Heat-Mavericks Preview

By BRIAN MAHONEY
Posted Jun 08 2011 8:10PM

DALLAS (AP) For nearly a year, LeBron James has shaken off the criticism, laughed off the trash talk.

None of it mattered to James, not as long as the Miami Heat remained on the route to a championship.

But when that pursuit became threatened in part by his own poor play, James couldn't ignore the only critic that matters: himself.

James said Wednesday he "didn't play well" in Game 4, when the Dallas Mavericks edged the Heat 86-83 to even the series at two games apiece after the two-time MVP failed to find ways to make an impact offensively.

"I didn't do that last night," James said. "Those are the things that I pride myself on that hurt me the most. I'll just be hard on myself and figure out a way to do it better the next game."

The Heat arrived about 30 minutes late for their interview session Wednesday after watching extra film of the game, though they could have saved time by just fast-forwarding through James' no-show.

He scored only eight points, held in single digits for the first time in 90 career playoff games, and attempted only 11 shots. James said he criticized himself all night, taking solace that he had at least two more chances to turn things around for himself and his team.

"If it was the Super Bowl, I would be kicking myself in the foot. We have one game. That's it," James said. "The great thing about this, it's a series. No matter if you can have a bad game, you can always make an imprint on the next game. Game 5 is a huge game."

And the way this series is shaping up, probably a close one.

Three straight games have been decided by three points or fewer, the first time that's happened in the championship round since 1948, according to STATS, LLC. The Baltimore Bullets and Philadelphia Warriors played Games 2-4 within a three-point margin during those Basketball Association of America finals, a year before that league merged with the National Basketball League to become the NBA.

And while James has come under increased scrutiny for his passive play, Dirk Nowitzki is cementing his reputation by overcoming injury and illness to rally the Mavs to victories in two of the last three games.

"Really, are there two guys that get more compared to Superman than Dwyane Wade and LeBron James? Think about it," Mavs president Donnie Nelson said. "Then our guy was the superstar that never really was a superstar because he was from Europe, or he was soft, or he couldn't win the big game."

Not anymore. Not after Nowitzki made the go-ahead layup with a left hand that had a torn tendon in his middle finger with 3.6 seconds left in Game 2, and certainly not after fighting through a fever of 101 degrees to score 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter of Game 4.

He felt better Wednesday morning, saying the fever had broke, though precautions were being made to make sure he didn't get anyone else sick. The microphone Nowitzki used for interviews was immediately replaced - teammate Tyson Chandler followed him and joked to "burn that mic!" - but the big German was already planning a workout later in the evening and thinking ahead to Thursday night.

"I think we have to be ready for anything," he said. "I think usually it's the team that loses that looks at the film and says, 'Hey, we have to do this.' Usually the team that loses has more of an edge, makes some adjustments with the coaches."

For the Heat, that means finding ways to make James more aggressive. Wade has been their best player in the series, Chris Bosh was hot right from the start in Game 4, and that left James appearing confused how to contribute as the No. 3 option.

He stayed too long around the perimeter and wasn't active in seeking the ball, content to rely on the help he was so eager to leave Cleveland to find.

"He will be more aggressive and have more of an attack mentality tomorrow night," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "He doesn't need to overthink it. He's a great player. He's a proven player. He knows how to be aggressive and how to pick his spots. I don't want him to necessarily overthink it. The aggressive mentality will be enough. We will do some things to help him, put him in positions to be aggressive."

The Heat largely dominated the first seven quarters of the series, appearing potent enough to sweep their way to a championship. Yet the Mavs have hung in, often controlled the fourth quarters - James has been held to nine total points in them - and their bravado seems to be growing.

Reserve guard Jason Terry wondered aloud if James could defend him for seven games. DeShawn Stevenson took things further Wednesday when he said James "checked out" late in Game 4.

The Heat's star power - and the desire many have to see them lose following James' high-profile move last summer - already made this a must-see series, and the tightness of the games has taken it a step further. Averaging 15.5 million viewers on ABC, it's drawing the most since 2004, Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant's last year together with the Lakers.

