Another night, another Dirk Nowitzki masterpiece.
24 hours after scoring 40 points in leading the Mavs to victory in Portland, Nowitzki was at it again, this time scoring 39 as the Mavericks blitzed the Kings 126-108 to stay in second place in the Western Conference.
Nowitzki was 12-20 from the field, making both of his three point attempts. He made all 13 of his free throw attempts as he gone 30-30 the last two nights, which puts him at a team record 68 consecutive makes. He scored 22 of his points in the 3rd quarter, essentially putting the game out of reach.
Dirk was not alone in his heroics as Jason Kidd added his 105th career triple-double with 111 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists. Jason Terry contributed 25 points off the bench while passing Michael Finley for second on the Mavericks all-time three point leaders.
Dallas got off to a fast start, leading by 11 after one and by 12 at the half. They would never trail the entire night as their offense clicked on all cylinders. They shoot 53% as a team, including an amazing 13-21 from three point range. They also would make frequent trips to the line hitting on 29-34.
The win, the Mavs third in a row puts them a game up on Denver and Utah for the West's number two spot. Denver fell to San Antonio tonight by a score of 104-85.
Sacramento was paced by Carl Landry's 30 points and rookie Tyreke Evans spectacular all-around game that produced 27 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.
But this night like so many others would belong to the Mavericks and their franchise star, who continues to reach new heights as the regular season winds down and the postseason begins.
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