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Dallas Mavericks: Dirk Nowitzki’s Best Sidekicks Over The Years

By Cole Mentzel

Dec 30, 2015; Dallas, TX, USA; Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki (41) reacts after hitting a three point shot during the game against the Golden State Warriors at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 30, 2015; Dallas, TX, USA; Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki (41) reacts after hitting a three point shot during the game against the Golden State Warriors at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 13, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Rockets guard Jason Terry (31) waves to the crowd during the fourth quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Toyota Center. The Rockets won 107-104. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 13, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Rockets guard Jason Terry (31) waves to the crowd during the fourth quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Toyota Center. The Rockets won 107-104. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Jason Terry

Stats with Nowitzki:

  • PPG: 16.1
  • RPG: 2.3
  • APG: 4.1
  • FG%: 46.3%
  • 3P%: 38.9%
  • Games Played: 619

Throughout all of the games and all of the wins that Dirk Nowitzki has experienced, there may not be another player that has been more important to him than Jason Terry.

Joining the Mavs in 2004-05, Terry started a stint of eight years where he would enter his prime and thrive in the Lone Star State. Terry started 80 games in both 2005-06 and 2006-07, then starting in 2007-08, he began to take on the role of sixth man, and that revealed how good he actually was.

Terry embraced the role of coming off the bench to do a little bit of everything, including getting the crowd involved in the action. That propelled him to win the Sixth Man of the Year award in 2009, his best year of basketball.

In 2011, Terry would come off of the bench for DeShawn Stevenson and would end up closing games with the well-known group including Kidd, Marion, Nowitzki and Chandler. He did big things in the 2011 NBA Finals including hitting late shots and leading the team in scoring in Game 6.

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The Nowitzki/Terry friendship was defined late in the closing moments of Game 6, when the two shared a small hug. Though Terry has gone on to other teams, his desire to return to the Mavs to finish his career has not left and I expect to see him in Mavs’ blue and white at least one more time before he calls it a career.

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