Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki struggled in the opening series against Houston to find his shot, however he was fortunate enough to get plenty of help from his teammates, especially Jason Terry.

Things will not get any easier for the German-born phenom as he will now have to get back in the groove with super-athlete/all-star Shawn Marion in his face in Game 1 tonight against the Phoenix Suns.

I make it hard for him to score," Marion said.

"I crowd him, get in his face. And I try to use my length on him.

"But he can get his shot off. I can?t block his shot because he?s 7 feet and I?m 6-7. At the same time, I can make it hard for him."

When guarding a big-time scorer, "The most important thing is who?s got the ball," Marion said.  "If he doesn?t have the ball, he can?t score."