Mavs Moneyball · Jan 5, 2022
Roundtable: Our favorite Dirk Nowitzki moments
Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty ImagesWhat’s your favorite Dirk Nowitzki moment?
Matthew: The and one over Manu Ginobili in 2006. The Spurs were the Mavericks primary rivals in the 2000s even if the Mavericks weren’t the Spurs primary rival. This was the moment Dirk first stamped himself as THE best player in the world. He got the Mavericks past the immovable object of the Tim Duncan Spurs and did so on one of the most iconic plays in Mavericks history.
2006 brings up other memories for lots of people and they are not good. But you don’t get the joy of the 2011 finals without the heartbreak of the 2006 finals. And you don’t get the heartbreak of the 2006 finals without this amazing play.
