The 2011 NBA Finals thread
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Finals MVP:
| Playoffs | Team | G | GS | MPG | FG% | 3p% | FT% | OFF | DEF | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PF | PPG |
| First Round | DAL | 6 | 6 | 38.7 | 0.452 | 0.444 | 0.889 | 0.8 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 27.3 |
| Conf. Semifinals | DAL | 4 | 4 | 37.5 | 0.574 | 0.727 | 0.938 | 0.5 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 25.3 |
| Conf. Finals | DAL | 5 | 5 | 40.4 | 0.557 | 0.364 | 0.967 | 0.6 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 32.2 |
| Finals | DAL | 6 | 6 | 40.3 | 0.416 | 0.368 | 0.978 | 0.3 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 26.0 |
| Playoff Averages | DAL | 21 | 21 | 39.3 | 0.485 | 0.460 | 0.941 | 0.6 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 27.7 |
Recaps
Game 1: Heat
NBA.com Game 1 Recap:
Mavericks-Heat notebook
By Shandel D. Richardson, for NBA.com
Posted Wednesday June 1, 2011 12:55AMTHE FACTS: The Miami Heat defeated the Dallas Mavericks 92-84 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals Tuesday at AmericanAirlines Arena. The Heat lead the series 1-0. Forward LeBron James led the Heat with 24 points and nine rebounds while guard Dwyane Wade added 22 points, 10 rebounds and six assists.
The Heat trailed by eight in the third quarter before turning things around. James hit an off-balanced 3-pointer at the end of the quarter to put Miami ahead by four. Miami limited the Mavericks to just 37 percent shooting, slowing star forward Dirk Nowitzki. He finished with 27 points, but shot just 7 of 18 from the field. Forward Shawn Marion added 16 points and 10 rebounds.
In a defensive battle, Miami shot poorly as well, making 38 percent from the field. The difference was the Heat's 16 offensive rebounds and 11 of 24 shooting from the 3-point arc.
Stats:
| Miami Heat (58-24) | field goals | rebounds | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | pos | min | fgm-a | 3pm-a | ftm-a | +/- | off | def | tot | ast | pf | st | to | bs | ba | pts | |
| L. James | F | 45:15 | 9-16 | 4-5 | 2-2 | +9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| C. Bosh | F | 38:55 | 5-18 | 0-0 | 9-12 | +11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 19 | |
| J. Anthony | C | 17:52 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D. Wade | G | 38:05 | 9-19 | 2-4 | 2-5 | +7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 22 | |
| M. Bibby | G | 14:06 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Chalmers | 28:24 | 3-8 | 3-7 | 3-4 | +8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| U. Haslem | 29:34 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | +8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| J. Howard | 07:37 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| M. Miller | 20:12 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | +2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| E. Dampier | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| E. House | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| J. Jones | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 240 | 31-80 | 11-24 | 19-26 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 20 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 92 | |||
| 38.8% | 45.8% | 73.1% | team rebs: 13 | total to: 12 | |||||||||||||
| Dallas Mavericks (57-25) | field goals | rebounds | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | pos | min | fgm-a | 3pm-a | ftm-a | +/- | off | def | tot | ast | pf | st | to | bs | ba | pts | |
| S. Marion | F | 35:20 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 4-5 | -9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | |
| D. Nowitzki | F | 40:27 | 7-18 | 1-2 | 12-12 | -2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | |
| T. Chandler | C | 33:47 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-5 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |
| D. Stevenson | G | 14:26 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | -5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| J. Kidd | G | 36:25 | 3-8 | 3-7 | 0-0 | -7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| J. Terry | 32:30 | 3-10 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| P. Stojakovic | 14:43 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| JoseJuan. Barea | 18:09 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| B. Haywood | 14:13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-6 | -6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| C. Brewer | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| B. Cardinal | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| I. Mahinmi | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 240 | 25-67 | 9-22 | 25-32 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 18 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 84 | |||
| 37.3% | 40.9% | 78.1% | team rebs: 10 | total to: 11 | |||||||||||||
Game 2: Mavs
NBA.com Game 2 Recap:
Nowitzki rallies Mavs to win that ties NBA finals
By BRIAN MAHONEY
Posted Jun 03 2011 2:30AMMIAMI (AP) Any pain in Dirk Nowitzki's left hand wouldn't have hurt nearly as much as a 2-0 deficit.
