New Jersey Nets Vs. Dallas Mavericks FREE Live Streaming Online and iPhone HD from American Airlines Arena in Dallas at 7:30 PM ET

For teams in the NBA playoff hunt, the final stretch of the regular season is when star players are expected to step up and deliver.

The surging Nets may fit this description, but they've also been getting a major lift from their rookie center.

Mason Plumlee looks to continue his strong play in the middle as the Nets seek their fourth straight win and 11th in 13 games against the Mavs on Sunday night.

With starting center Kevin Garnett sidelined since March 1 because of a back injury, Plumlee has stepped into the lineup and put together a solid month. He's averaging 8.3 points on 68.5 percent shooting with 5.6 rebounds to help the Nets (36-31) go 9-2 in March, and his numbers have been even better in the last week.

The rookie is scoring 14.3 points per game during Brooklyn's current win streak after finishing with 18 on 6-of-7 shooting in a 114-98 victory over Boston on Friday.

"(Mason's) growing each time he takes the floor, the more minutes he gets the better he gets," coach Jason Kidd said. "Being a rookie, he's going to make some mistakes but the way he can finish around the rim with the guys that are passing the balls, it's fun to watch. Mason is a big part of our success right now."

Brooklyn has won two straight in Dallas but will need to get its offense moving in a road game with the Mavericks (42-28) averaging 111.0 points on 50.5 percent shooting while winning four of their last five.

Dallas has been shooting well from long range over the last five games, hitting 46.3 percent of its 3-point attempts. Ellis has been especially hot, going 8 of 13 from outside the arc in that stretch.

The Nets haven't won three straight in Dallas since 1993.

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