@espn_macmahon: Dirk's path to the playoffs has never been more difficult.
http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/maver...ey-to-playoffs
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A 22-point, 11-rebound night is kind of ho-hum for Nowitzki when the stakes are high. After all, he's one of four players in NBA history with career postseason averages of at least 25 points and 10 rebounds per game. So it surprised absolutely nobody associated with the Mavs that Nowitzki came up with his best performance in weeks with a playoff berth there for the taking.
"That's why he still plays," said guard J.J. Barea, the only other player on the Mavs roster who was a member of the championship team. "He still plays for games like this. You can see he loves it. He loves when games are tough and we're away. Especially in games like this, he comes up big. He's having fun."
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