Barea still needs to pick it up

The Mavs were up only 64-60 early in the fourth quarter Tuesday night before finishing off San Antonio with a 22-7 run. JJ Barea scored 11 of his 13 points during that spurt and added three assists.

Avery Johnson has challenged Barea to get better and though the second-year point guard looked solid against the Spurs, his coach was quick to put it in perspective.

“Just one game,” Johnson said Wednesday after practice. “We’ll see. He wasn’t very good in practice. He’s got to get better in practice and the games. When you’re an undrafted player and you’re trying to make the team and impress the coach, you’ve got to be consistent. We require that of all of our guys."