So he put the ball there - torn-up finger and all - and hoisted the shot that gave the Dallas Mavericks new life in the NBA finals.
Nowitzki shook off an injury to his non-shooting hand and made the tie-breaking layup with 3.6 seconds left, and the Mavericks roared back from 15 points down in the fourth quarter to stun the Miami Heat 95-93 on Thursday night and tie the series at one game apiece.
Stats:
| Miami Heat (58-24) | field goals | rebounds | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | pos | min | fgm-a | 3pm-a | ftm-a | +/- | off | def | tot | ast | pf | st | to | bs | ba | pts | |
| L. James | F | 39:37 | 8-15 | 2-7 | 2-4 | -5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | |
| C. Bosh | F | 39:47 | 4-16 | 0-0 | 4-4 | +3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |
| J. Anthony | C | 26:49 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| D. Wade | G | 42:09 | 13-20 | 2-7 | 8-12 | +5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 36 | |
| M. Bibby | G | 22:06 | 5-8 | 4-7 | 0-0 | +7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| U. Haslem | 29:26 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| M. Chalmers | 24:56 | 3-8 | 1-6 | 2-4 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| M. Miller | 15:10 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| E. Dampier | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| E. House | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| J. Howard | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| J. Jones | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 240 | 34-73 | 9-30 | 16-24 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 93 | |||
| 46.6% | 30.0% | 66.7% | team rebs: 9 | total to: 12 | |||||||||||||
| Dallas Mavericks (57-25) | field goals | rebounds | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | pos | min | fgm-a | 3pm-a | ftm-a | +/- | off | def | tot | ast | pf | st | to | bs | ba | pts | |
| S. Marion | F | 40:53 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | |
| D. Nowitzki | F | 42:03 | 10-22 | 1-2 | 3-3 | +13 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 24 | |
| T. Chandler | C | 38:06 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 5-8 | +4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | |
| D. Stevenson | G | 22:09 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | -5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| J. Kidd | G | 37:33 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | +1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| P. Stojakovic | 04:57 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| J. Terry | 31:05 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 6-6 | +13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | ||
| B. Haywood | 08:11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| JoseJuan. Barea | 14:03 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 1-2 | -11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| B. Cardinal | 01:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| C. Brewer | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| I. Mahinmi | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 240 | 36-75 | 6-17 | 17-21 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 95 | |||
| 48.0% | 35.3% | 81.0% | team rebs: 10 | total to: 20 | |||||||||||||
Game 3: Heat
NBA.com Game 3 Recap:
Heat-Mavericks notebook
By Dave Ivey, for NBA.com
Posted Sunday June 5, 2011 11:57PMTHE FACTS: Dwyane Wade and the Heat survived a fourth-quarter push by Dirk Nowitzki, edging the Mavericks 88-86 in Game 3 on Sunday in Dallas to take a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals. Wade scored 29 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, but Miami needed a clutch bucket from Chris Bosh and a late defensive stop by Udonis Haslem to offset Nowitzki's 34-point, 11-rebound night.
