Dirk Nowitzki says NBA should shorten the season, not the games

Dirk Nowitzki doesn't like the idea of the league testing a 44-minute game this weekend when Brooklyn and Boston play an exhibition game.

"I like the game the way it is with four (quarters) times 12 minutes, with the 24-second shot clock," he said. "I think everything is timed pretty good. I would never mess with a product that's good, but I don't know.

Nowitzki does, however, feel like fewer games would be a good thing for the league.

"I think you don't need 82 games to determine the best eight in each conference," he said. "That could be done a lot quicker, but I always understand that it's about money... I would say that in the mid-60s (number of games) would be enough, which is still a lot of games."