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Dirk Nowitzki had been a one-man wrecking machine throughout most of the 2011 NBA playoffs. But on the night his Dallas Mavericks clinched their first-ever NBA championship by defeating the Miami Heat 105-95, he had a lot of help from his teammates.

The Boston Celtic faithful were none too pleased when the team traded for forward Jeff Green earlier this season. This wasn't so much of a reflection on Green; he's a perfectly adequate NBA role player. Instead, Celtic nation was bummed that the price for acquiring Green included popular center Kendrick Perkins.

The phrase "this is why he gets the big bucks" keeps running through my head. Even Wade doesn't believe this shot falls.

I'm not the biggest hoops fan, but there is some pure magic in the NBA Top Ten. Check out the video after the jump.

James Naismith invented Basketball on this day in 1891. Naismith's dirty little secret after the jump!