Dirk Nowitzki reached a major milestone before finally using a razor again Sunday night. Nowitzki became the 17th member of the NBA's 25,000-point club during the Mavs' 107-89 win Sunday against the New Orleans Hornets. Then he shaved off the ridiculously bushy beard he's been growing for more than two months as part of a pact he made with several teammates not to shave until the Mavs hit .500 again. Was it sweeter to shave or to join such historically exclusive company? "I'm not sure," Nowitzki said with a smile after his 19-point performance helped the Mavs improve to 40-40. "That's a toss-up." The 34-year-old Nowitzki definitely wasn't downplaying what he referred to as "an unbelievable accomplishment," joining the Lakers' Kobe Bryant and the Celtics' Kevin Garnett as the lone active players with 25,000 career points. After surpassing the milestone with a midrange jump shot over Hornets center Robin Lopez at the 6:44 mark of the second quarter, Nowitzki put his right index finger high in the air as the Mavs' bench erupted in applause. "I was just happy to get it over with and see the whole bench get up and salute me," Nowitzki said. "That was a special feeling. Yeah, it was a great milestone, and like I said, once I look back on my career, this is going to be special." Read more http://espn.go.com/dallas/nba/story/_/id/9171525/dirk-nowitzki-dallas-mavericks-scores-25000th-point
