Dirk Nowitzki ducked his head into a mob of teammates, with Dallas owner Mark Cuban clutching the side of his jersey before the Mavericks superstar found coach Rick Carlisle for a hug. The celebration of 30,000 points came a lot faster than most would have imagined -- except maybe the man who has watched from the bench for nine of Nowitzki's 19 seasons. "Watching Dirk the last couple of days, there was no doubt this was going to happen tonight," Carlisle said. Nowitzki scored the 20 points he needed for 30,000 in barely more than a quarter despite coming in with just five 20-point games this season, and the Mavericks celebrated with their second straight easy home win over the Los Angeles Lakers, a 122-111 victory Tuesday night. Read more http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400900342
