Mavericks-Heat Preview

By BRIAN MAHONEY
Posted May 30 2011 6:14PM

MIAMI (AP) LeBron James and Dwyane Wade joked often, smiled easily, answered thoughtfully.

A few minutes later, Dirk Nowitzki bounded up to a podium and offered a big "How we doin!" to the assembled media.

You'd never know only one of them is a "good guy."

Less than a year after solidifying their place as the NBA's villains with their high-profile partnership last summer, James, Wade and the Miami Heat are in the NBA finals against the Dallas Mavericks and Nowitzki, being portrayed as a sort of anti-James for sticking with his home team instead of taking the easy way out and going elsewhere for a better shot at a title.

And if you hated the theatrics of last summer, the light shows, pep rally, and everything else Miami did to celebrate winning the championship of July, better look away. The Heat are just four wins from the first of several titles that many predicted when James bolted Cleveland for South Florida.

The way it happened bothered plenty, but James only cares about the result.

"You know, we've got a lot of flack this year, mostly because of myself. And we've tried to use that as motivation every day we get on the basketball court," James said Monday. "But just play the game of basketball. That's all we can do is play the game of basketball at a high level. Play Miami Heat basketball."

Five years after Wade largely overwhelmed the Mavericks by himself to win the Heat's first championship, the teams arrive at Game 1 of the rematch Tuesday through decidedly different constructions. The Heat essentially sacrificed seasons for salary-cap space, making the playoffs through Wade's greatness but with no realistic chance of winning. But the gamble paid off in July, when James and Chris Bosh agreed to come and Wade committed to stay, giving Miami the Nos. 1, 2 and 3 players on perhaps the greatest free-agency list in NBA history.

Nowitzki's name was on it, too, and he even said he would have listened if had James and Wade tried to recruit him. His preference was to remain in Dallas, as long as owner Mark Cuban would do what it takes to give the big German another shot at a ring.

"Ultimately, that's where my heart was at. I almost felt like we had unfinished business after '06," Nowitzki said. "Had a great meeting with Mark there, free agency. All I needed was reassurance that he was going to keep going and keep building around this team, and keep putting all his resources for us to hopefully be up there one day. We're here again at the big stage. Hopefully we can turn it around this year and finish strong."

With reliable role players such as Jason Kidd, Jason Terry and Shawn Marion but no defined second scorer, the Mavericks arrived in the postseason as an afterthought, maybe even a first-round upset loser to Portland. Instead, a stunning sweep of the Lakers in the second round was followed by Nowitzki's spectacular play against Oklahoma City in the Western Conference finals, making the Mavs the last hope for the Heat haters who wanted Boston or Chicago to humble Miami.

"We are facing a very tough team, a very good team with a bunch of closers and leaders. And so we've got to just go from there and bring our best game," Nowitzki said. "But we as players, we're not really worried about who are the good guys or the bad guys, what the fans want. That's not going to matter to us, anyhow."

Nowitzki believed the Heat were the favorites "on paper" last summer, but things changed by the time they met twice in the first two months of the season. Dallas beat Miami both times - the Mavs have won the last 14 regular-season meetings - as the Heat stumbled to a 9-8 start amid speculation coach Erik Spoelstra could be fired, and criticism that James' and Wade's styles couldn't work together.

The Heat have it all figured out now: James and Wade alternating big shots in the clutch, Bosh grasping his role as the third scorer, key reserves Udonis Haslem and Mike Miller getting healthy at just the right time after nearly season-long injuries.

So the Heat could win, like it or not. And they're aware the more likely answer is not.

Wade was briefly the NBA's brightest star in 2006, when he averaged 34.7 points to lead the Heat back from a 2-0 deficit to beat the Mavs in six games. A second ring could elevate him to a second level - or it could be diminished because he needed James and Bosh to get it.

"Only thing I care about is winning. That's all I care about," Wade said. "Whatever you guys want to decide to put me or talk about me, that's where I'll be. The biggest thing is to be a champion."

