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.