Nowitzki passes Shaq, now 6th on NBA’s career scoring list

On the night he passed Shaquille O’Neal for sixth place on the scoring list, Nowitzki capped a 22-point display by sinking the go-ahead layup with 19.2 seconds left in overtime as the Dallas Mavericks edged the Brooklyn Nets 119-118 on Wednesday. “He’s probably the most dominant big man to ever play this game, so it’s kind of surreal that I’m up there amongst these all-time greats”, Nowitzki said earlier this week.

Guard J.J. Barea had the most productive night of his career, hitting his first eight shots from the field while scoring 32 points and handing out 11 assists. Philadelphia fell to an astonishing 1-30.

Randy Foye scored 31 points to lead the Denver Nuggets over host Phoenix 104-96.

Danny Green broke out of a season-long shooting slump with 11 points, including 3 for 4 from 3-point range, and seven rebounds in the seventh straight victory for the Spurs (25-5).

Nikola Vucevic of the Orlando Magic celebrates his three point shot during an National Basketball Association game in NY, … Cousins sank two free throws for the winning points and Paul George missed a jumper at the buzzer to force over-time.

San Antonio 108, at Minnesota 83: Kawhi Leonard had 19 points and six rebounds, and the Spurs had no trouble with the young Timberwolves as they improved to 25-5.

At New Orleans, Anthony Davis scored 28 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to spark the host Pelicans past Portland 115-89.

“That was a fun game to play in”, said Parsons, who played back-to-back games for the first time this season.

Kevin Love added 23 points with 13 rebounds for Cleveland.

James Harden scored 10 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Rockets, who rallied from a 14-point deficit to lead by one point on two occasions late in the game.

OAKLAND, Calif. – Former Cougar Klay Thompson scored 20 points, Stephen Curry added 16 with nine assists and the Golden State Warriors remained unbeaten at home this season with a 103-85 win over the Utah Jazz.

At Los Angeles, the Oklahoma City Thunder scored the first 17 points of the third quarter for a 74-46 lead on the way to a 120-85 triumph over the host Lakers.

Brandon Knight scored 21 points, Ronnie Price had a career-high 20, including a career-best six 3-pointers in nine tries for the Suns.

Kelly Olynyk scored 20 points, Jae Crowder 19, and Avery Bradley and Isaiah Thomas 18 apiece as the Boston Celtics made it back-to-back wins with a 102-89 victory over the Charlotte Hornets.

Now, the question surrounding the future Hall of Famer is whether he’ll be able to climb past Wilt and nestle up next to Jordan and Kobe before his contract expires following the 2016-17 season.