Dirk's 2011 run is one of the most impressive in NBA history. He was the only All-Star on his team and he beat multiple HOF's in damn near every series. Dirk is that dude! That OKC series he completely went off.
it IS the most impressive- only Bill Walton's Blazers can compare. Mavs went against THREE HOF'ers and were down double digits numerous time with 5 mins left. This is the best under dog serious ever.
@Sam Zheng Absolutely! You can even add Harden, Westbrook, Aldridge, and Gasol in there. It's just crazy what Dirk pulled off. It's a shame the media pins it as more of Lebron's choke, instead of Dirk's dominance over all these great players. But the real fans know what's up!!
Still remember how pissed I was when Wade hit the shot and LBJ just started celebrating infront of the Mavs bench, hoping the Mavs win their home games thinking this was over, sweetest Finals game comeback ever.
Put some respect on the 2011 Mavericks. They beat LaMarcus Aldridge, Brandon Roy, Gerald Wallace, Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, James Harden, Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh in their cinderella run!
Hokage Itachi Uchiha which was embarrassing to Lebron and that’s why I said he didn’t live up to being the 2 time mvp he was and didn’t live up to what he did in previous 3 rounds in the 2011 playoffs and Ik mavs swept the lakers bt the lakers ended the season 2-5 after losing 5 games in a row and had a lot of egos during whole season
Sully Baxter 100% agree. I feel like if the Heat won, Lebron would’ve gotten jealous of D wade winning FMVP, which would possibly lead to him going 2004 Kobe mode or an earlier end to the Heat. (If you don’t know. 2004 Kobe kept taking bad shots and etc because he was so jealous of Shaq winning FMVP. So he stopped feeding him, and was shooting less than 38% for the series,)
Hokage Itachi Uchiha thats True bt to me 2011 finals was meant for Lebron to take over just bc way he did vs celtics and bulls bt that Lebron at times with the mindset of not trying take over bc Lebron is better when he’s the man and didn’t bring that in 2011 finals
Chandler set like 4 picks to free up Dirk for the Go-Ahead bucket (1:32:30). It's the little things that go unnoticed, having these games on RUclips is a blessing because you can pause and rewind to see how plays develop and how certain players get open shots.
@@bigtimeaze-azeramos9645 People tend to add sauce to arguments to convince others. The guy who typed this knew it was 3 haha that's the world we live in now.
Knicks16 well as great as a player he was sometimes you got to look at the accolades. Compared to the other greats only 1 chip and 1 mvp there is a large gap between the others.
Ohh no!! Dirk gets love from all over the globe. I 1st heard of Dirk the Work from a bunch of brothas in a barbershop talking about how crazy his 3 pt and post game was. Hes definitely a legend and hes on every basketball game as a top tier all star player. Not an unsung hero by definition!
Esp since the league and refs robbed him of a ring the last time the Mavs played the Heat in the Finals because they were trying to market Wade as "the next Jordan". Wade got away w. some of the worst flopping in NBA history in that Finals.
Nowitzki was 6-15 after 3 and Terry was 1-5, yet those were the two guys who spearheaded the late comeback more than anyone else. That’s big time clutch play! I’ll never forget the corner 3 by Wade, followed by LBJ’s excessive celebration. I yearned for an epic comeback and I was so glad that it happened.
I like this game because wade and james are cocky when they were up by 15 and then lost and I also like the way the reporter said the crowd is getting quieter after the mavs keep cutting the lead and look at Wade's face at the end tho
That one-legged fadeaway by Nowitzki is unstoppable. Dude went completely ham during the 2011 postseason. You could argue that it was one of the more improbable runs to the title. Only other teams that are comparable are the 69 Celtics, 95 Rockets, and 04 Pistons.
Wade with the Phantom Eye poke flop at the end, lmao. Dallas decimating the West and defeating Miami, flops and the refs makes this 1 of if not the greatest playoff run in the modern day era, if not ever.
Cool Breeze Don’t call me a dork just because I said my opinion. However, I do agree with top 5 or top 10 big men of all time but I rank him 20-25 of all time for all players.