Those superstars were humbled by Detroit. Now the Mavs are trying to hand James and Wade the same result.

"So in my opinion, it's interesting because it's kind of `The Little Train That Could,' that hasn't quite done it yet, and then you've got these known commodities, household names," Nelson said. "I think that's what has really brought this to a really cool clash and why it's brought the rest of the country in. It makes for interesting theater."

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Mavericks overcome James' triple-double, lead 3-2

By BRIAN MAHONEY
Posted Jun 10 2011 4:58AM

DALLAS (AP) Dirk Nowitzki waited five long years for that elusive third victory over Miami, yet there was only a short celebration when it finally came.

He briefly thrust both arms in the air, a sea of blue screaming around him, but then quickly walked off the floor.

To Nowitzki, the real party can't come until next week.

"There's really nothing to celebrate," he said. "We're going in there Sunday swinging, like we did today, from the jump, and hopefully steal one Sunday."

And now it really is "now or never" for LeBron James and the Miami Heat.

Nowitzki scored 29 points, driving for the go-ahead dunk with 2:45 remaining, and the Mavericks beat the Heat 112-103 on Thursday night to take a 3-2 series lead.

The Mavs, who blew a 2-0 lead against the Heat in the 2006 finals, can wrap up their first championship in Game 6 at Miami on Sunday night.

"We didn't want to go to Miami and give them basically two shots to close us out. So we kept plugging there in the fourth. So definitely a big win for us," Nowitzki said. "And now we have to go down there and basically approach Sunday's game as Game 7."

James, who called this game "now or never," responded from his worst playoff performance with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, and Dwyane Wade battled through a sore left hip after a first-quarter collision to finish with 23 points.

"I could have made a couple of more plays for my team," James said. "But at the end of the day, all it's about is a win or a loss. Triple-double means absolutely nothing in a loss. So we will be better in Game 6 on Sunday."

Chris Bosh had 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Heat, who get the final two games at home with history against them as they try to win a title in their first season together: In the 26 previous finals that were tied 2-2, the Game 5 winner won 19 of them.

"We fought hard all season for home-court advantage. We're down 3-2," Bosh said. "We protect home court, we win the series, so we just have to keep that in mind."

The Mavs shot 60 percent through three quarters, briefly gave up the lead in the fourth, then outscored Miami 17-4 in the final 4:23, controlling the final few minutes just as they had in thrilling comebacks in Games 2 and 4.

Dallas shot 56.5 percent from the field, including 13 of 19 (68 percent) from 3-point range.

"We made more shots," Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said. "We did a lot of good things defensively, which led to good offense. ... You never know when the games are going to go that way. The thing we've got to do is we've got to make sure our defense is consistent."

Jason Terry scored 21 points and J.J. Barea had 17 for the Mavs, who insisted at some point their shots would start falling even against the Heat's stingy defense. Jason Kidd and Tyson Chandler both finished with 13 points.

"We are getting the same looks we knew we would get," Terry said. "After Games 1 and 2, you watch it on film, you see it and then you realize you're going to have the opportunities. I said to myself, I said to my teammates, we're not going to continue to miss those open shots that we're getting."

James scored eight points in Game 4, going just 3 of 11, the first time in 90 postseason games he didn't hit double figures.

Trying to pump himself during a rough first finals in Miami in which he's been accused of everything from "shrinking" to "checking out" in the fourth quarters, he wrote "Now or Never!!" on his Twitter page early Thursday morning, later calling this the biggest game of his career.

But they feel the same urgency in Dallas, where the slogan "The Time is Now" is printed on those blue T-shirts that surround the court, and where the Mavs are loaded with 30-somethings - late 30s, in Kidd's case - who could be on their last shot at an NBA title.

Nowitzki said early Thursday he felt "great," having shaken the fever that rose to 101 degrees in Game 4.

This time, the health concern was Wade, who banged his hip in the first quarter and appeared to be limping at various points from there.

"I don't talk about injuries," Wade said. "It was unfortunate I had to leave the game, but I came back and finished it."

