The Dallas Mavericks are expected to be a good team once they get all their players on the floor, but tonight, their start to the season wasn't as good as they hoped.

Dirk Nowitzki looked like a one man show at times as he scored points 34 points, but it wasn't enough. The Washington Wizards won the season opener 102-to-91.

Shawn Marion's debut in a Dallas uniform produced 16-points, but he got into foul trouble early. Drew Gooden finished with 2-points and four rebounds.

Dallas looked out of sync in the first quarter. Their offense seemed to perk up at times, but never put together a real challenge down the stretch. Defensively, they have a lot of work to do.

Missing the season opener were Josh Howard and Tim Thomas. Both are still recovering from surgery.

Good thing they have 81-more games left in the season.

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