Wade said he was "blessed" to win a ring so early in his career, knowing this series is loaded with players who have been chasing one for more than a decade. Kidd reached the finals in consecutive years with the New Jersey Nets and figured he'd get another chance with the Nets or much sooner with the Mavericks. He's finally back - the oldest of seven players on the Dallas roster born in the 1970s.

"You have great teams in this league like the Lakers and the Celtics and San Antonio, who were all winning championships. It didn't work out," he said. "But now we're here. And hopefully we can find a way to win a championship."

James had only once chance and his Cavaliers were quickly swept aside by the Spurs. That was back in 2007, a small-market matchup that drew the lowest TV ratings ever for the finals.

That won't be the case now.

The Heat's free-agency score brought unprecedented attention to the NBA's offseason, a new wave of fans to a sport that needs them with a labor crisis looming when this series is over.

People may not like the Heat, but they can't stop watching.

"It's probably going to get the highest-rated finals, maybe ever. Just because of what they were assembled to do, and then the team that we have, I think it makes for great TV," Terry said.

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James scores 24, Heat take Game 1 over Dallas

By TIM REYNOLDS
Posted Jun 01 2011 1:10AM

MIAMI (AP) Dwyane Wade's night began with a hug for his mom. It ended with an embrace from LeBron James.

Nearby, Chris Bosh held up three fingers.

No explanation necessary. The Miami Heat are three wins from the reason why the Big Three came together in the first place.

James scored 24 points for his first win in five NBA finals games, Wade scored 15 of his 22 points in the second half and the Heat beat the Dallas Mavericks 92-84 in Game 1 of the title series on Tuesday night - holding the Western Conference champions to their lowest point total of the playoffs after a dominant defensive showing down the stretch.

"Feels good because it's the first game and we played well as a team," James said. "We've got a lot of work to do. ... That's one in the books. We're excited about this game. Tomorrow we prepare for Game 2, and I see ways we can get better."

Dirk Nowitzki scored 27 points - tearing a tendon in the middle finger on his left, non-shooting, hand during the game and revealing afterward that he'll likely wear a splint throughout the remainder of the series - and grabbed eight rebounds for Dallas, which got 16 points and 10 rebounds from Shawn Marion and 12 points from Jason Terry, most of those coming in an early flurry. It was Dallas' fifth straight loss to Miami in finals games, dating to the Heat rally for the 2006 crown.

Dallas held the Heat to 39 percent shooting, Miami's second-worst showing of the playoffs.

Problem was, the Mavericks shot 37 percent - by far, their worst night of the postseason offensively.

"You hold a team to 38 percent shooting and 92 points, for us, that's usually a victory," Marion said.

Sure enough, Dallas had been 7-2 when holding teams to those kind of numbers this season. Game 2 is Thursday in Miami.

"We're a veteran team," said Nowitzki, who had a postgame X-ray on the finger that was injured when he was stripping the ball from Bosh. "You can't get down with a loss. You've got to come back strong on Thursday. I've said it a couple times in this playoff run, if you're the road team, you're happy with a split. So we've got another opportunity on Thursday to get one. Obviously, we don't want to go home down 0-2."

Wade's 3-pointer with 3:06 left put the Heat up 82-73, then the largest lead of the game for either team. The Mavs shaved two points off it on the next possession when Nowitzki hit two free throws, but James gave the Heat their first double-digit lead of the finals a few seconds later.

He dribbled upcourt against Marion, crossed his dribble over and got clear for a dunk while being fouled. The free throw made it 85-75, and most in the sellout, white-clad crowd began standing in anticipation.

Even then, it wasn't over.

Nowitzki made two more free throws - he was 12 for 12 from the line for the game - with 1:36 left, cutting the Miami lead to six.

A momentary blip.

"They have two very good closers," Nowitzki said, "two of the best in the game."

Wade grabbed a key defensive rebound, dribbled away from three Dallas pursuers and found Bosh for a dunk with 1:08 left that restored the 10-point lead. Another dunk by James came with 38.6 seconds left, sealing the outcome.

"For me, going into the fourth quarter, it's winning time," James said.

Sure was, and the Heat fans knew it, breaking into their now-traditional tossing of their white seat covers.

