It’s not very often, if ever, that a Dallas Maverick receives cheers in the AT&T Center. In Dirk Nowitzki’s final NBA game the chants, cheers, and adulation for the greatest Spurs killer rang out from his first warm up shots until he left the court for the final time.
When announcing the Mavericks starting lineup the Spurs PA announcer ran through the same routine for the first four names on that sheet. Then the only one remaining was Dirk, and he went quiet as the arena lights dimmed while the video board lit up.