There will be a lot of nights this season in which the Miami Heat will think the team has the three best players on the floor. On Saturday, none of the three were anywhere near as valuable as Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki.
Nowitzki's 22-point effort was matched or bettered by Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, and Chris Bosh, but no member of that trio came close to Nowitzki's best number plus-28.
The Mavericks outscored the Heat 95-67 in the 34 minutes and 48 seconds that Nowitzki was on the floor. It was the second straight game in which Nowitzki made such an impact. In a win over Charlotte on Wednesday, Nowitzki was plus-27. The difference is that in that game, three other Dallas starters posted similar plus-minus totals. In Saturday's win, Nowitzki was significantly better than any of his teammates.
Meanwhile the Heat are having major issues against good teams on the road. They're now 0-4 this season when playing a road team that currently has a winning record. The Celtics, Hornets, Magic and Mavericks have now all had their way with the Heat at home.
• It's no coincidence that Golden State Warriors forward Dorell Wright had a big game Saturday night. With David Lee back, Wright was in his comfort zone. He made a team-record nine 3-pointers in the win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on the way to a 30-point effort. It was the third time this season that Wright made at least half-a-dozen 3-pointers in a game this season. No other NBA player has that many such games.
As for Lee's impact, consider this: When the Warriors power forward plays, Wright shoots nearly 13 percent better than when he doesn't. And the difference in shooting from beyond the 3-point line is gargantuan. He's three times more effective from deep in games in which Lee plays.
• In a losing effort in that game, Timberwolves power forward Kevin Love had his fourth 20-point/20-rebound game this season. Thanks to Basketball-Reference.com Play Index, we can tell you that it's the most by a player this quickly into a year (17 games) since Kevin Willis had five in 1991-92. Love is the first player with back-to-back 20/20 games since Dwight Howard in 2008.
• Speaking of Howard, the other star in the state of Florida had a nice night, sinking the winning shot in the final seconds of an Orlando Magic win. Howard didn't go 20/20, but did finish with his sixth straight game of 20 or more points and 10 or more rebounds, the second-best such streak of his career.
Source: http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/22201/nowitzki-cool-with-facing-heat
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