The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Miami Heat in compelling fashion 105-95 for the franchises first NBA title. The Dallas Mavericks seemed to do everything right down the stretch in order to close out the Heat. They rotated on defense, drove the lane and hit all the important shots when it mattered most. The game was much about Dallas doing what Miami could not when the game was on the line:
Even with a 101 temperature, Dirk Nowitzki did what he does best, close out the 4th quarter. Scoring 10 of his 21 points in the 4th quarter, Dirk lifted the Mavs to a 86-83 game 4 victory and tied up the series at 2:
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The Oklahoma City Thunder and Memphis Grizzlies battled through 3 overtimes to decide the winner of a pivotal game 4. Russel Westbrook lead the way scoring 40 points for the Thunder but it was Kevin Durant who took over when the Thunder needed him the most. Durant scored 6 of his 35 points in the final overtime to put away the Grizzlies in the 133-123 victory:
Dwayne Wade tried his best to take Rajon Rondo out of the game 3 in the 3rd quarter with an “excuse me” take down. If you did not see it when they replayed it 8 times, Rondo ended up dislocating his elbow on the play. With his arm hanging off and making the best of the 1 good arm he had, Rondo returned to the lineup to score a few baskets and make sure the Celtics buried the Miami Heat. Kevin Garnett lead the way for Boston playing a huge role offensively with 28 points and 18 rebounds in the 97-81 home victory:
For the Boston Celtics versus the New York Knicks, it was all about things in 3′s. Ray Allen hit 8 three’s en route to a 32 point performance while playing 37 minutes. Paul Pierce played 33 minutes, made 6 three pointers, grabbed 3 rebounds, stole the ball 3 times, turned the ball over 3 times and scored 38 points. Crazy right! Rajon Rondo had himself a game as well. As he recorded his sixth playoff triple double with 15 points, 11 rebounds and Celtics playoff record of 20 assists. With all those three’s the Celtics took a 3-0 lead over the Knicks after the 113-96 victory:
