Chickens on the Run: Game 58: Mavs vs Thunder

The Mavericks have a 34-23 record coming into this game. Oklahoma City has a 13-44 record and has already clinched a losing record for their first year in OK City. Oklahoma is now playing spoiler and looking at the lottery. Currently, the Thunder are tied with Washington as having the second worst record in the NBA, trailing Sacramento by two games for being the worst in the NBA. When you consider the lottery, I guess you would want to be the worst team there? I think I would... anyway. Here's the stuff for tonight's game:

**Mavericks Stats 08-09**
Name	Dirk Nowitzki	Josh Howard	Jason Kidd	Brandon Bass
Points Per Game	24.9	18.5	9.1	8.6
Rebounds Per Game	8.3	5.1	6.2	4.5
Assists Per Game	2.3	1.7	8.4	0.6
Blocks Per Game	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.8

Dirk's numbers continue to slip. His PPG went down 0.2 from the previous game. Kidd's numbers went up 0.2 PPG from the last game, and so did Howard's PPG. Bass went up 0.1 from the previous. I would think this game would be a feast for Dirk to help bring up those numbers. Still, a trend is a trend.

**Thunder Stats 08-09**
Name	Kevin Durant	Jeff Green	Russell Westbrook	Nenad Krstic
Points Per Game	26.3	16.8	15.3	8.4
Rebounds Per Game	6.7	6.9	4.7	5.4
Assists Per Game	2.9	2.1	5.0	0.5
Blocks Per Game	0.8	0.5	0.2	1.1

Earl Watson leads the team with 5.8 assists per game. This team's stats reflect the 13-44 record which they carry into this game. The Thunder last played Dallas on December 13th in Dallas and lost 103-99. They still have a game to play in Oklahoma City on March 2nd.