The Mavericks shot 52% from the floor as a team and outscored the Sixers 63-39 in the first half and then cruised to an easy victory last night. Dirk Nowitzki led the way for the Mavericks with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists. Jason Terry moved back to point guard and he did a good job of running the offense with 16 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists.

The Mavericks improved to 42-9 on the season with this win. http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270211020

The Mavericks suffocated the Rockets with their defense as they held the Rockets to 33.3% shooting from the floor tonight. They also outrebounded the Rockets 55-40 tonight. Josh Howard led the way tonight with 22 points and 7 rebounds. Jason Terry had a solid game with 18 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. Dirk Nowitzki scored 15 points and grabbed 8 rebounds.

The Mavericks improved to 41-9 on the season with this win. http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270209006

The Grizzlies never had a chance as the Mavericks raced out to a 65-45 halftime lead in this game. The forwards are what won this game for the Mavericks. Dirk Nowitzki had a phemonenal game with 38 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 4 blocked shots. Josh Howard also had a great game with 23 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and a blocked shot.

The Mavericks improved to 40-9 on the season with this win. http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270207006

The Mavericks figured they were getting a decent player that could give them quality minutes off the bench for them when they acquired him in a trade from the Pacers. Croshere has only really had one good game this season for the Mavericks and they expected more from him. He’s been terrible at shooting the ball (36.3% from the floor) and is only averaging 3.8 points and 2.8 rebounds this season. As the season goes on they may need him to give them some decent minutes so Josh Howard and Dirk Nowitzki are fresh for the playoffs.

Josh Howard is having a fantastic season. He’s averaging 19.5 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game so far this season. He’s taken pressure off of Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry as he’s been a very reliable scorer, rebounder and shooter for the Mavs. He also gives a real solid effort on the defensive side of the court as he has the second most combined steals & blocks (82) on the team this season. He’s hit the second most three pointers on the Mavericks (he has more than Nowitzki) and he’s the third leading rebounder on the team. Howard is a big reason why the Mavericks have the best record in the Western Conference as of right now.

As hot as the Phoenix Suns have been this season, the Mavericks are just quietly dominating the NBA. The Mavericks have won 4 games in a row and 9 of their last 10! The Mavericks are 39-9 on the season and now have a 1 game lead on the Suns for the #1 seed in the West and they have a 7 game lead in the Southwest Division over the San Antonio Spurs. The Mavericks have been excelling because of their defense as they’ve held their opponents to only 93.2 points per game this season. The Mavericks have held their opponents under 100 points in 35 of their 48 (72.9%) of their games this season. They have excelled in both close games as they are 8-2 in games decided by 3 points or less and blowouts as they are 20-5 in games decided by 10 or more points. If the Mavericks get the #1 seed in the Western Conference this year, it will be hard for anyone to beat them in the playoffs.

The Mavericks won this game despite Dirk Nowitzki having an off night. Josh Howard had a great game last night with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Jason Terry also had a solid game with 22 points, 2 assists and 3 steals.

The Mavericks improved to 39-9 on the season with this win. http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270203006

The Mavericks goal is to win a Championship every season so they tend to play their veterans the whole game. 1st round pick Maurice Ager hasn’t played too well as a rookie. The guard has played in 19 games and he’s averaging 3.7 minutes, 1.3 points, 0.3 rebounds and 0.2 assists. He’s also shooting poorly as he’s only hit 30% of his shots from the floor.

Guard Joe Juan Barea has also been awful. He’s played in 12 games and he’s averaging 2.9 minutes, 0.8 points, 0.3 rebounds and 0.3 assists. He’s also been horrible at shooting the ball as he’s only hit 23.5% of this shots.

Forward Pops Mensah Bonsu has played in 1 game. He played 3 minutes and collected 1 rebound.