Article: Mavs outfinish Celtics; Nowitzki heats up, carries Dallas in stretch.(SPORTS)

DALLAS - Dirk Nowitzki came through with a strong fourth-quarter finish to help the Dallas Mavericks end a rare slump.

Nowitzki scored 30 points, 19 in the final quarter, and Josh Howard matched a career high with 30 points as the Mavericks bounced back from consecutive defeats, rallying from a 10-point halftime deficit to beat the Boston Celtics, 106-101, last night.

Howard kept the Mavericks close with 16 first-half points, and Nowitzki carried his team down the stretch, hitting all five field goal attempts and all nine free throws in the fourth quarter.

"He's our leader and we follow him," Howard said of Nowitzki. "Leaders do what it takes to ...

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