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'{{Short description|2011 basketball championship series}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}} {{More citations needed|date=December 2022}} {{NBA Finals summary | image = 2011NBAFinalslogoofficial.jpg | league = NBA | year = 2011 | champion = [[2010–11 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas Mavericks]] | champion_coach = [[Rick Carlisle]] | champion_games = 4 | runnerup = [[2010–11 Miami Heat season|Miami Heat]] | runnerup_coach = [[Erik Spoelstra]] | runnerup_games = 2 | date = May 31 – June 12 | MVP = [[Dirk Nowitzki]]<br />(Dallas Mavericks)<ref name="MVP">{{cite news|title=Gutty performance earns Nowitzki Finals MVP honors|url=http://www.nba.com/2011/news/06/12/nowitzki-finals-mvp.ap/index.html|website=NBA.com|date=June 12, 2011|access-date=June 13, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616090307/http://www.nba.com/2011/news/06/12/nowitzki-finals-mvp.ap/index.html|archive-date=June 16, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=NBA Finals MVP Award Winners|url=https://www.nba.com/history/awards/finals-mvp|website=NBA.com|date=June 14, 2019|access-date=September 9, 2019}}</ref> | HOFers ='''Mavericks:'''<br />[[Jason Kidd]] (2018)<br />[[Dirk Nowitzki]] (2023)<br />'''Heat:'''<br />[[Chris Bosh]] (2021)<br />[[Dwyane Wade]] (2023) | ECF result = [[2010–11 Miami Heat season|Heat]] defeated [[2010–11 Chicago Bulls season|niggaaas]], 4–1 | WCF result = [[2010-11 Dallas Mavericks season|Mavericks]] defeated [[2010–11 Oklahoma City Thunder season|Thunder]], 4–1 }} The '''2011 NBA Finals''' was the [[NBA Finals|championship series]] of the [[National Basketball Association]]'s (NBA) [[2010–11 NBA season|2010–11 season]]. A rematch of the [[2006 NBA Finals|2006 Finals]], the series was contested between the [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western Conference]] champion [[2010–11 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas Mavericks]] and the [[Eastern Conference (NBA)|Eastern Conference]] champion [[2010–11 Miami Heat season|Miami Heat]]. It was held from May 31 to June 12, 2011. Entering the series as heavy favorites,<ref>{{cite news |title=NBA Finals 2011 Odds: Heat Heavy Favorites Over Mavericks |author=Tom Ziller |url=https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2011/5/31/2198658/nba-finals-2011-odds-miami-heat-dallas-mavericks |work=SB Nation |date=May 31, 2011 |access-date=June 13, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2011 NBA Finals Odds To Win: Heat Favored Over Mavericks |first=Drew |last=Sharper |url=http://www.thespread.com/nba-articles/052711-2011-nba-finals-odds-to-win-heat-favored-over-mavericks |work=TheSpread.com |date=May 27, 2011 |access-date=June 13, 2011}}</ref> the Miami Heat won the opening game and eventually led the series 2–1 before the underdog Dallas Mavericks won the next three games to achieve their first championship in franchise history. Mavericks forward and German player [[Dirk Nowitzki]] was named [[NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award|Finals MVP]], becoming the second European to win the award after [[Tony Parker]] ([[2007 NBA Finals|2007]]) and the first German player to do so.<ref name="Washington Post">{{cite news|title=NBA Finals: Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks complete stunning run to the championship|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/wizards/nba-finals-dirk-nowitzki-and-the-dallas-mavericks-complete-stunning-run-to-the-championship/2011/06/12/AGrwtPSH_story.html|access-date=June 13, 2011|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |last=Lee |first=Michael |date=June 12, 2011}}</ref> Due in part to Nowitzki's turbulent playoff runs previously, the series has been acclaimed as one of the greatest finals of all time.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hughes |first1=Grant |title=Ranking the 15 Greatest Series in NBA Finals History |url=https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/2086409-ranking-the-15-greatest-series-in-nba-finals-history.amp.html |website=BleacherReport |access-date=April 16, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Shapiro |first1=Michael |title=Ranking the Best NBA Finals of the Past Decade |url=https://www.si.com/nba/2019/09/16/nba-finals-ranking-best-decade-warriors-cavaliers-heat-spurs-lebron-james-stephen-curry-kevin-durant-kyrie-irving |website=SportsIllustrated |access-date=April 16, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Benjamin |first1=Mike |title=Ranking the Top 10 Best NBA Finals Games Since 2000 |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1679168-was-game-6-of-the-2013-nba-finals-the-game-of-the-millennium |website=BleacherReport |access-date=April 16, 2023}}</ref> ==Background== {{see also|2010–11 Dallas Mavericks season|2010–11 Miami Heat season}} Both the Mavericks and Heat made their second appearance in the NBA Finals, the first for both teams being the [[2006 NBA Finals]]. This Finals marked a rematch of those 2006 Finals, won by Miami in six games, after the Mavericks were up 2–0.