Live broadcast, December 23 -today, pioneer coach Billups was interviewed by reporters. He recalled that he played Nowitzki in the 2001-02 season.
At that time, in the first round, the Timberwolves where Billups was located played against the Mavericks led by Nowitzki (now The Lone Ranger). He said, “I played against Nowitzki many times in the playoffs. Once I was deeply impressed, when I was really young, I played in Minnesota. KG is obviously the person. In the series, we are obviously in the leading position in the team. I really think KG will lock Dirk.”
“But as a result, the way we were eliminated was that Dirk scored 30 points and 15 boards. I really respect this guy. KG said all the rubbish he could spray, and we tried everything. However, this guy is different, he is just different.”
In that round of series, Nowitzki led the Mavericks to sweep the Timberwolves 3-0.