Dirk Nowitzki in the Clutch - 2011 Playoffs Edition (FULL VERSION)

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  • Re-upload of "Dirk Nowitzki in the Clutch - 2011 Playoffs Edition" complete with footage that my original video missed, such as Dirk's clutch highlights against the Lakers in game 1 (1:25) and his clutch free throws throughout the postseason.
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  • @GOATNowitzki
    @GOATNowitzki  3 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    Watch Dirk Nowitzki's Crowd Silencer Shots vs ALL NBA TEAMS here: th-cam.com/video/QGaHAVfxzqk/w-d-xo.html

  • @FriedrichKNobel
    @FriedrichKNobel 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6878

    Dirk beat the Champion-Lakers with Kobe, then OKC with Harden, Westbrook and Durant and the Heat with Lebron, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh. Its surely one of the greatest playoff runs of all time.

    • @strongkush1268
      @strongkush1268 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Friedrich K. Nobel Duncan

    • @SaltoDaKid
      @SaltoDaKid 5 ปีที่แล้ว +176

      and stack TrailBlazer

    • @joeziadan
      @joeziadan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Right after the 95 Rockets

    • @joeypippin9677
      @joeypippin9677 4 ปีที่แล้ว +123

      And a solid Portland team with Roy

    • @ilrosso8612
      @ilrosso8612 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@Gamevet and so? Football is the most important sport in the world, deal with it. Only americans care about american football, all over the world rugby is more popular.

  • @jarryd8167
    @jarryd8167 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2476

    This is a true example of a human being elevating himself to a level of superhuman performance.

    • @razkable
      @razkable 5 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      I think its what happens when a man figures out after a decade of failures he finally wants to will his team to a title they might lose but he will get them there and see what happens

    • @RIDGEMATIC
      @RIDGEMATIC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Great description. Never seen anything like his playoff run that season and probably never will.
      Mind boggling...

    • @ave1029929551
      @ave1029929551 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Dirk and Jason Terry were absolute gods in this run

    • @Shortskeez
      @Shortskeez 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hope you’re not as big of a toolbag now as you were 2 years ago when you made this stupid ass comment. Go play in traffic if you haven’t already.

    • @clutch7548
      @clutch7548 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Shortskeez LMAO no surprise you admit yourself that you lack talent
      And your clearly arent a basketball player or you’d understand what shooting is about

  • @jan279
    @jan279 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3663

    I'm not a Mavs fan, but this has got to be the best championship run I've ever witnessed, watching Dirk go through all those superstars while not having a single teammate who got named an All-Star that year is truly marvelous.

    • @isaiahburrell7511
      @isaiahburrell7511 5 ปีที่แล้ว +143

      Fr this got to be the best ring man

    • @urMomsTOYBOY
      @urMomsTOYBOY 5 ปีที่แล้ว +181

      Very true plus the fact that most of his known teammates that time are all veterans so obviously not anymore at their prime. Respect!

    • @loveofmangos001
      @loveofmangos001 5 ปีที่แล้ว +106

      Remember that game against the Thunder? 24 free throws without a miss.

    • @xXRazorbacksXx
      @xXRazorbacksXx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +158

      @@urMomsTOYBOY That's the truth. Dallas that year was pretty much just a bunch of old dudes tryna get a ring.

    • @HJ-ne1gx
      @HJ-ne1gx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      @@xXRazorbacksXx not just any old dudes. Had guys like Jason Kidd and DPOY Tyson Chandler.

  • @textbook1263
    @textbook1263 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2008

    It's time that people start calling this for what it is. This is one of the top 2 sustained periods of playoff form ever in NBA history. Simply unreal and he knocked off OKC, Defending Champion Lakers AND heavily favoured Big 3 Heat to do it.
    Unreal.

    • @mattmoots71
      @mattmoots71 5 ปีที่แล้ว +138

      Markus Elstob They didnt just beat the lakers. THEY SWEPT EM! So good

    • @gravitykat714
      @gravitykat714 5 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      Got credit them for beating Portland. LMA,Aldridge and Batum at there best

    • @gravitykat714
      @gravitykat714 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      I meant Brandon Roy not Aldridge a second time

    • @cflo1386
      @cflo1386 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Agreed, this was pure clutch in all series, Dirk was a monster, more impressive than any other superstar in history of the nba.

    • @fsasasababa5597
      @fsasasababa5597 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      1. Chandler was awesome but he is a roleplayer
      2. Kidd was washed up
      of course he had a Team but not another star player@Joseph Kony - child kidnapper WarLord Prophet

  • @mveytia
    @mveytia 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1250

    Dirk was a man on a mission that year. Everyone who wasn't blinded by the Heat's big 3 could see what was coming. Monster Dirk, plus a team of hungry vets dying for a ring, and Carlisle out-coaching everyone. I'll remember 2011 for the rest of my life.

    • @NoName-pp5kr
      @NoName-pp5kr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      No one saw this lmao, many people including me thought Portland would upset them. They got upset as the second seed the year before and one of their main guys Caron butler was injured, Dirk was just big time tbh

    • @Manu-qq2im
      @Manu-qq2im 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Dirk did great but them boys were hungrier than the heat. Imagine Terry outplaying lebron and bosh. Only Dwade showed out in that series.

