four days later...
| Rating | Avg | - | |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 8 | 8 | Struggled all night but then got hot in the 4th and put it away |
| Jason Terry | 7 | 6.7 | Shooting percentage was ugly but overall game wasn't bad |
| Josh Howard | 8 | 7.4 | Player of the game - one of his classic all round games |
| DeSagana Diop | 4 | 5.9 | Almost as many fouls as rebounds |
| Anthony Johnson | 6 | 6 | Made little impact on the game one way or another |
| Jerry Stackhouse | 5 | 6.6 | BAD game on both ends |
| Greg Buckner | 5 | 5.8 | Only minute was at the end of the second quarter |
| Devin Harris | 8 | 7 | Played great defense on Carter and took care of the ball on offense |
| Erick Dampier | 6 | 6.7 | Never established his presence on the glass - 9 rebounds was lucky |
| Austin Croshere | 5 | 5.7 | Didn't play enough to do anything |
| DJ Mbenga | 4 | 4.5 | Let Krstic grab a rebound over him on a missed free throw at the end of the half |
| Devean George | 6 | 6.1 | Lot of fouls but also made some good defensive plays and a three |