Career best

Nowitzki’s 40 is his best game since 2015-16

Dirk Nowitzki had 40 points and 8 rebounds on 16 for 26 shooting in 39 minutes, and the Mavericks beat the Trail Blazers 132-⁠120.

His Performance Score of +12.9 is the best of his 64 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 98.8% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 40 points are also the most points he has scored in a game since 2015-⁠16, 7 more than his 33 against Oklahoma City on Feb. 24.

He scored 12 of his 40 in the third quarter. He went 10 for 16 from mid-range and 3 for 5 from 3. His 35 points from the field came on 26 shots, 11.3 more than the league scores from the same zones. Deron Williams set up 6 of his 16 baskets.

His old best, +12.7, was 31 points and 11 rebounds on 11 for 14 shooting in 33 minutes, a 118-⁠108 win over the Clippers on Nov. 11.

The game

Mavericks 132, Trail Blazers 120Home, March 20, 2016Box score and story ›

Dirk Nowitzki

5-5 FT39:11 min

Points1st 62nd 103rd 124th 4OT 8

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

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Season high in points (40; his best before, 33). Before this game he averaged 18.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 63 regular-season games.

Shot making: 35 points from the field on 26 shots11.3 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 15-foot step-back jumperOT, 2:29 leftchance to win 77% to 92%
On the move: 2.43 miles3.72 mph on average73 touches
Rating: Performance Score +12.970.9% true shooting33.7% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	March 20, 2016vs POR	W 132-120	39	40	8	4	2	0	16-26	3-5	5-5	2	+7	+12.9
2	Nov. 11, 2015vs LAC	W 118-108	33	31	11	1	0	0	11-14	5-6	4-5	2	+19	+12.7
3	March 12, 2016vs IND	L 105-112	35	30	5	2	2	0	10-16	3-5	7-8	0	−1	+12.2
4	March 18, 2016vs GSW	L 112-130	33	24	9	4	0	3	9-16	3-6	3-3	0	−2	+11.2
5	Feb. 24, 2016vs OKC	L 103-116	34	33	6	0	2	0	10-16	2-4	11-12	2	−1	+10.7

By Performance Score, since 2015-16, regular season and playoffs.

His old best

Mavericks 118, Clippers 108Home, Nov. 11, 2015Box score and story ›

Dirk Nowitzki

4-5 FT33:19 min

Points1st 72nd 43rd 134th 7

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

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Before this game he averaged 17.1 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 7 regular-season games.

Shot making: 27 points from the field on 14 shots13.5 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer4th quarter, 1:05 leftchance to win 73% to 95%
On the move: 2.11 miles3.81 mph on average67 touches
Rating: Performance Score +12.795.7% true shooting24.3% usage