    • @razkable
      @razkable 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      the way the mavs in the loaded west went 10-1 from game 5 of the 1st round to game 1 of the nba finals vs teams of port la and okc each with at 2 all stars each is pretty nuts ...what a run..

    • @Posterharpua
      @Posterharpua 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      In hindsight, it wasn't that crazy to see it coming. Mavs were the 2 seed but if you recall, Dirk missed 10 or 11 games to injury and had he played, they probably would have been the 1 seed. Another side point....Caron Butler was on this championship team but he was injured before the playoffs! what a deep squad that was!

    • @bigred9991
      @bigred9991 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Dallas played like a team and the Heat were still learning how to play like that. I thought Dallas was going to lose like they did in 2006. Wade shooting free throws but in 2011 it was LeBron and wade. I thought for sure that them 2 would shoot at least 30 free throws a game. In 06 wade shot over 20 a game in the 4 wins by the Heat.

  • @michaeldelcano9436
    @michaeldelcano9436 5 ปีที่แล้ว +630

    4:10 "if I'm Serge Ibaka, I'm naming my first son, Dirk." LOLS

  • @JesusFreak7581
    @JesusFreak7581 3 ปีที่แล้ว +251

    A decade later, the greatest playoff run I’ve ever seen

    • @djroberts6792
      @djroberts6792 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Because it was.

    • @ronnysharma6767
      @ronnysharma6767 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Luka says hold my beer

  • @renceilaya3562
    @renceilaya3562 3 ปีที่แล้ว +257

    Dirk in his prime is one of the most unstoppable players I've seen.

    • @ghostmiko5762
      @ghostmiko5762 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Him and Tim Duncan are so slept on

    • @HitchcockNScully
      @HitchcockNScully ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Patrick Beverly can lock them both for sure

    • @bradleye660
      @bradleye660 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ^ Pat Bev could absolutely not lock up Dirk. He was going to get his shots no matter what.

    • @LeStephanie69
      @LeStephanie69 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@bradleye660it’s a joke relax

    • @yoss3l755
      @yoss3l755 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@LeStephanie69was about to say... Pat Bev is like 188cm and Dirk is 213cm. I've got 10cm on Bev and Dirk has 15cm on me. Would be extremely hard to guard someone that tall.

  • @joaobrito2653
    @joaobrito2653 3 ปีที่แล้ว +375

    Look at the shots this man was making. That fadeaway was legitimately unstoppable. Didn’t matter he was slow, he was gonna get to his spot and there was nothing you could do about it

    • @jeptime657
      @jeptime657 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      pretty much the same with Larry Bird. He looked really slow as compared to other players, and yet...

    • @karlcorrz
      @karlcorrz 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Only thing you can do, is hope he misses

    • @liamsmith2340
      @liamsmith2340 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      it was luck, he could only do it once😏

    • @joaobrito2653
      @joaobrito2653 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@liamsmith2340 not luck, its maturity. He just
      Got old after. You dont luck out and sweep the defending champs, beat the team that made the finals the year after and beat the heat big 3

    • @liamsmith2340
      @liamsmith2340 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@joaobrito2653 Stop that famous excuse he was too old bs.
      He couldn't do it multiple times, just luck😏

  • @JohnnyTiDo
    @JohnnyTiDo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +841

    His performance in the 2011 playoffs is the greatest single playoff performance I've ever seen. I recall Serge Ibaka gave him no space yet Dirk kept scoring cause he was unstoppable. That Dallas team was incredible to watch with Kidd at point, Shawn Marion, the Jet, Chandler, & Dirk + their solid role players.

    • @anandchahal6063
      @anandchahal6063 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      JohnnyTiDo d wade had a better performance

    • @MrWaffel
      @MrWaffel 6 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      If you can call choking in the finals a performance, then yes, d wade had a better performance.

    • @Michael-ty5pq
      @Michael-ty5pq 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      wade probaly had the best finals peformace in nba history in 06, but dirk had the best PLAYOFFS to finals performance in nba history

    • @darylraymundo9406
      @darylraymundo9406 6 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      Refs had better performance than wade in '06

    • @CB-cp9kf
      @CB-cp9kf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Man thats when serge was a DPOY candidate too. His hand was basically touching dirks face and he was splashing it anyways. Right there with u JohnnyTiDo. Might be the best playoff performance ive ever seen

  • @MarcellusWallace91
    @MarcellusWallace91 3 ปีที่แล้ว +316

    Since MJ, I think this is the greatest Playoff performance I have witnessed. Man that dude was balling out. German Legend.

    • @loverofhumanity
      @loverofhumanity 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      it was better than jordan. This is the single greatest playoff performance I've ever seen.

    • @stevonwhite8933
      @stevonwhite8933 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Hakeem’s or Dirk’s, it’s really a toss-up

    • @KevinSmith-fo1sf
      @KevinSmith-fo1sf ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ​@@stevonwhite8933Dirk better

    • @ndnd7614
      @ndnd7614 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      KD is better

    • @johnmaynard3463
      @johnmaynard3463 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@ndnd7614 KD has never put up a clutch playoff run like this in his dreams. MJ never even went through a gauntlet like this by himself with so many clutch wins.

  • @ThatGuyWalter
    @ThatGuyWalter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    If you like basketball, how can you possibly not like Dirk? What a player. 👏🏼

  • @Phown1337
    @Phown1337 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    i was 15 when i watched this series. dirk was on a MISSION and that dallas team was MEAN. barea, stojakovic, marion, chandler, kidd, terry. all of those guys stepped up when they needed to. truly deserved championship.

