Dirk Nowitzki 12-of-15, 24-of-24 FT for 48 points in Thunder-Mavericks WCF Game 1!

[DirkNowitzki41]

[KevinNYC]

Let's have Dirk works his way into the top 10 first.

Baby steps, grasshopper, baby steps.

[Kobe24Clutch]

Can you say 30 Freethrows

[Marikina]

Remember the Lakers? Teams and players don't just suddenly recover their mojo against the Mavs once they lost it, it just gets worse.

[Gundress]

No....still with a ring.

Dirk will never be bette than Bird. Bird is a complete player tjam Dirl.

[LBJ4MVP23]

Why do people overreact so hard? Dirk is a top 5 player in the NBA, but not the best.

[InspiredLebowski]

You clearly never saw Larry in his prime. Dirkules is outstanding. But it's not close.

[chazzy]

[Patrick Chewing]

I mean strictly speaking, I think Dirk is a better overall player. Obviously Larry's health hindered him quite a bit towards the end of his career, but Dirk cannot be contained.

I was fortunate enough to watch Larry play and his shooting was incredible, but his athleticism was sub-par. Dirk is definitely a top-25 player. Ring or not, there is no denying this man is great.

[28renyoy]

Joyner/YoucallIlose you never learn,

Dirk>Durant

Stop trying to discredit Dirk.

How the hell am I discrediting Dirk? And Durant freaking had 40/8/5/2 on 75 TS% tonight..he played a hell of a game too

[Rekindled]

refs kept okc in it by giving them all those FTs, 43 fts? wtf

[kaiiu]

DIRK IS A PROBLEM

[amfirst]

Dirk is the best offensive player this season, but he doesn't do the intangibles that Kobe, Wade, and Bron does, he just have a really balance team. U can't even double him because his team mates will kill u. The same can't be said for Kobe, Wade, and LeBron.

If Dirk was on another team and got double, his team mates won't be as reliable for him to look as good.

This season I would still say Rose is the best. The dude does multiple things and can still kill u on the double.

[Boogaboog]

Better than two ******* ass mfer wanna teamed up instead MAN UP MFER.

They're just too scared to do it alone.

F*CK THE HEAT!

Monstrous game, but that's not enough to eclipse LeBron/Wade. First he should learn defense.

[dirkdiggler41]

I agree. The game was too tacky. Even though, OKC took 43ft while the Mavs had 36 fts on their homecourt.