Dirk Nowitzki faces a battle to be fit for the Dallas Mavericks when they face the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday in a crucial Game Three of their best-of-seven playoff series. Nowitzki played a key role for the Mavs on Monday when they bounced back from being thrashed in Game One to snatch an 85-84 win to level the series at one apiece. "Dirk suffered a bruised right knee on the play very early in the game when he slid and fell," coach Rick Carlisle told reporters.
