~STORY OF THE WEEK~DALLAS WINS TENTH IN A ROW

The Mavericks were missing injured sixth man Jason Terry on Friday night and didn't have starting center Brendan Haywood or head coach Rick Carlisle for most of the game, either. They still had too much for the Kings. Double-doubles by Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd and a breakout game by rookie Roddy Beaubois helped Dallas extend its longest winning streak in three years to 10 with a 108-100 victory. The Mavericks' 10-1 record since the All-Star break is tops in the NBA and has pulled them to within four games of the Lakers for the West's best record. Nowitzki scored 15 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter and added a game-high 12 rebounds and three blocks for his 14th double-double of the season. (NBA.com)