  • @JavierArochoVega
    @JavierArochoVega 5 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    That end watching Nowitski raising his hands celebrating made me cry!!!
    He was just unstoppable, unmatchable and unguardable...
    He deserved that chip years before and Shaq and Wade were the only ones who took the first chip out of Dallas hands...
    But Nowitski was like fine wine who get better and then came back even more unstoppable and destroyed Kobe, Westbrook, Durant, Wade, Lebron and everyone who get in the path...
    I remember the happiness of seeing him winning a championship because he deserved it and fought like the best player that year...
    We witnessed the greatest road to championship since MJ leaved the NBA...
    Thank God for letting us to enjoy such a gifted player who was simply unbelievable...

  • @bigred9991
    @bigred9991 5 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    I grew up in Dallas and it's no secret that Texas as a whole is a football state. But in Dallas the Mavericks are loved the same as the Cowboys. Dirk is truly a once in a life time player on and off the court. A real class act.

    • @kevinthomes1046
      @kevinthomes1046 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      The Mavericks don't compare to the Cowboys in love. Dirk does though.

    • @Hbmjay99
      @Hbmjay99 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Mavericks taking it this year city finna be live

  • @manifacetwit
    @manifacetwit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I will never forget the Game 2 Finals comeback sequence and Dirk's lefty lay-up at the end to win the game for as long as I live. Thanks Dirk for the memories

    • @dinicti
      @dinicti 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Agree, and as nice a recap this video is, the tension, ridicule, and heroic comeback was a layer not captured, but is a special memory for us fans!

  • @cflo1386
    @cflo1386 5 ปีที่แล้ว +608

    Best playoffs and Finals performance in the last two decades. This is how you're suppose to win championships KD.

    • @mig50cc
      @mig50cc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      I hold Dirk with his 1 ring in much higher esteem than Durant with his 2 (and probably more) rings. In fact, Durant can win 5 more rings with the Warriors and imho Dirk will still be the better player and, more importantly, better man.

    • @esketitesketit1658
      @esketitesketit1658 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Dumb fucks like you can’t admit kd carries tf out of okc. Russ ballhog ass is why they lost.

    • @evileyegaming405
      @evileyegaming405 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Can say the same thing for lebums rings then

    • @davidENGaged
      @davidENGaged 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Take good notes KD

    • @FlipFreedom1997
      @FlipFreedom1997 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      David Eng he did and he did it 2 years in a row

  • @drakko2591
    @drakko2591 5 ปีที่แล้ว +184

    Dirk was the best player in the playoffs for this entire run and I don’t think it was close. The man scored 48 on 12/15 shooting incredible

    • @jayteacooksfood2045
      @jayteacooksfood2045 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      He went freaking 24/24 from the FT that game, literal insanity.

    • @DaxTheRipperX
      @DaxTheRipperX 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah he was on a hot streak with free throws. People were waiting to see when he'd miss one.

    • @lv_lambo3162
      @lv_lambo3162 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@jayteacooksfood2045the first time they played the heat in the championship and got robbed D Wade went to the line 36 times in the 3rd game smh shit pissed me off. The NBA was bailing the Heat out. Dirk earned every single one of his free throws tho

    • @TiagoGomez-hb9te
      @TiagoGomez-hb9te 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@lv_lambo3162 Oh yeah, 2006 NBA Finals was so rigged. 2011 was also rigged...

  • @darrylmata4025
    @darrylmata4025 6 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Well deserved win for a hard-working man who's been through so much in his career. Will never forget this magical run by Dirk.

  • @pangdogmichael
    @pangdogmichael 6 ปีที่แล้ว +567

    shame that getting schooled by Dirk didn't inspire KD to do the same thing

    • @sonofaballer96
      @sonofaballer96 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      KD swept Dirk after this

    • @connorkirk1365
      @connorkirk1365 5 ปีที่แล้ว +157

      @@sonofaballer96 think he means stick with his team and win a hard fought championship

    • @TheSupradvr
      @TheSupradvr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      KD took the easy way out and will always be remembered for that

    • @kurtcometa4818
      @kurtcometa4818 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@sonofaballer96 thats not the point

    • @kevinkohoutek995
      @kevinkohoutek995 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@sonofaballer96 pretty sure that was when dirk had the knee and ankle injury and wasn’t the same after that .
      I believe he had to have 3 surgeries when the season was over

  • @fedg7510
    @fedg7510 5 ปีที่แล้ว +267

    From 2000 to 2018, this Mavericks team was the only team to only roster 1 all-star. Yet they defeated countless all stars along the way.

