The Mavericks had a pretty easy time with the Hornets last night.  Vince Carter (13 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal) and Ian Mahimni (13 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot) led the way for the Mavericks in this game.  Delonte West (12 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals) and Jason Terry (12 points, 4 assists and 1 steal) also had solid games for the Mavs last night.  Roddy Beaubois (11 points) and Dirk Nowitzki (10 points) also pitched in for the Mavs in this game.  The Mavericks are now 4-5 on the year.

The Mavericks were down 55-29 at the half in this game and they only shot 35.1% from the floor last night, which are big reasons for the beating they took last night.  Jason Terry led the way for the Mavericks in this game with 12 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals.  Delonte West (10 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists) and Ian Mahinmi (7 points, 9 rebounds and 1 blocked shot) in 20 minutes also pitched in for the Mavs last night.  The Mavericks are now 3-5 on the season.

32-year old forward Lamar Odom was supposed to give the Mavericks another very solid performer along the frontcourt, but he has been horrible so far this year.  He has played in 7 games (0 starts) for the Mavericks so far this year and he is averaging 18.9 minutes, 6.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game.  Odom’s shooting has been way off so far this year as he has hit 26.4% from the floor, 19% from three point range and 60% from the free throw line.  The Mavericks need Odom to get into better shape if they are going to start playing him 30 minutes per night.

The Mavericks outrebounded the Suns 53-42 and it was a big reason for the nice home win last night.  Dirk Nowitzki (20 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists) and Jason Terry (18 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists) led the way for the Mavs in this game.  Lamar Odom played his best game of the year for the Mavericks last night as he finished up with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals in only 23 minutes on the floor.  Shawn Marion pitched in with 13 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.  The Mavericks are now 3-4 on the year.

The Mavericks put together a good team effort to beat the Thunder in Dallas last night.  Dirk Nowitzki led the way for the Mavericks in this game with 26 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.  Shawn Marion (17 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist), Jason Terry (15 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot) and Vince Carter (14 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 blocked shot) also had solid games for the Mavericks last night.  Ian Mahinmi had another solid game for the Mavs last night with 10 points, 9 rebounds and 1 steal in 21 minutes on the floor.  The Mavericks are now 2-4 on the year.

The Mavericks only shot 37.7% from the floor and they were outrebounded 54-35 last night, which led to the beating they took.  The Mavericks were also outscored 25-13 in the 4th quarter which didn’t help matters at all.  Dirk Nowitzki led the way for the Mavs last night with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 1 steal.  Delonte West (13 points and 2 assists) and Jason Terry (10 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals) also pitched in for the Mavericks last night.  The Mavericks are now 1-4 on the year.

The Mavericks have signed 24-year old power forward Yi Jianlian to a 1-year deal.  Yi played in 63 games (11 starts) for the Wizards last year and he averaged 17.7 minutes, 5.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.  He has now played in 242 games (163 starts) in his first four years in the NBA and he is averaging 24.1 minutes, 8.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game.  This was a good signing for the Mavericks who need all the help they can get up front.

The Mavericks finally got on the right track last night against the Raptors.  Ian Mahinmi led the way for the Mavericks last night with 19 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots in 29 minutes off the bench.  He made all six of his shots from the floor in this game.  Dirk Nowitzki (18 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals and 1 blocked shot) and Jason Terry (17 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists) also pitched in with solid games last night.  Shawn Marion (12 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists) and Vince Carter (10 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot) also pitched in for the Mavs.  The Mavericks are now 1-3 on the year.

Things were looking good for the Mavericks when Vince Carter hit a 3-pointer with only 1.4 seconds left in this game to give them a 102-101 lead.  Then Thabo Sefolosha inbounded the ball to Kevin Durant and he hit about a 28-footer as time expired to give the Thunder a huge win!  Dirk Nowitzki led the way for the Mavericks last night with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.  Jason Terry only shot 6 of 17 from the floor but he still finished up with 16 points, 9 assists and 1 steal last night.  Delonte West pitched in with a solid effort with 15 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals.  The Mavericks are now 0-3 on the year.

The Mavericks laid another egg last night at home against the Nuggets.  The Mavericks were down 97-68 after the first three quarters as they seemed to be playing with very little emotion for the second day in a row.  They were also outrebounded 47-37 by the Nuggets as they continue to miss Tyson Chandler in the middle.  Dirk Nowitzki led the way for the Mavericks with 20 points and 4 rebounds.  Jason Kidd also had a somewhat decent game with 12 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists last night.  Sean Williams (12 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 blocked shot in only 11 minutes), Vince Carter (11 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot) and Rodrigue Beaubois (10 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals) also pitched in.  The Mavericks are now a very unimpressive 0-2 on the season.