He had waited five years between NBA Finals appearances, and with second remaining on the clock Dirk Nowitzki could wait no longer. Before the Dallas Mavericks could officially be crowned champions, before a teammate could even congratulate him, Nowitzki was gone, retreating to the locker room to have his moment alone. Talk NBA Playoffs in [...]

Is Dirk Nowitzki a top-ten NBA player of all-time? 48 points on 12-15 FGs, 24-24 on Free throws – ’nuff said, really. Dirk Nowitzki outshone Kevin Durant in their superstar, power forward matchup last night as the Dallas Mavericks pulled away from the Oklahoma City Thunder 121-112 in game one of the Western Conference Finals. [...]

Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks have taken a 3-0 lead over the Kobe Bryant and the defending NBA champions Los Angeles Lakers. (Discuss game 3 between Dallas Mavericks and the Los Angeles Lakers) Nowitzki has been nearly unstoppable, picking apart the Lakers with 28 points on 56% from the field, 7-9 from three-point range [...]

Led by Dirk Nowitzki’s 25 points and 8 rebounds, the Dallas Mavericks took a 3-2 lead over the Portland Trailblazers in the first round of the 2011 NBA playoffs. (Discuss the NBA Playoffs in our basketball forum) The Dallas Mavericks have had such high expectations over the last decade that they’re becoming the Utah jazz [...]

Behind Angolan superstar Olimpio Cipriano‘s 30 points, Angola continued Germany‘s disappointing tournament play by sending the Germans to their third loss in four games. With the loss, it means that Germany will not advance to the second round. (Discuss Angola’s defeat of Germany in our World Championships forum) The entire game was closely contested. After [...]

Are you looking to watch France, Spain, Brazil, and Iran in the first day of World Championships? Contenders Argentina, Germany and hosts Turkey will also be playing today. Follow the group play in Interbasket’s World Championships of Basketball forum where we’ve created individual game threads so you find out where to watch a particular game, [...]

Dirk Nowitzki has pulled out of the 2010 FIBA World Championship, dealing a major blow to the hopes of wild-card entrant Germany. (Discuss the World Championships in our forum) Nowitzki, who had indicated he would play when Germany were first awarded a place in this year’s tournament, announced he had instead decided to focus on [...]