Beckett Basketball – July 2019

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Wade and Nowitzki always brought their “A” games

against each other, whether it was Dirk blocking Wade’s

shot in Game 1 of the 2006 NBA Finals, or Wade driving

the lane past Dirk for a bucket in this 2010 game.

Dwyane Wade (shown during the 2003

Men’s NCAA Final Four) was picked by the

Miami Heat out of Marquette in the fi rst

round (No. 5 overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft.

Dirk brought Dallas its fi rst NBA Cham-

pionship, beating Wade and the Miami

Heat in six games in the 2011 NBA

Finals. Nowitzki was named Finals MVP.