Dirk Nowitzki scored his most points in a game with fewer than 30 minutes played versus the Jazz on March 3, 2012, with 40 points.
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dirk most pts in a regular-season game under 30 minutes| NAME | PTS | MIN | DATE | TM | OPP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | D. Nowitzki | 40 | 29 | 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 | 30 | 29 | 12/28/2014 | vs | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 82.1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | +16 | ||
| 3 | | D. Nowitzki | 29 | 27 | 1/18/2006 | @ | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 89.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +30 | ||
| 4 | | D. Nowitzki | 28 | 29 | 4/5/2009 | vs | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 90.2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +23 | ||
| 5 | | D. Nowitzki | 28 | 27 | 1/10/2003 | vs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 68.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +19 | ||
| 6 | | D. Nowitzki | 28 | 29 | 3/14/2000 | vs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 94.9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | +30 | ||
| 7 | | D. Nowitzki | 27 | 28 | 11/7/2014 | @ | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | +28 | |||
| 8 | | D. Nowitzki | 27 | 30 | 11/3/2014 | vs | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 81.1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | -2 | ||
| 9 | | D. Nowitzki | 27 | 28 | 3/13/2012 | vs | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 81.1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | +19 | ||
| 10 | | D. Nowitzki | 26 | 28 | 3/12/2008 | vs | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 74.2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | +17 | ||
| 11 | | D. Nowitzki | 26 | 28 | 3/8/2004 | vs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 88.1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | +14 | |||
| 12 | | D. Nowitzki | 25 | 24 | 3/7/2017 | vs | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 84.7 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | +13 | ||
| 13 | | D. Nowitzki | 25 | 30 | 11/1/2015 | @ | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 90.1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | +13 | ||
| 14 | | D. Nowitzki | 25 | 27 | 2/21/2014 | @ | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 97.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | +7 | ||
| 15 | | D. Nowitzki | 25 | 27 | 3/7/2011 | @ | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 76.2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | +10 | ||
| 16 | | D. Nowitzki | 25 | 23 | 4/12/2010 | @ | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 84.7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | +23 | ||
| 17 | | D. Nowitzki | 24 | 28 | 1/10/2014 | @ | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 63.2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +31 | |||
| 18 | | D. Nowitzki | 24 | 30 | 3/8/2010 | @ | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 61.9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | +14 | |||
| 19 | | D. Nowitzki | 24 | 30 | 11/3/2007 | vs | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 88.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +19 | |||
| 20 | | D. Nowitzki | 24 | 24 | 11/8/2002 | @ | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 68.5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | +26 | ||
| 21 | | D. Nowitzki | 24 | 23 | 3/23/2002 | vs | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 93.2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | +11 | ||
| 22 | | D. Nowitzki | 23 | 26 | 3/4/2018 | vs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 77.9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | -3 | ||
| 23 | | D. Nowitzki | 23 | 27 | 3/19/2017 | @ | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 62.8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | +14 | ||
| 24 | | D. Nowitzki | 23 | 28 | 3/14/2016 | @ | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 54.6 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | +24 | ||
| 25 | | D. Nowitzki | 23 | 21 | 11/21/2014 | vs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 91.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | ||
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| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
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| 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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