He remained in the locker room to start the second half, coming back onto the court about the midway point of the period. By then, the Mavs seemed in too good a groove to be cooled off no matter who Miami had out there.

A disgusted Heat coach Erik Spoelstra was already walking onto the court to call time by the time Chandler went up to dunk after catching the ball all alone under the basket, giving Dallas a nine-point lead that matched its largest of the series.

Miami stormed into the lead midway through the fourth with a 9-0 run, all layups, dunks and free throws until Wade's 3-pointer made it 99-95 with 4:38 to play.

The Mavs tied it at 100 on Terry's 3-pointer with 3:23 left, and after James missed, Nowitzki drove for a baseline dunk and a 102-100 lead. James was called for an offensive foul and missed a 3-pointer on Miami's next two possessions before Kidd drilled a 3-pointer to make it 105-100, sending the crowd into a delirious chant of "Beat the Heat! Beat the Heat!"

The teams were at the same point as their 2006 matchup after four games, but that one was already in the midst of a massive swing by then. Miami won the final four games behind Wade, the MVP of that series.

This one has been developing into one of the closest finals the NBA has ever seen. Games 2-4 were decided by three points or fewer. That hadn't happened in the championship round since 1948, according to STATS, LLC, when the Baltimore Bullets and Philadelphia Warriors played Games 2-4 within a three-point margin during the Basketball Association of America finals, a year before that league merged with the National Basketball League to become the NBA.

The first four games were determined by 15 total points, the fewest since a 12-game difference between the Celtics and Lakers in the 1969 finals.

And all eyes were on James, just as they have been since he bolted Cleveland for a better shot at a championship in Miami.

He vowed to be more aggressive after his puzzling Game 4. He caught the ball in the post more frequently, but his jumper was still off for much of the game.

James threw up an airball with his left hand on his first shot, and when he did finally score, the Mavs quickly came back with six straight points for an early 13-6 lead, a promising start for a team that had been playing from behind nearly all series.

Wade walked gingerly to the locker room with a left hip contusion with about 3 minutes left in the period after colliding with Mavs reserve Brian Cardinal on a drive to the basket, and didn't return to the bench until more than 3 minutes into the second.

James had a basket inside that gave Miami a six-point lead with 4:26 left in the half, but Dallas closed with a 14-5 push, taking a 60-57 edge to the locker room after Nowitzki's jumper with 6.1 seconds remaining. The Mavs shot 12 of 17 in the quarter, and after not reaching 30 points in any period through four games, hit that number in each of the first two quarters of Game 5.

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Heat-Mavericks notebook

By Dave Ivey, for NBA.com
Posted Friday June 10, 2011 8:31AM

THE 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.

Dwyane Wade fought through a first-half hip injury to lead the Heat with 23 points and Chris Bosh added 19 points and 10 rebounds. LeBron James recorded a triple-double with 17 points, 10 assists and 10 boards, but scored just two points in the pivotal fourth quarter. Five players scored in double digits for each team in what was by far the highest-scoring game of the series.

QUOTABLE: "We're going to play whistle to whistle. I heard that term. Been watching the hockey series. A lot of people in the hockey world use that term, and that's what we're going to do. We're going to try to win each possession and just take it one at a time."
-- Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle

THE STAT: The Mavericks shot a remarkable 68.4 percent (13-for-19) from 3-point distance to offset a 36-26 disadvantage on the boards. Six Dallas players canned at least one trey, led by J.J. Barea (4-for-5), Terry (3-for-5) and Jason Kidd (3-for-5).

TURNING POINT: After Wade sank a 3-pointer from the top of the key to put Miami up 99-95 with 4:37 remaining, the Heat didn't make another field goal until James' layup with 29.6 seconds left. Dallas tied it at 100-100 on Terry's wide-open 3-pointer, then took the lead for good when Nowitzki drove the baseline for a dunk at the 2:45 mark.

QUOTABLE II: "JET was phenomenal. He was aggressive again from the get-go. ... That's the JET we need. We need him to attack and get in the lane. It opens up a lot of stuff for everybody else out there."
-- Nowitzki on Terry

QUOTABLE III: "We'll have to see how it responds tomorrow. When he's able to sweat and keep it warm, he was fine. Fortunately, we have an extra day. We'll see if that's enough."
-- Miami coach Erik Spoelstra on the left hip contusion suffered by Wade when he collided with Dallas forward Brian Cardinal in the first quarter.

