1st NBA Championship: Dallas Mavericks Beat Miami Heat in 6 Games
Sunday, June 12, 2011
by Bodog Sportsbook
Despite facing the most stacked squad since the 1927 New York Yankees, Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks went into Miami and got their first NBA Championship in franchise history with a 105-95 win.
Nowitzki once again struggled from the field, finishing with 21 points on 9-26 shooting. However, Dallas’ pesky guards, J.J. Barea and Jason Terry, picked up the slack, scoring 15 and 27 points respectively and at times outplaying LeBron James and Dwyane Wade.
"I still really can’t believe it," said Nowitzki, who was also named NBA Finals MVP. "We worked so hard and so long for it, the team has been unbelievable riding through ups and downs and always staying together … I still can’t believe it."
Wade, nursing a bad hip after a Game 5 injury, finished with just 17 points on 6-16 shooting while James once again fell short of expectations, scoring 21 with six assists and six turnovers. The best of the "Big 3" was Chris Bosh, who scored an efficient 19 points and eight rebounds.
The Achilles heel for the for the Heat was again the 4th quarter. Miami Heat couldn’t make the shots down the stretch to cut into Dallas’ lead, settling for bad shots and turning the ball over at key moments.
In an NBA Finals filled with drama the 4th quarter ended on somewhat of a wimper. Down 10 with two minutes remaining Miami could only sit back in a half-court set and let Dallas bleed out the clock. When the final buzzer rang out Nowitzki quickly shuffled off the locker room on his own before before escorted back out for the NBA Finals trophy and Finals MVP ceremony.
Along with this being the first NBA Championship for Nowtizki and Terry, it’s also the first for guard Jason Kidd, who was originally drafted by the Mavericks way back in 1994.
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