Unfortunately, the deal created another new big three: Odom, Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd on the defending champion Mavericks.
What man doesn't want to go into a department store and come out smelling like Dirk Nowitzki midway through Game 6?
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Dirk Nowitzki is playing like a man possessed, scoring more than 40 points twice in the recent five-game win over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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The first thing star forward Dirk Nowitzki did when the Dallas Mavericks won the NBA championship in June was dash off the court for a private cry.
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Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 16 points and had a team-high six rebounds compared to 22 boards for Reggie Evans of the Nets, who outrebounded the Mavericks 45-34.
On any given night, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dirk Nowitzki and the fat guy sitting at the end of the Minnesota Timberwolves' bench will execute plays you won't see in the next 300 college games you watch.
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Of all the overseas arrivals that have made their mark in the NBA, Wade singled out for special mention Germany's Dirk Nowitzki, who was named NBA finals MVP as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Heat to the 2011 championship.
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In the Stern era, players such as Hakeem Olajuwon (Nigeria), Dikembe Mutombo (Congo), Dirk Nowitzki (Germany), Manu Ginobili (Argentina), Pau Gasol (Spain), Vlade Divac (Serbia) and Steve Nash (Canada), among many others, became not only stars but respected ambassadors.
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The scene was reminiscent of the hole Dirk Nowitzki put in the wall outside the locker room which remains till this day when he threw a chair after his top-seeded Dallas Mavericks were upset in the first round by Golden State in 2007.
Each of them had tasted their fair share of disappointment in the league, so there was a feel-good vibe associated with the 2008 Celtics in much the same way that there is a similar vibe for Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd, Jason Terry, and the veteran-laden Dallas Mavericks team that won the 2011 title.
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