He made it look so easy but that last bucket was so nasty. He rolled up top at the right time to avoid getting fouled, which would force Dallas to have to score off of an inbounds play. But still had enough time to go to work.
missing this defensive mavs team, ball denials, pressure defense, & active hands really puts pressure on the heat's offense and of course the composure of the veterans to keep rolling the mavs offense. Damn! what a team!
Always getting credit for being one of the greatest bigs to play, and one of the greatest foreign players.....but really he is just one of the greatest every to play, plain and simple.
Games 2-5 were *amazing*, especially game 5 in Dallas. That was the only game where both offenses were actually playing up to potential and it was a showcase.
Best Finals of this century & arguably of all time. Every game was close until the final 3 mins with games 2-5 coming down to the last shot/final seconds. Very underrated series.
This is crazy that Miami managed to lose this finals. I mean 2014 is understandable, wade started to decline. But 2011 everybody was at the peak of their prime.
Thats because lebron purposely throw his game cause wade was winning finals mvp and lebron doesnt want that to happen cause it will hurt his legacy as he will be known as the other guy and his haters will bash him more.
Everybody thought these finals were going to be Kobe vs Lebron but the Mavs took out the Lakers I saw this series the Mavs played better than Miami everybody wants to call this a Fluke I say this was the perfect time for dirk to shine onfortunately the Heat were in the way It would hav been a shame if Dirk would hav never won a Title in that series he was the best player
hate how casuals think . if lbj plays to his normal standards and the heat win the series, the public perception on nowitzki never changes and he’d still be known as a playoff dropper. smh
I'm a Laker fan, and I know we got swept by Dallas, but I don't mind it to be quite honest even though it sucks because we're going for the three-peat, but Dirk deserves to win at least one ring, and by golly, he did it masterfully.
They are right are dirk is the best European, hakeem is better to play from the African continent and manu ginobili is better to play from South America :v
LeBron wasn't so built coming into Miami from Cleveland. After this series loss he went straight to that weight room and you could tell the difference next year, in his game and his frame 💯
The 2010-2011 MAVS PLAYOFF TEAM ARE THE MOST UNHERALDED, QUIETEST, and The most underrated Champs in history, THEY BEAT A SOLID BLAZERS TEAM that YEAR THAT EVERYONE EXPECTED A QUICK 1st round exit, the reigning CHAMPS IN THE LAKERS AND SWEPT THEM! And beat FUTURE GREATSa IN KD, WESTBROOK, and Harden in OKC, and of course THE INFAMOUS BIG 3 in their PRIMES! THEY WENT THROUGH THE GAUNTLET AND MIGHT BE THE HARDEST ROAD POSSIBLE TO WIn A CHIP IN HISTORY CONSIDERING THE CARDS DIRK WAS DELT WITH #AMAZING
You really have to stop spoiling the results of the games in your descriptions/thumbnail images. So many viewers would have never seen these games before and want to watch them without knowing the result.
Never noticed until now that Dwane Casey basically takes over as head coach of Mavs during the run to finish it off. Like, he's standing in front of Carlisle quite literally at certain points. respect to Carlisle for seeing that whatever Casey was calling was working.
I still remember this game from over 10 years ago media day the day after LeBron James and Dwyane Wade was making fun of Dirk nowitzki and it came back to haunt them in the worst way it almost destroyed LeBron's career until he won a championship next year against the team that was less focused and more younger than the team that they lost to
No cap this series shows how crucial Ray Allen was to the heats success. It’s Like Lebron seen Ray Allen hitting that shot way before it even happen. That’s what u call basketball IQ, I won’t say Lebron is a better player than Jordan, but his basketball IQ is second to none 💯💯 SN: Why this dude mike Bibby look like he’s trying to forget about a murder that just happen infont of him before the game 🤣
D Wade did it all in the first half, from monster dunks to mid faded and post hooks then drills the 3 in ISO. Really did all game but Lebron should have let him take over the series he be a 4x champ too.
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Dirk's 2011 run is one of the most impressive in NBA history. He was the only All-Star on his team and he beat multiple HOF's in damn near every series. Dirk is that dude! That OKC series he completely went off.
it IS the most impressive- only Bill Walton's Blazers can compare. Mavs went against THREE HOF'ers and were down double digits numerous time with 5 mins left. This is the best under dog serious ever.
