what is the highest points in a game by dirk nowitzki as a rookie

Dirk Nowitzki put up his most points in a game as a rookie against the Suns on April 16, 1999, with 29 points.

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NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
29
4/16/1999
DAL DAL
@
PHX PHX
44
8
1
3
2
10
16
62.5
2
5
40.0
7
8
87.5
74.3
3
5
5
5
-5
2Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
22
4/29/1999
DAL DAL
@
HOU HOU
34
7
1
0
0
8
15
53.3
0
2
0.0
6
6
100.0
62.4
2
5
0
2
+4
3Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
22
4/21/1999
DAL DAL
@
HOU HOU
41
3
3
1
3
10
13
76.9
2
2
100.0
0
0
84.6
0
3
1
3
+13
4Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
17
4/17/1999
DAL DAL
vs
POR POR
40
3
2
2
1
6
11
54.5
2
5
40.0
3
5
60.0
64.4
1
2
5
4
-5
5Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
16
2/7/1999
DAL DAL
@
GSW GSW
33
12
3
1
0
6
10
60.0
2
4
50.0
2
4
50.0
68.0
3
9
4
0
+9
6Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
15
5/1/1999
DAL DAL
vs
GSW GSW
31
3
2
0
0
6
13
46.2
0
0
3
4
75.0
50.8
0
3
3
3
+7
7Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
15
2/9/1999
DAL DAL
vs
UTA UTA
32
9
0
0
1
4
14
28.6
1
2
50.0
6
8
75.0
42.8
3
6
3
3
-10
8Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
13
4/20/1999
DAL DAL
vs
PHX PHX
39
9
4
1
1
3
11
27.3
0
2
0.0
7
10
70.0
42.2
1
8
4
6
+8
9Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
12
4/24/1999
DAL DAL
@
SAC SAC
27
5
1
2
0
5
7
71.4
0
1
0.0
2
3
66.7
72.1
0
5
1
6
-8
10Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
12
4/13/1999
DAL DAL
vs
SAS SAS
32
13
4
1
0
4
14
28.6
0
4
0.0
4
6
66.7
36.1
4
9
2
1
+17
11Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
12
4/5/1999
DAL DAL
@
MIN MIN
25
6
1
0
1
4
6
66.7
0
1
0.0
4
4
100.0
77.3
2
4
0
6
-8
12Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
11
4/27/1999
DAL DAL
vs
VAN VAN
35
5
2
1
1
4
10
40.0
0
0
3
5
60.0
45.1
2
3
1
4
+9
13Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
11
3/29/1999
DAL DAL
vs
SEA SEA
17
4
3
0
0
3
7
42.9
0
3
0.0
5
5
100.0
59.8
3
1
0
2
+5
14Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
11
3/17/1999
DAL DAL
@
NJN NJN
18
2
1
1
1
5
9
55.6
1
2
50.0
0
0
61.1
1
1
0
3
+14
15Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
11
3/4/1999
DAL DAL
vs
SAS SAS
26
6
1
1
2
4
11
36.4
1
3
33.3
2
3
66.7
44.6
1
5
3
4
+2
16Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
11
2/22/1999
DAL DAL
@
PHX PHX
19
1
1
0
1
4
9
44.4
0
3
0.0
3
3
100.0
53.3
0
1
0
0
-3
17Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
10
3/5/1999
DAL DAL
@
UTA UTA
24
4
1
2
0
4
9
44.4
0
2
0.0
2
3
66.7
48.4
3
1
1
4
+9
18Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
9
5/4/1999
DAL DAL
@
SEA SEA
33
5
1
2
0
2
13
15.4
0
3
0.0
5
6
83.3
28.8
2
3
3
6
-14
19Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
8
5/3/1999
DAL DAL
@
LAL LAL
15
1
0
0
0
3
6
50.0
0
0
2
4
50.0
51.5
0
1
1
6
-12
20Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
8
4/26/1999
DAL DAL
vs
CHI CHI
30
3
2
1
1
3
11
27.3
0
0
2
2
100.0
33.7
0
3
2
0
+18
21Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
8
4/22/1999
DAL DAL
@
SAS SAS
40
5
0
2
0
3
8
37.5
0
0
2
3
66.7
42.9
0
5
2
5
-23
22Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
8
3/26/1999
DAL DAL
vs
DEN DEN
16
2
0
1
0
3
4
75.0
1
1
100.0
1
1
100.0
90.1
0
2
2
3
+3
23Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
8
3/15/1999
DAL DAL
vs
POR POR
14
1
1
1
1
3
6
50.0
1
3
33.3
1
2
50.0
58.1
0
1
2
3
+1
24Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
8
2/15/1999
DAL DAL
@
POR POR
18
2
0
0
1
3
6
50.0
0
1
0.0
2
3
66.7
54.6
1
1
4
0
0
25Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
8
2/12/1999
DAL DAL
@
DEN DEN
19
5
0
1
1
4
8
50.0
0
1
0.0
0
0
50.0
1
4
2
1
-8
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Knicks Knicks - x
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