    • @josefrancisco4178
      @josefrancisco4178 5 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      Fed G that's why I find it hilarious when they tried to excuse LeBron in 2017, when the warriors had ONE more all star.
      Like bitch, Dirk beat 3 SUPERSTARS by himself, LeBron, Wade and Bosh, so don't tell it's impossible for the "goat" to beat a team with just one more all star

    • @ljpal18
      @ljpal18 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I'm pretty sure Nash was an all star for Dallas in that period and dallas in the 2000s till this year always had an above average team. Solid coaching and fringe all stars and reliable role players

    • @callmeishmael369
      @callmeishmael369 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Josh Howard was an allstar in 2006

    • @Alex-zv8vr
      @Alex-zv8vr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Jason Kidd was an all-star 2008 and 2010

    • @Alex-zv8vr
      @Alex-zv8vr 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      ^(He's a 10x all-star but those are the years he was an all-star while on the mavs in the 2000's)

  • @badaboum2
    @badaboum2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    What made this Dirk more dangerous is how strong his driving game, especially going to his left, was during this playoff run. Look at all those sweet lefty scoop layups when defenders were trying to stick close to guard his patented turnaround. If he couldn't punish their over-comitment to his jump shooting, he'd have lost a lot.

  • @chrismatchneer2445
    @chrismatchneer2445 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    This run was one best individual player runs to a chip i have seen. He carried that team in the last 2 minutes of games he was deadly

  • @TheHomieTitz
    @TheHomieTitz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    Well deserved ring

  • @Underratedmen
    @Underratedmen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    My man Dirk was unstoppable. What a legend.

  • @kevincharles1983
    @kevincharles1983 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Born and raised in Dallas Tx. 2011 will ALWAYS be remembered. What Dirk has and is continuing to do for our city is amazing. More athletes should take a page from that man's book. True romodel

    • @otaviofrn_adv
      @otaviofrn_adv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Like he said, he was born a german, but became a texan

    • @xctkillaprodigyx2586
      @xctkillaprodigyx2586 ปีที่แล้ว

      Damn kid you got me feeling old. Born in 1995 always trips me out to see someone born in the 2010s. Fuck me Ill be 60 before I know it.

    • @Weezy10580
      @Weezy10580 ปีที่แล้ว

      What’s a romodel?

  • @srenkierkegaard6433
    @srenkierkegaard6433 3 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    This is how I wish Porzingis plays

    • @kade5005
      @kade5005 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      We all feel this way smh

    • @ethanjordan1207
      @ethanjordan1207 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Amen

    • @Happy23913
      @Happy23913 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He can, if he’s willing to work with Dirk and Dirk’s Coach/aka Shot Doctor!

    • @neurowayne
      @neurowayne 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was so excited when Porzingis was traded to Mavs. It was like a dream come true and best news of that year. Look at him now... I hope he realize Mavs are very disappointed

  • @tubenachos
    @tubenachos 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    His fadeaway was just as unstoppable as Kareem's skyhook.

  • @dhay03
    @dhay03 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Game 4 vs. OKC is legendary. What a performance.

    • @manfredbaedke7599
      @manfredbaedke7599 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I sometimes watch it when I feel the need to psych up.

    • @SocraticMind89
      @SocraticMind89 ปีที่แล้ว

      Only Rivals GAME 2 of the finals that same year and BOTH WHERE COME FROM BEHIND WINS TOO!

    • @thepuzzycatzz4313
      @thepuzzycatzz4313 ปีที่แล้ว

      Watched that game live on TV. Still one of the most memorable games I've ever watched and I'm not a Mavs fan lol. That contorted fadeaway he did in the 4th qtr comeback was unreal

  • @vitzveer
    @vitzveer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Dirk was, more or less, "in the zone" through out that playoff run.

    • @chibill467
      @chibill467 ปีที่แล้ว

      the longest Zone I've seen any player was in

  • @justindavis4609
    @justindavis4609 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Dirk put this team on his back and mowed over some all time greats. This is probably the most impressive playoff performance, beginning to end, that I have ever witnessed. Truly magnificent!

    • @Aoughi
      @Aoughi 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      People underrate a bit the team s contribution. Without shawn marion in defense for example they never win anything.

    • @stevenwhiters8928
      @stevenwhiters8928 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aoughi lol their defense so underrated Dirk was a monster but kawhi raptors… Was easily more impressed Dirk just got more free throws

  • @antj2k1
    @antj2k1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I smiled so much watching this

  • @javierreyes5773
    @javierreyes5773 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Whenever im having a bad day i come here.

  • @kevincharles1983
    @kevincharles1983 6 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    2011 Mavs the definition of a TEAM.!

  • @davidvlado4253
    @davidvlado4253 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Most underrated legend ever. This playoff run needs to be talked about more. He carried that team. Went through a stacked western conference... And LBJ Wade and Bosh 😐 (all in primes)

  • @danieltonga6052
    @danieltonga6052 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Game 2 in the 2011 finals was probably the greatest game I ever watched live (on TV). Such a magical moment and unforgettable comeback.

    • @gilbertjohnson3622
      @gilbertjohnson3622 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I went from thinking Miami is gonna sweep them to “oh shit Dallas is still in this”

  • @Ivander85
    @Ivander85 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I'm a die hard Spurs fan but I never was able to hate Dirk. Didn't like Jason Terry, didn't like Mark Cuban, but Dirk I could never dislike. What a legend!

    • @blumpkinexcalibur7523
      @blumpkinexcalibur7523 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's what a lot of people who hate the Yankees say about Jeter

  • @rhoieeichstadt8406
    @rhoieeichstadt8406 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Cant believe its 10yrs already,,time flies so fast

  • @charlesmartel6108
    @charlesmartel6108 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The guy torched the reigning champs LAL, the OKC with 2 stars and 1 rising star, AND THE FUCKIN BIG3 HEAT. Hands down, the most valuable RING of all time.