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2011-05-29-heatwin_N.htm |title=2011 NBA Finals a rematch of 2006 won by the Miami Heat |first1=J. Michael |last1=Falgoust |first2=Jake |last2=Kaplan |first3=Jeff |last3=Zillgitt |work=USA Today |date=May 31, 2011|access-date=June 13, 2011}}</ref> It was also the first time since 2006 that neither the [[Lakers–Spurs rivalry|Los Angeles Lakers nor the San Antonio Spurs]] represented the Western Conference in the Finals and only the second time since {{nbafy|1998}}, and also the thirteenth consecutive NBA Finals to feature a Western Conference champion from either the states of California or Texas. This was the first finals since 1998 not to feature [[Kobe Bryant]] (2000–2002, 2004, 2008–2010), [[Shaquille O'Neal]] (2000–2002, 2004, 2006) or [[Tim Duncan]] (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007). The Mavericks' appearance also meant that three of North America's [[Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada|four major professional sports championships]] were played in the [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex]] in a span of eight months, with the [[2010 World Series]] and [[Super Bowl XLV]] both occurring in nearby [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/columns/story?columnist=macmahon_tim&id=6623664 |title=Welcome to center of sports world |first=Tim |last=MacMahon |work=ESPN Dallas |date=June 3, 2011 |access-date=June 13, 2011}}</ref> The Heat had home-court advantage by virtue of a better regular-season record than the Mavericks. This was only the second time that the Eastern Conference had home-court advantage during the Finals since the end of the [[Michael Jordan]] era in 1998. It also marks the first time since 1995 that the Eastern Conference team lost in the Finals despite having home-court advantage. The 2011 series marked the first time a Finals match (Game 1) was played in the month of May since {{nbafy|1986}}. Among the players from both teams, only [[Dirk Nowitzki]] and [[Jason Terry]] of Dallas, and [[Dwyane Wade]] and [[Udonis Haslem]] of Miami, appeared in the 2006 series with the same team. Heat center [[Erick Dampier]] played for the Mavericks in 2006. Aside from Dampier, [[Caron Butler]], [[Juwan Howard]], and [[Shawn Marion]] are the only other players who have played for both the Mavericks and Heat. [[Eddie House]], [[Žydrūnas Ilgauskas]], [[LeBron James]] (James would reach the finals every year from 2011 to 2018, with both the Heat and the Cavaliers), and [[Jason Kidd]] have appeared in the Finals with different teams, with House (as a member of [[Boston Celtics|Boston]]'s [[2008 NBA Finals|2008 championship team]]), Wade and Haslem winning a championship ring. Mavericks head coach [[Rick Carlisle]] won a championship as a reserve for Boston's 1986 championship team making him only the eleventh person in NBA history to win a Finals as both a player and a coach. ===Road to the Finals=== {{Main article|2011 NBA playoffs}} {| style="width:100%; font-size:90%" class="wikitable" |- valign=top ! colspan="2" style="width:45%;"|[[Dallas Mavericks]] ([[Western Conference (NBA)|Western Conference]] champion) !! colspan="2" style="width:45%;"|[[Miami Heat]] ([[Eastern Conference (NBA)|Eastern Conference]] champion) |- |align=right|{{2010–11 NBA West standings|team=DAL}}3rd seed in the West, 5th-best league record !colspan=2|[[2010–11 NBA season|Regular season]] |align=left|{{2010–11 NBA East standings|team=MIA}}2nd seed in the East, 3rd-best league record |- |align=right|Defeated the 6th-seeded [[Portland Trail Blazers]], [[2011 NBA playoffs#(3) Dallas Mavericks vs. (6) Portland Trail Blazers|4–2]] !colspan=2|First round |align=left|Defeated the 7th-seeded [[Philadelphia 76ers]], [[2011 NBA playoffs#(2) Miami Heat vs. (7) Philadelphia 76ers|4–1]] |- |align=right|Defeated the 2nd-seeded [[Los Angeles Lakers]], [[2011 NBA playoffs#(2) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) Dallas Mavericks|4–0]] !colspan=2|Conference Semifinals |align=left|Defeated the 3rd-seeded [[Boston Celtics]], [[2011 NBA playoffs#(2) Miami Heat vs. (3) Boston Celtics|4–1]] |- |align=right|Defeated the 4th-seeded [[Oklahoma City Thunder]], [[2011 NBA playoffs#Conference Finals: (3) Dallas Mavericks vs. (4) Oklahoma City Thunder|4–1]] !colspan=2|Conference Finals |align=left|Defeated the 1st-seeded [[Chicago Bulls]], [[2011 NBA playoffs#Conference Finals: (1) Chicago Bulls vs. (2) Miami Heat|4–1]] |} ===Regular-season series=== The Dallas Mavericks won both games in the regular season. {{basketballbox | bg=#fff | date = November 27, 2010 | report = {{NBA Recap|2010|1127|id=MIADAL}} | team1 = [[Miami Heat]] |score1=95 | team2 = '''[[Dallas