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Nowitzki inspires in Dallas Mavericks' rout | Sports News | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas
04:30 AM CDT on Thursday, April 3, 2008 By EDDIE SEFKO / The Dallas Morning News esefko@dallasnews.com Dirk Nowitzki is back. And maybe the Mavericks are, too. The real Mavericks, they hope. The ones who on Wednesday treated Golden State like a team that was playing its fourth playoff-worthy opponent in five nights, which the Warriors were. With Nowitzki pulling off a nicely orchestrated ...
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Make That 1-10!
Bob's Blog - Live from Lewisville — ... appeared. And for just a moment, your mind started to race. You started to wonder where this could head if this was what they were. Yes, you dared to dream again about the Dallas Mavericks. It may have very well been one game that wasn’t that special, but I appreciated the Mavericks giving us a smile for the first time in a long time. 1-10 against teams with winning records is still bad, but it is sure better than 0-11, right? Now, keep it going. Dirk Nowitzki is back.… And maybe the Mavericks are, too. The ...

Run!
Uwe Blog — ... Say what you want about Dirk Nowitzki, but the guy's tough. Look at his career. He's pretty durable, but when he does have ankle problems he usually comes back fairly quickly. To call last night's guest appearance a "boost" is an understantement. It's as if Nowitzki pour gasoline over the bodies of the Golden State Warriors and lit a match. The visitors never had a shot in that game. Mavs 111, Warriors, 86. Very little else to say. As for coaching, the possum game leading up to Nowitzki's entry into the starting line-up was brilliant. Right out of Don ...

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