  • @b.s.3000
    @b.s.3000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    2011 Dirk was unguardable. I remember watching him, through out the season, in awe. That mid-range fade was nigh unblockable. He could drive, finish at the rim and play solid inside defense...If you ask me, him and Tim Duncan are neck to neck as top PF of all time.

  • @michaelacherino
    @michaelacherino ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Dirk Nowitzki, Playoff run in 2009 against the Denver Nuggets was epic…Nikola Jokic’s current playoff run reminds me of that series…Hopefully it will have the same result…Denver in 5…Larry Bird, Dirk Nowitzki and Nikola Jokic made the Shot’s from anywhere on the court that we’re nearly impossible and could be relied upon night after night…Much Respect Dirk Nowitzki…You we’re truly a pleasure to watch…Carried Yourself Very Well…Todays players don’t know how to handle success and could learn a thing from you all about class acts…

  • @OneDollaBill88
    @OneDollaBill88 6 ปีที่แล้ว +265

    Dirk and also his title is soo underrated. He destroyed, fully loaded LAL, POR, OKC and MIA ... no champion in recent years had more competition! He killed Kobe, Gasol, Roy, Aldridge, Westbrook, Harden, Durant, Wade, James and Bosh by his own! Only Champ I remember, who won a Championship as the only Starplayer!? Best Shooting Big Man of All Time! One of the Best Scorers of All Time! One of the Best Clutch Players of All Time! -> not even to be considered as Top 10 Player?

    • @Adam-tt5cs
      @Adam-tt5cs 6 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      I think you could put Olajuwon on that single starplayer winning the title in 1994, that's about it that I know of. Also, on the way to the title beating all stars like Malone, Stockton, Barkley, Kevin Johnson, Ewing, Drexler, Rod Strickland. But I'm not sure if any one player could match Dirk's performances in the 4th Q in 2011.

    • @adrianpeterson5171
      @adrianpeterson5171 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I agree man it was crazy! But I dont feel like he did it all by himself that team was something special even though they weren’t all stars the team was deep they all scored and played well when it counted

    • @marquessmith7428
      @marquessmith7428 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Savage Cabbage Clyde Drexler was traded to the Rockets in the middle of the 94-95 season prior to winning the 1995 NBA Finals vs. Shaq, Penny & the Magic. Clyde the Glide is my favorite NBA player of all-time.

    • @indashadow1
      @indashadow1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      i got him in my top 15 as like 15th

    • @Posterharpua
      @Posterharpua 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He's firmly in the top 20 of all time only because he didn't win multiple rings. Had he won another ring or two, he'd easily be top 15, imo. Mavs failed him by not giving him better teams and the refs robbed him in 06. Dirk and Nash should have at least won 2 rings together. oh well, at least he got his one ring and it was the sweetest championship in recent memory.

  • @markbay9275
    @markbay9275 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Saw it all live. He was unstoppable this year.

  • @earth2death
    @earth2death 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Dirk running up the court with his hands up knowing that he won the championship is iconic as hell "and that should do it for the DALLAS MAVERICKS"

    • @quincyweaver52
      @quincyweaver52 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I love that part and then the clock hits 00:00 and he climbs over and goes to the tunnel to go to the back , they had to bring him back out to hold up the trophy.
      A year later when Miami wins , the LeBron commercial comes on of the championship ring being custom made and the ring maker looks on the 📺 and they replay the part with Nowitzki arms up " AND THAT SHOULD DO IT FOR THE DALLAS MAVERICKS! "

  • @deandrethompson1366
    @deandrethompson1366 5 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Thank god someone recognize how great this playoff run was could easily be one of the greatest of all time they ran through Portland destroyed the lakers and okc and the big 3 in Miami but they constantly say Lebron didn’t show up honestly no team in that playoffs could have stop dirk and the mavs that year

    • @sofakingonmynuts1438
      @sofakingonmynuts1438 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah, nobody had any effect on his shot that year, when he missed it was his fault not the defense

  • @lpCHEVlps311
    @lpCHEVlps311 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    My man was straight up UNSTOPPABLE in the '11 Finals... how many of those shots he dropped off a skyscraper and the net didn't even move... idk if I've ever seen another professional athlete completely put his team on his back and dominate multiple FUTURE HoFers and 2 players in the GOAT conversation in a single postseason run. It was magical. 2011 was an amazing year once you add in the St Louis Cardinals magical run to the WS championship, and the Patriots absurd run to 18 and... oops 😬

  • @PhatMattress20
    @PhatMattress20 6 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    Cant believe this was 6 years ago

    • @rudy1999
      @rudy1999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      More like 10 lol

    • @mrlekingasghedom6583
      @mrlekingasghedom6583 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      10 years

    • @justinmiguel5936
      @justinmiguel5936 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cant believe these two didnt look at the comment properly

    • @PetardeWoez
      @PetardeWoez 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rudy1999 do you understand how time works?

  • @TheKeegananator
    @TheKeegananator 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Now that he is retired, I’ll have to lean on these throwbacks from now on😥

  • @Goxilla
    @Goxilla 6 ปีที่แล้ว +358

    I wish they would have kept the team together for 2-3 more years

    • @josiahthibodeaux
      @josiahthibodeaux 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      And remember how they didn't even have Butler for this run?

