"Dirk Nowitzki doesn't want anyone reading anything into that sluggish 2-of-10 shooting performance he had Tuesday night against Oklahoma City.

It was Nowitzki's first game in a Dallas Mavericks uniform since Game 6 of the NBA Finals against Miami last June. Nowitzki only played 23 minutes and scored just six points and said he was a bit winded.

"I'm fine, nothing hurts,'' Nowitzki said. "The wind will come back, but it's definitely better than what it was two weeks ago when we started camp."