HOT: The Mavericks shot 66 percent in the first half (23-for-35). They were 5-for-7 from 3-point range, with five different players each connecting once, and held a 60-57 lead at intermission. In the first four games of this series, Dallas averaged just 45.5 first-half points with a high of 51 in Game 2. Tyson Chandler was 4-for-5 in the half, Terry was 4-for-6 and Nowitzki was 6-for-9.

NOT: James sent out a "Now or Never!!" tweet on Wednesday and called this the biggest game of his career. He was more aggressive, but his shooting struggles continued. He was 8-for-19 from the field, including 0-for-4 behind the arc. During the three games played in Dallas, the two-time NBA MVP shot 38.6 percent from the field (17-for-44) and was 1-for-11 from 3-point territory.

INSIDE THE ARENA: Faces in the crowd at the AAC included former Dallas Cowboys running backs Tony Dorsett and Daryl "Moose" Johnston, Cowboys receiver Miles Austin, race-car driver Danica Patrick and actor/comedian Norm MacDonald.

GOOD MOVE: The Mavericks won their second straight game since moving Barea into the starting lineup ahead of DeShawn Stevenson. Barea finished with 17 points, five assists and just one turnover in more than 25 minutes. He scored a team-high eight points in the third quarter and scored six of the Mavs' first nine points in the fourth with a three-point play and his fourth 3-pointer of the game.

BAD MOVE: Miami's 18 turnovers led to 21 points for the Mavericks. Each member of the "Big Three" -- James, Bosh and Wade -- committed four turnovers.

NOTABLE: Of the previous 26 times the NBA Finals have been tied 2-2, the winner of Game 5 has gone on to win the series 19 times. ... This was the 52nd and final home game of the season at the American Airlines Center, where Dallas was 29-12 in the regular season and 9-2 in the playoffs. The Mavericks sold out all 52 contests. ... This caps an eight-month stretch in which the Dallas area hosted the World Series, Super Bowl and NBA Finals. ... Backup Mavs center Brendan Haywood was inactive with a strained right hip flexor. He also missed Game 3 and played just 3:05 in Game 4. ... Dallas had 23 assists and is 10-0 in the postseason when dishing 20 or more. ... This is Miami's first losing streak since it dropped five straight from Feb. 27-March 8.

UP NEXT: Game 6 is Sunday in Miami (8 p.m. ET, ABC).

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

• Heat: --
• Mavericks: Marion

• Lead Changes: 7
• Times Tied: 10

• Arena: American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
• Officials: #17 Joe Crawford, #24 Mike Callahan, #55 Bill Kennedy
• Attendance: 20433
• Duration: 2:39