Stats:
| Dallas Mavericks (57-25) | field goals | rebounds | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | pos | min | fgm-a | 3pm-a | ftm-a | +/- | off | def | tot | ast | pf | st | to | bs | ba | pts | |
| S. Marion | F | 43:08 | 4-12 | 0-1 | 2-2 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |
| D. Nowitzki | F | 41:58 | 11-21 | 3-5 | 9-9 | +12 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 34 | |
| T. Chandler | C | 40:00 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | +4 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| D. Stevenson | G | 14:12 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| J. Kidd | G | 35:27 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 1-2 | +5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| P. Stojakovic | 06:04 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| J. Terry | 32:03 | 5-13 | 1-3 | 4-6 | -6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | ||
| I. Mahinmi | 08:00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| JoseJuan. Barea | 19:02 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 1-2 | +3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| B. Cardinal | 00:07 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| R. Beaubois | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| C. Brewer | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 240 | 28-70 | 8-21 | 22-27 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 86 | |||
| 40.0% | 38.1% | 81.5% | team rebs: 5 | total to: 14 | |||||||||||||
| Miami Heat (58-24) | field goals | rebounds | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | pos | min | fgm-a | 3pm-a | ftm-a | +/- | off | def | tot | ast | pf | st | to | bs | ba | pts | |
| L. James | F | 45:15 | 6-14 | 1-4 | 4-4 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | |
| C. Bosh | F | 37:29 | 7-18 | 0-0 | 4-5 | -10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | |
| J. Anthony | C | 23:05 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| D. Wade | G | 38:38 | 12-21 | 2-4 | 3-4 | -1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 29 | |
| M. Bibby | G | 19:07 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| U. Haslem | 29:01 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| M. Miller | 12:10 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| J. Howard | 06:25 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| M. Chalmers | 28:50 | 4-8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | +6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| E. Dampier | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| E. House | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| J. Jones | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 240 | 34-78 | 8-19 | 12-15 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 88 | |||
| 43.6% | 42.1% | 80.0% | team rebs: 11 | total to: 13 | |||||||||||||
Game 4: Mavs
NBA.com Game 4 Recap:
Heat-Mavericks notebook
By Dave Ivey, for NBA.com
Posted Wednesday June 8, 2011 1:09AMTHE FACTS: Dirk Nowitzki fought through a 101-degree fever to score 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, including a decisive drive with 14.4 seconds left as Dallas evened the NBA Finals at 2-2 with an 86-83 victory over Miami in Game 4 Tuesday at the American Airlines Center. Dwyane Wade had 32 points, but fumbled away the Heat's final possession.
It was the third consecutive down-to-the-wire thriller, with 15 ties and 12 lead changes. It was also the third straight time Nowitzki figured into the outcome. In Game 2, he drove past Chris Bosh and finished with the left hand for a 95-93 victory. In Game 3, his fadeaway over Udonis Haslem was off the mark in an 88-86 loss. This time, matched up against Haslem again, Nowitzki drove to his right and beat Haslem and Wade to the hoop.
Stats:
| Dallas Mavericks (57-25) | field goals | rebounds | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | pos | min | fgm-a | 3pm-a | ftm-a | +/- | off | def | tot | ast | pf | st | to | bs | ba | pts |
| S. Marion | F | 25:45 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| D. Nowitzki | F | 39:09 | 6-19 | 0-2 | 9-10 | +7 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| T. Chandler | C | 42:56 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 5-8 | +7 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| JoseJuan. Barea | G | 21:38 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 2-2 | -7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| J. Kidd | G | 38:58 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | +12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Terry | 35:24 | 6-15 | 1-4 | 4-6 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | |
| B. Cardinal | 07:24 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D. Stevenson | 25:38 | 3-7 | 3-7 | 2-2 | +6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| B. Haywood | 03:05 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| P. Stojakovic | 00:02 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C. Brewer | 00:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| I. Mahinmi | 00:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 240 | 29-73 | 4-19 | 24-30 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 86 | ||
| 39.7% | 21.1% | 80.0% | team rebs: 8 | total to: 11 | ||||||||||||
| Miami Heat (58-24) | field goals | rebounds | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | pos | min | fgm-a | 3pm-a | ftm-a | +/- | off | def | tot | ast | pf | st | to | bs | ba | pts |
| L. James | F | 45:43 | 3-11 | 0-3 | 2-4 | -6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| C. Bosh | F | 42:08 | 9-19 | 0-0 | 6-8 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
| J. Anthony | C | 28:25 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| D. Wade | G | 39:26 | 13-20 | 0-2 | 6-9 | -7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 32 |
| M. Bibby | G | 16:12 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Chalmers | 29:28 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 3-3 | +3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| U. Haslem | 21:24 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| M. Miller | 14:34 | 2-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | +2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| J. Howard | 02:40 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| E. Dampier | 00:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| E. House | 00:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Jones | 00:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 240 | 32-75 | 2-14 | 17-24 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 83 | ||
| 42.7% | 14.3% | 70.8% | team rebs: 7 | total to: 15 | ||||||||||||
Game 5: Mavs
NBA.com Game 5 Recap:
Heat-Mavericks notebook
By Dave Ivey, for NBA.com
Posted Friday June 10, 2011 8:31AMTHE FACTS: Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks are one win away from the first championship in franchise history following Thursday's 112-103 defeat of the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Nowitzki had 29 points and Jason Terry scored eight of his 21 points during a game-ending 17-4 run that gave the Mavericks a 3-2 lead as the series returns to Miami.
