The Mavericks are playing great basketball and they have the best record in the NBA at 27-8. As well as the Mavericks have played this season, they are still only 3 games ahead of the Spurs in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference. This Mavericks team is doing it with defense which is not what you usually think of when you think of Mavericks basketball. The Mavericks are holding opponents to only 91.9 points per game which is tied for 4th in the NBA with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Mavs are also hitting the boards hard as they are snatching 75.1% of the rebounds at the defensive end (4th in the league) and they get 51.9% of the total rebounds which is #5 in the league. The forwards have fueled the offense for the Mavericks this season. Dirk Nowitzki is averaging 23.9 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. Josh Howard has really stepped up his game as he’s averaging 19.4 points, 6.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.2 blocks per game. The Mavericks are a serious threat to win the NBA Championship this season.

Things were looking good for the Mavericks entering the 4th quarter as they were protecting a 77-68 lead over the Lakers. But in the 4th quarter the Lakers blasted the Mavericks 33-21 to end the Mavs 13-game winning streak. Can’t blame Dirk Nowitzki for this loss as he had 29 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists. Josh Howard also had a good game with 20 points and 9 rebounds.

The Mavericks fell to 27-8 on the season with this loss. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270107013

Young point guard Devin Harris has really picked up his game as of late. In his last 7 games, Harris has averaged 29.9 minutes, 13.7 points, 2.0 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.6 steals per game. The Mavericks need Harris to look a little more for his own shot as the Mavericks don’t get much offense from their centers.

The Mavericks came alive and blasted the Spurs 50-34 in the second half to win this big basketball game. Dirk Nowitzki was on fire with 36 points and 8 rebounds. Josh Howard backed up Nowitzki with 18 points and 12 rebounds.

The Mavericks improve to 27-7 on the season with this huge victory on the road. To check out the boxscore, click on this link. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270105024

The Mavericks played well last night. Josh Howard had another great game with 25 points and 11 rebounds. Devin Harris had perhaps his best game of the season with 24 points and 5 assists. Dirk Nowitzki added 20 points and 7 rebounds. Devean George had a solid game off the bench with 13 points, 4 rebounds and 4 steals.

The Mavericks improved to 26-7 on the season with this win.