@Sam Zheng Absolutely! You can even add Harden, Westbrook, Aldridge, and Gasol in there. It's just crazy what Dirk pulled off. It's a shame the media pins it as more of Lebron's choke, instead of Dirk's dominance over all these great players. But the real fans know what's up!!
h0lden What about Hakeem’s run in 1994? He was the lone all star on his team.
@Jackson Croswell 38 year old Jason Kidd does not count or even close to the level of Bosh or Wade or any of the All-stars the Mavs faced. lol.
@Jackson Croswell a 38 years old PG? really dude?
Still remember how pissed I was when Wade hit the shot and LBJ just started celebrating infront of the Mavs bench, hoping the Mavs win their home games thinking this was over, sweetest Finals game comeback ever.
Karma. That’s what they get for making fun of Dirk when he was sick in this series. He ended up destroying them.
which part?
DIRK NOWITZKI!!!
I hate LeBron with a passion! Very happy he lost this game.
Me too at that moment I gave up on Dallas
Put some respect on the 2011 Mavericks.
They beat LaMarcus Aldridge, Brandon Roy, Gerald Wallace, Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, James Harden, Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh in their cinderella run!
Still no excuse Lebron why Lebron didn’t show up in the 4th and why he averaged 17.8 ppg in this finals
Sully Baxter Lebron got outscored by a 34 year old man off the bench the entire series
Hokage Itachi Uchiha which was embarrassing to Lebron and that’s why I said he didn’t live up to being the 2 time mvp he was and didn’t live up to what he did in previous 3 rounds in the 2011 playoffs and Ik mavs swept the lakers bt the lakers ended the season 2-5 after losing 5 games in a row and had a lot of egos during whole season
Sully Baxter 100% agree. I feel like if the Heat won, Lebron would’ve gotten jealous of D wade winning FMVP, which would possibly lead to him going 2004 Kobe mode or an earlier end to the Heat.
(If you don’t know. 2004 Kobe kept taking bad shots and etc because he was so jealous of Shaq winning FMVP. So he stopped feeding him, and was shooting less than 38% for the series,)
Hokage Itachi Uchiha thats True bt to me 2011 finals was meant for Lebron to take over just bc way he did vs celtics and bulls bt that Lebron at times with the mindset of not trying take over bc Lebron is better when he’s the man and didn’t bring that in 2011 finals
Look at Nowitzki man so great fadeaway
Osman demir beyinsiz
@@Stocksinho yürü ötede ağla yavrum
i’ll b doing that by june
Learn some English lol
Dirks calm and focused demeanor is one to emulate.
Humble and genuine as well
Chandler set like 4 picks to free up Dirk for the Go-Ahead bucket (1:32:30). It's the little things that go unnoticed, having these games on RUclips is a blessing because you can pause and rewind to see how plays develop and how certain players get open shots.
I counted 3, but still, he was still able to give dirk a open shot
i've seen those plays even with oklahoma and lakers, that was a very tricky pick by two talls (dirk and chandler)
@@bigtimeaze-azeramos9645 People tend to add sauce to arguments to convince others. The guy who typed this knew it was 3 haha that's the world we live in now.
I wanted to watch their entire run but I can’t find em all
@@bigtimeaze-azeramos9645yea cause giving anyone but dirk credit for this chip is blasphemy 🤓
I feel like he’s left out when people talk about all time greats
Knicks16 well as great as a player he was sometimes you got to look at the accolades. Compared to the other greats only 1 chip and 1 mvp there is a large gap between the others.
MaxthePug1011 still one chi. There are Hall of Famers without one single chip
MaxthePug1011 Stockton Malone Barkley Marovich do not have rings
Ohh no!! Dirk gets love from all over the globe. I 1st heard of Dirk the Work from a bunch of brothas in a barbershop talking about how crazy his 3 pt and post game was. Hes definitely a legend and hes on every basketball game as a top tier all star player. Not an unsung hero by definition!
Top 20 player all time in my opinion
I'm very happy to see Dirk become a champion to put the final icing on the cake and secure his own legacy
Esp since the league and refs robbed him of a ring the last time the Mavs played the Heat in the Finals because they were trying to market Wade as "the next Jordan". Wade got away w. some of the worst flopping in NBA history in that Finals.
