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| Dallas Mavericks vs. Miami Heat NBA Finals Preview |
The Mavs may only have one superstar in his prime, but they have used their incredible depth to get this far, taking their first round series with Portland 4-2, then blowing the defending champion Lakers right out the door 4-0, and finally brushing aside the Oklahoma City Thunder 4-1. They were tested often, and shed their "soft" label with clutch performances and huge comebacks. Dirk Nowitzki was already regarded as one of the best players of all time, but his play this postseason has surprised even those of us who are accustomed to seeing him dominate. There have been many heroes in each series for Dallas, and while Dirk has led the team with 28.4 points per game while shooting 52% from the field, 52% from three and 93% from the foul line, he's had plenty of help. You're just never sure where that help's going to come from, and that makes Dallas all the more dangerous. Jason Terry has been very consistent in scoring better than 17 points per game off the bench, but against the Lakers JJ Barea was the guy no one could stop, against the Thunder Shawn Marion did a phenomenal defensive job on Kevin Durant, and guys like Peja Stojakovic, Tyson Chandler, DeShawn Stevenson, Brendan Haywood and even veteran Jason Kidd have all had their moments to shine. The Mavericks shrugged off their Western Conference title as a mere step along the way, and rest assured they will be happy with nothing less than the franchise's first NBA championship. The Miami Heat approach to the 2010-11 season was a little bit backwards. After they landed Chris Bosh and LeBron James in free agency, moves for which Heat president Pat Riley was named Co-Executive Of The Year, the Heat held what amounted to their championship parade . . .before the season even started. Now they're doing their best to make sure it wasn't premature. The Heat struggled early, much to the delight of NBA fans outside of South Beach (and in Cleveland, particularly), but finally pulled themselves together after a mid-season team meeting. The meeting came in the wake of their fourth loss in five games, and ironically it was held in the visitor's locker room of American Airlines Center home of the Mavericks. Following that loss the HEAT went on a roll, winning 20 of their next 21 games and silencing many of their critics including those who were ridiculously calling for Erik Spoelstra's head on a platter. Riley stood by his head coach, and Spoelstra went on to lead his team on a run that saw them grab the second seed in the East by season's end. The Heat are ready to prove to the world that the Big Three is ready to win a championship in this first year together. The Heat play a tightly contested series, but win a ring as South Beach gets rewarded with a title. NBA Finals Prediction: Miami Heat in six games
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The NBA Finals are set and the Miami Heat will battle against the Dallas Mavericks to vie for the NBA Championship.