The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Sacramento Kings on Friday night for their 10 win in a row. Dirk Nowitzki recorded his 14th double-double and 16th 30-point game of the season. He posted a game-high 31 points and 12 rebounds with 3 assists and 3 blocks in 42 minutes. Rodrigue Beaubois scored a career-high 22 points. Brendan Haywood left the game in the 1st half due to low

Dirk Nowitzki scored 31 points, Jason Terry added 30 as the short-handed Mavericks won their fifth straight game, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 101-96 on Wednesday night. The Mavericks recently acquired Caron Butler , did not play because of a negative reaction he had to medication.