@@lukecage3485😢😢
@@lukecage3485top 5-10 finals performances ever. You still hurt
@@nickjones5495 LMAO No intelligent person believes that. Its your own crack that hurts, that's why you're falling all over yourself to defend her.
Gotta love it when super teams fall to hard-working teams. This mavs team and the 2004 pistons we're amazing
Dear NBA, please add the rest of the games of 2011 finals
omg~~~~~ is it real?
Yes please.
I would especially like Game 4, because that was the game where Dirk was playing with the fever
@Inigo Bantok haha didn't do that Skip
It’s not that hard to find game 4 on RUclips
The shot that sealed dirk's legacy!👍
Nowitzki was 6-15 after 3 and Terry was 1-5, yet those were the two guys who spearheaded the late comeback more than anyone else. That’s big time clutch play! I’ll never forget the corner 3 by Wade, followed by LBJ’s excessive celebration. I yearned for an epic comeback and I was so glad that it happened.
You forget how smart Dirk was too. That post game interview he was really in tune with everything that was going on in the game.
😂😂 Heat fans were extremely sad that night and they had no idea what was gonna happen for the rest of the series as well.
E Heat Fans back then were better than this warriors fans right now
This one single game costed them ring.
@@dreday1928 say what again
I like this game because wade and james are cocky when they were up by 15 and then lost and I also like the way the reporter said the crowd is getting quieter after the mavs keep cutting the lead and look at Wade's face at the end tho
My favorite finals ever. 2011 Mavs had heart.
finally showing some truly classic games
What a amazing comeback for the Mavs. So great for Dirk. Danke für diese wahnsinns Reise und die Krönung einer unglaublichen Karriere !!!
I’ll never forget this game
That one-legged fadeaway by Nowitzki is unstoppable. Dude went completely ham during the 2011 postseason. You could argue that it was one of the more improbable runs to the title. Only other teams that are comparable are the 69 Celtics, 95 Rockets, and 04 Pistons.
Dirk wanted that title more than anything else.
He wins it as an undisputed leader.
Wade with the Phantom Eye poke flop at the end, lmao. Dallas decimating the West and defeating Miami, flops and the refs makes this 1 of if not the greatest playoff run in the modern day era, if not ever.
My favorite power forward of all time!
It’s 2020 and I’m still thinking the heat got this with 7 mins left lol. Damn
As a mavs fan, I was frustrated most of the game. Every time I had to remind myself that I knew what was going to happen.
Thats awesome lol. Funny how we can rewatch stuff and get so into the game we forget we already know the outcome.
Definitely one of the top 10 players in NBA history
Just Trey top 25 not top 10
Just Trey top 20
@@wtfyoutube4873 top 10 and top 5 big man. His numbers speak for it. You're a dork
Agree
Cool Breeze Don’t call me a dork just because I said my opinion. However, I do agree with top 5 or top 10 big men of all time but I rank him 20-25 of all time for all players.
I love Dirk
He made it look so easy but that last bucket was so nasty.
He rolled up top at the right time to avoid getting fouled, which would force Dallas to have to score off of an inbounds play. But still had enough time to go to work.
missing this defensive mavs team, ball denials, pressure defense, & active hands really puts pressure on the heat's offense and of course the composure of the veterans to keep rolling the mavs offense. Damn! what a team!
That chick at 38:16, though. Hit with that slow-mo. Damn!
you keep her.. i'll take the one at 1:35:12
Dirk shocked the world this year!
Always getting credit for being one of the greatest bigs to play, and one of the greatest foreign players.....but really he is just one of the greatest every to play, plain and simple.
1:22:48 the game winning run begins here
Greatest Finals upset in NBA History! Period.
I'd say 1995 or 2016
@@RubyMaster_mlbb fk off
04 Pistons might have something to say about it.
@@frankwilliamson4576 that was not a upset. That was a great Pistons team.
@@marskeins that was an upset. literally unless u were a pistons fan,nobody was picking Detroit to win that series.
One of my favorite NBA games of all time. How about Dirk in the 4th! What a comeback.
