Dirk Nowitzki drained his first five 3-pointers to put the Dallas Mavericks in position to hand the Denver Nuggets a damaging loss in the tight Western Conference playoff race. Denver coach Michael Malone figures his players should have known better than to let the 39-year-old in his 20th season do that. "No disrespect to Dirk Nowitzki, but the one thing he can still do at a high level is shoot the ball and we give him five 3s," Malone said after the Mavericks' 118-107 win Tuesday night. "It was just a very undisciplined effort and that is what happens when you are undisciplined on the road." read more http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400975707