Mavs' Nowitzki still hopes to avoid knee surgery

DALLAS (AP) -- Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki missed Monday night's preseason game against the Houston Rockets.

Source: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/basketball/nba/10/15/mavericks-nowitzki-knee-preseason-game-rockets.ap/index.html?xid=si_nba

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