincent Kompany was taken off injured in the first half The Belgium international suffered a nasty looking blow to the head and was replaced by Pablo Zabaleta, but Guardiola is hopeful the injury is not too bad.Hopefully it wont be dangerous, he said. He received a kick in his head so we have to be careful. Hes going for observation now so hopefully it wont be too bad. 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DALLAS -- When the Dallas Mavericks signed Harrison Barnes to a max contract in the offseason, they probably had nights like this in mind.With the team in search of its first win and two starters out, Barnes scored a career-high 34 points and the Mavericks beat the Milwaukee Bucks 86-75 in overtime Sunday.Barnes, who left Golden State to sign a $94 million, four-year contract with Dallas, has scored at least 30 points twice this season after hitting the mark only once in his four years with the Warriors.His 20-foot jumper opened the scoring in overtime, and the Mavericks (1-5) never trailed in the extra period, outscoring the Bucks 12-1 and forcing five turnovers.I think the biggest thing that Coach (Rick Carlisle) has told me is just look for my shot and be aggressive, Barnes said. My teammates have a lot of confidence in me and when I was able to get into a good rhythm, the basket got bigger and bigger.Dallas played without starters Dirk Nowitzki (right Achilles soreness) and Deron Williams (left calf strain).J.J. Barea added 21 points for Dallas, including five in overtime.Jabari Parker led Milwaukee with 16 points, only two after halftime. Greg Monroe had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Bucks, who had won three straight.I didnt finish really well, Parker said. Id rather have a bad first half and have a good second half.Wesley Matthews shook off a 3-for-17 shooting night to hit a 3-pointer with 59 seconds remaining in overtime that put the Mavs up by nine.Barnes driving layup with 13 seconds to play in regulation tied the score at 74. Giannis Antetokounmpos long jumper at the buzzer missed, forcing overtime.The Bucks led by 13 points in the first quarter but went cold in the second and trailed 47-39 at the break.Barnes scored 19 points in the first half, including nine in a 14-0 Dallas run to end the half. It was the Mavericks first lead at the end of any quarter this season.TIP-INSBucks: Antetokounmpo picked up two fouls in the first 1:37 and played only 6 minutes in a scoreless first half.dddddddddddd. He finished with 11 points. . The Bucks had 27 turnovers.Mavericks: The team honored longtime team physician J.R. Zamorano, who died June 12 at age 81, with a moment of silence before the game. Players wore uniform patches and Mavericks coaches wore lapel pins with the letters JRZ. . Andrew Bogut, back in the lineup after missing Fridays game for personal reasons, had 16 rebounds.BREAKING INDallas rookie Dorian Finney-Smith played 31 minutes, including most of the second half and overtime, after playing less than 5 minutes cumulatively over the first five games.He finished with five points, the first of his NBA career. More importantly, he defended Antetokounmpo on the final possession of regulation, forcing the long miss. The team gave Finney-Smith a game ball after the game.It felt good to know that (Carlisle) trusts me enough to play me down the stretch to get stops, Finney-Smith said. Thats what I like to do. I like to play defense.SLOWING DOWN THE BUCKSMilwaukee had scored 117 or more points in three consecutive games for the first time since February 2009. But the Mavericks held the Bucks to 75 by taking away the two things they like to do most -- score in the paint and on the fast break. The Bucks had only 28 points in the paint, less than half their season average of 57, and managed just 12 points in transition as Dallas often used the entire shot clock on offense.We couldnt find stops, Parker said. When we find stops we are able to go out in transition. They eliminated that by playing the clock out.UP NEXTBucks: Host the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday. The Bucks beat the Pelicans 117-113 on Tuesday.Mavericks: At the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, the start of a four-game road trip that takes Dallas to both coasts.---This story has been corrected to show Monroe had 12 rebounds. ' ' '