Dirk Nowitzki will start a game as a 50,000-minute NBA veteran for the first time when the Dallas Mavericks visit the suddenly struggling Golden State Warriors on Thursday night. As opposed to Monday night, when he reached the milestone, Nowitzki hopes to have his name spelled correctly on the back of his uniform. Surely, Monday's game qualified as a scrambled finish as the Mavericks were outscored 13-0 to end a game they led by 10 with just 4:42 remaining.