"By and large, we've got to play better, just overall," said Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle, especially noting Miami's 16-6 edge in offensive rebounds.

Miami outrebounded Dallas 46-36, got a gritty effort on both ends from reserve Mike Miller - who left with his left arm in a sling, but insisted he would be fine - and reaped rewards again from another strong fourth-quarter finish by Wade and James.

"That's who they've been their entire careers," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.

Bosh scored 19 points and Mario Chalmers added 12 for the Heat. The Heat trailed by eight points early in the third quarter before pulling away, remaining unbeaten - now 9-0 - at home in these playoffs and snapping Dallas' five-game road postseason winning streak.

Dallas had 51 points after 26 minutes. The Mavericks scored 18 points in the next 18 minutes, 33 over the remainder of the game, as Miami's defense found another gear.

"That's kind of the way we've been winning games, of late," Wade said. "You've got stay with it. You can't get frustrated because the ball's not going in. There's other ways you can dominate the game and we was able to do that tonight. I thought we did a great job in the second half of rebounding the ball, limiting them to one shot as much as possible."

Take away the 2006 NBA finals, and Dallas came into Game 1 having beaten Miami 14 straight times. The only team that has lost to any team more times consecutively is Minnesota, which finished with the NBA's worst record this season. The Timberwolves have lost 16 straight to San Antonio and Portland, and 15 straight to the Los Angeles Lakers.

In the finals, it simply doesn't seem to matter.

"We'll play better. I'm very certain of that," Carlisle said. "We had some opportunities. Shots we normally make, they didn't go down. Look, it's a long series. We'll adjust."

Wade - the hero of that 2006 championship - found himself with a couple extra minutes before tipoff because of an unusually long delay after the starters were introduced. So he went looking for inspiration. He screamed at his teammates, "Don't say, 'I wish I woulda,"' in the huddle before they took the court, his way of telling them not to leave anything in the proverbial tank during this series.

And then he slowly trotted to the other end of the court, pointed to his mother Jolinda in a baseline seat and gave her a hug as many in the crowd roared. He usually blows her a pregame kiss. On Tuesday, that wouldn't suffice.

"We both said, 'Here we go. We're here again. We're back,"' Wade said.

Both teams expect to ride defense in this series, and that was made perfectly evident in the opening 12 minutes. The teams combined to take 35 shots in the first quarter - and made 10.

Dallas led 17-16 after the first quarter, which was the lowest two-team output in the first quarter of Game 1 of a finals in the shot clock era, according to STATS LLC. It tied the fourth-lowest total for any finals quarter since 1955, bettering only the 30 points by the Magic and Lakers in Game 2 in 2009, and the 31 posted by the Jazz and Bulls in 1998's Game 3 along with the Lakers and Celtics in 1969's Game 4.

Everyone was struggling, maybe a little because of nerves, and mostly to do with the defensive intensity on both ends. James was 3 for 6 in the first quarter, while the rest of the Heat were 3 for 15. Half of Dallas' four first-quarter baskets were 3-pointers by Jason Kidd, the team's 38-year-old point guard searching for his first NBA title.

And the Mavericks had one - that's right, one - 2-point basket in the game's first 15:49, with 10 of their first 18 field goal attempts coming from 3-point range.

"We really didn't play well at all tonight," Terry said. "First quarter, 17 points and third quarter, 17 - that's not our style of basketball. Give them credit. They disrupted our tempo and they finished at the end."

Dallas opened the third quarter by scoring seven quick points, all on jumpers, the burst ending with DeShawn Stevenson's 3-pointer with 10:03 remaining in the period - pushing the Mavericks' lead to 51-43 and silencing a building that was still refilling after halftime.

"He had three days to shoot that and we didn't get anybody near him," Spoelstra said.

That was quickly fixed, and the rest of the third was largely all Miami.

"For the most part, we think we had chances to get a hold of this game," Marion said. "And we let it get out of our hands."

The Heat outscored Dallas 22-10 in the remainder of the quarter. Wade started the rally - just as he did in a series-saving effort for Miami in Game 3 of the '06 finals, giving the memorable "Nah, I ain't going out like this" quote afterward - with two layups. And James beat the clock at the end of the period with an off-balance 3-pointer from near the Dallas bench for a 65-61 Miami lead.

