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Then he chuckled and added: "Unless they were going to send me here to Dallas with Dirk (Nowitzki), you know what I mean? "

That was about the only place in the world where nobody would recognize me and I could move somewhat freely, " Nowitzki stated. "

Nowitzki said, "As long as the ball started flying in the air, his heart beat will always follow it. "

I fell awkwardly and my left leg got caught underneath of me, ' Nowitzki said in a statement.

Dirk Nowitzki(notes) was tired of everyone messing with his chance to be a champion, mistake upon mistake pushing him to the brink.

McMillan didn't like the looks of it, but Nowitzki made them all to finish with a game-best 28 points.

"We've been waiting on an offensive night for us where we finally shoot the ball well, " added Nowitzki.

The Germans, with one win and three losses, appear doomed to bounce out of the tournament in Nowitzki's first Olympic appearance.

It took five long years for Nowitzki to return to the stage of his failures, to prove that he had heard the criticism and taken it to heart.

"I see you, " Bryant said to Nowitzki in both admiration and warning after Nowtizki hit a jumper in overtime. "I ain't done with you yet. "

That system never seemed to grab hold of Nowitzki, and he's fine with that.

Nowitzki: I really want to see the ( Hiroshima Peace Memorial) museum they have there. But we haven't had the chance.

The label "franchise player" applies to Nowitzki, one of the league's true elite talents.

The MRI showed Nowitzki suffered a medial retinacular sprain (ligaments that hold the kneecap in place) of his left knee.

Dirk Nowitzki was named MVP of the NBA Finals for his huge role in leading the Dallas Mavericks to their first championship.

Look at guys like Dirk (Nowitzki) and (Steve) Nash, who weren't talked about as MVPs until their teams started to get close to the Finals.

Neither is Nowitzki. He's about much more. Whether anyone knows it or not.

The mavericks victory, its biggest hero is the team leader dirk nowitzki. . . The NBA finals six games are down an excellent performance.

Even after entering NBA, every summer, Nowitzki would fly back to hometown to train himself with Holger.

Nowitzki is an unbelievable player who has led the Mavericks to the NBA's best record.

Nowitzki, who left this week for his annual return to Europe, could not immediately be reached.

The Mavs used furious scoring barrages by Terry and weathered an uneven game by star forward Dirk Nowitzki to win the game.

If James guarded Nowitzki the whole game, he would risk tiring out.

"I really still can't believe it, " Nowitzki said after the Mavs wrapped up the crown with a 105-95 win in Sunday's Game 6.

On the other hand, Nowitzki had a difficult rookie season, but quickly blossomed into a lethal scorer during his sophomore campaign.

Of the principal characters from the 2006 series, only Cuban, Nowitzki and Terry remain from the Mavericks'side.

Rockets forward Shane Battier has guarded everyone from Ray Allen to Dirk Nowitzki .

If the Mavs could knock off Miami just one more time, they'd win the title that had long eluded Nowitzki, a 13-year veteran.

Gasol finished ahead of fellow Spaniard Rudy Fernandez and 2005 winner Dirk Nowitzki, among others, to claim the prize.

I don't care if Gasol is playing for Spain, Nowitzki and Kaman for Germany, or Ming for China.

However the visitors could not keep up with the pace as Nowitzki and Jason Terry in particular took the game to them.

He has the courage, quickness and depth to hit the big threes that spread the floor for Nowitzki and others.

Dallas' Dirk Nowitzki played although he was sick.

How does Bryant's postseason prowess compare to Nowitzki's?

The win is the first championship for star power forward Nowitzki.

As such, Nowitzki undoubtedly will want to take another break afterward.

Their coughing skit, making fun of Nowitzki on camera before Game 5, was juvenile at best.

"We feel like, at home, we should be ready, " Mavs forward Dirk Nowitzki said.

In the past three seasons, Nowitzki has led his team to the NBA Finals, while Bryant hasn't won a single playoff series.

Despite a poor shooting night Nowitzki still had 21 points.

And Nowitzki obviously draws a lot of attention.

In fact, Dallas went on a 17-6 run with Nowitzki on the bench.

He knew Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki could not have been voted in as a center, in English, Chinese or German.

Dirk Nowitzki led the Mavs with 31 points, his 30th career 30-point playoff game.

What do you suppose the Mavs would do for 30 games without Dirk Nowitzki?

Late last year, the Ukrainian capital Kiev mayor Qieernuowei Nowitzki suddenly disappeared from public view since then heard from since.

Divide and subtract 0. 5, and you have a 7. 6 percent chance of Nowitzki eventually owning the record for minutes played.

On former teammate Dirk Nowitzki going to the Finals