Dallas Sharpshooters are Making Progress

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Dirk Nowitzki continued to rehab his right knee on Wednesday afternoon. He participated in practice, rode on the stationary bike and did running drills to continue building stamina. "I had a good rhyhtm there before I got hurt and now it's just about working my way back there, getting my stamina up, getting my legs back under me on the shot," Nowitzki said. "I don't feel like I have a lot of lift right now. Just keep on working, do a little extra stuff after practice, do some explosive stuff and hopefully I'll be back here soon." Additionally, Nowitzki worked on face-up low post moves and elevating for multiple dunks to help regain the lift that he had before the injury. The results have not mirrored the ones he had before the injury but Nowitzki believes he can get back into that rhythm.

Coach Rick Carlisle mentioned that Nowitzki was playing amazing basketball leading up to the injury. "During that period of time, he was the MVP (of the league) in my opinion," Carlisle said. "His value to us -- he’s priceless to us."

Carlisle understands that Nowitzki is going through a lot with his rehab. "The injury is a tricky thing because it takes time to get back and then once you get back on the floor, you’ve got to get through the conditioning aspect of it and then the conditioning of the actual injury," Carlisle said, "That’s been a 8-9 day process and we feel like we’re getting close to being back with him physically and mentally where he was."

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