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Nowitzki vs. Shaq

It’s a favorite trick of sportswriters before each NBA Finals to pick a leading player from each finalist team and call the series a matchup between those players. This trick has always been really effective in promoting the game and the NBA. NBA fans have seen plenty of such matchups in the past: Bird vs. Magic, Jordan vs. Drexler, Olajuwon v. Ewing or Robinson, etc. The similarities and differences between the duelists made the matches even more enjoyable to watch, though it should be mentioned that basketball is a five-on-five game, in which the seven players on each team coming off the bench also have a important role in the game, not to mention the coaches, general managers and owners.

This year the Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks are the two teams that will fight for the title and we must look for another duel. In the case of Dallas Nowitzki, who is undoubtedly the best player on his team, things are easy. But in the Miami case, it took an investigation into O’Neal’s background to show that Dirk and Shaq have both the similarities and the differences to make for a “sexy” duel. Both are great men, although their game is totally different, both are leaders in their teams, although they have very different characters.

Both Nowitzki and O’Neal started playing basketball in Germany. Dirk was born and raised in Würzburg, while Shaq spent part of his childhood in Wildflecken, where his stepfather Harrison was stationed with the US Army. Most importantly, they both really want to win the NBA championship. . The German striker has yet to win a title, neither with the Mavericks nor with the German national team. For his part, the American center, although he has already won three NBA championship rings and an Olympic gold medal in the past, wants to show that he is still the best in the league.

Moving on to the differences the two players have, the first one is obvious, O’Neal is African American while Nowitzki is one of the few Caucasian players who became NBA stars. Dirk had played his entire life in Dallas, while Shaq has played for three different teams in the NBA. Shaq had won many titles, but he was always helped by great teammates, Dirk hadn’t won anything but the only great teammate he had was Steve Nash, whom he left Dallas two years ago. O’Neal has a bachelor’s and master’s degree in business administration, has appeared in several films, is the author of two children’s books, and is an accomplished rapper. One of his nicknames is “The Great Aristotle” for his composition and insight during interviews. On the other hand, Nowitzki concentrates primarily on basketball and has been called “Dirk the Work” for his immaculate work ethic. He never attended college , also loves music but plays the saxophone instead of rapping.

However, the biggest difference between them will be that, after the final series, only one of them will have the title of “NBA champion” from 2006.

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