"It's one game, and that's it," Spoelstra said. "We're already moving on."

NOTES: In his annual state-of-the-league address before Game 1 of the finals, NBA Commissioner David Stern was asked about a number of topics, including again about how James, Wade and Bosh all ended up in Miami last summer. "I don't consider it colluding," Stern said. ... James picked up two fouls in the first quarter, the fourth time that's happened in the playoffs. It happened four times in the entire regular season. ... In a scene reminiscent of the 2006 NBA finals, the first time Wade went to the foul line Tuesday night, Mavs owner Mark Cuban stood to argue that he traveled. ... Juwan Howard was guarding Kidd after a switch on a screen in the first half, odd only because both were top-five picks in the 1994 NBA draft.

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Mavericks-Heat notebook

By Shandel D. Richardson, for NBA.com
Posted Wednesday June 1, 2011 12:55AM

THE 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.

QUOTABLE: "Well, again, that was a grind. It's tough. That's a very skilled offensive team. We didn't get into much of an offensive flow the entire game. This was more of probably a defensive battle."
-- Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra.

THE STAT: The Heat won the offensive rebounding battle 16-6. The second-chance points were vital in Miami overcoming a second-half deficit and staying close in the first half.

TURNING POINT: The moment Wade joined the party in the second half. After allowing James and Chris Bosh to carry the early load, Wade finished strong with seven fourth-quarter points. The Heat are fine with this as long as Wade arrives at some point. He played the same way throughout the Chicago Bulls series in the Eastern Conference finals.

QUOTABLE II: "We'll play better. I'm very certain of that. Again, we had some opportunities that, shot we normally make, they didn't go down. And so that was tough."
-- Mavs head coach Rick Carlisle.

HOT: James shot 9 of 16 from the field, but more importantly hit 4 of 5 from 3-point range. That made things difficult for the Mavs' defense and eventually opened things up for him and Wade to drive to the basket.

NOT: Nowitzki scored 27 points, but had to work hard to get them. He shot just 7 of 18 from the field, with most of his production coming from the foul line. The Mavs will need him to perform like he did in the previous two rounds to have any sort of chance.

FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: Wade finished with 22 points, 10 rebounds and six assists. Not bad for a player who was virtually a non-factor in the first half.

INSIDE THE ARENA: Jimmy Buffet, Gloria Estefan, Ludacris, Queen Latifah, Terrell Owens.

GOOD MOVE: The Heat decided to have James defense Mavs guard Jason Terry in the second half. It eliminated much of the Mavs' perimeter scoring. There was talk about James defending Nowitzki, but it never happened. It wound working because the Dallas offense was less effective in the second half.

BAD MOVE: The Mavs appeared to give up the 3-point shot. It came back to haunt them, with the Heat making 11 of 24 from behind the arc. Miami's 3-point shooting allowed it to offset its 38 percent shooting.

NOTABLE: The Heat are now 9-0 at home in the postseason ... Heat center Erick Dampier was active for the first time in the playoffs, but did not play ... The Mavs trail for the first time in a playoff series this season ...Mavs forward Caron Buter (knee) remained inactive, but coach Rick Carlisle has yet to rule him out for the series.

UP NEXT: Game 2 is Thursday at AmericanAirlines Arena at 9 p.m.

• Mavericks: Beaubois, Butler, Jones
• Heat: Ilgauskas, Magloire, Pittman

• Mavericks: --
• Heat: --

• Lead Changes: 10
• Times Tied: 7

• Arena: American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL
• Officials: #29 Steve Javie, #24 Mike Callahan, #55 Bill Kennedy
• Attendance: 20003
• Duration: 2:38