Mavericks]]''' |score2=106 | place = [[American Airlines Center]], [[Dallas]], Texas | }} {{basketballbox | date = December 20, 2010 | report = {{NBA Recap|2010|1220|id=DALMIA}} | team1 = '''[[Dallas Mavericks]]''' |score1=98 | team2 = [[Miami Heat]] |score2=96 | place = [[American Airlines Arena]], Miami, Florida }} ==Series summary== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Game !! Date !! Road team !! Result !! Home team |- | Game 1 || May 31 || Dallas Mavericks || 84–92 (0–1) || '''Miami Heat''' |- | Game 2 || June 2 || '''Dallas Mavericks''' || 95–93 (1–1) || Miami Heat |- | Game 3 || June 5 || '''Miami Heat''' || 88–86 (2–1) || Dallas Mavericks |- | Game 4 || June 7 || Miami Heat || 83–86 (2–2) || '''Dallas Mavericks''' |- | Game 5 || June 9 || Miami Heat || 103–112 (2–3) || '''Dallas Mavericks''' |- | Game 6 || June 12 || '''Dallas Mavericks''' || 105–95 (4–2) || Miami Heat |} ==Game summaries== :''All times are in [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern Daylight Time]] ([[UTC−4]]).'' ===Game 1=== {{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=May 31 |time=9:00&nbsp;pm |place=[[American Airlines Arena]], [[Miami, Florida]] |TV=[[NBA on ABC|ABC]] |team1=[[Dallas Mavericks]] |score1=84 |team2='''[[Miami Heat]]''' |score2=92 |report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20110531/DALMIA/gameinfo.html Recap with video] |Q1='''17'''–16 |Q2=27–27 |Q3=17–'''22''' |Q4=23–'''27''' |points1= [[Dirk Nowitzki]] 27 |points2=[[LeBron James]] 24 |rebounds1=[[Shawn Marion]] 10 |rebounds2=[[Dwyane Wade]] 10 |assist1=[[Jason Kidd]] 6 |assist2=[[Dwyane Wade]] 6 |attendance=20,003 |referee=[[Steve Javie]], Mike Callahan, [[Bill Kennedy (referee)|Bill Kennedy]] |series= Miami leads series, 1–0 }} Game 1 was the first NBA Finals game to be held in the month of May since [[1986 NBA Finals|1986]]. The Heat made only 28.6 percent of their shots during the first quarter, and this low scoring percentage early on left the Mavs with an 8-point lead early into the 3rd quarter. The Heat changed course from this point on, outscoring the Mavs 22–10 and taking a 65–61 lead going into the 4th quarter. Mavs [[Power forward (basketball)|power forward]] [[Dirk Nowitzki]] injured his finger within the last four minutes of the game, but remained in play, wearing a splint to support the torn tendon.<ref name=finger>{{cite news|last=MacMahon|first=Tim|title=Dirk Nowitzki: Finger 'not that sore'|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=6615940|access-date=June 7, 2011|newspaper=ESPN Dallas|date=June 2, 2011}}</ref> Despite having a below-average performance early in the game, Heat [[shooting guard]] [[Dwyane Wade]] and [[small forward]] [[LeBron James]] collaborated on both defensive and offensive ends of the court in the fourth quarter, leading the Heat to win Game 1 over the Mavs 92–84.<ref name=game1recap>{{cite news|last=Thomsen|first=Ian|title=Opportunistic Heat take Game 1 as Mavericks struggle to find rhythm|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/ian_thomsen/05/31/finals.game1/index.html?eref=sihp&sct=hp_t11_a1|access-date=June 7, 2011|newspaper=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=June 1, 2011}}</ref> ===Game 2=== {{Basketballbox |bg=#eee |date=June 2 |time=9:00&nbsp;pm |place=[[American Airlines Arena]], [[Miami, Florida]] |TV=[[NBA on ABC|ABC]] |team1='''[[Dallas Mavericks]]''' |score1= 95 |team2=[[Miami Heat]] |score2=93 |report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20110602/DALMIA/gameinfo.html Recap with video] |Q1=28–28 |Q2=23–23 |Q3=20–'''24''' |Q4='''24'''–18 |points1= [[Dirk Nowitzki]] 24 |points2=[[Dwyane Wade]] 36 |rebounds1= [[Dirk Nowitzki]] 11 |rebounds2= [[LeBron James|James]], [[Chris Bosh|Bosh]] 8 each |assist1= [[Jason Terry|Terry]], [[Jason Kidd|Kidd]] 5 each |assist2= [[Dwyane Wade]] 6 |attendance=20,003 |referee=[[Joe Crawford (basketball, born 1951)|Joe Crawford]], Ed Malloy, [[Ken Mauer]] |series= Series tied, 1–1 }} {{external media|video1={{YouTube|bWTvCZjQx3c|Full game broadcast by ABC}}}} The Mavs' 15-point comeback was the biggest in an NBA Finals game since the 24-point comeback the Celtics made against the Lakers in Game 4 of the [[2008 NBA Finals]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/columns/story?columnist=macmahon_tim&id=6621293 |title=Mavericks' duo pull off the incredible |date=June 3, 2011 |last=MacMahon |first=Tim |work=ESPNDallas.com |access-date=June 5, 2011}}</ref> Dirk Nowitzki hit a 3 with 26.7 seconds left to give the Mavericks a 93–90 lead. However, [[Mario Chalmers]] tied it with a 3 of his own with 24.5 seconds left when [[Jason Terry]] left him wide open. After [[Jason Kidd]] ran the clock down, Nowitzki then made a driving layup with his injured left hand with 3.6 seconds left. The Heat had no timeouts left, and Dwyane Wade's potential game-winning 3 hit the back rim at the buzzer as he [[Flop (basketball)|fell to the ground]] in an attempt to draw a foul on Nowitzki.