Dirk Nowitzki passes Hakeem Olajuwon for 9th on all-time scoring list

Dirk Nowitzki entered Tuesday's action needing 17 points to pass Hakeem Olajuwon and move into sole possession of ninth place on the NBA's career scoring list.

On top of that, passing the Nigerian-born Olajuwon would make Nowitzki the highest-scoring player born outside the United States ever to play in the NBA. And with 8:56 remaining in the fourth quarter of Dallas' matchup with the Sacramento Kings, the fightin' and firin' pride of Wurzburg, Germany, made a bit of NBA history.