Dallas Mavericks (57-26)		Miami Heat (59-24)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball James vs Chandler (Bibby gains possession)
Chandler Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:42
	11:42 [MIA 1-0]	Bosh Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	11:42 [MIA 2-0]	Bosh Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Chandler Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)	11:22
	10:58 [MIA 4-0]	James Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	10:50	Wade Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:39 [DAL 2-4]
	10:13	James Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:12
Nowitzki 3pt Shot: Missed	10:03
	10:02	Bosh Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:39	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
	09:38	Team Rebound
	09:26	Wade Jump Shot: Missed Block: Marion (1 BLK)
Stevenson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:25
	09:16	Anthony Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	09:16 [DAL 3-4]
Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	09:16 [DAL 4-4]
	08:57 [MIA 6-4]	Bosh Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Bibby (1 AST)
Chandler Driving Dunk Shot: Missed	08:47
	08:46	Wade Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:42	Wade Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:41
Marion Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Bibby (1 ST)	08:30
	08:16	Bosh Jump Shot: Missed Block: Stevenson (1 BLK)
Team Rebound	08:15
Marion Layup Shot: Missed Block: Anthony (1 BLK)	08:05
	08:04	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:46	Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:45
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	07:36
Team Rebound	07:35
	07:29	James Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Chandler Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:29
Team Rebound	07:29
Chandler Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	07:29 [DAL 5-6]
	07:06	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
	07:05	Bosh Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:04 [MIA 8-5]	Bosh Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Nowitzki Driving Layup Shot: Missed	06:51
	06:50	Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:27	Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed
Stevenson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:26
Kidd Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	06:03
	06:02	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:55	Bosh Hook Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:54
Marion Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:James (1 ST)	05:36
	05:30 [MIA 10-5]	James Running Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Bibby (2 AST)
Nowitzki Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:30
	05:30	Team Timeout : Regular
Stevenson Substitution replaced by Terry	05:30
	05:30 [MIA 11-5]	James Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
Kidd 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Marion (1 AST)	05:13 [DAL 8-11]
	04:46	Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:45	Bosh Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	04:43 [MIA 13-8]	Wade Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bosh (1 AST)
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	04:26
Marion Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:25
Kidd 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Terry (1 AST)	04:13 [DAL 11-13]
	03:45	James Jump Shot: Missed
	03:43	Wade Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:31	Anthony Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Marion (1 ST)
	03:26	Bibby Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Stojakovic	03:26
	03:26	Bibby Substitution replaced by Chalmers
	03:26	Bosh Substitution replaced by Haslem
Terry Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:26
Team Rebound	03:26
	03:26	Anthony Substitution replaced by Howard
Terry Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	03:26 [DAL 12-13]
Terry Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:03
	03:03	Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:03	Team Rebound
	03:03	Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	03:02	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	02:46	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	02:45
Marion Hook Shot: Missed	02:28
	02:27	Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:06 [MIA 16-12]	James 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Wade (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:04
	02:04	Wade Substitution replaced by Miller
Terry 3pt Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Kidd (1 AST)	01:51 [DAL 15-16]
	01:34	Miller Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	01:12
Marion Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	01:11
Kidd Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	01:02
Kidd Substitution replaced by Barea	01:02
Marion Substitution replaced by Nowitzki	01:02
	00:43.9	Chalmers Jump Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:42.9
	00:37.3	James Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Terry Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	00:37.3 [DAL 16-16]
Terry Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	00:37.3 [DAL 17-16]
	00:15.9	James Jump Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:14.9
Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Missed	00:04.5
	00:02.4	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:00.3	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Dallas Mavericks (57-26)		Miami Heat (59-24)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Barea Running Jump Shot: Missed	11:45
	11:44	Bosh Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	11:25	James Jump Shot: Missed
	11:24	Bosh Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	11:23 [MIA 18-17]	Bosh Putback Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Barea Jump Shot: Missed	11:04
	11:03	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:54	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:53
Terry 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Barea (1 AST)	10:42 [DAL 20-18]
