Is Dirk Nowitzki the Best Shooter in the Game?

48 points on 15 field goal attempts is practically unheard of and basically impossible. Those are the numbers Dirk Nowitzki put up in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. So I ask you all this…is Dirk Nowitzki the best shooter in the NBA?

Yes, of course there are “specialists” like Kyle Korver, Jason Terry, J.R. Smith, etc. But is anyone as good of an all around shooter as Dirk? He has a step back fade away that is 100% impossible to get a hand on, if he’s open from 5 feet or 25 feet he only touches the net, this guy is a German basket making machine.

His toughest competition for the title of Best Shooter has to be Ray Allen of the Boston Celtics. When Allen gets the ball, everyone knows it is probably going in. The only thing with him is, he is getting older in age and he is put more into that “specialist” group I talked about before.

In all the Dallas Mavericks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder games this season, Dirk is a combined 69% shooting from the floor. So game 1 wasn’t as surprising as most people think. Dirk gets it right where he wants it everywhere on the floor and Scott Brooks, the Thunder coach, refuses to double team. This might be a good idea, seeing as how the only game the Lakers double teamed Dirk was when the Mavericks made 20 3-point field goals in game 4.

The crazy part about it, two of Dirk’s “competitors” for Best Shooter are on his own team: Jason Terry and Peja Stojakovic. According to Dirk, “it doesn’t really matter who’s on me.”

With this team of shooters, can the Mavericks be stopped? And Dirk looks like the best shooter to me, what do you think?!?!