Shots · Signature moves · Playoff plays · #28
The one-leg fadeaway
Dirk posted on the left side, leaned his shoulder into the defender, lifted his left knee as a shield and released from an unreachable angle.
#28 · Shots · Signature moves
The one-leg fadeaway
2011 · Fourth quarter
Dirk Nowitzki · Miami Heat
2011 · Fourth quarter
Dirk Nowitzki
Against Miami Heat
The stakes
NBA Finals Game 2 comeback
Balancing on one leg let Nowitzki fade without surrendering touch. His height, high release and raised knee turned a difficult shot into a repeatable answer against smaller wings and larger centers alike.
NBA Finals
2011Game2
DALLASMAVERICKS
MIAMIHEAT
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JUN 2, 2011
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Mavericks vs Heat
2011 NBA Finals Game 2 · Jun 2, 2011
Dallas and Miami played a Finals game that looked settled before a late surge changed the series mood.
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