Dirk Nowitzki vs Tim Duncan INSANE Game 7 Duel Highlights 2006 NBA Playoffs - MUST SEE! 

Prime Dirk was a PROBLEM

I really miss the days when you just didn't know who would go to the finals

Wow, Dirk. Down one, 20 seconds remaining in a game seven. Free throw barely even touched the net. That's one cold blooded dude.

Best PF duel in NBA history.

He was beasting the big3s in his prime... 1. Lebron, Bosh, Wade 2. Duncan, Ginobli, Parker 3. Garnett, Pierce, Allen 4. Westbrook, Durant, Harden

I miss this style of basketball. The Spurs, Mavs, Kings, Suns all played this inside out transition basketball, beautiful passing.

People forget how good Dirk was. He was lights out like Kevin Durant. His fadeaways were unstoppable. Even with Finley and Ginobili, or Bowen on him they couldn't stop him and they were all very very good defenders. I remember Pop saying in this series that he even had nightmares of Dirk Nowitzki. As a Spurs fan myself, there have been only two players the Spurs could never find a way to defend during the Pop-Duncan era. Kobe and Dirk. Durant or LeBron were never those guys Spurs could never handle. Kobe and Dirk were lethal back then. Nothing you could do. Just close your eyes and hope for the best. I was never as heartbroken as I was after the Spurs lost this one. Not even in the 2013 loss to the Heat.

This was the greatest series I ever seen in my life. Legendary basketball. I remember watching this Game 7 at a Chili's with my Dad in Dallas because we didn't have cable and couldn't watch the TNT games at home. I was 13 at the time. One of my favorite memories as a Mavs fan. I was so anxious the entire game because of how good the Spurs were.

Everyone's talking about Dirk in the comments but Duncan dropped 41 points and had 6 assists this game...Duncan was the whole team.

Dirk was nasty man

I'd love to see prime Dirk in todays game

I love how Dirk and Tim just take care of business consistently and dont care for the spotlight = respect.

Dirk with the clutch block on Duncan, don't forget Dirk might be slow but he hustle and plays defense

Dirk with a HUGE clutch block to send it to OT....that play is often overlooked as a critical one.

Dirk and Tim, two of my fav players. True role models, in any sport, and deserving of all the accolades they have!

people forget how deep Dirks bag really was

I'm willing to offer 10 years of my life to add to Dirk's prime years

You know you’re getting old when you rewatch these knowing you watched it live and now it feels like watching 1989 Detroit-Bulls.

Dirk vs Duncan: An All-Time Great Rivalry

Dirk is the most underrated player ever

Dirk beating people off the dribble.

2 different styles of playing the PF position displayed by 2 of the best PFs ever. Duncan with his classic post-up moves taking it to the rim, almost unstoppable, and Dirk showing off his shooting prowess, forever changing the future of the PF position.

Can’t believe this was 12 years ago. I remember I was in my room watching this at 16 y/o. Getting anxious cuz the spurs came back. Dirk made me love bball and shooting jumpers. Great vid

Duncan and Nowitzki shows us pure basketball skills

When Dirk realized he could shoot over anybody at any given time he became immortal on the court didn't see humans

2 absolute loyal legends, cared for winning, one of the most humble guys

2011 Dirk Championship Mindset + 2003 Dirk Athleticism = Dirk in this game. His finest performance. They dont get compared due to skin color but Dirk and Melo were alot alike. Practically Twins when you analyze their games.

Two of the greatest. Nowitzki was before his time. He opened the door for the big man that could shoot outside. Duncan is in my top 3 best ever.

The most overlooked playoff duel ever.

this my all time favorite year of basketball i ever witnessed, especially this game. I remember watching at a club with my dad when i was like 10 and flipping out when the mavs won in ot ill never forget that

Thank you for posting this. Incredible game in the moment...fun to see all these old guys still in their primes in this game.

Duncan’s defensive highlights really showed how valuable he was to San Antonio. Not only did he have the offensive burden but they would funnel everything to Duncan defensively. It’s no wonder he was only on one leg the last years of his career.

One of the best duels from an amazing series

You know it's old when the playoffs feels like it's the championship

Prime dirk is just fluid and satisfying when he scored

I remember this like it was yesterday! I didn't have cable at the time so I couldn't watch it but I listened to it on the radio that made it more special to me theater of the mind is an amazing thing!

Duncan in the playoffs was on the level of MJ. Every year he carried the team on his shoulders and almost always to the 2nd round or conference finals, and for 20 years. Just unreal. He is for sure top 5 players ever!

2 of the best Center/PF of all time going at! Such a classic duel!🔥👌😬

Nowitzki shooting skills are just out of this world

Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one that remembers how good Dirk was. I'm a lifelong SPURS fan and he used to give me fits. Dude is a legend.

This was one of the greatest series I ever saw. I was probably one of the only people in my grade rooting for the Spurs since they were "boring." I even called that they will come back down 3-1 to win the series so naturally I was so excited when Ginobli hit that three. Safe to say I was not too pleased going into school the next day....

Dirk= Greatest German NBA player of all-time. Tim Duncan= Greatest Spurs player of all-time. *Both are HOFamers and will have their number retired facts.*

thx for the vids

This game and series made me see Dirk in a new light. Jason Terry also was great this series

Ginobli’s foul on Dirk potentially cost Duncan another championship 😭 He played unbelievable in this game 7

This series was amazing. Because of the division winner rules you had the 2 best teams in the NBA meeting up in the Semis and they showed why they were the best that year.

