Mavericks recap: Dirk Nowitizki passes Shaq, Dallas wins in OT

Why the Mavs won: Dirk Nowitzki scored 22 points Wednesday night and became the No. 6 all-time leading scorer in NBA history as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Brooklyn Nets 119-118 in overtime at the Barclays Center

Key players: J. J. Barea started in place of the injured Deron Williams and finished with a career-high 32 points for the Mavs. Also, Dirk Nowitzki scored the winning basket with 6.4 seconds left. In addition, Wesley Matthews had 17 points for the Mavs, Charlie Villanueva scored 14, and Chandler Parsons finished with 11 points.

Key stat: The Mavs shot 54.9 percent from the field and made 16 of 34 shots on 3-pointers.

Records: Mavs 16-13, Nets 8-21

This story was originally published December 23, 2015 at 9:37 PM with the headline "Mavericks recap: Dirk Nowitizki passes Shaq, Dallas wins in OT."