Gordon Hayward pays tribute to Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki with tweet originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki played what might have been his final game in Boston on Friday night, and Celtics fans savored every moment of it. C's fans at TD Garden were cheering for Nowitzki to make his final 3-point attempt of the game as time expired in Boston's 114-93 win, but he was off the mark and finished 0-for-10 from the field. The future Hall of Famer stands just one point behind Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant for the most career points (427) scored by a Western Conference player in Boston.