Typical Dirk Nowitzki.
With a critical Game 3 tonight that most likely will determine the Mavericks’ playoff fate _ and the cloud of the Rajon Rondo sage having not yet cleared _ the longtime face of the organization clearly understood that he needed to speak.
“It’s been a frustrating couple of days for this franchise,” Nowitzki said after the Mavericks’ Friday morning shootaround. “But I think when you’re down and stuff is not really going right, you focus on yourself and what you have to do to get ready to play.
“You focus on the guys that are here.