Dallas Mavericks

Dallas Mavericks

Nowitzki beginning to look like old self (Yahoo! Sports)

The Dallas Mavericks have been waiting for Dirk Nowitzki to look like his old self. It finally happened on Friday night as the 7-foot forward canned 12 of 17 shots for a season-high 30 points. Two nights earlier, he had his worst game of the season and one of the poorest shooting…

Mavericks Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

The Mavericks have been waiting for Dirk Nowitzki to look like his old self. It finally happened on Friday night as the 7-foot forward canned 12 of 17 shots for a season-high 30 points.

Two nights earlier, he had his worst game of the season and one of the poorest shooting performances of his career, missing 13 of 15 shots in the loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. The only problem with his breakout game Friday against Indiana is that the Pacers raced to a 98-87 victory.

“This season is rife with ironies,” Mavs coach Rick Carlisle said. “The thing is we just got to keep moving and keep working to help each other. There’s going to be some frustration with games like this. We just got to keep our eye on the ball.”

Here’s another irony of sorts: Indiana won at Dallas for…

Friday’s National Basketball Association Capsules (PA SportsTicker)

Andrew Bynum scored 22 points, Kobe Bryant added 20 and the Los Angeles Lakers opened a season-high six-game trip with a 93-89 win over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night.

Pacers tops Mavs for 1st win in Dallas in 8 years (AP)

Paul George and the Indiana Pacers are getting more and more confident. They should be with the way they’re playing — especially on the road. George hit seven 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 30 points as the Pacers won in Dallas for the first time in eight years, beating the defending NBA champions 98-87 Friday night.

Mavericks’ Cuban, Carlisle fined by NBA (AP)

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and coach Rick Carlisle were fined by the NBA on Friday for their actions after becoming upset with the officiating during a game earlier in the week. Cuban was handed a $75,000 penalty for his critical remarks about the officiating following a 95-86 home loss to Oklahoma City on Wednesday night.