Miami Heat (58-25)		Dallas Mavericks (58-25)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Chandler vs Anthony (Nowitzki gains possession)
	11:42	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:41
Bosh Jump Shot: Missed	11:19
	11:19	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Anthony Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	11:19
	11:09	Barea Jump Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:08
Bosh Jump Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: James (1 AST)	10:56 [MIA 2-0]
	10:36	Chandler Alley Oop Layup shot: Missed
Bosh Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:35
Bibby Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Kidd (1 ST)	10:24
	10:21 [DAL 2-2]	Kidd Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Wade Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Kidd (2 ST)	10:13
	10:05	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed
Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:04
James Driving Jump shot: Missed	09:46
	09:45	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:39 [DAL 4-2]	Chandler Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Marion (1 AST)
	09:18	Chandler Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	09:18 [MIA 3-4]
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	09:18 [MIA 4-4]
	09:08	Kidd Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
James Jump Shot: Missed	08:46
Team Rebound	08:45
Bosh Jump Shot: Missed	08:33
	08:32	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:23 [DAL 7-4]	Kidd 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Barea (1 AST)
James Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Wade (1 AST)	08:17 [MIA 6-7]
	08:05 [DAL 9-6]	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Barea (2 AST)
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	07:51
	07:50	Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:41 [DAL 11-6]	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Barea (3 AST)
James Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Chandler (1 ST)	07:26
	07:21 [DAL 13-6]	Marion Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:12
Bosh Driving Jump shot: Missed	06:59
	06:57	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:48	Marion Jump Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:47
James Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	06:45
	06:33	Marion Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
	06:14	Marion Foul : Personal (1 PF)
James Jump Shot: Missed	06:06
Bosh Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:05
Bosh Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Wade (2 AST)	05:57 [MIA 8-13]
Anthony Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:36
	05:36	Barea Substitution replaced by Terry
	05:36 [DAL 14-8]	Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
Anthony Substitution replaced by Haslem	05:36
	05:36	Chandler Substitution replaced by Cardinal
	05:36 [DAL 15-8]	Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Wade Step Back Jump shot: Missed	05:19
	05:18	Terry Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:09	Marion Running Layup Shot: Missed Block: James (1 BLK)
Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:08
Wade Driving Bank shot: Made (4 PTS)	05:03 [MIA 10-15]
	04:38 [DAL 17-10]	Marion Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (1 AST)
	04:22	Kidd Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	04:22	Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Chandler
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	04:22 [MIA 11-17]
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	04:22 [MIA 12-17]
Bosh Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:09
	04:09	Chandler Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:09	Team Rebound
	04:09 [DAL 18-12]	Chandler Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
	04:01	Cardinal Foul : Shooting Block (1 PF)
Bosh Substitution replaced by Miller	04:01
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	04:01 [MIA 13-18]
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	04:01 [MIA 14-18]
	03:49 [DAL 21-14]	Cardinal 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Kidd (1 AST)
Miller 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: James (2 AST)	03:32 [MIA 17-21]
	03:15 [DAL 23-17]	Terry Driving Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Bibby Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	03:00 [MIA 19-23]
	02:58	Team Timeout : Regular
Wade Substitution replaced by Howard	02:58
Bibby Substitution replaced by Chalmers	02:58
	02:39 [DAL 25-19]	Chandler Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Terry (1 AST)
James Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:39
	02:39	Marion Substitution replaced by Stevenson
	02:39	Chandler Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:38
Haslem Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (1 AST)	02:14 [MIA 21-25]
Haslem Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:56
	01:56 [DAL 26-21]	Chandler Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	01:56 [DAL 27-21]	Chandler Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed	01:33
Team Rebound	01:32
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	01:32
	01:20	Terry 3pt Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	01:19
Chalmers 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)	01:05 [MIA 24-27]
Howard Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:05
	01:05	Cardinal Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:05	Team Rebound
	01:05 [DAL 28-24]	Cardinal Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Howard Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: James (3 AST)	00:54.9 [MIA 26-28]
	00:37.9 [DAL 30-26]	Chandler Slam Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Terry (2 AST)
Howard Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Haslem (1 AST)	00:26.9 [MIA 28-30]
	00:03.9	Kidd Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Miller (1 ST)
