Bass fishing

Brandon Bass’ first game in a Mavs uniform went pretty well. He finished tallied 10 points (5-12 FGs) and seven rebounds Tuesday against San Antonio. All of the points and five of the boards came in the second half.

“I had to get comfortable out there, but that came when I played a little bit,” he said. “I haven’t really played much over the last two years so it felt really good to be out there playing some minutes.”

Bass (6-8, 240) spent his first two season with the Hornets before signing with Dallas. Avery Johnson calls the rock-solid power forward the “Animal.”

“Bass is pretty much what we thought he is,” Johnson said. “He’s a strong player, inside and out – pretty strong rebounder, just a physical presence. Hopefully, you just saw a dose of what you’ll be seeing all year.”