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Nowitzki thrives in Nash's absence

By Marc Stein
ESPN.com

Monday, November 15, 2004

Hair today, gone tomorrow: Blood brothers Nowitzki and Nash faced off Tuesday night.Take away his best friend. Ask him to attack the basket from different spots on the floor. Slam his hand in a car door the night before a nationally televised game. None of that, so far, is hurting Dirk Nowitzki. Steve Nash returned to American Airlines Center on Tuesday night and, despite Phoenix's 107-101 victory, he found his buddy playing at a new level. The initial fear in Dallas held that Nowitzki's gam ...

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