Chalmers 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Miller (2 AST)	00:00.3 [MIA 31-30]
End of 1st Quarter
Miami Heat (58-25)		Dallas Mavericks (58-25)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Bosh Jump Shot: Missed	11:42
James Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	11:41
James Putback Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	11:39 [MIA 33-30]
	11:11 [DAL 33-33]	Terry 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)
	10:54	Stevenson Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	10:39
	10:20 [DAL 35-33]	Mahinmi Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Barea (4 AST)
Miller Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:20
	10:20	Mahinmi Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	10:19
Bosh Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	10:02 [MIA 35-35]
	10:02	Mahinmi Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Bosh Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)	10:02 [MIA 36-35]
	09:49	Barea Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	09:48
James Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (2 AST)	09:43 [MIA 38-35]
	09:20 [DAL 38-38]	Stevenson 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (2 AST)
James Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	09:05
Bosh Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	09:03
Bosh Tip Shot: Made (9 PTS)	09:03 [MIA 40-38]
Miller Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	08:52
	08:52
James Substitution replaced by Wade	08:52
	08:52	Mahinmi Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:52	Team Rebound
	08:52 [DAL 39-40]	Mahinmi Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
	08:49	Barea Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Bosh Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)	08:30 [MIA 42-39]
	08:11 [DAL 41-42]	Terry Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Chalmers 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Haslem (2 AST)	07:47 [MIA 45-41]
	07:37 [DAL 44-45]	Barea 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Haslem Jump Shot: Missed	07:19
	07:18	Mahinmi Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Miller Foul : Personal (3 PF)	07:04
	07:04	Mahinmi Substitution replaced by Chandler
Miller Substitution replaced by House	07:04
	06:54	Nowitzki Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Bosh Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	06:53
Wade Fade Away Bank shot: Made (10 PTS)	06:43 [MIA 47-44]
	06:36	Team Timeout : Regular
Haslem Substitution replaced by Anthony	06:36
	06:30	Barea Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Chalmers Substitution replaced by James	06:30
	06:17	Terry Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	06:17	Stevenson Substitution replaced by Marion
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:17
Team Rebound	06:17
	06:17	Barea Substitution replaced by Kidd
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	06:17 [MIA 48-44]
	06:01	Terry Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:House (1 ST)
House 3pt Shot: Missed	05:53
Bosh Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	05:52
	05:45	Nowitzki Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Bosh Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	05:45 [MIA 49-44]
Bosh Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	05:45 [MIA 50-44]
	05:28	Terry Jump Shot: Missed
House Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:28
House 3pt Shot: Missed	05:20
	05:20	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:13	Marion Driving Layup Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	05:12
Wade Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	04:59
	04:42 [DAL 46-50]	Nowitzki Jump Hook Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:34
Bosh Substitution replaced by Haslem	04:34
James Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Wade (3 AST)	04:25 [MIA 52-46]
	03:59 [DAL 48-52]	Marion Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Terry (3 AST)
House Turnover : Offensive Foul Turnover (1 TO)	03:36
House Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	03:36
House Substitution replaced by Chalmers	03:36
	03:18 [DAL 50-52]	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Kidd (2 AST)
Haslem Jump Shot: Missed Block: Chandler (1 BLK)	03:01
Haslem Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	03:00
James 3pt Shot: Missed	02:57
	02:56	Terry Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:50	Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:49	Team Rebound
Chalmers Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	02:49
Anthony Substitution replaced by Bosh	02:49
	02:37 [DAL 52-52]	Chandler Running Slam Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Terry (4 AST)
	02:17	Marion Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	02:17	Marion Technical
Chalmers Free Throw Technical (10 PTS)	02:17 [MIA 53-52]
James Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	02:17 [MIA 54-52]
James Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:17
	02:16	Team Rebound
Wade Foul : Personal (1 PF)	02:05
	02:05 [DAL 53-54]	Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	02:05 [DAL 54-54]	Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	01:56
	01:55	Marion Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:47 [DAL 56-54]	Nowitzki Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Chalmers Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	01:32
	01:15	Kidd Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Chalmers (1 ST)
Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed	00:57.9
	00:56.9	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	00:47.6 [DAL 58-54]	Terry Pullup Jump shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Kidd (3 AST)
Chalmers 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: James (4 AST)	00:26.9 [MIA 57-58]
	00:14.7	Team Timeout : Short