Stats:
| Dallas Mavericks (57-25) | field goals | rebounds | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | pos | min | fgm-a | 3pm-a | ftm-a | +/- | off | def | tot | ast | pf | st | to | bs | ba | pts | |
| S. Marion | F | 34:02 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| D. Nowitzki | F | 39:37 | 9-18 | 1-1 | 10-10 | +14 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29 | |
| T. Chandler | C | 38:40 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 3-5 | +14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | |
| JoseJuan. Barea | G | 25:39 | 6-11 | 4-5 | 1-1 | +4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | |
| J. Kidd | G | 39:52 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 2-2 | +13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |
| J. Terry | 30:29 | 8-12 | 3-5 | 2-2 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | ||
| B. Cardinal | 09:37 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| D. Stevenson | 13:58 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| I. Mahinmi | 08:06 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-3 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| R. Beaubois | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| C. Brewer | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| P. Stojakovic | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 240 | 39-69 | 13-19 | 21-27 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 112 | |||
| 56.5% | 68.4% | 77.8% | team rebs: 6 | total to: 11 | |||||||||||||
| Miami Heat (58-24) | field goals | rebounds | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | pos | min | fgm-a | 3pm-a | ftm-a | +/- | off | def | tot | ast | pf | st | to | bs | ba | pts | |
| L. James | F | 45:38 | 8-19 | 0-4 | 1-2 | -11 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | |
| C. Bosh | F | 39:23 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 7-9 | -13 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | |
| J. Anthony | C | 16:12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| D. Wade | G | 34:27 | 6-12 | 1-2 | 10-12 | -13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 23 | |
| M. Bibby | G | 15:24 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| U. Haslem | 33:00 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| M. Miller | 23:12 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| J. Howard | 05:49 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| M. Chalmers | 23:27 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 3-3 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||
| E. House | 03:28 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| E. Dampier | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| J. Jones | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 240 | 37-70 | 8-20 | 21-26 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 25 | 26 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 103 | |||
| 52.9% | 40.0% | 80.8% | team rebs: 6 | total to: 18 | |||||||||||||
Game 6: WORLD CHAMPIONS - MAVS
NBA.com Game 6 Recap:
Mavericks-Heat notebook
By Shandel D. Richardson, for NBA.com
Posted Monday June 13, 2011 12:17AMTHE FACTS: The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Miami Heat 105-95 in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, winning the series 4-2. It is the first title in franchise history. Guard Jason Terry scored a game-high 27 points off the bench while forward Dirk Nowitzki, who was named Finals MVP, added 21 points and 11 rebounds.
After struggling against the Heat's defense the first four games of the series, the Mavs topped 100 points for the second straight game. They shot 50 percent from the field, including 11 3-pointers. They took control of the game in third quarter behind strong play from Terry and J.J. Barea.
The Heat were led by LeBron James, who scored 21 points and had six assists. Forward Chris Bosh added 19 points and eight rebounds while Dwyane Wade added 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists.
QUOTABLE: "It took so long for us to get here. I don't really know if it would have made a difference [winning in Miami]. Just this feeling to be on the best team of the world is just undescribable."
-- Mavericks forward Dirk NowitzkiTHE STAT: The Mavericks were 11 of 26 from the 3-point line. It was their second consecutive game of hitting at least double-digits from behind the arc.
TURNING POINT: Dallas refused to rattle despite blowing a 12-point in the first half. The Heat at the time had all the momentum but the Mavericks still led at halftime. The most impressive part was Nowitzki was 1 of 12 from the field.
