DALLAS -- For the second time in team history, the Mavericks swept the league's individual monthly awards.
Dirk Nowitzki was named Thursday as the Western Conference player of the month after averaging 27.1 points, 9.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists while shooting 54.2 percent from the field in February. Meanwhile, Avery Johnson was chosen as the Western Conference coach of the month after he guided the Mavs to a 10-0 record.
Back when the Mavs went 14-0 to start the 2002-03 season, Don Nelson was named the Western Conference Coach of the Month, while Steve Nash, Michael Finley and Nowitzki shared the conference's monthly award.
Not particularly big on individual honors, Johnson put the awards in perspective.
"You can't really win anything unless you win, and that's all we're really concerned about," he said.
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