Dallas Mavericks: 5 best Mavs moments of the last decade

Honorable mentions

Limiting this list to just five moments was extremely difficult to accomplish. It does not do justice to a decade filled with so many unforgettable fan experiences. As previously noted, this truly was the best decade in Dallas Mavericks history.

Therefore, I deemed it necessary to provide a list of all the special moments that unfortunately did not qualify in the top five. These are not listed in order of importance, but rather in chronological order.

• Tyson Chandler is acquired by the Dallas Mavericks from the Charlotte Bobcats via trade. (7/13/10)
• The Dallas Mavericks sweep the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Semifinals. (5/8/11)
• Dirk Nowitzki scores 48 points and goes 24-24 from the free throw line to defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. (5/17/11)
• Dirk Nowitzki’s flu game in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. (6/7/11)
• Dirk Nowitzki’s beautiful rendition of “We Are The Champions” at the 2011 Championship Parade.
• The Dallas Mavericks NBA champion ring and banner ceremony (12/25/11)
• Dirk grows a spectacular beard (2013)
• Vince Carter hits a buzzer-beater three to beat the San Antonio Spurs in Game 3 of the Western Conference 1st Round. (4/26/14)
• Monta Ellis hits a spectacular buzzer-beater turnaround jumper off of one foot to beat the Milwaukee Bucks. (12/3/14)
• Dirk Nowitzki baseline turnaround game-winner against the Los Angeles Lakers
• The Steph Curry to Dirk Nowitzki alley-oop in the 2015 NBA All-Star Game. (2/5/15)
• Deron Williams game-winning corner three in 2OT against the Sacramento Kings
• Yogi Mania (2017)
• Dirk reaches 30,000 points in the first half with a baseline fadeaway over Larry Nance Jr. against the Los Angeles Lakers. (5/7/17)
• Every single dunk Dennis Smith Jr. blessed us with especially the alley-oop to himself against Portland. (4/3/18)
• Luka Doncic goes on a solo 11-0 run in the 4th quarter to lead a comeback win against the Houston Rockets. (12/8/18)
• Luka Doncic’s insane buzzer-beater in the corner against the Portland Trail Blazers to send the game to OT. (12/23/18)
• Derek Harper‘s jersey retirement (1/7/18)
• The Kristaps Porzingis trade (2/1/19)
• Dirk Nowitzki’s final NBA All-Star Game (2/17/19)
• Doc Rivers pays tribute to Dirk Nowitzki mid-game (2/26/19)
• Dirk Nowitzki passes Wilt Chamberlain to become the 6th all-time leading scorer in NBA history. (3/19/19)
• Luka Doncic’s innumerable impressive performance in the 2019-2020 season

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