Dirk Nowitzki posted his most points in a playoff game versus the Spurs in Game 5 of the 2001 Western Conference Semifinals, with 42 points.
| 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 |  | D. Nowitzki | 42 | 5/14/2001 | @ | 47 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 65.8 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | -18 | ||
| 2 | | D. Nowitzki | 38 | 5/19/2003 | @ | 44 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 17 | 17 | 100.0 | 71.8 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 4 | +10 | ||
| 3 | | D. Nowitzki | 37 | 5/22/2006 | @ | 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 | | D. Nowitzki | 36 | 4/18/2010 | vs | 40 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 93.4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +3 | |||
| 5 | | D. Nowitzki | 35 | 4/23/2010 | @ | 42 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 66.0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | -1 | ||
| 6 | | D. Nowitzki | 33 | 4/29/2010 | @ | 38 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 69.8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -16 | ||
| 7 | | D. Nowitzki | 31 | 4/28/2009 | @ | 42 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 75.5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | +11 | ||
| 8 | | D. Nowitzki | 31 | 5/17/2006 | @ | 44 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 65.2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | D. Nowitzki | 30 | 5/12/2001 | vs | 42 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 69.7 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | +13 | ||
| 10 | | D. Nowitzki | 28 | 5/15/2006 | vs | 47 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 14 | 15 | 93.3 | 75.3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | +3 | ||
| 11 | | D. Nowitzki | 27 | 5/13/2006 | vs | 43 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 24 | 87.5 | 69.0 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 2 | +3 | |||
| 12 | | D. Nowitzki | 26 | 4/30/2014 | @ | 39 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 57.4 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 3 | -15 | ||
| 13 | | D. Nowitzki | 26 | 5/19/2006 | vs | 46 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 66.6 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 1 | -7 | ||
| 14 | | D. Nowitzki | 24 | 4/21/2010 | vs | 38 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 37.5 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 45.0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | -15 | ||
| 15 | | D. Nowitzki | 23 | 5/21/2003 | @ | 39 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 42.1 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 54.2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | +3 | ||
| 16 | | D. Nowitzki | 22 | 5/4/2014 | @ | 36 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 38.1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 45.7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | -30 | ||
| 17 | | D. Nowitzki | 22 | 5/2/2014 | vs | 38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 55.0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 55.0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | -2 | |||
| 18 | | D. Nowitzki | 21 | 5/9/2006 | @ | 38 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 74.6 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | +21 | ||
| 19 | | D. Nowitzki | 20 | 4/23/2009 | vs | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 72.7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | +29 | ||
| 20 | | D. Nowitzki | 20 | 5/7/2006 | @ | 42 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 44.2 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | -3 | ||
| 21 | | D. Nowitzki | 19 | 4/28/2014 | vs | 37 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 36.8 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 43.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | -4 | ||
| 22 | | D. Nowitzki | 19 | 4/18/2009 | @ | 38 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 55.2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +5 | ||
| 23 | | D. Nowitzki | 19 | 5/7/2001 | @ | 39 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 30.8 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 52.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | -11 | ||
| 24 | | D. Nowitzki | 18 | 4/26/2014 | vs | 39 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 57.5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | +11 | |||
| 25 | | D. Nowitzki | 17 | 4/25/2010 | @ | 43 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 60.9 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | -4 | ||
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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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