DALLAS -- Dirk Nowitzki became the 34th player in NBA history -- and the first European -- to hit the 20,000-point milestone.

The Dallas Mavericks' perennial All-Star power forward passed the milestone at the 10:57 mark of the fourth quarter Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Lakers, the 876th game of Nowitzki's career. He hit a 14-foot baseline jumper off a pass from Jason Terry, giving him 17 points for the game and 20,001 in his career.