Dirk Nowitzki ‘s career with the Dallas Mavericks is well-documented. However, “Big Dirk’s” career was not spared from lows. One of those came in 2007 after the 9th overall pick of the 1998 Draft won the Most Valuable Player award.
Given the Mavs’ run in the regular season, it initially appeared that this would be the year Dallas finally bagged its first NBA championship. Unfortunately, Nowitzki struggled in the postseason and was unable to lead his team past the 8th-seeded Golden State Warriors.
The Mavericks were shockingly eliminated in the first round in six games. Dirk, who had been putting up big numbers in the regular season (24.6 points, 8.9 rebounds, and 3.4 assists), had a big dip in his performance in the playoffs…