The Miami Heat advanced to the NBA Finals with a 83-80 victory over the Chicago Bulls last night. With 2 minutes remaining in the game, the Bulls seemed to have pulled off another victory. After key turnovers, missed foul shots and also a 4 point play which Dwayne Wade converted, the Bulls lead vanished:
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:
The Miami Heat have put the pressure on the Chicago Bulls after taking a 3-1 series lead in the 101-93 victory in overtime last night. The Heat turned it on late as they were able to take their first lead in the final minutes of the 3rd quarter. The Heat would not regain the lead until overtime when they scored 16 points and put the Bulls back in their stalls:
Sure Dirk Nowitzki may not be Creasy from the movie “Man on Fire” but he is sure acting like him. Dirk continues to have his was with the Oklahoma City Thunder dropping another 40 points in a 112-105 overtime thriller last night. The Mavericks were able to take a commanding 3-1 series lead and have themselves 1 game away from the NBA Finals:
Scene From Man on Fire:
Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks was incredible to say the least last night. He set a record for consecutive free throws without a miss by going 24-24 from the line. The fact that he was able to get 24 foul shots is another thing, the man simply could not be stopped. He wound up going 12-15 from the field and finished with 48 points, which is 2 points shy of his playoff high. Dirk also played a little defense and racked up 4 blocks in the 121-112 game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. An honorable mention goes to Kevin Durant who did all that he could to battle back against the Mavericks as he scored 40 points on the night:
