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:
The Mavericks defeated the Heat thanks in large part to the 13 three’s they were able to hit last night. Dallas also shot 56 percent from the field and outscored the Heat 17-4 down the stretch. Of course Dirk Nowitzki lead the way for the Mavericks with 29 points and have the Mavericks 1 game away from an NBA Championship:
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 X factor in last nights NBA Finals game 1 was not a member of the Big 3. Rather it was the defense of the Miami Heat against the Dallas Mavericks. The Mavericks were only down a point at the half, but their shooting never improved as they shot 37% for the game. LeBron Jame scored 24 points and Dwyane Wade recorded a double double with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Game 2 is on Thursday night and the Mavericks better step up their game if they hope to get Dirk his ring he deserves. Yes I am rooting for the Mavs:
The Dallas Mavericks will be returning to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2006. The Mavericks defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 100-96 last night and punched their tickets to the Finals. The Mavericks were lead by none other than Dirk Nowitzki who scored 26 points and put the exclamation point on the Maverick’s 15 point 4th quarter comeback with 1:14 left:
