Dirk Nowitzki showed a great performance against Los Angeles Lakers. The German basketball player scored the winning basket in 2.1 seconds remaining of the game between Dallas Mavericks and The Lakers. The final score was 92-90 in favour of Nowitzki’s team. The Legendary German scored the most important two points for his team right in front of the home side’s bench and received a dab of Kobe Bryant.
The best Lakers’ player, Bryant was not on the team’s list for the game and sat on the bench, because of pain in his right shoulder. So, he could not compete with Nowitzki for fiftieth and last time in his professional career.
Dirk scored eight of his 13 points in the last part. The victory for Dallas Mavericks was the tenth consecutive win against this opponent. Jose Juan Barea was the top scorer for Dallas with 18 points, while Chandler Parsons scored 17 points.
“I heard Kobe talk some noise during the game, so that was fun. It was just fun competition down the stretch. … I’m not really a big trash-talker, but once I’m talked to, I’ll have some fun. Kobe Bryant is Michael Jordan for our generation. He is one of the greatest who has stepped on the field in the history. It was an honor and a pleasure to play against him in nearly my entire career,” Dirk Nowitzki said after the game.
Jordan Clarkson finished with 18 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds for LA Lakers. Julius Randle added 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Lou Williams remained with 14 points.
Even though Nance played 23 minutes for The Lakers, he went scoreless and couldn’t help his teammates’ effort to achieve the victory. Nance returned from a four-game absence, but he still doesn’t look in his best condition to play at top level. Despite of Bass’ injury, the player took part in the game and scored 5 points for Los Angeles Lakers.
“Some of my shots happened to fall in, but I’d trade every one of those for that last open shot. I’m extremely upset. It’s tough. We just worked so hard all through that game and tried so hard. I really wish we could have gotten that one,” upset Randle said after the match.
Los Angeles Lakers have recorded nine wins and 38 losses, while Dallas Mavericks have won 26 games and have lost 21 matches.