D210's Norrelle Dickson gets player reaction from Dallas Mavericks Jason Kidd. The Dallas Mavericks defeat the Phoenix Suns 98-89 as they have won two in a row. The Mavs bench played a huge row in the teams victory led by Lamar Odom and Jason Terry who combined 33 points. Mavericks Dirk Nowitzki played in his 1,000th career regular-season game against Phoenix on Wednesday, becoming the 98th player in NBA history to accomplish the feat. Nowitzki ranks 11th among active players in regular-season games played. With the win, Dallas improved to 661-339 all-time in the regular season with Nowitzki in the lineup.

Jason Kidd, who is the NBA's active leader in games played, appeared in his 1,274th regular-season contest on Wednesday, pulling him even with Terry Porter for 16th place on the NBA's all-time list.

Phoenix Suns Marcin Gortat posted his first double-double of the season with a game-high 22 points.