	00:06.9 [DAL 60-57]	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Kidd (4 AST)
James 3pt Shot: Missed	00:01.9
	00:00.9	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
End of 2nd Quarter
Miami Heat (58-25)		Dallas Mavericks (58-25)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Miller 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: James (5 AST)	11:44 [MIA 60-60]
	11:27	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed
	11:26	Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	11:14	Marion Jump Shot: Missed Block: Bosh (1 BLK)
	11:13	Marion Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	11:11 [DAL 62-60]	Marion Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Bosh Jump Shot: Missed	10:54
Bosh Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)	10:53
Miller Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)	10:49
	10:32 [DAL 65-60]	Barea 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Miller 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: James (6 AST)	10:16 [MIA 63-65]
	09:54	Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:53	Chandler Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
Bibby Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:53
	09:34	Barea 3pt Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:33
Miller 3pt Shot: Missed	09:17
Bosh Rebound (Off:5 Def:2)	09:16
James Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (11 PTS)	09:04 [MIA 65-65]
	08:50	Chandler Jump Hook Shot: Missed
Bosh Rebound (Off:5 Def:3)	08:49
James Driving Layup Shot: Missed	08:39
	08:37	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	08:18 [DAL 67-65]	Nowitzki Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed	07:59
Bosh Rebound (Off:6 Def:3)	07:58
Miller Pullup Jump shot: Missed	07:41
	07:40	Barea Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:32	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed
Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:31
Bosh Foul : Offensive Charge (2 PF)	07:28
Bosh Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	07:28
	07:04 [DAL 70-65]	Nowitzki 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Barea (5 AST)
	06:53	Nowitzki Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Anthony Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bosh (1 AST)	06:41 [MIA 67-70]
	06:30 [DAL 73-67]	Barea 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS)
James Floating Jump shot: Made (13 PTS)	06:08 [MIA 69-73]
Anthony Foul : Personal (3 PF)	05:59
	05:59	Team Timeout : Regular
Anthony Substitution replaced by Haslem	05:59
	05:50 [DAL 75-69]	Barea Driving Bank shot: Made (11 PTS)
Bibby Substitution replaced by Chalmers	05:38
	05:31	Chandler Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Bosh Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)	05:31 [MIA 70-75]
Bosh Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	05:31 [MIA 71-75]
	05:16	Marion Jump Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	05:15
Bosh Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Marion (1 ST)	04:58
	04:48	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed
	04:47	Barea Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Chalmers Foul : Personal (2 PF)	04:33
	04:33	Barea Substitution replaced by Terry
	04:33	Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Cardinal
Miller Substitution replaced by Wade	04:33
	04:21 [DAL 78-71]	Kidd 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Marion (2 AST)
Bosh Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	04:00
	03:46 [DAL 80-71]	Chandler Slam Dunk Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Kidd (5 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:46
James Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Wade (4 AST)	03:26 [MIA 73-80]
	03:03	Terry 3pt Shot: Missed
Chalmers Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:02
Haslem Jump Shot: Missed	02:48
	02:47	Marion Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	02:35	Cardinal Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Wade (1 ST)
	02:33	Marion Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Bosh Substitution replaced by Howard	02:33
Howard Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Wade (5 AST)	02:19 [MIA 75-80]
	02:03 [DAL 82-75]	Terry Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Kidd (6 AST)
Wade Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)	01:46 [MIA 77-82]
	01:20 [DAL 84-77]	Terry Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Marion (3 AST)
	01:04	Cardinal Foul : Personal Block (2 PF)
	01:04	Marion Substitution replaced by Stevenson
James Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Cardinal (1 ST)	00:54.9
	00:45.1	Terry Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
	00:45.1	Chandler Substitution replaced by Mahinmi
	00:34.4	Cardinal Foul : Personal Block (3 PF)
Chalmers Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)	00:34.4 [MIA 78-84]
	00:34.4	Cardinal Substitution replaced by Nowitzki
Chalmers Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	00:34.4 [MIA 79-84]
	00:14.9	Nowitzki Step Back Jump shot: Missed
	00:14.0	Team Rebound
Howard Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	00:13.9
	00:02.1	Nowitzki Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
	00:02.1	Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Cardinal
James Jump Shot: Missed Block: Kidd (1 BLK)	00:00.4
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
Miami Heat (58-25)		Dallas Mavericks (58-25)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Howard Foul : Shooting Block (3 PF)	11:42
	11:42 [DAL 85-79]	Stevenson Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
Howard Substitution replaced by Bosh	11:42
	11:42	Stevenson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
James Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	11:41
	11:33	Mahinmi Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)	11:33 [MIA 80-85]
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	11:33 [MIA 81-85]
