Table of Contents
Foreword Mark Cuban xi
1 Dirk Nowitzki Means Everything 1
2 2011 Was Different 6
3 Mark Cuban 9
4 How the Mavericks Came to Dallas 12
5 The 1980s 16
6 Moody Madness 19
7 The 1990s 21
8 Three J's 23
9 Just a Kid from Germany 26
10 Steve Nash 30
11 The Early 2000s 32
12 Watch The Finish Line and Wonder What Dirk and Nash Could've Been 34
13 2006 Western Conference Finals 37
14 2006 NBA Finals 39
15 Jason Terry 41
16 A Bittersweet 2007 MVP 44
17 Rolando Blackman 48
18 The Late 2000s 51
19 Rick Carlisle 52
20 2011 Regular Season 56
21 Mark Aguirre 59
22 2011 Western Conference First Round 61
23 2011 Western Conference Semifinals 63
24 2011 Western Conference Finals 65
25 1988 Western Conference Finals 66
26 Game 2 of the 2011 NBA Finals 70
27 Game 4 of the 2011 NBA Finals 72
28 Game 5 of the 2011 NBA Finals 74
29 Game 6 of the 2011 NBA Finals 75
30 Derek Harper 78
31 Tyson Chandler 80
32 Free-Agency Failure 83
33 DeAndre Jordan 86
34 Dirk's Twilight Years 92
35 Why the Title Team Broke Up 93
36 A Texas-Sized Rivalry 95
37 Shawn Marion 99
38 Holger 102
39 Visit the American Airlines Center 106
40 Jason Kidd's Second Stint 109
41 Boneheaded Plays 111
42 Dirk's Australia Getaway 114
43 The Biggest Fan of Them All 117
44 Some Good Dirk Stories 118
45 Calvin Booth's Layup 122
46 Fan Favorites 123
47 Reunion Arena 126
48 Avery Johnson 128
49 Vince Carter 131
50 Donnie Nelson 134
51 Best Celebrations 137
52 Study the Rulebook 138
53 Where Dirk Stands All Time 141
54 Rick Pitino's Dirk Story 144
55 To Draft or Not to Draft 146
56 Sam Perkins 149
57 Don Nelson 151
58 Missed Superstars 153
59 Michael Finley 157
60 Huge Scoring Games Against Dallas 159
61 J.J. Barea 163
62 Visit the Gym Dirk Used Growing Up 165
63 The One-Legged jumper 167
64 Monta Ellis 169
65 Casey Smith 171
66 Shawn Bradley 172
67 Mark Cuban's Beginnings 175
68 Josh Howard 177
69 The Mavericks and Hip-Hop 180
70 The Phantom Foul 183
71 Al Whitley 184
72 Dick Motta 185
73 The Three-Point Streak 187
74 Roy Tarpley 188
75 1998 Nike Hoop Summit 190
76 Dennis Rodman 192
77 Mavs Fans Cant Stand These Players 194
78 The Rajon Rondo Debacle 197
79 Fall in Love with the Pre-Rondo Mavericks 198
80 How the Mavericks Got Their Name 201
81 Brad Davis 203
82 Three Franchise-Altering Trades 204
83 Chandler Parsons 207
84 Other Rivalries 211
85 The 11-Win Season 212
86 Devin Harris 216
87 The Best Dirk Quotes 218
88 Wesley Matthews 221
89 Deron Williams 223
90 Watch the Dirk Nowitzki Documentary 226
91 Best Places to Take In Mavericks Fandom 227
92 The Best Dirk Nicknames 228
93 Rodrigue Beaubois 231
94 Mother's Day Massacre 234
95 Blog About the Mavericks 236
96 Binge-Watch Mavericks Videos 237
97 The Best All-Time Guards 239
98 The Best All-Time Forwards 241
99 The Best All-Time Center 244
100 An Oral History of the 24 Hours After the 2011 Finals 246
Acknowledgments 255
