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Dirk Nowitzki scored 22 points, 11 in the final 6-plus minutes, Shawn Marion added 16, and the Dallas Mavericks held on to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 96-92 on Monday night.

Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points and the Dallas Mavericks snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the undermanned Denver Nuggets 105-95 on Wednesday night.

Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki , of Germany, puts a jump shot over Utah Jazz forward Paul Millsap during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Salt Lake City, Thursday, Jan.

Dirk Nowitzki went over 23,000 career points, Vince Carter had his highest-scoring game in Dallas and the Mavericks stretched their winning streak to four games with a 102-76 victory over Milwaukee on Friday night.

Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki, left, shoots over Oklahoma City Thunder's Nick Collison during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Thursday, Dec.

Standing on an arena balcony, Dirk Nowitzki led the Dallas Mavericks and thousands of fans in singing their new favorite song: ''We Are The Champions.''

For the first time, the Mavericks are NBA champs. Dallas finished off the Heat in six games, riding Jason Terry's 27 points and 21 from Dirk Nowitzki for a 105-95 victory in Miami.

Fate can certainly be a cruel mistress. Dirk Nowitzki and LeBron James were already superstars coming into these NBA Finals but one is going to be elevated at the expense of the other in the coming days by finally securing the game's biggest prize.