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=310602014 |title=Dirk Nowitzki, Mavericks rally in fourth quarter to even Finals at 1–1 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=June 6, 2011 |access-date=June 13, 2011}}</ref> The Mavs' win broke the Heat's 9-game home winning streak in the playoffs, costing them a chance to tie the [[1995–96 Chicago Bulls season|1996 Bulls]]' mark of 10 straight. This was the second straight Finals with a 1–1 split after two games, after five straight years with one team leading 2–0 (2005–09). ===Game 3=== {{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=June 5 |time=8:00&nbsp;pm |place=[[American Airlines Center]], [[Dallas, Texas]] |TV=[[NBA on ABC|ABC]] |team1='''[[Miami Heat]]''' |score1='''88''' |team2=[[Dallas Mavericks]] |score2=86 |report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20110605/MIADAL/gameinfo.html Recap with video] |Q1='''29'''–22 |Q2=18–'''20''' |Q3=20–'''22''' |Q4=21–'''22''' |points1=[[Dwyane Wade]] 29 |points2=[[Dirk Nowitzki]] 34 |rebounds1=[[Dwyane Wade]] 11 |rebounds2=[[Tyson Chandler|Chandler]], [[Dirk Nowitzki|Nowitzki]] 11 each |assist1=[[LeBron James]] 9 |assist2=[[Jason Kidd]] 10 |attendance=20,340 |referee=[[Danny Crawford]], [[Scott Foster (referee)|Scott Foster]], Derrick Stafford |series=Miami leads series, 2–1 }} The Heat led most of the game, but the Mavericks fought back from a 14-point deficit. With 39.6 seconds left in the 4th, LeBron James found Chris Bosh for a 20-foot baseline jumper; Dirk Nowitzki had a chance to force OT, but missed a well-defended fadeaway jumper at the buzzer as the Heat handed Dallas another defeat to go up 2–1 in the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=310605006 |title=Dirk Nowitzki's late charge comes one shot short as Heat take 2–1 Finals lead |work=ESPN.com wires |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=June 5, 2011 |access-date=June 13, 2011}}</ref> It was Miami's sixth win in its last seven NBA Finals games, four by 3 points or less. ===Game 4=== {{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=June 7 |time=9:00&nbsp;pm |place=[[American Airlines Center]], [[Dallas, Texas]] |TV=[[NBA on ABC|ABC]] |team1=[[Miami Heat]] |score1=83 |team2='''[[Dallas Mavericks]]''' |score2='''86''' |report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20110607/MIADAL/gameinfo.html Recap with video] |Q1=21–21 |Q2='''26'''–24 |Q3='''22'''–20 |Q4=14–'''21''' |points1=[[Dwyane Wade]] 32 |points2=[[Dirk Nowitzki]] 21 |rebounds1=[[LeBron James]] 9 |rebounds2=[[Tyson Chandler]] 16 |assist1=[[LeBron James]] 7 |assist2=[[José Juan Barea]] 4 |attendance=20,430 |referee=[[Monty McCutchen]], Marc Davis, [[Greg Willard]] |series=Series tied, 2–2 }} Game 4 was a back-and-forth affair, with 12 lead changes and 15 ties. Miami went up 74–65 early in the fourth quarter on a baseline jumpshot by Udonis Haslem, tallying their largest lead of the game. After a timeout, Dallas answered with 4 straight points by Jason Terry, similar to the 6 straight he scored with Dallas down 15 halfway through the fourth quarter of Game 2. Dallas would take their first lead of the fourth quarter with 5:15 left on a fastbreak layup by Terry. They held the lead for the rest of the game, although Miami cut the lead to 1 twice in the final minute. Up 82–81 with 20 seconds left after Dwyane Wade missed 1 of 2 free throws, Dirk Nowitzki hit a driving layup with 14.4 seconds left to extend the lead to 3. After a dunk by Wade with 9 seconds left, 2 free throws by Terry pushed the lead back up to 3. With a chance to tie the game with a 3, Wade fumbled the inbounds pass with 6.7 seconds left, only to make a diving save to prevent a backcourt violation. The ball landed in Mike Miller's hands, whose desperation 3 airballed at the buzzer, preserving Dallas' 86–83 win.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=310607006 |title=Dirk Nowitzki fights off fever to rally Mavs past Heat, even Finals at 2 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=June 7, 2011 |access-date=June 13, 2011}}</ref> LeBron James scored just eight total points in Game 4 on 3-11 shooting including going 0-6 from the field when guarded by Jason Kidd or Jason Terry. ===Game 5=== {{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=June 9 |time=9:00&nbsp;pm |place=[[American Airlines Center]], [[Dallas, Texas]] |TV=[[NBA on ABC|ABC]] |team1=[[Miami Heat]] |score1=103 |team2='''[[Dallas Mavericks]]''' |score2='''112''' |report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20110609/MIADAL/gameinfo.html Recap with video] |Q1='''31'''–30 |Q2=26–'''30''' |Q3=22–'''24''' |Q4=24–'''28''' |points1=[[Dwyane Wade]] 23 |points2=[[Dirk Nowitzki]] 29 |rebounds1=[[LeBron James|James]], [[Chris Bosh|Bosh]] 10 each |rebounds2=[[Tyson Chandler]] 7 |assist1=[[LeBron James]] 10 |assist2=[[Jason Kidd|Kidd]], [[Jason