NBA On TNT - Dirk Nowitzki Battles Kevin Garnett Wolves @ Mavs January 2003

[@josiahcrew375]

Bro Garnett was such a fucking monster of a player it’s crazy how good he was in his prime. It’s very rare u get a big man who can pull mid range with the handles he had

[@nader91]

marv albert,mike fratello, dirk and kg... it cannot get any better than this

[@coreyrowe4119]

Mavs were on fire to start that year, it was something crazy like 14-0 to begin that season.

[@BigZoFarnham]

Great players

[@andresdelportillo9917]

Long haired dirk was elite , whenever he’d cut his hair he’d lose his powers

[@neoaliens8635]

Have to say KG needed to go inside more when playing against Dallas. Sure he hit many long range jumpers but it wasn't enough, and Mavericks wasn't Spurs or Pistons or Lakers or Trail Blazers and KG should've been able to handle the ball inside better. On the other hand, Dirk played so well both in range and inside and was basically unstoppable here!

[@Maal7432]

He loved to settle for long 2s instead of going inside vs all them good teams. That’s what hurt him.

[@FuShengAlex]

@@Maal7432 Facts. He couldn't draw fouls like the better comparable interior players all time taking that low % turnaround fadeaway jumper. Karl Malone locked him up at 40 years old to end his season in game 6 in 04.

[@BigZoFarnham]

​@@FuShengAlexMan stop the cap Lmao

[@BigZoFarnham]

KG was literally carrying that Timberwolves team against Lakers in 04

[@FuShengAlex]

KG shoulda been more like this in the playoffs when Dirk destroyed him....smh!!

[@BigZoFarnham]

Smh How Dirk destroy him?

[@FuShengAlex]

@@BigZoFarnham See the 02 playoffs

[@BigZoFarnham]

Did you see the full games

[@BigZoFarnham]

Neither one was guarding each other like that.

[@damonsonnier34]

Even though the Mavericks won this game, Kevin Garnett definitely won this matchup. He nearly had a triple double, and he beat Dirk in both the rebounding and passing departments.

[@georgestamatakis697]

He lost the game and rarely he had the balls to try and guard Dirk

[@Damianoutlaw]

KG put up a bunch of empty stats in this game and his defense did nothing on Dirk.

[@FuShengAlex]

@@Damianoutlaw Just like the 2002 playoffs

[@RAJohns]

Dallas thought too much of Finley. He just was not in the same category as Nash, Nowitski

[@drewppydrew9888]

20+pts a game too much off the Michael Jordan mold but was they best player early

[@bumblebity2902]

Minesotta was hindered by that KG contract. They lose Gugliota, Marbury and later Billups. What if Billups wouldn't leave Minesotta?

[@ethanreed8400]

What if Sam Cassell didn't get hurt celebrating in the 03/04 playoffs?

[@FuShengAlex]

@@ethanreed8400 They werent winning anything regardless. If Shaq and Kobe got blown out the water by Detroit, he and Minnesota wouldnt have fared any better. KG wasnt a go to guy on a title team.

[@BigZoFarnham]

​@@FuShengAlexDawg KG was the go to guy and help the Celtics win the championship in 2008 gotta do your homework