They wasted little time in shooting to a commanding lead Saturday against Memphis. They dazzled with their shooting and dominated with some crisp ball movement. The starters had plenty of rest, and the reserves led the attack.

And they simply coasted to a 111-100 victory at American Airlines in their final tune-up before a trying four-game road trip that begins Tuesday.

This was the kind of game where two players had more points than minutes ? Dirk Nowitzki had 24 points in 23 minutes, and Nick Van Exel had seven points in six minutes. And it was the kind of game where Wang Zhizhi logged a career-high 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting, though he hobbled to the locker room after spraining his ankle at the end of the game and is day-to-day.