Mavs need to find their swagger

They will split their final eight games evenly between home and the road. Dallas will visit San Antonio, the Clippers, Golden State and Phoenix.

The Mavericks final four home contests are against Sacramento, the Hornets, Utah and the Clippers.

Dallas and the Spurs will square off on April 7th at the AT&T Center. The Mavericks are 1-2 against San Antonio this season.

On Tuesday, the Kings try to win their fourth straight game when they visit the Mavericks at American Airlines Center. Sacramento is No. 8 in the Western Conference playoff race. It is 1 1/2 games behind the seventh-seeded Los Angeles Lakers and two games ahead of No. 9 New Orleans/Oklahoma City.

It is the third and final meeting of the season between the Kings and Mavericks. In the previous two contests, the teams split a pair of games at ARCO Arena.

Sacramento has lost four straight after winning its last two at Dallas.

On Sunday, All-Star Dirk Nowitzki poured in 30 points and pulled down 12 rebounds and Jason Terry netted 21, as Dallas got back on the winning track with a 103-79 victory over the Denver Nuggets at American Airlines Center.

Josh Howard contributed 20 points and Jerry Stackhouse scored 14 in the win over the Nuggets for Dallas. Veteran center Erick Dampier posted a double- double off the bench with 10 points and 10 boards for the Mavericks, who halted a season-worst three-game losing streak.

The Mavericks are an impressive 31-6 as the host this season. They have won four of their last five at home.