The Mavericks won this game because they played great defense, which is a shock. The Mavs held the Nets to 35.1% shooting from the floor and 14 points in the 4th quarter.

Dirk Nowitzki had an outstanding game with 26 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists. Josh Howard had a stat sheet stuffer with 26 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocked shots. Jason Terry was busy also with 13 points, 7 assists and 4 steals. Devin Harris scored 10 points and dished out 5 assists.

The Mavericks improved to 13-5 on the season with this win.