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Dallas Mavericks – Dirk Nowitzki Paving His Way to the Hall of Fame
As if Dirk Nowitzki needed any more achievements or milestones to assert his place in the basketball hall of fame a few years from now, he led the Dallas Mavericks to a 95-83 win over the Utah Jazz while passing Oscar Robertson and move into 10th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list.
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Dallas Mavericks – Playoffs Not Getting Away
For the Dallas Mavericks, no slip up is affordable in the race to make the Western conference playoffs and they took a big step towards it with a 113-107 win over the Los Angeles Clippers, led by Dirk Nowitzki in an excellent performance, while their opponents find it difficult to keep players healthy, be it luck or something completely different.
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Golden State Warriors – Stephen Curry Clutch, Jermaine O’Neal Cheats
Some might say the Dallas Mavericks were robbed of a win or at least another overtime as Jermaine O’Neal illegally blocked Monta Ellis in overtime, which led to a Golden State Warriors possession that Stephen Curry made the most of, hitting a game winning shot, claiming the 122-120 victory.
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Los Angeles Clippers – Ruining Playoff Dreams for Others
Following a rough loss on the road to a bad team, the Los Angeles Clippers needed to bounce back, and through a huge game from Chris Paul and some impressive fourth quarter heroics from everyone, they got by the Dallas Mavericks with a 109-103 win, also sending the Mavs, at least for now, out of the top 8 in the West.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Kevin Durant Can Learn From Dirk Nowitzki
There isn’t too much love going around between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Dallas Mavericks. For the first time since winning their NBA title, the Mavs won the regular season series, culminated by a great scoring duel between Dirk Nowitzki and Kevin Durant, which the German won in overtime 1289-119.
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Brooklyn Nets – Experience Always Helps in Overtime
The Brooklyn Nets weren’t having the best of games on the road against the Dallas Mavericks, but excellent performances from Joe Johnson and Marcus Thornton helped them overcome a great day for Monta Ellis, coming away with the 107-104 win in overtime.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Home Court Humiliation
The Oklahoma City Thunder do have the excuse of missing three starting players, including a resting Russell Westbrook, but it’s still hard to fathom just how bad they looked in a 109-86 loss at home to the Dallas Mavericks, pulling them even further away from the top spot in the Western conference.
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Golden State Warriors – Great Defense Makes Everyone Look Good
The Golden State Warriors didn’t rely on a single one of their offensive weapons to easily breeze by the Dallas Mavericks with a 108-85 win. It was their defense, led by Andrew Bogut and Andre Iguodala, that helped make it an easy win despite both Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson having ordinary or less kind of offensive nights.
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Indiana Pacers – Almost Time to Hit the Panic Button
The only reason the Indiana Pacers are still in the lead of the Eastern Conference happens to be their rivals from Southeast suffering from a similar slump. But after losing to the Dallas Mavericks in what is now their fourth consecutive loss, it’s easy to agree on this being more than just a late season slump.
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San Antonio Spurs – Finally Healthy After All This Time
It’s been a very long time since the San Antonio Spurs were completely healthy, and it seems to be worth the wait after an impressive 112-106 win over the Dallas Mavericks, led by Tony Parker, back like he didn’t miss any games at all.