Nowitzki drops 29 in 4th quarter
Through three quarters, the Dallas Mavericks shot only 32 percent from the field and scored only 52 points against the Utah Jazz last night.
Then in leading the Mavs to a come-from-behind victory, forward Dirk Nowitzki went off in the fourth quarter.
Nowitzki, who finished the game with 40 points, set a franchise record with 29 fourth-quarter points. The previous record was held by Mark Aguirre, who had scored 24 points in the first quarter of a 1984 game against the Nuggets.
"We really couldn't get anything going for three quarters, and it was just ugly – there was a lid on the basket," Nowitzki said, per Eddie Sefko of the Dallas Morning News. "Defensively we were actually decent, but offensively we just couldn't get going, and then in the fourth quarter we just left it all out there and see what happens and it worked out for us."
With the exception of one three-point attempt, Nowitzki didn't miss a shot in the fourth quarter. He was 7 of 8 from the field including 1 of 2 from three-point range and 14-for-14 from the free-throw line.
Then in leading the Mavs to a come-from-behind victory, forward Dirk Nowitzki went off in the fourth quarter.
Nowitzki, who finished the game with 40 points, set a franchise record with 29 fourth-quarter points. The previous record was held by Mark Aguirre, who had scored 24 points in the first quarter of a 1984 game against the Nuggets.
"We really couldn't get anything going for three quarters, and it was just ugly – there was a lid on the basket," Nowitzki said, per Eddie Sefko of the Dallas Morning News. "Defensively we were actually decent, but offensively we just couldn't get going, and then in the fourth quarter we just left it all out there and see what happens and it worked out for us."
With the exception of one three-point attempt, Nowitzki didn't miss a shot in the fourth quarter. He was 7 of 8 from the field including 1 of 2 from three-point range and 14-for-14 from the free-throw line.