QUOTABLE II: "They just played the best basketball. Dirk constantly knocked down open shots. I mean, today he showed a lot of perseverance in just bouncing back. They made our defense work at the end of the day."
-- Heat forward Chris Bosh.HOT: Jason Terry backed up all the talking he's done in the series. He made 11 of 16 shots, including 3 3-pointers. It was his most efficient game of the series. He was effective on the perimeter and driving to the basket.
NOT: Wade and James both struggled. They combined to shoot 15 of 31 from the field, but neither had that breakout performance needed to win. James started hot, scoring nine of the Heat's first 14 points. He then struggled in the second and third quarters. Wade never found his groove.
FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: Wade had a solid all around game. He had 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists. The Heat probably would have liked to see more scoring from Wade.
GOOD MOVE: The Mavs put guard J.J. Barea in the starting lineup in Game 4. The move was probably the most important change of the series. His speed changed the pace, allowing the Mavs to play more fastbreak offense.
BAD MOVE: The Heat's offense sputtered once again. Too much standing around in halfcourt sets, and not enough fastbreak points. At some point, the offense is going to have to catch up to their defense.
Stats:
| Miami Heat (58-24) | field goals | rebounds | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | pos | min | fgm-a | 3pm-a | ftm-a | +/- | off | def | tot | ast | pf | st | to | bs | ba | pts | |
| L. James | F | 40:21 | 9-15 | 2-5 | 1-4 | -24 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | |
| C. Bosh | F | 38:52 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 5-7 | +4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | |
| J. Anthony | C | 10:55 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D. Wade | G | 41:07 | 6-16 | 0-4 | 5-7 | +3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | |
| M. Chalmers | G | 38:31 | 5-12 | 2-7 | 6-9 | +5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | |
| M. Miller | 08:17 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| U. Haslem | 33:51 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | -7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||
| J. Howard | 06:58 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| E. House | 21:08 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| M. Bibby | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| E. Dampier | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| J. Jones | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 240 | 34-72 | 7-23 | 20-33 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 95 | |||
| 47.2% | 30.4% | 60.6% | team rebs: 12 | total to: 17 | |||||||||||||
| Dallas Mavericks (57-25) | field goals | rebounds | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | pos | min | fgm-a | 3pm-a | ftm-a | +/- | off | def | tot | ast | pf | st | to | bs | ba | pts | |
| S. Marion | F | 35:22 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 4-6 | +18 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| D. Nowitzki | F | 38:54 | 9-27 | 1-7 | 2-2 | -4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
| T. Chandler | C | 30:03 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| J. Kidd | G | 36:17 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 3-4 | +18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| JoseJuan. Barea | G | 29:36 | 7-12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | |
| B. Cardinal | 12:12 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| J. Terry | 33:56 | 11-16 | 3-7 | 2-4 | +13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27 | ||
| I. Mahinmi | 11:02 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| D. Stevenson | 12:38 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0-0 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| C. Brewer | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| B. Haywood | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| P. Stojakovic | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 240 | 41-82 | 11-26 | 12-18 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 105 | |||
| 50.0% | 42.3% | 66.7% | team rebs: 7 | total to: 14 | |||||||||||||
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People still aren't giving the Mavs any credit
Almost everyone seems to be claiming Heat in 5 or 6.
my prediction
Mavs take revenge, strengths at point guard and big men leads to Mavs winning in 6. storybook ending for the careers of Jason Kidd, Peja, Marion, and Nowitzki. meanwhile Heat
oops didn't finish
meanwhile the Heat know they still have time to get themselves a championship, unless the Blazers dynasty begins next year and Greg Oden wins something like ten championships. Is that what he said?
well fifteen might be pushing it
at some point the rest of the NBA would probably just give up and there would just be no one to play against. unless he plans on playing for 35 years or so, which goes well with my theory that greg oden=benjamin button.
it seems to me to play well against the mavs you need a good bench
pretty sure that’s not the first adjective I’d use for the Heat’s bench. at all. Mavericks in 6 (hopefully)
Wow
Only the Miami Heat could have empty seats in game 1 of the NBA finals
this is over
wade and james will own the nba for the next 5 years.
i wouldn’t be opposed to rebuild right now for us.