Terry|Terry]] 6 each |attendance=20,433 |referee=[[Joe Crawford (basketball, born 1951)|Joe Crawford]], Mike Callahan, [[Bill Kennedy (referee)|Bill Kennedy]] |series=Dallas leads series, 3–2 }} After four low-scoring games, Game 5 saw the first time either team would break 100 points in this series. Dallas connected 13 times out of their 19 tries from three-point range. [[Jason Terry]], [[Jason Kidd]], and [[J. J. Barea]] combined to make 10 of those 13 made threes. Late in the first quarter, [[Dwyane Wade]] ran into [[Brian Cardinal]] and had to go to the locker room with a hip injury; he eventually returned and hit a 3 to cap a 9–0 run that put Miami in front 99–95 with less than 5 minutes left in the game. Unhappy with Terry for missing a defensive assignment and setting a poor cross-screen, Mavs coach [[Rick Carlisle]] pulled Terry from the game, telling him, "Refocus. I'm putting you right back in."<ref>{{cite web|last=Caplan|first=Jeff|title=Jason Terry backs up his big talk|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/columns/story?columnist=caplan_jeff&id=6647319|work=ESPNDallas.com|date=June 10, 2011}}</ref> After less than a minute, Carlisle subbed in Terry and made the crucial decision to run the offense through him for the rest of the game. This move ignited Dallas' offense, leading them on a game-winning 15–3 run in which Terry scored or assisted on 11 points. With Miami leading 100–97, Terry passed to [[Dirk Nowitzki]], who drew a double team and then kicked it back out to Terry for a game-tying 3. Nowitzki then drove baseline on [[Chris Bosh]] for a two-handed dunk (assisted by Terry) with 2:44 left in the game to give the Mavs a 102–100 lead they would not relinquish. After [[LeBron James]] was called for an offensive foul (Tyson Chandler drew the charge), Terry found Kidd for another wide-open 3 that gave the Mavs a 105–100 lead with 1:26 left. After Chandler blocked Wade with 1:04 left, Bosh made 1 of 2 free throws to cut the Mavs' lead to 105–101. On the Mavs' next possession, Terry knocked down a 28-foot three-pointer with James closely guarding him to give the Mavs an insurmountable 108–101 lead with 33.3 seconds left. The Mavericks won 112–103 and grabbed a 3–2 series lead going back to Miami.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=310609006 |title=Dallas pulls away in 4th quarter, takes 3–2 lead in Finals |agency=Associated Press |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=June 9, 2011 |access-date=June 13, 2011}}</ref> ===Game 6=== {{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=June 12 |time=8:00 pm |place=[[American Airlines Arena]], [[Miami, Florida]] |TV=[[NBA on ABC|ABC]] |team1='''[[Dallas Mavericks]]''' |score1='''105''' |team2=[[Miami Heat]] |score2=95 |report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20110612/DALMIA/gameinfo.html Recap with video] |Q1='''32'''–27 |Q2=21–'''24''' |Q3='''28'''–21 |Q4='''24'''–23 |points1=[[Jason Terry]] 27 |points2=[[LeBron James]] 21 |rebounds1=[[Dirk Nowitzki]] 11 |rebounds2=[[Udonis Haslem]] 9 |assist1=[[Jason Kidd]] 8 |assist2=[[Mario Chalmers]] 7 |attendance=20,003 |referee=[[Steve Javie]], [[Scott Foster (referee)|Scott Foster]], Derrick Stafford |series= Dallas wins NBA Finals, 4–2 }} LeBron James made his first four shots to contribute to the Heat taking a 20–11 lead. The Mavericks went to a zone defense that perplexed Miami and Dallas went on a 21–4 run in a span of 5½ minutes. They made 9 of 12 shots during this stretch with [[DeShawn Stevenson]] making three-pointers in a 24-second duration to give Dallas a 40–28 lead with 9:42 left in the first half. Dallas turned Miami's first six turnovers into 14 points. The Heat then went on a 14–0 run to take a 42–40 lead. With 6:25 left in the half, Stevenson along with Udonis Haslem and Mario Chalmers received technical fouls after a scuffle occurred at midcourt during a timeout. In the second half, James did not score until making a layup with 1:49 remaining in the third. The Mavericks led by nine going into the 4th quarter after Ian Mahinmi hit a [[buzzer beater]] to give Dallas an 81–72 lead. The Mavericks took a 12-point lead with 8:12 remaining. With 2:27 left, Nowitzki made a jump shot to help build the Mavericks' lead to 99–89. The Mavericks, who led for the final 22 minutes in the game, won their first championship in franchise history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2011-06-12-mavericks-heat-game-6_N.htm |first=Jeff |last=Zillgitt |title=Mavericks finish off Heat 4–2 as Dallas wins its first NBA title|date=June 13, 2011|work=USA Today|access-date=June 13, 2011}}</ref> Nowitzki was named Finals MVP.