Dirk Nowtizki is doing more and more on his slow-to-heal left ankle and could be playing in games off the Dallas Mavericks’ bench at some point during their next five games.
Exactly when remains a mystery, though coach Rick Carlisle said last week that things were trending toward Nowitzki possibly playing before the month ended. Well, the Mavs have two more November games remaining -- Wednesday at Houston and Friday at the Los Angeles Lakers.
That might be asking too much of the 40-year-old, who has been participating in some practices and is doing all he can to be game-ready.