2007 playoff loss to Warriors still irks Dirk but made him better, he says
EDDIE SEFKO
Staff Writer
esefko@dallasnews.com
Published: 11 March 2014 11:24 PM
Updated: 12 March 2014 12:37 AM
OAKLAND, Calif. — Dirk Nowitzki was set to pass John Havlicek for 12th place
on the NBA’s all-time scoring list Tuesday night.
And he was hoping to do it at a place where he is already commemorated.
Oracle Arena was the site of one of Nowitzki’s darkest moments, the 2007
first-round playoff series against Golden State, when Don Nelson’s team
became the first eighth-seeded team to beat a No. 1 seed in a seven-game
playoff series.
After the close-out loss, Nowitzki pitched a trash can upward near the
visiting locker room. The resulting hole in the drywall remains to this day,
with plexiglass over it and a Dirk Nowitzki signature with a yellow “We
Believe” T-shirt hanging above it.
It is a part of the tour the team gives to fans who want to see the inner
workings of the arena.
“It always makes me smile,” Nowitzki said. “It’s part of my history, and
I guess all these playoff failures are part of why we won in 2011. It made me
into the player and person I am. Year after year, disappointments, but keep
pushing and ultimately be the closer [to where] I needed to be in 2011.”
When Nowitzki’s career received the official stamp of validation with the
championship in 2011, the next season the Warriors asked him to sign the wall.
“That’s why I signed it with a smile on my face,” he said. “If I hadn’t
won it, I probably would have said get the hell out of here with that.
“It’s part of both our histories. It doesn’t happen very often that an
eight seed beats a one seed. It’s part of their history and part of our
history. They’re probably a lot more proud about it than we are. But you can
’t change what happened in the past.”
Every time the Mavericks come to the arena, Nowitzki sees the shrine to his
aggravation.
And he won’t ever forget that season.
“I’m still mad about it,” he said. “We had a great shot that year when we
won 67 games. To me, it was another lost opportunity. I think we played the
Spurs really, really well that year, and we figured if we saw them [in the
conference finals] we might have a good shot of going all the way. It’s part
of my past, and it made me a better player.”
大略翻译：
2007年第一轮被鬼才老尼和勇士“老八”的甲骨文球场对Dirk来说是最难忘的时刻之一
在系列战将以失败落幕时，Dirk气愤的将垃圾桶扔在客队的休息室的墙壁上
直到今日，那面墙上还留着一个洞，一件2007年勇士队的“We Believe” T-shirt以及
DIRK的签名，并用塑胶玻璃好好保存起来
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Dirk说：这件事想来总是令我微笑，这是我在NBA经历的一部分。
我认为那些过往季后赛的失败，是我们能够在2011赢得总冠军的原因
失利砥砺着我，使我可以成长为现在着我。
一年又一年的失望过去，最终我们的努力不懈使我们在2011做到了我们最想要的事情
“16场胜利─总冠军”
当2011年Dirk终于品尝到Larry O'Brien NBA Championship Trophy的滋味
隔年，勇士便询问Dirk是否愿意为那个“墙上的过往”签名
“这也是为什么我会开心的签名的原因。”
如果我们2011年依然一无所有，我可能只会跟他们说：“他X的滚出去”
2007年的“那一段”是我们俩队共同历史的一部分。
毕竟第八种子打败第一种子这种事情并不常见。他们对这段经历感到自豪是必然的
但我们又不能改变我们过去所经历的事情。
每一次小牛造访甲骨文球场，Dirk都会再一次见识到他所为的过往
以及他永远不会忘记的那一个球季
“我还是会为此感到恼怒”。Dirk这么说到
“我们那年拿下了67胜，那是一个很好的机会去挑战季后赛。对我来说，又是一次逝去的机
会。那年我们对战马刺的表现非常非常好，而且我们都在猜想如果我们在西区总冠军赛遇见
马刺，那可能是我们十分靠近Larry O'Brien金杯的时刻。但....”
这是我的过往，而这一次都让我变得更好也更强。
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心得：因为你和其他小牛球员对于冠军杯的执著，2011的所有系列赛，尤其是总冠军赛才
那么让人感动和回味阿。
然后签名也真的是十分大器！！！！！