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Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki will miss at least a week because of lingering soreness in the 38-year-olds right Achilles tendon. Cheap Air Max 720 .Hes going to be out for a while, coach Rick Carlisle said during his news conference Friday night after the Mavs fell to 0-5 for the first time in franchise history with a 105-95 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. Well update you guys in about seven days. Hes not going to play at least until then.Nowitzki, the sixth-leading scorer in NBA history, did not play in the second half of Fridays loss because of the soreness, which has been an issue since late in the preseason. He had five points on 2-of-6 shooting in 16 minutes during the first half.It gets better on days off, and as soon as I go out there and try to push off, try to show on pick-and-rolls, run backwards, all that stuff is just uncomfortable and sore, Nowitzki told reporters. So just thought Id just shut it down. I mean, it makes no sense to keep dragging this for weeks, you know? Obviously, it hasnt really gotten better, so were going to take a few days off and not get on the court, not do all the stuff that makes it sore. And hopefully, Ill be better in a couple days and we can ramp it back up.But for now, thats where were at. It just hasnt gotten to the point where I can move well, where I can move pain-free, so it just doesnt make any sense to be out there.Nowitzki, a 13-time All-Star who remains the Mavs franchise player in his 19th NBA season, has led Dallas to the playoffs in 15 of the past 16 seasons. The lone exception was the 2012-13 season, when Nowitzki missed the first two months after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery.Its bad news, but well get through it, Carlisle said in his news conference. Weve gone some periods like this before, but his health is the most important thing. Hes more than willing to continue playing, but its pretty obvious that things arent right, so weve got to do the right thing here and back him off.Nowitzki missed the Mavs second and third games of the season because of an illness and said upon his return that he hoped the Achilles issue had subsided. However, it flared up again after he played 29 minutes in Wednesdays loss to the Utah Jazz.It felt better after a couple days of not doing anything, but as soon as I got back out there with the cutting, with the showing, with the quick changing of direction, it went right back to the same old [pain], Nowitzki said. Im already obviously not moving great at 38 as it is, and to be out there on one leg is really not helping myself. Its not helping the team at all.I dont think its anything major. Its just that the Achilles is inflamed. Weve been trying a bunch of stuff. Ive been getting treatment for hours every day. My guy from Germany is even here. Hes been treating me every day for over two hours and Ive been on the meds, and nothing really has made it better to the point where I can move out there without it bothering me. Cheap Air Max 270 China .Y. -- Sabres defenceman Tyler Myers had no intention of changing his hard-hitting style before taking part in a disciplinary hearing for his illegal check to New Jersey forward Dainius Zubrus head. Air Max Plus Clearance . It was just business as usual for the Thunder at home. Durant scored 32 points and the Thunder beat the Bulls 107-95 on Thursday night for their eighth straight win. http://www.wholesalenikeshoesclearance.com/cheap-max-90-shoes.html . Pedro scored from a pass by Lionel Messi in the 33rd minute and added two more goals in the 47th and 72nd after Valdes saved his second penalty in four days following his stop in Wednesdays 4-0 over Ajax in the Champions League. Nico Rosberg sits on the verge of a maiden Formula One world championship crown. Though he has finished second in the last three races, his healthy championship lead after his win at the Japanese Grand Prix means his destiny has been in his own hands for a long time.His 12-point lead means he will win the title if he finishes ahead of Hamilton, regardless of what position they are both in. However, if he finishes behind his teammate, the permutations get a lot more interesting...What Rosberg needs to doIf Hamilton wins, Rosberg must finish second or third to secure the title. If he finishes fourth, he will finish level on points with his teammate but lose the title on countback (In this scenario, Hamilton would have 10 wins to Rosbergs 9).If Hamilton finishes second, Rosberg can finish as low as sixth and claim the title. As with above, finishing seventh in that scenario would lead to a tie on points with Hamilton winning for countback on third positions (In this scenario, they would be equal on wins and second place finishes, while Hamilton leads on third places 4-2 ). Wholesale Air Max 97. .If Hamilton finishes third, Rosberg can finish as low as eighth to win the title.If Hamilton finishes fourth or lower, Rosberg will win the championship regardless. If Hamilton finished fourth, the best he could hope for would be Rosberg retiring, with the 12 points for fourth bringing them level on points. However, in that scenario, countback would look as follows: 1st places: Rosberg 9-9 Hamilton, 2nd places: Rosberg 4-3 Hamilton. Therfore, Rosberg would win the championship on account of having more second-place finishes.Therfore Hamilton must finish on the podium if he wants any chance of winning the championship. ' ' '