 On January 29, 2014, Nowitzki scored his 26,000 point in a 115 – 117 loss to the Houston Rockets. In 35 minutes of play, he recorded 38 points, 17 rebounds and 3 assists. On March 12, 2014, in a 108 – 101 victory over the Utah Jazz, Nowitzki finished the game with 31 points and passed John Havlicek on the NBA scoring list with 26,426 points. On April 8, 2014, Nowitzki scored his 26,712th point, passing Oscar Robertson to move to the 10th position on the all-time scoring list. Nowitzki led the Mavericks back to the Playoffs where they would face their in state rival San Antonio Spurs in the first round. Dallas lost the series in seven games and the Spurs went on to win the NBA championship.