	10:22 [MIA 21-20]	Miller 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: James (1 AST)
	10:07	Jump Ball Haslem vs Nowitzki (Chalmers gains possession)
Nowitzki Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Haslem (1 ST)	10:07
	10:02	Chalmers Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	09:40
	09:39	Team Rebound
	09:39	James Substitution replaced by Wade
	09:19	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
	09:17	Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	09:12	Wade Layup Shot: Missed Block: Haywood (1 BLK)
	09:11	Wade Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	09:09	Wade Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Barea (1 ST)
	09:06	Haslem Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	09:06 [DAL 21-21]
Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	09:06 [DAL 22-21]
	08:49	Bosh Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed Block: Haywood (2 BLK)
Haywood Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:48
Terry Driving Layup Shot: Missed	08:34
	08:33	Wade Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
Haywood Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:23
	08:23
	08:23	Chalmers Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:23	Team Rebound
	08:23 [MIA 22-22]	Chalmers Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Barea Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:10 [DAL 24-22]
	07:46 [MIA 24-24]	Wade Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Bosh (2 AST)
Nowitzki Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed	07:27
Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:25
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	07:19
	07:18	Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:09	Haslem Jump Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:08
Barea Running Jump Shot: Missed	06:55
	06:54	Team Rebound
Haywood Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	06:54
Haywood Substitution replaced by Chandler	06:54
Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Marion	06:54
Terry Substitution replaced by Kidd	06:54
	06:54	Miller Substitution replaced by James
	06:54	Haslem Substitution replaced by Anthony
Stojakovic Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:40
	06:40 [MIA 25-24]	Bosh Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	06:40	Anthony Substitution replaced by Miller
	06:40	Bosh Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	06:39
Marion Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	06:20 [DAL 26-25]
	06:03 [MIA 27-26]	James Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Wade (2 AST)
Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Missed	05:50
	05:49	Bosh Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
Stojakovic Foul : Personal (2 PF)	05:45
	05:45	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:32 [MIA 30-26]	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)
	05:18	Miller Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Marion Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	05:18 [DAL 27-30]
Barea Substitution replaced by Terry	05:18
Stojakovic Substitution replaced by Nowitzki	05:18
Marion Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:18
	05:17	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:04	Bosh Layup Shot: Missed
	05:03	Bosh Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	05:02	Bosh Tip Shot: Missed
	05:01	Wade Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	04:58	Wade Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Chandler (1 ST)
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed	04:49
Terry Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	04:48
	04:44	Bosh Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Marion Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	04:44 [DAL 28-30]
	04:44	Miller Substitution replaced by Anthony
Marion Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	04:44 [DAL 29-30]
	04:32	Wade Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Kidd (1 BLK)
	04:31	Team Rebound
	04:19 [MIA 33-29]	Wade 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (1 AST)
Nowitzki Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Kidd (2 AST)	03:59 [DAL 31-33]
	03:39 [MIA 35-31]	Bosh Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: James (2 AST)
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed	03:18
Team Rebound	03:17
	03:17	Bosh Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:17
	03:17	Bosh Substitution replaced by Haslem
Nowitzki 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Kidd (3 AST)	03:03 [DAL 34-35]
	02:41	Wade Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
Nowitzki Turnaround Bank shot: Made (13 PTS)	02:20 [DAL 36-35]
	01:57	Wade 3pt Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	01:56
Marion Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Chandler (1 AST)	01:46 [DAL 38-35]
	01:27 [MIA 38-38]	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Wade (3 AST)
Chandler Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Kidd (4 AST)	01:12 [DAL 40-38]
	01:12	Anthony Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	01:12	Anthony Substitution replaced by Bosh
Chandler Free Throw 1 of 1 (4 PTS)	01:12 [DAL 41-38]
Chandler Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:59.5
	00:59.5 [MIA 39-41]	Bosh Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	00:59.5 [MIA 40-41]	Bosh Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Terry Jump Shot: Missed	00:41.9
Marion Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	00:40.9
Terry 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Marion (2 AST)	00:38.7 [DAL 44-40]
	00:25.9 [MIA 43-44]	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: James (3 AST)
Nowitzki Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	00:05.9
Chandler Substitution replaced by Haywood	00:05.9
	00:05.9	Team Timeout : Short
Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Stevenson	00:05.9
	00:05.9	Haslem Substitution replaced by Miller
	00:00.3	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Dallas Mavericks (57-26)		Miami Heat (59-24)
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Nowitzki Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Wade (1 BLK)	11:37
