May 22, 2013

Dallas Wins 2011 NBA Championship!

(Dallas's Shawn Marion dunks in game 6 of 2011 NBA finals)

*Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks are NBA champions. They beat the Miami Heat’s heralded Big 3 LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh in the process. The championship is the first in the franchise’s history. Jason Terry scored 27 points, Nowitzki added 21 and the Mavericks topped the Miami Heat 105-95 in Game 6 of [...]




LeBron has Triple Double but Dallas Wins 112-103, Take 3-2 Game lead

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*Uh oh,  it really is “now or never” for LeBron James and the Miami Heat. Dallas’ Dirk Nowitzki scored 29 points, driving for the go-ahead dunk with 2:45 remaining, and the Mavericks beat the Miami Heat 112-103 on Thursday night to take a 3-2 lead. Five years after going up 2-0 on the Heat, the [...]




Dallas Wins Over Miami 86-83: NBA Final Series Tied 2 Games Each

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*Dirk Nowitzki fought through a sinus infection and everything else that ailed him and his team to power a 21-9 run over the final 10:12, lifting the Dallas Mavericks to a memorable 86-83 victory over the Miami Heat Tuesday night. In the final period, Nowitzki scored 10 of his 21 points – including a driving [...]




The Heat Beat the Mavs 88-86 in Game 3 and Take 2-1 NBA Finals Lead

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*After surviving a poke in the eye earlier in the game, Chris Bosh swished through a 16-foot, go-ahead jumper from the baseline with 39.6 seconds left, the Miami Heat held on for an 88-86 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night for a 2-1 lead in the NBA finals. “This is a total win,” [...]




NBA Finals: Dallas Shocks Miami; Wins Game 2 95-93

(Dirk Nowitzki delivers the winning shot for Dallas in game 2 of the NBA Finals)

*Whoa! Look who won game 2 of the NBA Finals Thursday night between the Dallas Mavericks and the Miami Heat. Well put it this way, it wasn’t Miami. Dirk Nowitzki shook off an injury to his non-shooting hand and made a tie-breaking layup with 3.6 seconds left and the Mavericks came all the way back [...]




2011 NBA Finals: Miami Wins Game 1 over Dallas 92-84

Dallas' Peja Stojakovic and Miami's LeBron James

*As far as the 2011 NBA Finals between Miami and Dallas, it just might already be over. The Heat’s stifling defense and their ability to just completely choke opponents in the 4th quarter is proving to be a very potent winning formula The plan was in effect Tuesday night in game one and Miami went [...]




Dallas Beats Oklahoma City 100-96 and Wins Trip to NBA Finals

Shawn Marion & Dirk Nowitzki celebrate winning the NBA Western Conference title.

*As far as the Western Conference finals of the NBA, it’s a done deal. The aging, but experienced Dallas Mavericks defeated the young, athletic not as experienced Oklahoma City Thunder Wednesday night 100-96 to advance to the Finals. The Mavs will most likely play the Miami Heat which has a 3 games to 1 lead [...]




Dallas Comes from Behind to Beat OKC 112-105 and Go Up 3-1

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*Number 41 for Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki,  scored 40 points, Jason Kidd hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 40 seconds left in overtime and the Mavericks rallied from a 15-point deficit in the final 5 minutes of regulation to stun the Oklahoma City Thunder 112-105 on Monday night and take a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference [...]




Saturday Night NBA Playoff Action: Dallas Over OKC 93-87

(A frustrasted Kevin Durant on the bench during game 3.)

*Saturday night in Oklahoma City, Dirk Nowitzki didn’t play the hero role like he did in game one, but the Dallas Mavericks still built a huge early lead before hanging on for a 93-87 victory over the Thunder in Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference finals. The Mavericks, who tied with the Miami Heat [...]




Video: Bynum Ejected for Elbow to Barea; Lakers Swept from Series by Dallas

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*En route to being swept by Dallas with a 122-86 loss, the Los Angeles Lakers’ Andrew Bynum probably figured he had nothing to lose except a lot money from being fined by the NBA and blatantly delivered an elbow to the chest of Mavericks point guard JJ Barea Sunday afternoon. Immediately after the cheap shot, [...]




With LeBron as Big prize, Let the Free Agency Games Begin

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*The date has been circled on calendars around the NBA for years. July 1, 2010: The day LeBron James becomes a free agent. The day the league might begin to change forever. “I think the landscape could really shift,” former Phoenix general manager Steve Kerr said. Shopping season starts at 12:01 a.m. EDT Thursday with [...]