From ESPN:
DALLAS -- Serge Ibaka stood right up to Dirk Nowitzki, stretching his 7-foot-4 wingspan to make the view of the basket as tough as possible.
And it hardly mattered.
Wherever he went, whoever he was up against, Nowitzki either nailed a shot or made his way to the foul line. He hit 10 of his first 11 shots from the field and an NBA playoff-record 24 straight free throws on the way to 48 points, leading the Dallas Mavericks to a 121-112 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday night.
This is a new Dirk we saw last night. No more soft as Pau Gasol type shit. He wants the fucking ring this year, and last night he proved it is within his power to throw his team on his back and grab it.
I mean I am with people who have been sleeping on Dirk. His back-court is old as fuck. He is a 7-footer who drops buckets with ease and hits his motherfucking foul shots. Last night he hit 24 for 24.
I hate to be this guy, but I think last night was a message from Dirk to the world. I like him to get his first ring this year.
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