By now it's familiar. Win or lose, the Mavericks examine the statistics and often find one common thread among all their games.

Out-rebounded, again.

"It's our nemesis," coach Don Nelson said. "It has been since I've been here, and it continues to be."

In three preseason games so far, they have been out-rebounded twice, the largest differential coming against Boston on Friday, when the Celtics bettered the Mavericks by 11 rebounds. The Mavericks ranked 21st out of 29 teams in rebounding last season. They ranked 27th in offensive rebounds.