Dirk Nowitzki had his most points in an elimination game in Game 4 of the 2009 Western Conference Semifinals against the Nuggets, with 44 points.

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	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	44	5/11/2009	DAL	vs	DEN	44	13	3	2	1	14	25	56.0	0	0		16	17	94.1	67.7	1	12	4	1	+12
2	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	42	5/14/2001	DAL	@	SAS	47	18	2	6	1	14	24	58.3	0	1	0.0	14	18	77.8	65.8	6	12	3	2	-18
3	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	37	5/22/2006	DAL	@	SAS	50	15	3	1	1	11	20	55.0	0	1	0.0	15	16	93.8	68.4	2	13	0	3	0
4	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	34	5/5/2012	DAL	vs	OKC	40	5	4	1	0	10	25	40.0	1	1	100.0	13	13	100.0	55.3	1	4	1	2	-5
5	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	33	4/29/2010	DAL	@	SAS	38	5	4	0	0	13	21	61.9	2	4	50.0	5	6	83.3	69.8	1	4	1	5	-16
6	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	33	5/1/2001	DAL	vs	UTA	36	8	2	0	0	10	19	52.6	5	10	50.0	8	9	88.9	71.9	2	6	0	3	+18
7	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	33	4/28/2001	DAL	vs	UTA	48	10	2	0	1	9	19	47.4	2	7	28.6	13	14	92.9	65.6	3	7	2	3	+3
8	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	32	5/13/2009	DAL	@	DEN	45	10	7	0	1	9	17	52.9	2	5	40.0	12	12	100.0	71.8	3	7	5	5	-11
9	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	32	5/13/2002	DAL	@	SAC	48	12	3	1	1	13	25	52.0	3	5	60.0	3	4	75.0	59.8	0	12	1	1	-13
10	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	31	4/29/2004	DAL	@	SAC	48	14	0	1	4	11	23	47.8	2	2	100.0	7	7	100.0	59.4	5	9	3	4	-1
11	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	31	5/4/2003	DAL	vs	POR	46	11	1	2	3	12	21	57.1	1	4	25.0	6	6	100.0	65.6	1	10	1	4	+13
12	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	30	5/1/2007	DAL	vs	GSW	40	12	3	0	1	7	15	46.7	2	3	66.7	14	15	93.3	69.4	4	8	2	4	+13
13	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	30	5/17/2003	DAL	vs	SAC	45	19	2	1	1	12	20	60.0	3	4	75.0	3	4	75.0	68.9	1	18	0	4	+7
14	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	30	5/12/2001	DAL	vs	SAS	42	9	1	1	0	11	18	61.1	0	1	0.0	8	8	100.0	69.7	0	9	1	5	+13
15	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	29	6/20/2006	DAL	vs	MIA	47	15	2	0	2	10	22	45.5	1	2	50.0	8	8	100.0	56.8	3	12	1	5	-3
16	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	28	5/20/2005	DAL	vs	PHX	51	13	6	0	0	9	25	36.0	2	5	40.0	8	10	80.0	47.6	3	10	2	5	-4
17	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	24	4/25/2016	DAL	@	OKC	35	3	0	0	1	8	16	50.0	3	6	50.0	5	5	100.0	65.9	0	3	1	3	-8
18	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	22	4/28/2015	DAL	@	HOU	39	15	0	1	0	8	23	34.8	0	6	0.0	6	8	75.0	41.5	0	15	2	5	-12
19	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	22	5/4/2014	DAL	@	SAS	36	9	0	2	1	8	21	38.1	0	2	0.0	6	7	85.7	45.7	2	7	1	1	-30
20	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	22	5/2/2014	DAL	vs	SAS	38	5	3	0	0	11	20	55.0	0	3	0.0	0	0		55.0	0	5	4	3	-2
21	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	22	4/29/2008	DAL	@	NOH	48	13	6	0	2	8	21	38.1	1	5	20.0	5	7	71.4	45.7	2	11	1	3	-5
22	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	18	5/3/2001	DAL	@	UTA	36	4	1	1	0	3	11	27.3	2	4	50.0	10	10	100.0	58.4	0	4	1	5	+16
23	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	16	4/26/2015	DAL	vs	HOU	35	8	4	0	1	7	14	50.0	0	1	0.0	2	2	100.0	53.8	0	8	1	2	+20
24	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	15	4/27/2010	DAL	vs	SAS	31	9	2	2	2	7	14	50.0	0	0		1	1	100.0	51.9	0	9	3	1	+17
25	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	14	5/7/2005	DAL	vs	HOU	36	14	2	1	3	5	14	35.7	0	1	0.0	4	6	66.7	42.1	3	11	2	1	+26

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Dirk Nowitzki had his most points in an elimination game in Game 4 of the 2009 Western Conference Semifinals against the Nuggets, with 44 points.

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