	11:35	Bosh Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	11:23	Anthony Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed
	11:22	Bosh Rebound (Off:5 Def:4)
	11:21	Bosh Tip Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	11:19
Marion Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Chandler (2 AST)	11:06 [DAL 46-43]
	10:42	Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	10:41
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Kidd (5 AST)	10:29 [DAL 48-43]
	10:12	James Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:11
Stevenson 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Marion (3 AST)	10:03 [DAL 51-43]
	10:03	Team Timeout : Regular
	09:50 [MIA 45-51]	Wade Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Kidd Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Bibby (2 ST)	09:38
	09:34 [MIA 47-51]	Wade Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: James (4 AST)
Stevenson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:34
Stevenson Substitution replaced by Barea	09:34
	09:34	Wade Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	09:33
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed	09:09
	09:08	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	08:43	Bosh Jump Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	08:42
Marion Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (1 AST)	08:33 [DAL 53-47]
	08:12	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
	08:11	Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Chandler Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	08:00
Chandler Substitution replaced by Haywood	08:00
	08:00	Bosh Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:00	Team Rebound
	08:00 [MIA 48-53]	Bosh Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Marion Jump Bank Shot: Missed	07:42
Team Rebound	07:41
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed	07:33
	07:32	Wade Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	07:20 [MIA 51-53]	James 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Bibby (3 AST)
Nowitzki Running Hook Shot: Missed	06:57
	06:56	Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:39	Bosh Jump Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	06:38
Haywood Dunk Shot: Missed	06:29
Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	06:28
	06:28	Bosh Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Haywood Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	06:28 [DAL 54-51]
	06:28	Bibby Substitution replaced by Chalmers
	06:28	Anthony Substitution replaced by Haslem
Haywood Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	06:28 [DAL 55-51]
	06:10 [MIA 53-55]	Wade Jump Bank Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Barea Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bosh (1 BLK)	05:57
Team Rebound	05:56
Marion Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Kidd (6 AST)	05:47 [DAL 57-53]
	05:27	Haslem Jump Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	05:26
Marion Jump Shot: Missed	05:12
	05:11	Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:05	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	05:04
Barea Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed	04:57
	04:56	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
Haywood Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	04:36
	04:36 [MIA 54-57]	Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Stojakovic	04:36
Barea Substitution replaced by Terry	04:36
	04:36 [MIA 55-57]	Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
	04:21	Haslem Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Haywood Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:21
Team Rebound	04:21
Haywood Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	04:21
	04:20	Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	03:57	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	03:56
Kidd Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Chalmers (1 ST)	03:47
Stojakovic Foul : Personal (3 PF)	03:34
	03:34	Bosh Substitution replaced by Howard
Haywood Substitution replaced by Chandler	03:34
	03:28	Wade 3pt Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	03:27
Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Missed	03:18
	03:17	Wade Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	02:58	Haslem Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:58
	02:58	Wade Substitution replaced by Miller
Terry Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	02:49
	02:34 [MIA 57-57]	Haslem Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: James (5 AST)
Marion Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	02:24
	02:10	James Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Stojakovic (1 ST)
Chandler Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Marion (4 AST)	02:05 [DAL 59-57]
	01:46	Haslem Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Stojakovic (2 ST)
Marion Jump Shot: Missed	01:24
	01:23	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	01:12 [MIA 60-59]	James 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	01:09
Kidd Substitution replaced by Nowitzki	01:09
Stojakovic Substitution replaced by Barea	01:09
Barea Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed	00:55.9
	00:54.9	Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	00:35.8	Haslem Jump Shot: Missed
	00:34.1	Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	00:33.1	Howard Jump Shot: Missed Block: Chandler (1 BLK)
	00:32.1	Howard Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)
Barea Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:32.1
	00:32.1 [MIA 61-59]	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	00:32.1 [MIA 62-59]	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
	00:16.9	Chalmers Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Chandler Substitution replaced by Haywood	00:16.9
Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	00:16.9 [DAL 60-62]
Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	00:16.9 [DAL 61-62]
	00:00.0 [MIA 65-61]	James 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS)
End of 3rd Quarter
