Rusty who?
The Dallas Mavericks won the opener of the West Finals spearheaded by an awesome performance from Dirk Nowitzki last night at Dallas Texas 121-112 to move one step closer to the elusive slot to the NBA Finals.
Nowitzki dropped an incredible 48 point performance with 12-15 shooting from the field and a perfect 24-24 from the free throw line to set the record for most FT's made without a miss and overshadow the 40 point output of Kevin Durant of the Thunder.
It was the Dirk show right from the start and it was his unstoppable rampage that kept OKC at bay despite of the pretty even battle throughout the statsheet.
Jason Terry and JJ Barea provided huge help in scoring with 24 and 21 points respectively while Durant's partner Russell Westbrook struggled badly shooting 3-15 from the field.
Despite the performance of Dirk, this game wasn't near perfect for the Mavs as they allowed the Thunder 43 attempts from the stripe and they managed to win the rebound battle by two, a statement that OKC is very much in fighting form after a tough 7 game series with the Memphis Grizzlies.
Dallas really benefited from the 1 week break they earned by making short work of the back to back champs L.A. Lakers which they sent home with a sweep and they will try to continue the rampage on Game 2 also to be played in Dallas.
