DALLAS -- Dirk Nowitzki is not a cocky dude. He's a humble superstar, but there's no doubt that he possesses a superstar's swagger.

It's something Nowitzki developed in the latter half of his career. It's evident in the way the Dallas Mavericks' 7-foot power forward embraces being the focal point of the offense, no matter who is trying to defend him.

"For this team, I've always got to be in attack mode," Nowitzki said. "It doesn't really matter who's on me. This team usually relies on me to score, so really the last couple of years, I've been attacking no matter who's on me.