Dirk Nowitzki scored his most points in a game in 2001-02 versus the Hawks on January 15, 2002, with 40 points.

Interpreted as:

dirk most points in a regular-season game 2002

	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	40	1/15/2002	DAL	@	ATL	48	11	1	1	1	12	22	54.5	6	15	40.0	10	13	76.9	72.2	0	11	0	2	+9
2	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	39	1/21/2002	DAL	vs	NJN	44	13	1	1	1	11	27	40.7	1	5	20.0	16	18	88.9	55.8	5	8	2	2	+7
3	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	38	2/5/2002	DAL	@	IND	53	17	1	3	0	10	22	45.5	4	8	50.0	14	15	93.3	66.4	2	15	5	3	+4
4	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	35	3/7/2002	DAL	vs	TOR	43	5	1	2	2	13	20	65.0	2	4	50.0	7	9	77.8	73.0	0	5	1	2	+21
5	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	35	12/29/2001	DAL	vs	ATL	43	12	1	2	2	12	17	70.6	3	7	42.9	8	8	100.0	85.3	1	11	1	2	+13
6	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	34	3/28/2002	DAL	@	MIN	41	8	2	1	1	11	18	61.1	2	3	66.7	10	12	83.3	73.0	2	6	1	3	0
7	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	34	1/19/2002	DAL	vs	UTA	43	8	3	0	0	9	14	64.3	4	5	80.0	12	12	100.0	88.2	0	8	3	2	+5
8	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	34	11/6/2001	DAL	vs	CHA	36	10	1	2	1	13	19	68.4	3	5	60.0	5	5	100.0	80.2	1	9	1	2	+25
9	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	33	2/21/2002	DAL	vs	BOS	45	23	8	1	4	12	23	52.2	3	6	50.0	6	6	100.0	64.4	5	18	3	2	+1
10	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	33	12/5/2001	DAL	@	LAL	42	14	3	0	3	12	20	60.0	3	5	60.0	6	8	75.0	70.2	3	11	1	4	-3
11	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	33	11/27/2001	DAL	vs	GSW	43	7	0	2	0	11	22	50.0	1	5	20.0	10	11	90.9	61.5	0	7	0	4	+5
12	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	33	11/23/2001	DAL	@	MIA	44	11	2	0	0	11	17	64.7	1	3	33.3	10	10	100.0	77.1	2	9	1	5	+10
13	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	33	11/8/2001	DAL	vs	DEN	42	9	3	1	1	12	23	52.2	3	6	50.0	6	6	100.0	64.4	1	8	1	4	+15
14	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	32	1/17/2002	DAL	@	MEM	44	6	1	1	1	9	20	45.0	2	2	100.0	12	13	92.3	62.2	2	4	1	3	+10
15	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	32	12/2/2001	DAL	@	SAC	50	14	4	0	3	11	23	47.8	1	3	33.3	9	10	90.0	58.4	3	11	2	4	+8
16	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	32	11/24/2001	DAL	vs	PHX	41	9	1	2	2	8	20	40.0	2	4	50.0	14	17	82.4	58.2	1	8	0	1	+16
17	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	31	1/12/2002	DAL	vs	IND	48	11	4	0	0	10	21	47.6	2	4	50.0	9	12	75.0	59.0	1	10	2	2	+9
18	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	30	3/16/2002	DAL	@	GSW	34	9	4	3	0	9	17	52.9	3	6	50.0	9	9	100.0	71.6	2	7	1	3	+13
19	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	30	3/5/2002	DAL	vs	PHX	41	20	2	3	0	11	25	44.0	0	3	0.0	8	9	88.9	51.8	1	19	8	3	+9
20	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	30	1/3/2002	DAL	@	NYK	50	16	2	0	1	10	23	43.5	3	10	30.0	7	8	87.5	56.6	2	14	4	5	-3
21	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	30	11/1/2001	DAL	@	PHI	39	13	1	0	1	10	17	58.8	3	6	50.0	7	10	70.0	70.1	6	7	2	4	+11
22	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	29	3/21/2002	DAL	vs	SAS	42	14	4	2	2	10	19	52.6	2	7	28.6	7	8	87.5	64.4	2	12	1	3	+2
23	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	29	1/10/2002	DAL	vs	NYK	38	13	1	1	2	11	18	61.1	2	7	28.6	5	5	100.0	71.8	2	11	1	1	+21
24	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	29	11/29/2001	DAL	vs	SAC	39	11	1	1	1	12	20	60.0	1	3	33.3	4	4	100.0	66.6	4	7	2	4	-5
25	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	28	1/26/2002	DAL	@	LAC	47	7	1	2	2	9	19	47.4	3	6	50.0	7	8	87.5	62.2	1	6	3	3	+18