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Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:40	James 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:37	Chalmers Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:29	Chalmers Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Haywood (1 ST)
	11:23	Haslem Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)	11:23 [DAL 62-65]
Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)	11:23 [DAL 63-65]
	11:02 [MIA 68-63]	Miller 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Haslem (1 AST)
	10:41	James Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Haywood Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	10:41 [DAL 64-68]
Haywood Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	10:41
	10:40	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
Barea Foul : Personal (2 PF)	10:31
	10:17	Bosh Hook Shot: Missed Block: Haywood (3 BLK)
Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	10:16
Nowitzki Driving Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Barea (2 AST)	09:57 [DAL 66-68]
	09:28	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
	09:28	Chalmers Substitution replaced by Wade
Barea Jump Shot: Missed	09:16
	09:15	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
	09:01 [MIA 70-66]	Haslem Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Wade (4 AST)
Stevenson 3pt Shot: Missed	08:44
	08:43	Team Rebound
Nowitzki Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	08:43
	08:43
	08:26 [MIA 72-66]	Wade Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Stevenson 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Barea (3 AST)	08:03 [DAL 69-72]
	07:42	Wade Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	07:42
	07:42	Miller Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Barea Substitution replaced by Kidd	07:42
Haywood Substitution replaced by Chandler	07:42
Chandler Foul : Offensive (4 PF)	07:32
Chandler Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	07:32
	07:11	Bosh Layup Shot: Missed
	07:09	Haslem Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
Stevenson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:01
	06:47	Haslem Jump Shot: Missed
	06:46	Miller Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	06:36 [MIA 74-69]	Haslem Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Bosh (3 AST)
Nowitzki Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	06:36
Team Timeout : Regular	06:36
Stevenson Substitution replaced by Marion	06:36
	06:36 [MIA 75-69]	Haslem Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
Terry Jump Shot: Missed	06:11
	06:10	Wade Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	05:57	Bosh Jump Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	05:56
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	05:42
	05:41	Team Rebound
	05:19	Bosh Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:18
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed	05:06
	05:05	Miller Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	04:46	Haslem Layup Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	04:45
	04:35	Miller Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	04:35	Haslem Substitution replaced by Howard
	04:35	James Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Chandler Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:35
Team Rebound	04:35
Chandler Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	04:35 [DAL 70-75]
	04:35	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:15 [MIA 77-70]	Wade Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Marion Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)	03:58 [DAL 72-77]
	03:58	Miller Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
	03:58	Howard Substitution replaced by Haslem
	03:58	Miller Substitution replaced by Chalmers
Marion Free Throw 1 of 1 (16 PTS)	03:58 [DAL 73-77]
Nowitzki Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	03:44
	03:44 [MIA 78-73]	Bosh Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	03:44 [MIA 79-73]	Bosh Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Marion Jump Shot: Missed Block: Wade (2 BLK)	03:25
	03:24	Team Rebound
	03:06 [MIA 82-73]	Wade 3pt Shot: Made (22 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:06
	02:56	Haslem Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)	02:56 [DAL 74-82]
Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (23 PTS)	02:56 [DAL 75-82]
	02:48 [MIA 84-75]	James Driving Dunk Shot: Made (21 PTS)
Marion Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:48
	02:48 [MIA 85-75]	James Free Throw 1 of 1 (22 PTS)
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (25 PTS)	02:36 [DAL 77-85]
	02:14	Bosh Jump Shot: Missed Block: Chandler (2 BLK)
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	02:13
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	02:07
	02:06	Wade Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	01:44	James Jump Shot: Missed
	01:43	Team Rebound
	01:43	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
	01:36	Haslem Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (26 PTS)	01:36 [DAL 78-85]
Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (27 PTS)	01:36 [DAL 79-85]
	01:36	Team Timeout : Short
Terry Foul : Personal (2 PF)	01:22
	01:22 [MIA 86-79]	Chalmers Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	01:22 [MIA 87-79]	Chalmers Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	01:15
	01:14	Wade Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)
	01:08 [MIA 89-79]	Bosh Dunk Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Wade (5 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:08
Marion Substitution replaced by Stojakovic	01:08
Nowitzki Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	00:57.9
	00:56.9	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:9)
	00:40.6 [MIA 91-79]	James Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Wade (6 AST)
Chandler Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (2 AST)	00:34.9 [DAL 81-91]
Chandler Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	00:10.1
	00:10.1 [MIA 92-81]	Bosh Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
	00:10.1	Bosh Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)	00:08.9
Kidd 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS)	00:03.0 [DAL 84-92]
End of 4th Quarter

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