DALLAS -- It feels strange, unsettling even, to watch the San Antonio Spurs face the Dallas Mavericks with neither Tim Duncan nor Dirk Nowitzki on the floor.
But it will soon be the norm.
Duncan, of course, is done for good. His No. 21 jersey will be raised to the AT&T Center rafters on Dec. 18, months after he announced his retirement in typical Timmy fashion, which means minimizing the fanfare as much as possible.
The end is near for Nowitzki, who watched Wednesday's 94-87 loss to the Spurs from the end of the Mavs' bench, wearing a gray suit instead of his white No.