“We want Dirk! We want DIrk! We want Dirk!” Madison Square Garden rang out with chants for...an opposing player?
The game’s outcome was already decided in the away team’s favor, so the crowd knew it was time to pay homage to one of the greatest players in NBA history.
His stat line wasn’t quite the level of James Harden’s 61-point performance a few weeks ago, and he didn’t hit a game-winner this time in Manhattan, but it was a splendid performance all its own. Nowitzki scored a season-high 14 points on 5-7 shooting in just 11 minutes.