    • @luissyquia
      @luissyquia 5 ปีที่แล้ว +100

      Not resigning Tyson chandler is one of mark cubans dumbest moves. Why break up a championship team??

    • @Myblacknadz
      @Myblacknadz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      the cast was old.

    • @kielvlogs4755
      @kielvlogs4755 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mavs win on Lakers 4-1in WC 2nd round i remember this year back in 2011

    • @MirajulMohammadAndonJr
      @MirajulMohammadAndonJr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@kielvlogs4755 Nope they swept the lakers

  • @Cornelius87
    @Cornelius87 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The most satisfying finals and playoff run that I can remember from any team, Dirk and Terry will always be an inspiration not giving up and fighting year after year knowing they would get a chance at revenge.

  • @javierrios4647
    @javierrios4647 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    came to watch this after his final home game. Im a rockets fan but i have so much respect for dirk and what he has done for the sport of basketball. God Speed

  • @aaa-dk6jr
    @aaa-dk6jr ปีที่แล้ว +15

    His one ring is worth more then Durants and Lebrons combined.

    • @MagnusTNT
      @MagnusTNT 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Lebrons heat rings yes, but not the cav one

  • @mihailodedijer530
    @mihailodedijer530 5 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    My god did they come back from -10 in the 4th q of every single game????

    • @pleaserewind295
      @pleaserewind295 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Very well coached team.

    • @xXRazorbacksXx
      @xXRazorbacksXx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      They had a lot of ridiculous comebacks during the run against OKC and Miami for sure. They were absolutely nails in the 4th while other teams fell apart.

    • @Xorgrim
      @Xorgrim 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      almost, and I think I remember, Dirk scored double digits in every 4th quarter.

    • @aussiemika1
      @aussiemika1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Dirk before the start of every 4th quarter in that playoff run: “We are down by 10? Ok, hold my beer”

  • @energyandt9004
    @energyandt9004 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Definitely one of the greatest playoffs runs!
    2011 dirk was legit crazy

  • @amanzeaharanwa84
    @amanzeaharanwa84 6 ปีที่แล้ว +255

    This video is ridiculous. 5 minutes in and ive seen 20 all time ridiculous shots somehow go in and barely hit the net.

    • @Slimebal_7
      @Slimebal_7 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I think Dirk Nowitzki was the best contested shooter of all time

    • @FoxyChariot
      @FoxyChariot 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      7H Gino Kevin Durant and Kobe are up there as well. KD because he's 7 feet too and Kobe because he's Kobe.

    • @martinmyers5748
      @martinmyers5748 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@FoxyChariot Kobe maybe. Durant, no.

    • @ajthelion0485
      @ajthelion0485 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Joseph Kony - child kidnapper WarLord Prophet im a massive dirk fan but curry is the best shooter of all time

    • @mufidlassissi5058
      @mufidlassissi5058 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Joseph Kony - child kidnapper WarLord Prophet what an idiot. curry was a great shooter since his rookie season considering he broke the record for rookie 3s in a season while shooting 43% 3fg as a rookie and that was in 2009 ray allens era. please spare me. hand checking dont stop 30 footers . you try guarding him that up you'll get exposed. how tf do you expect him to be the goat shooter in his 1st 2 seasons. and he was well on his way. superteam? kd made it a sup[erteam. curry broke the record for 3s ina season in 2013 man before klay was relevant and draymond was a rookie . thats the superteam?

  • @lamontmelrose7640
    @lamontmelrose7640 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Bruh, Dirk was that dude!! 20 years from now, there's gonna be reaction videos about a big man who shot that thang!! Kick out leg fade aways ARE STILL DONE by other players...professional and otherwise...salute Dirk, I respected your game and time in the league...I'm hella glad u got a ring too! I wished Nash would've been with you when u did, but nevertheless...u did it bro, much love and respect. #4ever41

  • @Buwi24
    @Buwi24 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    2021 and still give me chills

  • @pestel5766
    @pestel5766 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Deam, Dirk won a NBA title, after winning against Kobe, Gasol-Lakers, Durant, Westbrook, Harden-OKC and at the end against King James, Wade and Bosh- Heat... deam, thats the toughest NBA Championship ever won... a team with one All-Star wins against every other team with at least 2 allstars

  • @blumpkinexcalibur7523
    @blumpkinexcalibur7523 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That 20-2 run at the end of game 2 of the finals to prevent a 0-2 series deficit, on the road nonetheless, is legendary

  • @chiragkamra7454
    @chiragkamra7454 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That 15 point comeback in less than 7 minutes in Game 2 is probably the major reason I fell in love with the game.

    • @littlechange540
      @littlechange540 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Chirag Kamra
      Me too, I came to watch the big 3, with all the hype. Didn’t know much about basketball 🏀 and Dirk and Mavericks put on such a clutch entertaining beat down on some young boisterous star players.

    • @littlechange540
      @littlechange540 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Turned me into a basketball 🏀 fan.
      Hey a shoutout to young men, because sooner or later they kick us old men to the curb and they say “Sit down old man it’s my turn”

    • @manfredbaedke7599
      @manfredbaedke7599 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      They got me after game 2 of the lakers' sweep, when I read the news here in Germany and asked myself: "what's happening there in the British colonies?" Then I bought an NBA league pass and had several sleepless nights. Astonishing team play.

