RWFrog's Blog

With 3 games to go in the regular season, the Dallas Mavericks sit in 7th place in the Western Conference with a 50-29 record. Their latest victory came against a very tough Utah Jazz team at the AAC on Thursday night. And like so many other nights, Mr. Elastic Ankles, Dirk Nowitzki, willed his team to victory with 32 points on 12-23 shooting. He put the dagger in the Jazz with a 24-foot three ball at the 0.9 second mark that sealed a 97-94 victory for Dallas.

After falling to 1-11 against playoff teams with Jason Kidd, the Mavs have now won three out of their last four games against playoff bound teams, including an impressive 111-86 thrashing of Golden State that will probably end up keeping the Warriors out of the playoff picture. Perhaps the most impressive thing the Mavs have done lately is their come-from-behind victory against Phoenix, in which they only allowed 9 points in the 4th quarter on their way to a 105-98 triumph.

Reason for the Mavs new found confidence??

One word: Dirk

In last 5 games, since coming back from a high ankle sprain/knee injury, the Uberman has carried his team. In those games, he is averaging 24 points and 7 rebounds on 50% shooting.

Will the Mavs be the talk of the town when all is said and done?

I wish I had a crystal ball.