Dirk Nowitzki played his fewest minutes in a game with 40+ points against the Jazz on March 3, 2012, with 29 minutes on the court.
| NAME | MIN | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Nowitzki | 29 | 40 | 3/3/2012 | vs | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 78.7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | +8 | ||
| 2 | | D. Nowitzki | 33 | 40 | 1/11/2014 | vs | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 74.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +11 | ||
| 3 | | D. Nowitzki | 39 | 40 | 11/3/2009 | vs | 11 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 68.9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | +23 | ||
| 4 | | D. Nowitzki | 39 | 40 | 3/20/2016 | vs | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 70.9 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | +7 | ||
| 5 | | D. Nowitzki | 40 | 46 | 12/13/2008 | vs | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 30 | 56.7 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 66.9 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | +6 | ||
| 6 | | D. Nowitzki | 40 | 42 | 11/23/2010 | vs | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 13 | 16 | 81.3 | 69.9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | +9 | ||
| 7 | | D. Nowitzki | 41 | 51 | 3/23/2006 | vs | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 16 | 17 | 94.1 | 81.0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | +3 | ||
| 8 | | D. Nowitzki | 41 | 43 | 1/27/2004 | @ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 88.8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | -1 | ||
| 9 | | D. Nowitzki | 42 | 41 | 11/11/2004 | @ | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 13 | 13 | 100.0 | 69.0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | +30 | ||
| 10 | | D. Nowitzki | 42 | 40 | 2/7/2004 | vs | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 72.7 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | +10 | ||
| 11 | | D. Nowitzki | 42 | 44 | 1/13/2009 | @ | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 26 | 57.7 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 70.3 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 3 | +7 | ||
| 12 | | D. Nowitzki | 42 | 40 | 4/9/2010 | @ | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 45.8 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 17 | 17 | 100.0 | 63.5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | D. Nowitzki | 44 | 43 | 1/12/2007 | @ | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 24 | 54.2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 15 | 18 | 83.3 | 67.4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | +18 | ||
| 14 | | D. Nowitzki | 44 | 44 | 2/7/2009 | vs | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 34 | 47.1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 56.6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | D. Nowitzki | 45 | 41 | 11/18/2009 | vs | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 29 | 51.7 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 59.8 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | +4 | ||
| 16 | | D. Nowitzki | 46 | 41 | 2/27/2009 | vs | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 30 | 53.3 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 59.6 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | +3 | ||
| 17 | | D. Nowitzki | 47 | 40 | 12/30/2002 | vs | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 25 | 48.0 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 62.4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | -3 | ||
| 18 | | D. Nowitzki | 48 | 40 | 1/15/2002 | @ | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 72.2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | +9 | ||
| 19 | | D. Nowitzki | 49 | 53 | 12/2/2004 | vs | 16 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 32 | 46.9 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 21 | 22 | 95.5 | 63.6 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | +12 | ||
| 20 | | D. Nowitzki | 53 | 40 | 4/16/2012 | @ | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 26 | 50.0 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 63.9 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | +8 |
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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 |
| 5 |  Raptors - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 6 |  Hawks - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 7 |  76ers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
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| 1 |  Thunder - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
| 14 |  Kings - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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