<ref>{{cite web|author=[[Associated Press]]|url=http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2011/06/heat-mavericks_game_6.html|title=Dallas Mavericks take their talents to South Beach, leave with NBA championship, 105–95, over Miami|work=[[The Plain Dealer]]|access-date=June 13, 2011|date=June 13, 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110623051429/http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2011/06/heat-mavericks_game_6.html| archive-date= June 23, 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Beck|first=Howard|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/13/sports/basketball/nba-finals-mavericks-defeats-heat-for-first-championship.html|title=Mavericks Defeat Heat for First Title|work=The New York Times|access-date=June 13, 2011|date=June 12, 2011}}</ref> He had a poor shooting performance in the first half but managed to score 18 points in the second half.<ref name="Washington Post"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Rapid Reaction: Mavericks win NBA title|url=http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/mavericks/post/_/id/4679806/page/rapidreaction/rapid-react-mavs-105-heat-95|access-date=June 13, 2011|publisher=ESPN |last=MacMahon |first=Tim |date=June 12, 2011}}</ref> When the final buzzer sounded, an emotional Nowitzki went straight to the locker room in tears, although he re-emerged for the trophy presentation. The Championship won by the Mavericks would be the first for the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, since the [[Dallas Stars]] won the [[Stanley Cup]] in [[1999 Stanley Cup Finals|1999]] and the last until the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] defeated the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] in the [[World Series]] in [[2023 World Series|2023]]. ==Rosters== ===Dallas Mavericks=== {{NBA roster header|team=Dallas Mavericks|season=2010–11}} <!-- List of players --> {{player2 | num = 11 | first = J. J. | last = Barea | pos = PG |ft = 5 | in = 10 | lbs = 185 | college = Northeastern | DOB = 1984–06–26}} {{player2 | num = 3 | first = Rodrigue | last = Beaubois | pos = PG |ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 170 | from = France | DOB = 1988–02–24 }} {{player2 | num = 13 | first = Corey | last = Brewer | pos = F |ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 186 | college = Florida | DOB = 1986–03–05}} {{player2 | num = 4 | first = Caron | last = Butler | pos = F |ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 228 | college = Connecticut | DOB = 1980–03–13 }} {{player2 | num = 35 | first = Brian | last = Cardinal | pos = F |ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 245 | college = Purdue | DOB = 1977–05–02}} {{player2 | num = 6 | first = Tyson | last = Chandler | pos = C |ft = 7 | in = 0 | lbs = 240 | school = [[Dominguez High School|Dominguez HS (California)]] | DOB = 1982–10–02}} {{player2 | num = 33 | first = Brendan | last = Haywood | pos = C |ft = 7 | in = 0 | lbs = 268 | college = North Carolina | DOB = 1979–11–27}} {{player2 | num = 20 | first = Dominique | last = Jones | pos = G |ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 215 | college = South Florida | DOB = 1988–10–15 }} {{player2 | num = 2 | first = Jason | last = Kidd | pos = PG |ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 205 | college = California | DOB = 1973–03–23 }} {{player2 | num = 28 | first = Ian | last = Mahinmi | pos = C |ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 262 | from = France | DOB = 1986–11–05}} {{player2 | num = 0 | first = Shawn | last = Marion | pos = F |ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 220 | college = UNLV | DOB = 1978–05–07}} {{player2 | num = 41 | first = Dirk | last = Nowitzki | pos = PF |ft = 7 | in = 0 | lbs = 245 | from = Germany | DOB = 1978–06–19 }} {{player2 | num = 92 | first = DeShawn | last = Stevenson | pos = G |ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 210 | school = [[Washington Union High School|Washington Union HS (California)]] | DOB = 1981–04–03}} {{player2 | num = 16 | first = Peja | last = Stojaković | pos = SF |ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 229 | from = Serbia | DOB = 1977–06–09}} {{player2 | num = 31 | first = Jason | last = Terry | pos = G |ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 185 | college = Arizona | DOB = 1977–09–15}} <!-- end player list --> {{NBA roster footer | head_coach = * [[Rick Carlisle]] | asst_coach = * [[Darrell Armstrong]] * [[Dwane Casey]] * [[Monte Mathis]] * [[Robert Hackett (basketball)|Robert Hackett]] * [[Terry Stotts]] }} ===Miami Heat=== {{NBA roster header|team=Miami Heat|season=2010–11}} <!