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    New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin reacts after hitting a three-point shot against the Dallas Mavericks in the fourth quarter of their NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden in New York, Feb. 19.

    No pun Lintended: Knicks phenom has a ball against Mavericks

    Jeremy Lin had 28 points and a career-high 14 assists, Steve Novak made four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, and the New York Knicks ended the Dallas Mavericks' six-game winning streak with a 104-97 victory Sunday.

    -- Reported by the Associated Press

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  • Dirk Nowitzki celebrated in German hometown after NBA title

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    Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki holds a glass of beer while he arrives at the Wuerzburg Residence on Tuesday in Wuerzburg, Germany. Nowitzki visits his hometown Wuerzburg after he and his team, the Dallas Mavericks, won the 2011 NBA title.

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    NBA basketball player Dirk Nowitzki waves to fans as he arrives at the Wuerzburg Residenz during a visit to his German home town of Wuerzburg, June 28, 2011. Nowitzki became the first German to win an NBA title when his basketball team Dallas Mavericks beat the Miami Heat last weeki, giving the Mavericks their first championship in their 31 year history. Nowitzki was also named the Most Valuable Player of the Championship series.

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    Supporters cheer during a motorcade of Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki on Tuesday in Wuerzburg, Germany. Nowitzki visits his hometown Wuerzburg after he and his team Dallas Mavericks won the 2011 NBA title.

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    Basketballer Dirk Nowitzki speaks to the crowd from a balcony of the Wuerzburg Residence in Wuerzburg, southern Germany on Tuesday, while thousands of fans watch from the square. Dirk Nowitzki, the German playmaker who led the Dallas Mavericks to an NBA Finals victory, admitted he was 'overwhelmed' by the response as he came back to his home city on June 28.

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    Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki celebrates with his fans during a welcome party in his German home town of Wuerzburg, on Tuesday. Nowitzki became the first German to win an NBA title when his basketball team Dallas Mavericks beat the Miami Heat last weeki, giving the Mavericks their first championship in their 31 year history. Nowitzki was also named the Most Valuable Player of the Championship series.

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    A Dallas Mavericks fan of forward Dirk Nowitzki stands in front of the Wuerzburg Residenz as he waits to see the NBA basketball player in his German home town of Wuerzburg on Tuesday. Nowitzki became the first German to win an NBA title when his basketball team Dallas Mavericks beat the Miami Heat, giving the Mavericks their first championship in their 31 year history. Nowitzki was also named the Most Valuable Player of the Championship series.

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    Dallas Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki of Germany, right, is welcomed by cheerleaders and fans in Wuerzburg, southern Germany, Tuesday, June 28. More then two weeks after winning the NBA championship basketball title Nowitzki is celebrated by fans in his hometown.

     

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  • Dallas Mavericks defeat Miami Heat in Game 6 to win NBA title, 105-95

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    Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks holds up the Larry O'Brien trophy as he celebrates with his teamates and team owner Mark Cuban after the Mavericks won 105-95 against the Miami Heat in Game 6 of the 2011 NBA Finals at American Airlines Arena on June 12, in Miami, Fla.

    Read more about the game here and check out images from post-season play here.

  • Mavs, Heat all square after Game 4 of NBA Finals

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    Fan Frank Perez attends Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball game between the Miami Heat and the Dallas Mavericks on June 7.

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    Tyson Chandler, left, and Dirk Nowitzki, right, of the Dallas Mavericks defend against Dwyane Wade, center, of the Miami Heat during Game 4 of the NBA Finals in Dallas on June 7. The Mavericks won 86-83.

    The Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat are starting over in the NBA finals, their best-of-7 series reduced to a best-of-three after the Mavs won the latest encounter 86-83 on Tuesday night.

    Read NBC Sports' match report and see more images in our slideshow.