Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl Dirk Nowitzki went over 23,000 career points without having to play too much for the surging Dallas Mavericks. The defending NBA champions are finally on a roll. Nowitzki became the 23rd NBA player to score 23,000 points before he and the rest of the Dallas starters sat on the bench the entire fourth quarter in a 102-76 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night. The Mavericks have won four in a row.