Dirk Nowitzki had his best defensive rating in a game with 35+ minutes played against the Trail Blazers on November 11, 2002, with a 63.4 rating.

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	NAME	DRTG	MIN	DATE	TM		OPP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	63.4	43	11/11/2002	DAL	vs	POR	26	17	4	6	0	9	22	40.9	4	8	50.0	4	4	100.0	54.7	1	16	1	3	+11
2	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	67.3	35	11/19/2002	DAL	vs	LAL	18	17	0	0	0	7	19	36.8	1	3	33.3	3	4	75.0	43.4	2	15	2	4	+21
3	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	70.0	38	4/16/2003	DAL	@	SAS	25	10	6	4	0	9	24	37.5	2	3	66.7	5	5	100.0	47.7	1	9	3	3	+18
4	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	70.9	36	3/9/2001	DAL	vs	GSW	32	8	1	3	0	9	16	56.3	0	3	0.0	14	17	82.4	68.1	1	7	1	2	+24
5	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	71.9	41	3/5/2002	DAL	vs	PHX	30	20	2	3	0	11	25	44.0	0	3	0.0	8	9	88.9	51.8	1	19	8	3	+9
6	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	73.0	38	2/27/2007	DAL	@	MIN	23	14	3	0	1	10	18	55.6	2	5	40.0	1	1	100.0	62.4	5	9	2	1	+20
7	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	76.8	40	11/8/2003	DAL	@	SAS	15	11	3	3	0	7	18	38.9	1	7	14.3	0	2	0.0	39.7	0	11	5	2	+3
8	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	77.8	43	3/28/2001	DAL	@	POR	19	14	2	2	2	6	14	42.9	3	9	33.3	4	4	100.0	60.3	0	14	4	4	+16
9	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	78.7	37	11/13/2007	DAL	vs	PHI	21	12	8	2	3	7	14	50.0	1	3	33.3	6	9	66.7	58.5	0	12	0	1	+32
10	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	79.2	36	12/6/2005	DAL	@	IND	31	11	2	0	3	11	19	57.9	1	3	33.3	8	9	88.9	67.5	0	11	4	2	+13
11	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	80.2	45	10/29/2003	DAL	@	GSW	29	15	1	3	4	11	18	61.1	0	1	0.0	7	7	100.0	68.8	2	13	3	3	+19
12	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	81.1	40	11/27/2004	DAL	@	MEM	32	18	2	3	1	10	27	37.0	0	4	0.0	12	13	92.3	48.9	3	15	2	3	+7
13	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	81.1	36	2/15/2001	DAL	vs	CLE	17	15	2	1	3	8	17	47.1	0	1	0.0	1	2	50.0	47.5	4	11	3	3	+28
14	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	81.3	38	3/15/2001	DAL	vs	MIN	14	14	2	2	1	5	15	33.3	2	4	50.0	2	2	100.0	44.1	2	12	1	3	+25
15	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	81.8	38	11/21/2006	DAL	vs	WAS	30	14	5	1	2	11	19	57.9	2	4	50.0	6	6	100.0	69.3	5	9	3	1	+19
16	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	82.2	39	11/3/2009	DAL	vs	UTA	40	11	5	2	5	12	22	54.5	1	3	33.3	15	16	93.8	68.9	2	9	0	2	+23
17	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	82.2	38	10/30/2009	DAL	@	LAL	21	10	1	1	1	5	14	35.7	1	4	25.0	10	11	90.9	55.7	0	10	1	2	+32
18	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	82.4	38	2/13/2008	DAL	vs	POR	37	12	2	1	2	13	26	50.0	2	4	50.0	9	10	90.0	60.9	3	9	3	3	+24
19	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	82.5	36	4/6/2007	DAL	@	DEN	22	11	4	0	1	9	23	39.1	1	4	25.0	3	3	100.0	45.2	0	11	6	3	-1
20	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	82.5	37	2/17/2012	DAL	@	PHI	28	12	2	0	0	10	22	45.5	2	4	50.0	6	6	100.0	56.8	0	12	0	0	+18
21	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	82.7	36	11/21/2008	DAL	vs	MEM	25	10	3	0	1	10	20	50.0	0	0		5	6	83.3	55.2	1	9	1	1	+12
22	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	82.7	35	11/27/2002	DAL	@	DET	22	15	1	1	1	9	16	56.3	1	1	100.0	3	4	75.0	61.9	1	14	0	1	+34
23	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	83.1	36	11/10/2000	DAL	vs	SAS	18	10	3	0	3	8	20	40.0	1	5	20.0	1	2	50.0	43.1	1	9	0	3	+3
24	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	83.7	38	3/3/2006	DAL	vs	CHA	26	9	3	1	0	9	17	52.9	1	1	100.0	7	8	87.5	63.4	0	9	2	4	+14
25	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	83.9	45	2/21/2002	DAL	vs	BOS	33	23	8	1	4	12	23	52.2	3	6	50.0	6	6	100.0	64.4	5	18	3	2	+1

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Wed 10/21	DAL	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Fri 10/23	DAL	@	IND	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	SAS	@	DAL	8:00 PM
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31.1

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3,909.3

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1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
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10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
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Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
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