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Saturday, January 15, 2011

Nowitzki Back In Mavs' Lineup

Maverick's forward Dirk Nowitzki returned to the lineup and started Saturday against the Memphis Grizzlies before getting ejected in the third quarter.

Nowiztki, the Mavs' high scorer, with 24.1 points a game, has missed the last nine games with a strained knee.

The Mavericks were 2 - 7 with the absence of Nowitzki.

And in the third quarter, Nowitzki got called for a foul. Nowitzki argued the call and got himself two technicals and then was ejected.