"OK, Dirk Nowitzki has never set any speed records, but his game has evolved to include face-up moves to the basket.

That's one of the things that was lacking in his game early this season and why he is going through a weeklong conditioning program.

"I couldn't go by anybody off the dribble and that's part of my game right now," Nowitzki said. "I was just a pop-up shooter because I couldn't make a move and get by anybody. So that's something I got to work on this week, putting the ball on the floor and getting comfortable and getting confidence in my leg strength and getting that back and get back to being myself.""