Two legendary power forwards with both masterful skills and strong mindsets that make these two stars magnificent careers.

Two of the best living legend play in the NBA! thank you 🙏 Timmy and dirk best carrier😍

One of the greatest series of all time. All 7 games were must see tv

This is when Dirk reached Goat levels

This is the true power forward battle of the 2000's Garnett cant hold a candle to these guys

Tim Duncan had some of the most awkward reactions/celebrations and you knew your team was in trouble when Dirk had a mean look on his face after scoring like in 0:26 😤

2 of the most likable PF of all time, best of the best inside and outside the court ✔️✔️

What a duel, and what a great opposition of styles

golden era! proud that i was a witness of it..

This was one of the best games I ever watched.

Seeding was so bad. How are the top 2 teams in the nba facing off on a western conference SEMI finals? Lol But damn if only Dirk had an athletic centre in the 00s! When he got Ty Chandler it was already the end of his prime and was only a year and instantly Won a chip but 2 finals and 11 consecutive 50+ win seasons aint that bad

Just imagine if Dirk had a career supporting cast like, even "sidekick" like: Tim Duncan, Larry Bird, Magic, Jordan or Steph Curry? He would have at least 2 or 3 rings.

I was a Freshman in HS. Die Hard Mavs Fan. This was some amazing basketball man. Edge of my seat this entire series. Glad I was around to live in these days

The two best power forwards to play this game. No Malone and Garnett aren’t better.

Dirk = the most underrated super star ever...

One of the best PFs in NBA history in their primes and there was nothing that Tim Duncan could do against Dirk , this was a classic duel .. sadly they met in the 2nd round instead of the western finals

Even Duncan said this was the best series he ever played even though they ended up losing. Epic battle and as a Mavs fan it felt so good finally beating the spurs.

Simply AWESOME!!!

Prime Dirk showiing his complete game. Faceup, post up, turn off either shoulder fadeaway, drop step, drive with either hand, finish with either hand strong, and an incredible shooter from the outside being 7 feet tall and going 50-40-90, all while grabbing over 9 rebounds and being a great team player and made his best teams overachieve. he wasnt a great defender so thats why you cant say hes the Goat pf, plus duncan has more achievments. but just as an offensive player hes has the greatest arsenal of any power forward ever.

Love me some Dirk!

This is the best singel best series I have ever watched. Almost every single game was competitive and heated and came down to the last minute.

Part of my childhood and 2 of my favorite NBA teams and players ever.

Legendary Dirk

Man Dirk was the absolute truth one of the greatest players of all time time but Dallas got lucky this game because Tim Duncan is a Top 5 player ever & gave Dallas everything they were looking for this game just pure greatness!

Right around when I really started getting into the nba, I remember watching these games and LA vs Phx and I just had the feeling I was watching history, something really special. And it was.

Greatest 7 game series I've ever seen. They were so evenly matched.

As a Spurs fan this hurt so bad, but I was happy for Dirk

This was a prime year for Dirk...

2 very well coached teams... was a great series.

This game was aggressive💯 instant classic

How was that a foul at 6:30????

one of the greatest games we hope to see in this gen hands down to timmy and dirk

So much memories man. This was a series for the ages. The back and forth, close games. Spurs winning by 2, Mavs winning by 1, Spurs winning by 1, two OT games..

At this time, dirk was the best scoring pf in the league while tim was the better all around player.

Dallas-San Antonio is the most underrated rivalry of the 2000’s.

Great battle between two all time greats. Duncan was just so solid...scoring at such a high clip with his back to the basket, plus his D and vision out of the double team was something special. Dirk...man oh man!! Talk about a player before his time. If he played his prime years in today's NBA I think hes a top 5 player

I remember this heck of a game and heck of a series. Dallas came up short that year in the finals, but they had a great run that year!!

This duel between the two greatest power forwards of all time was so good, that is literally changed the playoff format.

The two best PFs 2000-2014

What a game.......... Incredible!!

looking back, you see how dirk approaches the game like this kind of game you see the fire, he lives in this kind of situation. never afraid

2 of the top 5 PF Of a time

Prime Dirk is really a monster. Having that height and speed with an unstoppable fade away, Nobody can guard something like this, so thats how he beat Miami Heat and many big 3's

Shout to HH. I could watch these joints all day.

Damn too sad that the mavs lost to the miami at the finals i remember when my dad was talking to me of how epic this season was when i was 7 yrs old he was rooting for the mavs that season

The two best pfs in history. Fax.

Best playoff series all time. Came down to Duncan missing one free throw and dirk making one.

This was the first game I really remember seeing as a kid. The Spurs would always beat the Mavs. This was the first time I saw my Hero Dirk win against The Spurs.

dirk and duncan, two of the all-time greats. what a treat.

The iconic duel between no.1 pf of all time(duncan) and no.2 pf of all time(nowitzki)..

Dirk was a monster!!! My god he would not lose that night 👏👏👏

Memories of love

Nowitzkis shooting is so nice to watch, He is like a tank in the way he isn't just pushed over but he almost has a cannon to shoot the ball

This game had me from the floor to my seat and back on the floor. The Mavs had taken so many playoff losses to the Spurs, it was good to see them pull one out. Other crazy thing: this game changed the playoff format. There wasn’t any reason for the 2 best records to be playing in the 2nd round.