The Mavericks played good defense in this game and the result was a nice home win. Jason Terry was outstanding off of the bench with 31 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. Josh Howard also had a really solid game with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Dirk Nowitzki was very active with 19 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. But the big man on defense was DaSagana Diop who did a decent job against Yao. Diop finished up with 10 points, 13 rebounds and 3 blocked shots. The Mavericks are now 3-1 on the season.