  • @345legoman
    @345legoman 6 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    German Jesus. 'Nuff said.

    • @drewski103
      @drewski103 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought that was the hitler

  • @t3xasfan4life80
    @t3xasfan4life80 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is no doubt one of the, if not the greatest playoff run by a player and a team in NBA history. Dirk is a GOAT and in my top two favorite players of all time behind MJ. What he did throughout his career with no superstar teammate and only a one-time All-Star in Josh Howard early in his career is remarkable because everyone else had a sidekick or two and he was loyal to Dallas. He will forever be loved for what he did on and off the court and the statue they built for him is well-deserved.

  • @Oetti
    @Oetti 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    They had an impressive roster that year, tremendous 3-pt shooters in Nowitzki, Stojaković, Jason Terry, also JJ Barea and Kidd are decent at 3-pointers...but Dirk was still absolutely the engine of that victorious 2010-11 Dallas team. Countless amazing performances, especially some of those point totals against OKC who featured three total superstars (Westbrook, Durant and Harden) of their own...congrats Dirk and thank you for that amazing run! As I write this he is probably in his final season. Maybe one more year...his best is behind him, but his performances in the 2011 playoffs are immortal!

  • @FZero2daMAX
    @FZero2daMAX ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I can't stop laughing at how absurd some of these shots look on camera and he just makes them all. Phenomenal stuff.

  • @marquessmith7428
    @marquessmith7428 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Dirk's 2011 playoff run made me a fan of his as beforehand, I didn't think he'd win one as I didn't think he had the physical & mental toughness to get his team to the Promise Land. He showed me things I didn't see in years prior during that playoff run that I never saw beforehand.

    • @razkable
      @razkable 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      its why I hate when people say he should of won more than 1 ring..well no cause from 2000-2010 and 2011 onwards hes been pretty soft..2011 was the one season he played tough

    • @johncasino4399
      @johncasino4399 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@razkable Wtf? When was Dirk soft? Even Kobe acknowledges Dirk as someone who’s extremely competitive. You’re talking about somebody who never left his team even though he could’ve gone elsewhere to win more. Fuck out of here with that nonsense.

    • @calvarius7able
      @calvarius7able ปีที่แล้ว

      Dirk always performed better in the playoffs. 07 and 06 were obviously disappointing years but he was always a clutch player. And I’d argue his prime years were 05-09, it’s just unfortunate he didn’t win a ring during that time.

  • @sirmi9868
    @sirmi9868 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This just gave me the chills most games comming from behind the count and still winning, that playoff he was just possesed amazing to watch how that maverick team performed specially my favorite player since sir Charles Barkley, the great Nowitzky

    • @Aoughi
      @Aoughi 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Possesed. Yes . That's the right word. Thx

  • @KevyWhit
    @KevyWhit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This playoff run showed what great individual skill can do when surrounded by good role players that mesh.

  • @blackbond2406
    @blackbond2406 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I’m sorry but this run was more impressive than Jokics. Despite all those triple doubles. The caliber of teams Dirk took down wow

  • @bigred9991
    @bigred9991 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I loved every second of Dirk just serving that German Sausage for D. Wade and Leflop.

  • @MaiBigButt
    @MaiBigButt ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love that he's demanding for the ball and delivering shot after shots.

  • @Nfs-bf5pv
    @Nfs-bf5pv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Untouchable, he’s lived a good career

  • @ButtNutt179
    @ButtNutt179 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is the most dominant playoff run commanded by a single player in history. The guy was unguardable

  • @MUBlue1124
    @MUBlue1124 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Hard to think of a better playoff performance than Dirk in 2011

    • @BullyMaguire387
      @BullyMaguire387 ปีที่แล้ว

      OKC Thunder 2016 if they completed the championship run, they did beat 67 win Spurs, faced 73 win Warriors and should face Lebron Cavs if they didn't blow 3-1 lead to Warriors, if KD completed that run that year, KD and his whole Thunder team would easily be hardest ring earned ever and will top this 2011 Mavs ring.

    • @gerritlullau8174
      @gerritlullau8174 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BullyMaguire387 Nah KD had Russ, Ibaka and bunch of good role players around him

    • @BullyMaguire387
      @BullyMaguire387 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gerritlullau8174 And their road to Finals are 67 Spurs who's only homr loss that year is againts Warriors, Warriors with 73-9 record and Lebron Cavs with Kyrie and Love. No team can beat this teams if they exist in different years/seasons. That's like compressing 3 title favorites in one season and now tell me how is not harder road than 2011 Mavs. LMAO 😂

    • @gerritlullau8174
      @gerritlullau8174 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@BullyMaguire387 OKC blew a 3-1 lead so stop "should've , would've" non sense. It didn't happen and thats a fact

    • @BullyMaguire387
      @BullyMaguire387 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gerritlullau8174 You don't comprehend what I said? I'm just explaining that OKC's road is harder than Mavs. Learn to read and understand, I didn't even said "would've should've" cause my point is 67 Spurs, 73 Warriors and Lebron Cavs is one of the hardest road for any team. LEARN. TO. READ. AND. UNDERSTAND. LMAOOOO 🤡🤣🙌

  • @skahler
    @skahler 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love how Nowitzki could just slow the game down and make it look so easy. So chill lol

    • @ceciladams4882
      @ceciladams4882 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He doesn't let the game dictate his pace

  • @denji5368
    @denji5368 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    They swept the Lakers lol. Terry and Stojakovic went in the zone in the 4th game. That was incredible.