PHILLY!
the mavs are going to have to play out of their minds.
it’s 2006 all over again except worse.
but instead of wade getting ridiculous calls it will be wade, james and bosh getting them.
the mavs can’t afford to get outrebounded by the heat again in this series.
you say ridiculous calls
and i say aggressive play. And i was rooting for the mavs that year.
"The game was delayed for over 15 minutes with 5:07 left in the second quarter after France's Nicolas Batum, who plays for the Portland Trail Blazers, dunked and twisted the rim. Volunteers and officials scrambled to put a new rim on the basket and reattach a net."
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/olybb/news/story?id=5509394
God I wish the mavs would wipe the floor with lebron.
Lebron doesn’t understand fan hate after ripping the hearts out of his fans on national TV? I’ve known ex’s that would hire hit men for less.
That said, I don’t hold out a lot of hope for the mavs to beat the heat. The heat have three incredible players. One can go down and they can still beat a team to tenderized roast. If a key Maverick goes down or becomes injured (dirk) the mavs have to suck it up.
Even healthy the Mavericks can be worn down where the heat can pace themselves so a finisher is fresh.
Finally… while i hate lebron, have no respect for bosh, Wade is the man and incredible and I saw how he tore the mavs apart many moons ago before injuries sidelined him. He’s a beast and deserves many championships because he WILLEd his team to a championship and was the only player I really saw that with since Jordan.
"The game was delayed for over 15 minutes with 5:07 left in the second quarter after France's Nicolas Batum, who plays for the Portland Trail Blazers, dunked and twisted the rim. Volunteers and officials scrambled to put a new rim on the basket and reattach a net."
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/olybb/news/story?id=5509394
that miami defense is terrifying.
the half-glass-full guys are talking today about how dallas missed shots they usually make. But from where I was sitting, the Mavs were missing shots because they were rushing them in the face of the Heat’s insanely quick and relentless rotations.
Note that they have this terrifying defense despite not having a single really dominant interior post or help defender. Wade and LBJ are amazing talents, but this is also the result of coaching and front office commitment to defense, for a roster whose defensive pieces don’t really make sense on paper.
Excessive celebration
And Dirk
by Oden Mad, Oden Smash! on Jun 2, 2011 9:30 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Eerily similar to how we came back to win in Game 4.
Porter, Drexler, Kersey, Williams, Duckworth. The greatest starting 5 ever.
Dirk said as much postgame
by Oden Mad, Oden Smash! on Jun 3, 2011 9:22 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Anyone else feel an odd twinge of pride
when Dal staged a 4th quarter comeback they learned from us?
Our Game 4 with them galvanized them into a champion caliber team. (As evidenced by their torrid road record since, capped by Game 2 against The Heatles last night.)
It helps to think we helped craft what they wouldn’t of been having not met our mettle first.
Right?
Tie down the furniture kids, it's time for another ride down Ulcer Gulch!
by DMKPDX on Jun 3, 2011 2:47 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
i wouldn't go that far.
but it was fun to watch the heat fall apart.
No, they didn't lrn2play from us, they've been playing like this all season.
Carlisle’s strategy has consistently been to conserve energy, involve all five guys, and keep it close through three quarters, then bring the defensive intensity and let Dirk take over in the fourth.
by howlingfantods on Jun 3, 2011 5:14 AM PDT up reply actions
nice job keeping the thread up to date.
i would consider adding wade to your finals mvp battle.
if the heat win the series, he absolutely has a shot.
He's certainly looking MVP like so far
We’ll see if he can keep it up
If Dirk
keeps up his 4th Q performances he’ll walk away with Finals MVP easy.
Tie down the furniture kids, it's time for another ride down Ulcer Gulch!
by DMKPDX on Jun 3, 2011 6:22 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
the mavs will have to win.
but yes, if the mavs win, nobody on his team will challenge him for the award.
Still think the Mavs can win this
I can’t believe how poorly LBJ is playing
i hated jj barea in the first round
now i’m realizing i was just mad. that guy is having an amazing playoff run.
next time he hits free agency, he’s gonna get real paid.
The Mavericks
Played absolutely unbelievable this season, what a series.
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