They're proving it with numbers lately, too. The Mavericks are scoring big, and when they score that usually means success. They get more than chalupas when they hit 100 points ? the Mavericks are 13-0 when they reach the century mark.

In the last five games ? all victories ? the Mavericks have averaged 110.4 points per game on 47-percent shooting.

The bigger key is that the Mavericks have increased their ball movement and improved their passing in their winning streak. They are averaging 23.6 assists in those victories, an improvement from the 22.1 in all games this season that has them ranked 15th out of 29 NBA teams. The Mavericks average only 19.9 assists in losses.