-- List of players --> {{player2 | num = 50 | first = Joel | last = Anthony | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 245 | college = UNLV| DOB = 1982–08–09}} {{player2 | num = 0 | first = Mike | last = Bibby | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 195 | college = Arizona | DOB = 1978–05–13}} {{player2 | num = 1 | first = Chris | last = Bosh | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 230 | college = Georgia Tech | DOB = 1984–03–24}} {{player2 | num = 15 | first = Mario | last = Chalmers | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 195 | college = Kansas | DOB = 1986–05–19}} {{player2 | num = 25 | first = Erick | last = Dampier | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 265 | college = Mississippi State | DOB = 1975–07–14 }} {{player2 | num = 40 | first = Udonis | last = Haslem | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 235 | college = Florida | DOB = 1980–06–09}} {{player2 | num = 55 | first = Eddie | last = House | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 178 | college = Arizona State | DOB = 1978–05–14}} {{player2 | num = 5 | first = Juwan | last = Howard | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 253 | college = Michigan | DOB = 1973–02–07}} {{player2 | num = 11 | first = Žydrūnas | last = Ilgauskas | pos = C | ft = 7 | in = 3 | lbs = 260 | from = Lithuania | DOB = 1975–06–05}} {{player2 | num = 6 | first = LeBron | last = James | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 250 | school = [[St. Vincent – St. Mary High School|St. Vincent – St. Mary HS (Ohio)]] | DOB = 1984-12-30}} {{player2 | num = 22 | first = James | last = Jones | dab = basketball player| pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 215 | college = University of Miami | DOB = 1980–10–04}} {{player2 | num = 21 | first = Jamaal | last = Magloire | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 255 | college = Kentucky | DOB = 1978–05–21 }} {{player2 | num = 13 | first = Mike | last = Miller | dab = basketball player| pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 218 | college = Florida | DOB = 1980–02–19}} {{player2 | num = 45 | first = Dexter | last = Pittman | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 290 | college = Texas | DOB = 1988–03–02 }} {{player2 | num = 3 | first = Dwyane | last = Wade | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 220 | college = Marquette | DOB = 1982–01–17 }} <!-- end player list --> {{NBA roster footer | head_coach = * [[Erik Spoelstra]] | asst_coach = * [[Keith Askins]] * [[David Fizdale]] * Bill Foran * Chet Kammerer * [[Bob McAdoo]] * [[Ron Rothstein]] }} ==Player statistics== {{NBA roster statistics legend}} ;Dallas Mavericks {{NBA roster statistics start|team=Dallas Mavericks|season=2010–11}}|- | align="left" | {{sortname|José Juan|Barea}} || 6 || 3 || 21.4 || .382 || .333 || .714 || 2.2 || 3.2 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 8.8 |- | align="left" | {{sortname|Brian|Cardinal}} || 5 || 0 || 6.1 || '''.667''' || '''.667''' || .500 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 1.4 |- | align="left" | {{sortname|Tyson|Chandler}} || 6 || 6 || 37.3 || .594 || .000 || .625 || 8.8 || 0.7 || 1.2 || '''1.2''' || 9.7 |- | align="left" | {{sortname|Brendan|Haywood}} || 3 || 0 || 8.5 || .333 || .000 || .500 || 2.3 || 0.0 || 0.3 || 1.0 || 1.7 |- | align="left" | {{sortname|Jason|Kidd}} || 6 || 6 || 37.4 || .389 || .429 || .750 || 4.5 || '''6.3''' || 1.2 || 0.8 || 7.7 |- | align="left" | {{sortname|Ian|Mahinmi}} || 3 || 0 || 9.0 || .600 || .000 || .600 || 1.7 || 0.0 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 3.0 |- | align="left" | {{sortname|Shawn|Marion}} || 6 || 6 || 35.8 || .479 || .000 || .824 || 6.3 || 2.3 || 0.8 || 0.7 || 13.7 |-! style="background:#FDE910;" | align="left" | {{sortname|Dirk|Nowitzki}} || 6 || 6 || '''40.4''' || .416 || .368 || '''.978''' || '''9.7''' || 2.0 || 0.7 || 0.7 || '''26.0''' |- | align="left" | {{sortname|DeShawn|Stevenson}} || 6 || 3 || 17.2 || .542 || .565 || .750 || 1.5 || 0.3 || 0.7 || 0.2 || 7.0 |- | align="left" | {{sortname|Peja|Stojaković}} || 4 || 0 || 6.4 || .200 || .000 || .000 || 0.8 || 0.0 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 0.5 |- | align="left" | {{sortname|Jason|Terry}} || 6 || 0 || 32.6 || .494 || .393 || .750 || 2.0 || 3.2 || '''1.3''' || 0.0 || 18.0 {{s-end}} ;Miami Heat {{NBA roster statistics start|team=Miami Heat|season=2010–11}} |- | align="left" | {{sortname|Joel|Anthony}} || 6 || 6 || 20.6 || .286 || .000 || .000 || 3.5 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 1.2 || 1.3 |- | align="left" | {{sortname|Mike|Bibby}} || 5 || 5 || 17.4 || .350 || .294 || .000 || 1.4 || 1.0 || 1.4 || 0.2 || 3.8 |- | align="left" | {{sortname|Chris|Bosh}} || 6 || 6 || 39.4 || .413 || .000 || .778 || '''7.3''' || 1.0 || 0.2 || 0.5 || 18.5 |- | align="left" | {{sortname|Mario|Chalmers}} || 6 || 1 || 28.9 || .426 || '''.400''' || .739 || 2.7 || 3.5 || '''1.7''' || 0.0 || 11.8 |- | align="left" | {{sortname|Udonis|Haslem}} || 6 || 0 || 29.4 || .450 || .000 || '''.800''' || 5.2 || 0.7 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 6.7 |- | align="left" | {{sortname|Eddie|House}} || 2 || 0 || 12.3 || .333 || .375 || .000 || 2.0 || 0.5 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 4.5 |- | align="left" | {{sortname|Juwan|Howard}} || 5 || 0 || 5.9 || '''.600''' || .000 || .500 || 1.2 