Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks become the sixth N.B.A. player and first international player to score 30,000 points. Nowitzki got 18 of the 20 points he needed in the first quarter against the Los Angeles Lakers in Dallas, and he hit the milestone on a fadeaway jumper with 10 minutes 58 seconds left in the second quarter as the Mavericks went on to win, 122-111.
Nowitzki, a 7-footer from Germany who is in his 19th season, is the third to score at least 30,000 points with one team. The others are Karl Malone (Utah) and Kobe Bryant (Lakers).