This is the Greatest Championship ever won IMO
Major choke by lebron james in this game..😂😂😂
This 2011 NBA Finals matchup between the Dallas Mavericks and the Miami Heat seems to be a very underrated series
Games 2-5 were *amazing*, especially game 5 in Dallas. That was the only game where both offenses were actually playing up to potential and it was a showcase.
Best Finals of this century & arguably of all time. Every game was close until the final 3 mins with games 2-5 coming down to the last shot/final seconds. Very underrated series.
13:39 quite possibly Kidd’s most underrated pass.
bro wtf these shots dirk hitting go crazy
Dirk seems to be the most beloved german worldwide ever 😂. Greetings from germany.
Dirk is a Legend
1:34:32 " what a find by lebron james" no, that wasn't a find. that was such a perfectly designed play by erik spoelstra
This was a literal storybook playoff run
Wade is bigger than Lebron. Heat lost all of those leads in the last 5minutes because lebron controls the ball more than wade did.
Wade should have closed this game, not Lebum
This is crazy that Miami managed to lose this finals. I mean 2014 is understandable, wade started to decline. But 2011 everybody was at the peak of their prime.
@@bamf6603 ok and? That doesn’t automatically mean victory
Thats because lebron purposely throw his game cause wade was winning finals mvp and lebron doesnt want that to happen cause it will hurt his legacy as he will be known as the other guy and his haters will bash him more.
Everybody thought these finals were going to be Kobe vs Lebron but the Mavs took out the Lakers I saw this series the Mavs played better than Miami everybody wants to call this a Fluke I say this was the perfect time for dirk to shine onfortunately the Heat were in the way It would hav been a shame if Dirk would hav never won a Title in that series he was the best player
I laugh when they say Lebron is better than Jordan
16 ppg in this final
I laugh when they say he's a Top 10 all time player let alone that.
He’s not better than MJ but he is top 10. Cmon now
Not even close.
LeChoke will never be better than Jordan
hate how casuals think . if lbj plays to his normal standards and the heat win the series, the public perception on nowitzki never changes and he’d still be known as a playoff dropper. smh
That Year every GOAT Debate ended!!!!
I'm a lebron fan I still love Dirk nowitzki one leg fadeaway
I'm a Laker fan, and I know we got swept by Dallas, but I don't mind it to be quite honest even though it sucks because we're going for the three-peat, but Dirk deserves to win at least one ring, and by golly, he did it masterfully.
Dirk is the best foreigner in the nba, we'll see if luka doncic beats him
They are right are dirk is the best European, hakeem is better to play from the African continent and manu ginobili is better to play from South America :v
"Penetration leads to other problems"
-Rick Carlisle
Wise words
He isn't wrong...
Yeah, like child support lol
Down 15 and you win the game My goodness
Hitting the three pointer in taking Chris bosh with the left hand lay up. no words
It dont matter if dirk had no rings. I've been a fan since the day he put that jersey on.
LeBron wasn't so built coming into Miami from Cleveland. After this series loss he went straight to that weight room and you could tell the difference next year, in his game and his frame 💯
So when he got swept by the Spurs in 07. Why didn't he improve he his game then? Surely he would've started then since he got swept.
@@stkrd1467 He did that why he won the MVP 2 out of the next 3 years
@@stkrd1467 Because it wasn't his fault to get swept buy Spurs. Everyone knows that Cavs team were trash and Spurs were stacked af.
@@marklaw4006 nope..it was because he is Lechoke...and him and his f*cktards fan always saying that are the team fault when they lose.
That is what you call steroids boy
You wanna know why Dirks the greatest, cause he’s a German, beloved in Texas
The 2010-2011 MAVS PLAYOFF TEAM ARE THE MOST UNHERALDED, QUIETEST, and The most underrated Champs in history, THEY BEAT A SOLID BLAZERS TEAM that YEAR THAT EVERYONE EXPECTED A QUICK 1st round exit, the reigning CHAMPS IN THE LAKERS AND SWEPT THEM! And beat FUTURE GREATSa IN KD, WESTBROOK, and Harden in OKC, and of course THE INFAMOUS BIG 3 in their PRIMES! THEY WENT THROUGH THE GAUNTLET AND MIGHT BE THE HARDEST ROAD POSSIBLE TO WIn A CHIP IN HISTORY CONSIDERING THE CARDS DIRK WAS DELT WITH #AMAZING
Is this your king ?
