Spencer Dinwiddie's strange trend is becoming the Mavericks' secret weapon

The Dallas Mavericks are continuing to deal with the nonstop injury bug that's been plaguing them since the offseason.

As the Mavericks looked to continue their trend of finding success on the second night of a back-to-back, they picked up one of their most memorable wins against the Oklahoma City Thunder on the road.

In a game where pretty much everybody on the roster was asked to step up and play, it was Jason Kidd who brought one of his best coaching jobs of the season. His coaching included trusting his veteran guard, Spencer Dinwiddie.

Dinwiddie's performance this season started iffy with inconsistency, particularly in crunch time. His odd timing for clutch performances has been head-scratching at times, but nonetheless, he's helped more than hurt his team as the season has gone on.

Dinwiddie's off and on play is somehow helping in times of need

We've seen Dinwiddie try and play hero ball many times. For instance, his inconsistent clutch play cost the team in a loss against the Miami Heat earlier in the season when he shot a horrific 0-9 from downtown. Dinwiddie forcing up his step-back jumper just wasn't cutting it in a time of need.

On the other hand, against Oklahoma City, that all looked like a bad memory thrown out the window.

Dinwiddie put up one of his best performances of the season in a 121-115 win against Oklahoma City on Thursday night when he was badly needed to put up a big performance. He was 3-6 from downtown with 28 points. Dinwiddie playing either guard spot helps the depth that Kidd needs on the floor. But the only issue is that the Mavs just need Dinwiddie to play in more of a straight line, meaning Kidd needs more consistency out of him.

Dinwiddie has shown shades of this before in the past during his first stint with Dallas, but he's been more unpredictable this time around.

It seems like Dinwiddie has found his true self in a Maverick uniform, but as long as he has more games replicating his first stint in Dallas, he'll have a spot on this team. He needs to continue to mix in his perimeter game with shooting more in the paint. Just like when Dinwiddie drove to the rim against potential future MVP Shai-Gilgeous Alexander all the way for an emphatic jam.

The project of Dinwiddie coming in wasn't supposed to be like what it used to be from two years ago. In fact, Kidd revealed earlier in the season that he had his eye on the other guards like Dante Exum when it came to the rotation but has not yet played this season.

Dinwiddie has since been the prize piece that the Mavericks have always wanted. As long as he's helping more than hurting, he will have a spot on Kidd's good side more times than not.