On March 7, 2017, the Dallas Mavericks were playing the Los Angeles Lakers at home with Dirk Nowitzki needing 20 points to become the sixth player in NBA history to reach the 30,000-point milestone. Then this happened:
It only took Dirk a minute into the second quarter of that game to get his 20 points and make history in the most vintage-Dirk way possible. Despite seeing his minutes and production drop last season, for at least one night we got to witness the Mavericks legend put on a performance that was reminiscent of his dominant 2011 playoff run.