	11:17 [DAL 87-81]	Barea Driving Bank shot: Made (13 PTS)
Chalmers Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	11:17
	11:17 [DAL 88-81]	Barea Free Throw 1 of 1 (14 PTS)
Wade Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Nowitzki (1 ST)	11:01
	10:45	Barea Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Haslem (1 BLK)
James Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)	10:43
	10:43	Stevenson Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Haslem Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Wade (6 AST)	10:35 [MIA 83-88]
Haslem Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	10:14
	10:14 [DAL 89-83]	Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)
	10:14 [DAL 90-83]	Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (23 PTS)
Bosh Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: James (7 AST)	10:02 [MIA 85-90]
	09:40	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed Block: Wade (1 BLK)
Chalmers Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:38
	09:35	Mahinmi Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	09:35	Team Timeout : Regular
	09:35	Terry Substitution replaced by Kidd
	09:35	Mahinmi Substitution replaced by Chandler
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	09:35 [MIA 86-90]
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	09:35
Chalmers Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	09:34
	09:21	Nowitzki Violation:Kicked Ball
Wade Pullup Jump shot: Missed	09:10
	09:09	Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:51	Stevenson 3pt Shot: Missed
Chalmers Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	08:50
Haslem Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Wade (7 AST)	08:33 [MIA 88-90]
	08:09 [DAL 93-88]	Barea 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS)
James 3pt Shot: Missed	07:43
	07:42	Chandler Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
Chalmers Foul : Personal (4 PF)	07:28
	07:28	Stevenson Substitution replaced by Marion
	07:14	Barea Driving Jump shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)	07:13
Wade Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: James (8 AST)	07:08 [MIA 90-93]
Wade Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:48
	06:48	Barea Substitution replaced by Terry
	06:48 [DAL 94-90]	Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)
Chalmers Substitution replaced by Miller	06:48
	06:48 [DAL 95-90]	Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:48
Haslem Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: James (9 AST)	06:29 [MIA 92-95]
	06:04	Marion Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Wade (2 ST)
Wade Running Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: James (10 AST)	06:00 [MIA 94-95]
	05:36	Terry Jump Shot: Missed
Bosh Rebound (Off:6 Def:4)	05:35
Haslem Slam Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Wade (8 AST)	05:16 [MIA 96-95]
	05:16	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:16	Terry Substitution replaced by Barea
	04:56	Nowitzki Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed
Wade Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:55
Wade 3pt Shot: Made (23 PTS)	04:37 [MIA 99-95]
Bosh Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	04:23
	04:23 [DAL 96-99]	Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (26 PTS)
	04:23	Barea Substitution replaced by Terry
	04:23 [DAL 97-99]	Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (27 PTS)
Bosh Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Kidd (3 ST)	04:00
	03:52	Nowitzki Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
	03:38	Chandler Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Bosh Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:38
Team Rebound	03:38
Bosh Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	03:38 [MIA 100-97]
	03:23 [DAL 100-100]	Terry 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (3 AST)
James Jump Shot: Missed	02:55
	02:54	Chandler Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	02:45 [DAL 102-100]	Nowitzki Running Slam Dunk Shot: Made (29 PTS) Assist: Terry (5 AST)
James Foul : Offensive Charge (2 PF)	02:27
James Turnover : Foul (4 TO)	02:27
	02:07	Marion Jump Shot: Missed
Wade Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:06
	01:57	Nowitzki Violation:Kicked Ball
James 3pt Shot: Missed	01:50
	01:50	Marion Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	01:26 [DAL 105-100]	Kidd 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Terry (6 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:26
Wade Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Marion (2 ST)	01:16
	01:12	Marion Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:10
Wade Jump Shot: Missed Block: Chandler (2 BLK)	01:04
Team Rebound	01:04
	00:56.0	Chandler Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Bosh Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	00:56.0 [MIA 101-105]
Bosh Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:56.0
	00:55.7	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	00:33.8 [DAL 108-101]	Terry 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:33.3
Haslem Substitution replaced by Chalmers	00:33.3
James Driving Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS)	00:29.6 [MIA 103-108]
James Foul : Personal Take (3 PF)	00:25.3
	00:25.3 [DAL 109-103]	Kidd Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	00:25.3 [DAL 110-103]	Kidd Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:25.3
Wade 3pt Shot: Missed	00:22.9
	00:21.5	Terry Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Miller Foul : Personal Take (4 PF)	00:20.9
	00:20.9 [DAL 111-103]	Terry Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
	00:20.9 [DAL 112-103]	Terry Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
Bosh 3pt Shot: Missed	00:13.8
	00:12.7	Terry Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
End of 4th Quarter

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