Shawn Marion suffering from sore ankle.

Dallas Mavericks, Shawn Marion return off the injured list in the game against Houston. Shawn twisted his ankle a couple of weeks against the Milwaukee Bucks in Milwaukee. He sat out the last two games giving his ankle a rest. He return to playing time in the Mavs game against Houston and played full court press. Mavs beat Houston by 31 points, their 4th win on the road. Obviously, Shawn's ankle was tender then.

In the game against Indiana Pacers, he started and played until early 4th quarter where he began limping. He didn't play the remainder of the game in the Mavs win against the Indiana Pacers 113-92.

Shawn stop rushin' the healing process. Allow your body to take its time to heal.

Dirk Nowitzki named Western Conference Player of the week

Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played Nov. 9-15. Nowitzki earns the honor for the first time this season and for the 11th time in his career.

Nowitzki led the Mavericks to a 3-1 week with a win at home against Houston followed by a pair of road victories in Minnesota and Detroit. Nowitzki averaged 24.3 points, 8.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.8 blocks with a pair of double-doubles in that span. Nowitzki made 26 of his 27 attempts from the free throw line including consecutive games (vs. Houston, at San Antonio) in which he went 10-for-10.

In the Mavericks’ 89-77 win at Minnesota on Friday, Nowitzki recorded his fourth double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds in 29 minutes. The 12th year pro had 15 points, six rebounds and three blocks in the third quarter as the Mavericks led by as many as 21 points in the period.

Nowitzki ranks among NBA leaders in scoring, free throw percentage and blocks per game. He leads the Mavericks (7-3 overall) in scoring, double-doubles (4) and minutes (37.5).