Vincent Chen cant a king not lose to Dirk Nowitzki?
Kingkong
Dirk diggler with the dagger
Vincent Chen yup. 3X NBA Champ, 4X MVP, 16X all star. The list goes on.
@@YvngGoat_ only 3?lol
I like that Marion and Kidd were part of this Mavs team
this is the game that the underdog defeat the super team on their home court, and everyone in the arena shocked
Dirks post moves are sharp and evil
What’s with all the damn commercials
I got at least 5
Best moment as a Mavs Fan starts at 1:21:00 🤘
Sweetest NBA Finals ever. Dirk was that dude. He single-handedly prevented LBj from being considered the greatest ever. What a gutsy postseason.
Dirk was the best NBA player in 2011.
im a huge mavs fan, literally remember watching every game in this playoffs run
Dirk outplayed the “Big 3” in this series. Love to see it. This series is the reason why the Queen will never be the goat you love to see it :)
This series and playoffs proved that a SOLID team will beat a big 3 all day
Dirk diggler with the dagger. What are you doing, the last rides out & LeBron is already getting exposed. Come on NBA
10/10 comment
I like the Boogie Nights reference, great movie, but wtf is this comment?
Mavs dominated down the stretch. Absolute heart. We were the better team period.
You really have to stop spoiling the results of the games in your descriptions/thumbnail images. So many viewers would have never seen these games before and want to watch them without knowing the result.
Never noticed until now that Dwane Casey basically takes over as head coach of Mavs during the run to finish it off. Like, he's standing in front of Carlisle quite literally at certain points. respect to Carlisle for seeing that whatever Casey was calling was working.
Dirk best fadeaway ever
I still remember this game from over 10 years ago media day the day after LeBron James and Dwyane Wade was making fun of Dirk nowitzki and it came back to haunt them in the worst way it almost destroyed LeBron's career until he won a championship next year against the team that was less focused and more younger than the team that they lost to
this is one of the all-time finals series.
Dirk is so nice
DIRK THE GOAT
Worst game in memory, as a Heat fan. What a meltdown. Changed the course of the series.
NBA - please stop posting spoiler titles! We don't want to know the best part of the game in advance!
Dirk Is legendary
Dwyane Wade gives this Dirk 2011 video:
9/10
Lol
Bro Jkidd, mike Finley, Tyson chandler, Shawn Marion and Dirk motherf****ing Nowitzki! That was a squad! Idk how they were so slept on till playoffs.
Dirk Nowitzki!!!!!
No cap this series shows how crucial Ray Allen was to the heats success. It’s Like Lebron seen Ray Allen hitting that shot way before it even happen. That’s what u call basketball IQ, I won’t say Lebron is a better player than Jordan, but his basketball IQ is second to none 💯💯
SN: Why this dude mike Bibby look like he’s trying to forget about a murder that just happen infont of him before the game 🤣
I like how they immediately double teamed dirk whenever he got the ball
dirk is one of the goat too because of these series... He beat lebron, dwade, & bosh all in their prime.
Dude, I really hate the old shot clock reset giving the team a full 24. The change to 14 is so much better.
Dirk was on one 😳
remember Cardinal coming in and knowing this series was over. Never saw coaching like that in 25 years
Nowitzki always has epic clutch shots. Including this.
Finally a video feature for Dirk! #MFFL
and in these finals, dirk accomplished more than lebron and durant ever will.
Chill bro 😭
D Wade did it all in the first half, from monster dunks to mid faded and post hooks then drills the 3 in ISO. Really did all game but Lebron should have let him take over the series he be a 4x champ too.
Hard to win when your "best player" just stands around the 3 point line not setting screens when the ball isn't in his hands
I remember I use to play NBA jam demo on 360 and I'm just now realizing this is the Game
Dirk wiped the floor with all the thugs in 2011💪🏼
Dirk is clutch!
NBA RUclips team...PLEASE cut back on all the ads. Why am I getting an ad stopping the video every 3-7 minutes? Had to close the video at the 33 minute mark. I tried to sit back and enjoy this classic content, but it feels impossible to. Please fix this problem. Thanks.
2011 was the best finals win in my opinion