BOSTON — Dirk Nowitzki finished with 37 points, including 22 in the second half, as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Boston Celtics 99-90 in a marquee matchup of first place teams. Nowitzki shot 14-of-22 from the field and went on a nine point unanswered scoring spree in the third quarter which gave the Mavericks a lead they wouldn't give up. Jason Kidd scored 13 points and added 17 assists for the Mavericks, who had lost

DALLAS - Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played Nov. 9-15. Nowitzki earns the honor for the first time this season and for the 11th time in his career. Nowitzki led the Mavericks to a 3-1 week with a win at home against Houston followed by a pair of road victories in Minnesota and Detroit. Nowitzki averaged 24.3 points, 8.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.8 blocks with a