Looking like they had some lingering effects from Dirk Nowitzki’s historical 30,000-point game three days ago, the Dallas Mavericks suddenly found themselves having to grind out a game against the lowly Brooklyn Nets.
In a fight for most of the game Friday night at American Airlines Center, the Mavs finally mustered enough energy in the fourth quarter to win a pretty ugly 105-96 contest over the Nets. It was the 12th victory in their last 14 home games for the Mavs, who won for the fourth time in a row – tying a season-high.
The victory also kept the Mavs (28-36) one-and-a-half games behind the Denver Nuggets in the heated race for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference.