Navigator News (Coverage Ranks) People53895 People51928 Dirk Nowitzki 130 Dirk Nowitzki Profession Basketball Player 129 Nationality U.S. 129 Ethnicity American Clubs (Player) Dallas Mavericks 115 2005 NBA 10 Related People Josh Howard 60 Jason Terry 41 LeBron James 41 Kobe Bryant 38 Dwyane Wade 34 Shaquille O'Neal 30 Yao Ming 28 Tim Duncan 26 Allen Iverson 25 Carmelo Anthony 25 Tony Parker 24 Jason Kidd 22 Steve Nash 20 Tracy McGrady 20 Kevin Garnett 17 Amare Stoudemire 17 Carlos Boozer 16 Paul Pierce 15 Chauncey Billups 13 Elton Brand 13 Lamar Odom 12 Hedo Turkoglu 10 Joe Johnson 10 Andre Iguodala 10 Antawn Jamison 10 Events 2006 NBA 67 Kobe Bryant Rape Case 38 2007 NBA 35 2005 NBA 10 2006 World Basketball Championships 8 2008 Beijing Olympics 2 1998 NBA 1

US completes romp through pool play; Aussies next BEIJING - The U.S. Olympic team put away Dirk Nowitzki and Germany in a hurry. Next up: the only team so far these Americans couldn't blow out. After destroying Germany 106-57 on Monday, the Americans (5-0) move on to a quarterfinal matchup Wednesday against Australia, the team that's provided them with their toughest test in China.   Nations:Germany Australia Lithuania   People:Carmelo Anthony Dirk Nowitzki Dwyane Wade LeBron James Kobe Bryant   Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics   2008-08-19 Spain overcomes controversial photo, beats Germany BEIJING - Spain beat Germany 72-59 on Thursday, showing no sign that it is distracted in any way by the flap over a photo for an ad campaign featuring its entire basketball team.   Nations:Spain Germany   People:Dirk Nowitzki   Source:(AP)   2008-08-14 U.S. beat China in hot ticket game BEIJING (Reuters) - The U.S. men's basketball team overpowered Olympic hosts China 101-70 on Sunday after a pre-game huddle with President George W. Bush.   Nations:Argentina Lithuania Russia Germany Australia Spain   People:Carmelo Anthony Dirk Nowitzki Dwyane Wade LeBron James George W. Bush Yao Ming   Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics   Source:(Reuters)   2008-08-10 China opens its long-sought Olympics spectacularly BEIJING - China didn't just walk onto the world stage. It soared over it. At last playing its long-sought role as Olympic host, China opened the Summer Games in spectacular fashion Friday with an extravaganza of fireworks and pageantry dramatizing its ascendance as a global power.   Nations:Afghanistan Nepal Turkey Argentina Kenya Germany   People:Dirk Nowitzki Roger Federer LeBron James Vladimir Putin Yao Ming Kobe Bryant   Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics   2008-08-08 Bryant a unanimous selection as All-NBA Most Valuable Player Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers was the lone unanimous selection to the All-NBA squad, the league said on Thursday.   People:Carlos Boozer Kevin Garnett Steve Nash Amare Stoudemire Tim Duncan Tracy McGrady   Activities:2007 NBA   2008-05-08 Headlines US completes romp through pool play; Aussies next 2008-08-19 Spain overcomes controversial photo, beats Germany 2008-08-14 U.S. beat China in hot ticket game 2008-08-10 China opens its long-sought Olympics spectacularly 2008-08-08 Bryant a unanimous selection as All-NBA 2008-05-08 Bryant named MVP after leading Lakers to best record in West 2008-05-06 Nowitzki, Terry pull Mavericks back into series vs. Hornets 2008-04-26 Paul picks apart Mavs again as Hornets seize 2-0 series lead 2008-04-23 Mavs top Jazz to clinch playoff spot 2008-04-11 Mavericks smother Suns in win 2008-04-07 Mavericks rally to stun Suns 105-98 2008-04-06 Nowitzki returns to propel Mavericks to key Warriors win 2008-04-03 Nowitzki back in Mavs' starting lineup 2008-04-02 Reigning MVP Nowitzki out indefinitely 2008-03-24 Celtics beat Mavericks to complete Texan sweep 2008-03-21 Allen's return lifts Celtics over Mavs 2008-03-21 Rockets win 19th in row, equal third-longest victory streak 2008-03-11 Rampant Rockets stretch winning streak to 18 games 2008-03-09 Rockets make it 17 in a row 2008-03-07 Williams sparks Jazz to 16th-successive home win 2008-03-04 Bryant's 52 points lift Lakers past Mavericks 2008-03-03 Duncan leads Spurs to 7th win in a row 2008-02-29 Paul outshines Kidd as Hornets beat Mavs 2008-02-21 Stackhouse: Kidd to be traded to Mavs 2008-02-13 Paul Pierce sparks Celtics to win over Spurs 2008-02-11 Improving Hawks win third straight game 2008-02-07 Kobe Bryant's fast start powers Lakers to easy win 2008-02-04 Wallace and Pistons shut down Dirk, Mavs 2008-02-03 Pistons sink Lakers with late Prince three-pointer 2008-02-01 LeBron James powers Cavaliers to win over Lakers 2008-01-28 Stackhouse lifts Mavs over Clippers 2008-01-13 James's stunning fourth quarter lifts Cavs to win 2008-01-07 Pistons win 10th straight by zapping Wizards 2008-01-03 James paces Cavaliers to victory over Mavericks 2007-12-28 Nowitzki, Mavs hold off Suns 108-105 2007-12-20 James passes points milestone in Cavs win over Bucks 2007-12-18 Howard's 47 leads Mavs past Jazz 2007-12-09 Prolific Iverson leads Nuggets past Mavericks 2007-12-07 Mavs beat Spurs in early West showdown 2007-11-16 Big debut for Big Three; James has 45 2007-11-03 Oden, Durant and much more in NBA draft 2007-06-28 Dream season ends in nightmare for Mavs 2007-05-04 Bulls sweeps defending champion Heat out of playoffs 2007-04-30 Bulls take 3-0 series lead over Heat 2007-04-29 Warriors lose cool as Mavs win Game 2 2007-04-26 Mavericks slay Warriors to even series at 1-1 2007-04-26 Gooden, Cavs pour it on to beat Wizards 2007-04-26 Warriors close in on playoff spot 2007-04-18 Nuggets top Lakers for sixth straight win 2007-04-10 Matches Shown: | 1-50 | 51-100 Most-viewed China opens its long-sought Olympics spectacularly 2008-08-08 Spain overcomes controversial photo, beats Germany 2008-08-14 U.S. beat China in hot ticket game 2008-08-10 US fire warning by blitzing China 2006-08-20 Rockets make it 17 in a row 2008-03-07 Warriors close in on playoff spot 2007-04-18 Familiar NBA foes bar path for US stars to reclaim world throne 2006-08-25 Global contenders boast NBA talent at World Championships 2006-08-18 Bryant named MVP after leading Lakers to best record in West 2008-05-06 Mavericks rally to stun Suns 105-98 2008-04-06 Rampant Rockets stretch winning streak to 18 games 2008-03-09 Bryant's 52 points lift Lakers past Mavericks 2008-03-03 James's stunning fourth quarter lifts Cavs to win 2008-01-07 Big debut for Big Three; James has 45 2007-11-03 Bulls take 3-0 series lead over Heat 2007-04-29 Wizards look lost without Caron Butler 2007-04-04 Mavericks win ninth straight as Nowitzki tops 15,000 points 2007-03-31 Raptors win in OT after Ruffin error 2007-03-31 Nash sparks Suns in double overtime win 2007-03-15 Mavericks' 17-game winning streak ends 2007-03-13 Mavericks crush Lakers to seal 17th straight win 2007-03-12 Feel the love: Mavericks clinch early 2007-03-07 Early clinch: Mavs win 16th straight 2007-03-06 Mavs win franchise-record 15th straight 2007-03-04 Mavs score another 12-game win streak 2007-02-27

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