Some game observations.
- Devin Harris and J.J Barea were playing one-on-one during the pregame shootaround. Devin didn't take a single layup. He instead shot threes and crazy fadeaway jumpers -- well defended ones. He made about 8/10. It's there...
- The Mavs dancers had a competition to see who could throw a t-shirt the farthest into the stands. Reader favorite Mallory was the winner.
- Josh Howard rolled his ankle by landing on another foot and it's not a coincidence it keeps happening to him. I know Avery is mad about it, but Howard is not being targeted; he just lands with his feet forward. Howard is flying with the team to Minnesota but his status for tomorrow's game is unknown.
- If Dirk had cared at all he easily could have had 40. He didn't even take a shot in the 4th quarter; his FGA was just a missed tip-in.
| Rating | Avg | - | |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 9 | 8.5 | Missed one jumpshot the whole game |
| Jason Terry | 9 | 7.3 | A quite 21 because it came on just 12 attempts. |
| Josh Howard | 8 | 7.9 | Stop doing that! |
| DeSagana Diop | 5 | 6.1 | More fouls than rebounds is bad. |
| Jerry Stackhouse | 10 | 6.7 | The fantastic shooting and beautiful passes make me forget he couldn't guard Joe Johnson at all. |
| Devin Harris | 7 | 7.2 | Surprised to see his line in the box score. Was defintily active and did well getting in the paint. |
| Erick Dampier | 7 | 6.8 | One of those nothing awful nothing great OK games |
| Austin Croshere | 6 | 5.9 | He looks to box someone out every time a shot goes up. His 12.9 BER/48 is better than Dirk Marion Mourning... |
| Pops Mensah-Bonsu | 6 | 5.5 | Congrats on your first NBA points and the crowd loved the dunk |
| Jose Barea | 6 | 5.5 | He came in early but Howard handled the ball more at point than Barea. |
| Moe Ager | 6 | 5.5 | Nice steal and his missed shot was on an aggressive slash to basket |