The Western Conference championship trophy in one hand and the MVP trophy for the conference finals in the other, Luka Dončić showed a little bit of his inner Dirk Nowitzki after closing out the Minnesota Timberwolves.
On Thursday evening, the Dallas Mavericks advanced to their first NBA Finals since the 2011 season when Dirk Nowitzki was still on the roster. They beat Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals by a score of 124-103.
Luka Doncic has been breaking records left and right through the Dallas Mavericks current run through the playoffs, and that hasn't stopped despite losing Game 4 to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night.
Luka Doncic gleefully greeted his former teammate and mentor Dirk Nowitzki during the Mavericks' warmup for Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals. Doncic jokingly rushed Dirk while he was having a conversation on the court.
On Friday, Luka Doncic was the man of the hour. Sinking a game-winning three in the closing seconds of Game 2, the Slovenian guard led the Dallas Mavericks to another victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals.
The Mavericks now lead the Timberwolves 2-0, putting them two wins away from the NBA Finals.
DALLAS — In 2021, Karl-Anthony Towns made a claim that caught Dallas Mavericks fans’ attention. Towns said that he is the “greatest big man shooter of all-time,” which immediately caused Mavs fans to mention Dirk Nowitzki’s name.
Back in January, Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd raised eyebrows by claiming Dallas guard Luka Doncic was the best player in franchise history over Dirk Nowitzki, and that he belonged in the same pantheon as Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Kobe Bryant.
DALLAS — Dirk Nowitzki is often seen attending Dallas Mavericks games. He is a franchise legend who led Dallas to an NBA championship in 2011. Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd addressed the impact on the current team of having a legend like Nowitzki attend games.
The Dallas Mavericks rallied from 17 points down to eliminate the Oklahoma City Thunder from the NBA Playoffs 117-116 and advance to the Western Conference Finals.
With Nikola Jokic being named NBA MVP this week, that runs the streak to six straight MVP awards being won by an international player.
Dirk Nowitzki is undoubtedly one of the NBA’s best players after he triumphed over a LeBron James-led Miami Heat in the 2011 Finals. But if Charles Barkley is to be believed, Denver Nuggets All-Star center Nikola Jokic as surpassed the Dallas Mavericks legend when it comes to the best foreign players in the league.
The Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki changed the reputation of the big men in the NBA. While other 7-footers mostly worked on the defensive side of the court, the German player impressed the league with his incredible shooting.
The NBA prides itself on being the best men’s professional basketball league in the world, and that certainly has some bearing as the majority of the top foreign players have goals of playing in the league.
On Saturday evening, Anthony Edwards led the Minnesota Timberwolves to an impressive 106-99 victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series.
The Minnesota Timberwolves are the talk of the NBA world after their thrilling Game 1 victory over the Nuggets in Denver. Anthony Edwards’ ‘Michael Jordan-esque’ rise toward the top of the shooting guard ranks has fans wondering what heights the young superstar can soar to in the 2024 Playoffs.
The Dallas Mavericks won a championship in 2011 with Dirk Nowitzki over the ‘Big 3′ from Miami: Chris Bosh, Dewayne Wade, and LeBron James. Nowitzki’s stunning Finals MVP Performance was one of the greatest in NBA history and it’s being remembered by fans who have a chance to watch Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic on this year’s squad.
DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks icon Dirk Nowitzki will join TNT's Inside the NBA crew for a special appearance on Saturday during Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals series between the Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves.
During an interview with NBA reporter Cyro Asseo de Choch of HoopsHype, former big man Jermaine O’Neal said Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki was the “toughest” player he ever had to defend. O’Neal and Nowitzki went head-to-head 28 times during their careers. “I would say if I had to, Dirk Nowitzki,” O’Neal said.
Doncic had a hilarious reaction to comments Nowitzki made regarding their relationship.
It is pretty hard to mistake 7-foot Basketball Hall of Famer Dirk Nowitzki for someone else, but one fan apparently managed to pull it off this week.
Dirk Nowitzki was officially inducted into the Hall of Fame on Saturday. With the Mavericks superstar’s legacy now immortalized in Springfield, he can freely open up about whatever his heart desires — including his hatred of the Spurs.
While MVP recognition should rank among an athlete's proudest accomplishments, former Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki considers his experience as one of "the most uncomfortable moments" of his legendary career.
Dirk Nowitzki and Dwyane Wade had intense battles in the 2006 and 2011 NBA Finals. Now they'll be going into the Hall of Fame together.
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