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Postgame video
http://www.hoopsworld.com/Blogs/Cour...EAGUE_CODE=NBA

Post-Game: Nowitzki's First Career Triple-Double
Date Posted: 2/7/2008 12:31:00 AM By: Bill Ingram
Things got heated at the end of this one. A game that probably shouldn't have been decided in the final minute was - and tempers were a little frayed before all was said and done. Brandon Bass was assigned to stop Charlie Villanueva, and did such a good job that Villanueva actually threw his gum and then his head band at Bass, earning an ejection.

But the game was decided by then, thanks largely to Dirk Nowitzki's huge fourth quarter. Nowitzki dropped his first triple-double of his career on the unsuspecting Bucks, who saw him passing, drilling shots, and coming up with big rebounds but could do nothing to stop him. Dirk finished with 29 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds to lead the Mavs to a 107-96 win.

Avery Johnson said this is exactly what he wants to see from Dirk, who was passing too much early in the season, but is starting to find the balance between looking for his own shot and looking for his teammates. Avery also said he was pleased with the way JJ Barea got the offense going in the first quarter and that he's going to continue to start him until Devin Harris returns from his ankle injury.

Players and coaches alike praised the defensive work of Devean George, who was largely responsible for putting a halt to what could have been a career night for Mo Williams. The Bucks' point guard scored 28 points in the first half, but just 8 in the second as George worked him over defensively.