  • @nashpotatoez1631
    @nashpotatoez1631 5 ปีที่แล้ว +281

    Dirk one ring > Durant’s two rings

    • @marcom667
      @marcom667 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      What does KD have to do with this oh and also what about lebron

    • @Posterharpua
      @Posterharpua 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@marcom667 LeBron gets serious props for that CLE ring. his Heat rings were not as impressive.

    • @user-fj9gg5jx5z
      @user-fj9gg5jx5z 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Marco M KD got schooled by dirk and actually KD elevated his shot thanks to that dirk one leg fade away. What KD could have learned too is that Dirk gave his heart out to win those playoffs, KD threw OKC and Westbrook under the bus to win with a team that eliminated them on the conference finals when they were winning 3-1.... KD never had to give his heart out cuz he always had backup hence his 2 rings not being that much appraised by the league in general. He won it with the fucking GSW what a surprise 😂

    • @davidevans2992
      @davidevans2992 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Stockton/Malone/Barkley/Iverson/Ewing ZERO rings > KD's two rings

    • @Bfrank98
      @Bfrank98 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Lebrons 2 Miami rings and Mickey mouse ring (I'll not include the Cleveland ring even tho GS was missing players) < Dirks 1 ring

  • @RIDGEMATIC
    @RIDGEMATIC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I'll never forget this playoff run. Unbelievable. Dirk was a GOAT

  • @aaron_ggg
    @aaron_ggg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Some of these game-time situational shots are what makes crunch-time in basketball the most entertaining moment in sports. Dirk's run in this championship chase is a perfect example. One of the most entertaining playoff runs I've ever seen in the history of the sport

  • @BrokeSpike
    @BrokeSpike 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love how demoralized and extinguished the defenders look when Dirk just rises over them and hits a well contested shot like its nothing.

  • @flipadipa2371
    @flipadipa2371 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    He had been underrated for a long Time. In 2011 he showed that he was one of the greatest in NBA

  • @seanmander
    @seanmander 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This was so fun to watch

  • @Sandman1724
    @Sandman1724 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    One of the best individual playoff runs EVER!

  • @aaron_ggg
    @aaron_ggg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Game 4 of the west finals (4:38) is some of the most clutch shooting I've ever seen. Bananas. Really follow what happened here. I don't need to explain any further, if you know you know

  • @Activision24
    @Activision24 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was a Heat fan but I'm not even mad he won the Finals. He deserved it for his legendary career. He was flying on the ground. What a player ! 👏🏽

  • @ramramcomcom3240
    @ramramcomcom3240 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Greatest single player postseason run,ever!

    • @brooklynnlumpkins518
      @brooklynnlumpkins518 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Can't tell me this don't look like the bucks this year

  • @dsworld5891
    @dsworld5891 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I loved watching every minute of this.

  • @F28B
    @F28B 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Being from north Texas and a mavericks fan he was amazing to watch in the mid 2000's up to this point

  • @vancealmighty
    @vancealmighty 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    When people talk shit about LeBron during this period it's not because of "The Decision", it's because of his performance in this Finals. Him and Dwayne laughing at Dirk, making fun of his illness is all you need to see or know about that year's Heat. The media had already given them the title before they played a game, and they played like they were waiting for the coronation the entire series. Nobody took the Mavs seriously. Meanwhile, Dirk and the Mavericks were hell bent on finally making a Finals appearance after years of futility in the playoffs (with three of the previous four years ending in the first round, including the 6th seed '07 Warriors shocking the world against a 67 win Maverick team). Everything finally came together for them, and it was an amazing thing to see. One of the all-time great players.

  • @tonystretch1347
    @tonystretch1347 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Dirk got thru a murders row of hall of famers for that title ten years ago… played like a true champ ! He’s the man down here! Respek…

  • @Christopher._M
    @Christopher._M 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dirk was truly clutch! Especially in that OKC and miami series

  • @taxationistheft7047
    @taxationistheft7047 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Most valuable ring of all time. My man beat kobe while still being in his tail end prime, KD,harden and Westbrook, and the lebron, Wade and bosh heat? That’s insane

  • @nightdonutstudio
    @nightdonutstudio 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    amazing.

  • @dreamsoda897
    @dreamsoda897 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This and DWade's 2006 playoffs run were truly astounding

  • @vaspia19
    @vaspia19 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I remember watching dirk that playoff run, he cooked everybody. he was the greatest player on the court in all those games at the time.

  • @davidENGaged
    @davidENGaged 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    2011 Dirk= God level in a Rpg dungeon game.

  • @idm4christ
    @idm4christ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Dallas slayed the 2 evil empires that year and beat a young hungry team in the thunder!

  • @Posterharpua
    @Posterharpua 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't give a shit what anyone says...This playoff run by Dirk is right up there with some of Jordan's all time playoff runs. Just a one man wrecking crew who imposed his will every single game. What a privilege to watch this dude for 21 years.

  • @bigdawgstatus123
    @bigdawgstatus123 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    last possession of the game, i would want almost nobody else but this man to take the last shot of the game, Underrated Goat of the game

  • @lukehawkins182
    @lukehawkins182 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Goat