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.8 |- | align="left" | {{sortname|LeBron|James}} || 6 || 6 || '''43.6''' || .478 || .321 || .600 || 7.2 || '''6.8''' || '''1.7''' || 0.5 || 17.8 |- | align="left" | {{sortname|Mike|Miller|dab=basketball player}} || 6 || 0 || 15.6 || .304 || .389 || .000 || 2.8 || 0.8 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 3.5 |- | align="left" | {{sortname|Dwyane|Wade}} || 6 || 6 || 39.0 || .546 || .304 || .694 || 7.0 || 5.2 || 1.5 || '''1.5''' || '''26.5''' {{s-end}} ==Broadcast notes== The Finals were originally projected to begin on Thursday, June 9, but (along with the entire NBA schedule) were pushed up ahead one week to Thursday, June 2 due to negotiations on an [[2011 NBA lockout|impending league-wide lockout]] at the end of the season.<ref name="lockout">{{cite web | url = http://newsburglar.com/2009/06/03/nba-lockout-2011/ | work = Newsburglar | title = Will There Be An NBA Lockout in 2011? | date = June 3, 2009 | access-date =August 11, 2010 |last=Karpuk |first=Brian | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100806084108/http://newsburglar.com/2009/06/03/nba-lockout-2011/| archive-date= August 6, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> They were again pushed ahead to a start date of May 31 as both conference finals series ended in five games. The Finals were televised in the United States through [[NBA on ABC|ABC]] (which included the respective Miami and Dallas affiliates [[WPLG]] and [[WFAA]]), with [[Mike Breen]], [[Mark Jackson]] and [[Jeff Van Gundy]] as announcers. [[Doris Burke]] was the sideline reporter, while [[Stuart Scott]] hosted the championship presentation. Scott also hosted the pre-game and halftime shows along with [[Jon Barry]], [[Michael Wilbon]], and [[Magic Johnson]]. [[NBA on ESPN Radio|ESPN Radio]] aired the Finals nationally on radio, with [[Mike Tirico]], [[Hubie Brown]], and [[Jack Ramsay]] announcing. Until [[2014 NBA Finals|2014]], this is the last Finals to be called entirely by Breen, Van Gundy, and Jackson altogether. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |- ! Game !! [[Nielsen ratings|Ratings]]<br />(households) !! [[Share (television)|Share]]<br />(households) !! American audience<br />(in millions) |- ! 1<ref name="ratings1">{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/07/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-nba-finals-reality-top-summers-first-full-week/94861/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609180138/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/07/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-nba-finals-reality-top-summers-first-full-week/94861/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 9, 2011|title=TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: NBA Finals & Reality Top Summer's First Full Week|work=TVbytheNumbers.com|date=June 7, 2011|access-date=June 12, 2011 |last=Gorman |first=Bill}}</ref> | 9.0 || 15 || 15.171 |- ! 2<ref name="ratings1"/> | 9.3 || 16 || 15.522 |- ! 3<ref name="ratings1"/> | 9.1 || 15 || 15.338 |- ! 4<ref name="ratings2">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/14/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-nba-finals-reality-dominate-primetime-week/95496/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616091954/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/14/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-nba-finals-reality-dominate-primetime-week/95496/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 16, 2011|title=TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: NBA Finals & Reality Dominate Primetime Week|work=TVbytheNumbers.com|date=June 14, 2011|access-date=June 14, 2011|last=Gorman |first=Bill}}</ref> | 9.6 || 16 || 16.126 |- ! 5<ref name="ratings2"/> | 10.8 || 19 || 18.318 |- ! 6<ref name="ratings2"/> | 13.3 || 22 || 23.880 |} ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== *[http://www.nba.com/playoffs/2011/finals/ Official website] of the 2011 NBA Finals *[http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2011/matchup/_/teams/mavericks-heat 2011 NBA Finals] at [[ESPN]] *[https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_2011.html 2011 NBA Finals] at Basketball-Reference.com {{NBA Finals}} {{Dallas Mavericks 2010–11 NBA champions}} {{Dallas Mavericks}} {{Miami Heat}} {{2010–11 NBA season by team}} {{NBA on ABC}} {{NBA on ESPN Radio}} [[Category:NBA Finals]] [[Category:2010–11 NBA season|Finals]] [[Category:Dallas Mavericks games|NBA Finals]] [[Category:Miami Heat games|NBA Finals]] [[Category:2011 in sports in Florida|N]] [[Category:2011 in sports in Texas|N]] [[Category:2010s in Dallas]] [[Category:2010s in Miami|N]] [[Category:May 2011 sports events in the United States]] [[Category:June 2011 sports events in the United States]] [[Category:Basketball competitions in Dallas]] [[Category:Sports competitions in Miami]] [[Category:ABS-CBN television specials]]'