Now that Dirk Nowitzki has joined the exclusive 30,000-point club, the Dallas Mavericks can get on with the business of trying to finish a turnaround season with an improbable playoff berth. They took the next step despite a bit of a 30K hangover. Harrison Barnes scored 21 points, Nowitzki had 13 after a slow start in his first game since reaching the milestone and the sluggish Mavericks beat the lowly Brooklyn Nets 105-96 on Friday night. Read more http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400900366
