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November 21, 2008 12:14:23 PM CST



Dallas Loses Dirk, Game in Hellish Third Quarter

Posted Mar 23, 08 9:48 PM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – In a nightmarish third quarter, the Mavericks allowed a game-changing 19-0 run by their archrivals and saw their star forward, Dirk Nowitzki, sustain a lower leg injury on a nasty spill. The sweet-shooting Bavarian is likely to miss a minimum of 6-7 games, reports the Dallas Morning News, and now Dallas's playoff hopes rest in the balance.

With the 88-81 win, the sixth-seeded Spurs improved to three games over the seventh-seeded Mavericks, plus the tiebreaker, and Dallas players admit that without Dirk, their goal will be just to hang on. Said Jason Kidd: "It's a great test to understand who we are. Are we up for this challenge?"

Source Dallas Morning News

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San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili, of Argentina, (20) pulls in the basketball in front of Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Terry (31).   (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki, of Germany, is down with an injury in the third quarter of the basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs.   (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki (41) of Germany loses control of the basketball in front of San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan (21).   (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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