QT;3086715 said:
How did he do in the finals you ask?
Game 1 - 16pts 10rbs 90-80 win
Game 2 - 26pts 16rbs 99-85 win
Game 3 - 30pts 7 rbs 96-98 loss
Game 4 - 19pts 9 rbs 74-98 loss
Game 5 - 20pts 8 rbs 100-101 loss
Game 6 - 29pts 15rbs 92-95 loss
Except for the somewhat under achieving 19pts 9rbs loss in game 4, I would say Dirk did pretty well in the finals. The 16pts 10rbs was a win. I'm tired of hearing how Dirk did poorly in the finals. Dirk had no help. So he did avg 23.3 pts and 10.8rbs. That must be aweful huh?
You want to know how he scored 50pts in the same playoffs against the Suns or drove to the basket and got the foul on Manu to carry the Mavs past the Spurs that year also?
to loose 4 games in a row that was pitful
he did not step his game when needed esp in game 5
I be the first to admit he a good player at 7'
but never has been a dominant guy
Game Three
Led by
Dwyane Wade's 42 points and 13 rebounds, the Heat rallied from a 13-point deficit with six minutes to go in the fourth quarter. The momentum-changing comeback was capped by a
Gary Payton field goal from just inside the three-point line with 9.3 seconds left.
Dirk Nowitzki had a chance to tie the game at the free throw line with 3.4 seconds to go, but missed 1 of 2, sealing the win for Miami
Game Five
Dwyane Wade was the star yet again with 43 points, shooting as many free throws as all the Mavericks combined (a fact that did not sit well with head coach Avery Johnson
[2]), leading the Heat to their third straight win over Dallas after being down 0–2 in the series. After a controversial play in which Mavericks owner Mark Cuban thought Wade committed a backcourt violation, Wade hit the game-winning free throws with 1.9 seconds left after Dallas was called for a questionable foul, and also made the shot that sent the game into overtime. He set an NBA Finals record for most made free-throws in a game with 21.
Dirk Nowitzki missed 1 of the 2 free throws that could have sent the game to overtime.
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opps he missed
I was a big Mavs fan until Maimi Heat beat them
FOUR GAMES IN A ROW I saw how much Dirk was crying to the refs on every little tick tacky foul
I played college hoops so I know how to play and you never go crying to ref - you just beat he crap out of the guy you are gaurding with out getting caught
but he chokes in big games