D210's Norrelle Dickson ask Dallas Mavericks Ian Mahinmi about the Mavs playing without Dirk Nowitzki.

Shawn Marion scored a season-high 29 points as the Dallas Maverick beat the Phoenix Suns 93-87. The Mavericks recorded its seventh consecutive home win and third overall.

Lamar Odom made his second consecutive start in place of Dirk Nowitzki with 11 points in 28 minutes. Dallas had both a starting center and a backup center in double figures Ian Mahinmi scored 17 and Brendan Haywood posted 10 points.

Marcin Gortathad a team-high 19 points and a game-high 17 rebounds for Phoenix. I