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' {{NBA Finals summary | image= [[File:Official 2011 NBA Finals Logo.PNG|200px]] | year = 2011 | east_team = [[Miami Heat]] | east_coach = [[Erik Spoelstra]] | east_games = 2 | west_team = [[Dallas Mavericks]] | west_coach = [[Rick Carlisle]] | west_games = 4 | date= May 31 – June 12 | MVP=[[Dirk Nowitzki]]<ref name="MVP">{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/2011/news/06/12/nowitzki-finals-mvp.ap/index.html|title=Gutty performance earns Nowitzki Finals MVP honors|date=12 June 2011|work=[[National Basketball Association]]|accessdate=13 June 2011}}</ref> <br>(Dallas Mavericks) | television = [[NBA on ABC|ABC]]<br />[[The Sports Network|TSN]] | announcers = [[Mike Breen]], [[Mark Jackson (basketball)|Mark Jackson]] and [[Jeff Van Gundy]] | HOFers = | radio_network = [[NBA on ESPN Radio|ESPN]] | radio_announcers = [[Mike Tirico]], [[Hubie Brown]], and [[Jack Ramsay]] | referees_1 = [[Steve Javie]], Mike Callahan, Bill Kennedy | referees_2 = [[Joe Crawford]], Ed Malloy, [[Ken Mauer]] | referees_3 = [[Dan Crawford (basketball referee)|Dan Crawford]], Scott Foster, Derrick Stafford | referees_4 = [[Monty McCutchen]], Marc Davis, Greg Willard | referees_5 = [[Joe Crawford]], Mike Callahan, Bill Kennedy | referees_6 = [[Steve Javie]], Scott Foster, Derrick Stafford | ECF result = [[2010-11 Miami Heat season|Heat]] defeated [[2010-11 Chicago Bulls season|Bulls]], 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 championship [[Best-of-seven playoff|series]] of the [[2010–11 NBA season|2010–11 season]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) and the conclusion of [[2011 NBA Playoffs|the season's playoffs]]. The [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western Conference]] champion [[Dallas Mavericks]] defeated the [[Eastern Conference (NBA)|Eastern Conference]] champion [[Miami Heat]], 4–2, to win their first NBA title. Dallas became the latest NBA team from [[Texas]] to win its first title, after the [[Houston Rockets]] won back-to-back titles in {{nbafy|1994}} and {{nbafy|1995}}, and the [[San Antonio Spurs]] won in {{nbafy|1999}}, {{nbafy|2003}}, {{nbafy|2005}}, and {{nbafy|2007}}. All Texas NBA teams have now won an NBA Championship. The series, under a 2–3–2 rotation, where the [[Miami Heat]] with the home court advantage, hosted Games 1, 2, 6 and was set to host a deciding [[Game 7 (NBA)|Game 7]] (had one been necessary), was held from May 31 to June 12, 2011. [[Germany|German]] player [[Dirk Nowitzki]] was named [[Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award|Finals most valuable player]]. Nowitzki was the second European to win the award, after [[Tony Parker]] (2007).<ref name="Washington Post">{{cite news|title=NBA Finals: Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks complete stunning run to the championship|url=http://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|accessdate=13 June 2011|newspaper=Washington Post}}</ref> Going into the series the Heat were heavy favorites<ref>{{cite news |title=NBA Finals 2011 Odds: Heat Heavy Favorites Over Mavericks |author=Tom Ziller |url=http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2011/5/31/2198658/nba-finals-2011-odds-miami-heat-dallas-mavericks |work=SB Nation |date=31 May 2011 |accessdate=13 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=2011 NBA Finals Odds To Win: Heat Favored Over Mavericks |author=Drew Sharper |url=http://www.thespread.com/nba-articles/052711-2011-nba-finals-odds-to-win-heat-favored-over-mavericks |work=The Spread |date=27 May 2011 |accessdate=13 June 2011}}</ref> with their newly acquired stars of [[LeBron James]] and [[Chris Bosh]] along with [[Dwyane Wade]]. The series was a rematch of the 2006 finals won by the Heat in 6 games after Dallas had been up 2 games to 0.<ref name="Washington Post"/> ==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 the 2006 Finals, won by Miami in six games, after the Mavericks were up 2-0 early on.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://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|accessdate=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]]. 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 8 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 |accessdate=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 ([[2008 NBA Finals|2008]]) 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.{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}} 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]] 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. ===Road to the Finals=== {{Main|2011 NBA Playoffs}} {| style="width:100%;" 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 Southwest standings|team=DAL}}3rd seed in the West, 5th best league record !colspan=2|[[2010–11 NBA season|Regular season]] | {{2010–11 NBA Southeast standings|team=MIA}}2nd seed in the East, 3rd best league record |- |align=right|Defeated the (6) [[Portland Trail Blazers]], [[2011 NBA Playoffs#(3) Dallas Mavericks vs. (6) Portland Trail Blazers|4–2]] !colspan=2|First Round |align=left|Defeated the (7) [[Philadelphia 76ers]], [[2011 NBA Playoffs#(2) Miami Heat vs. (7) Philadelphia 76ers|4–1]] |- |align=right|Defeated the (2) [[Los Angeles Lakers]], [[2011 NBA Playoffs#(2) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) Dallas Mavericks|4–0]] !colspan=2|Conference Semifinals |align=left|Defeated the (3) [[Boston Celtics]], [[2011 NBA Playoffs#(2) Miami Heat vs. (3) Boston Celtics|4–1]] |- |align=right|Defeated the (4) [[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 (1) [[Chicago Bulls]], [[2011 NBA Playoffs#Conference Finals: (1) Chicago Bulls vs. (2) Miami Heat|4–1]] |} ===Regular-season series=== {{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]] }} ==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 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] |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 |series= Miami leads series 1–0 }} 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|accessdate=7 June 2011|newspaper=ESPN Dallas|date=2 June 2011}}</ref> Despite having a below-average performance early in the game, Heat [[Shooting guard|shooting guard]] [[Dwyane Wade]] and [[Small forward|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|accessdate=7 June 2011|newspaper=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=1 June 2011}}</ref> ===Game 2=== {{Basketballbox |bg=#eee |date=June 2 |time=9:00 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] |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, Ed Malloy, Ken Mauer |series=Series tied 1–1 }} The Mavs' 15-point comeback was the biggest in the 4th quarter in an NBA Finals game since the 15-point comeback the Chicago Bulls made against the Portland Trail Blazers in 1992 in Game 6.<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 |accessdate=June 5, 2011}}</ref> Dirk Nowitzki hit a 3-point jumper to put the Mavericks up by 3 and after [[Mario Chalmers]] tied it with another 3, Nowitzki made a driving layup in the final seconds and Dwayne Wade's runner from well beyond the 3 point line bounced away at the buzzer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=310602014 |title=Dirk Nowitzki, Mavericks rally in fourth quarter to even Finals at 1-1 |work=[[Associated Press]] |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=June 6, 2011 |accessdate=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 1996 Bulls' mark of 10 straight. This is the second straight Finals with a 1–1 split after two games, which followed five straight years with one of the two teams leading 2–0 (2005–2009). ===Game 3=== {{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=June 5 |time=8:00 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] |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=[[Dan Crawford (basketball referee)|Dan Crawford]], Scott Foster, Derrick Stafford |series=Miami leads series 2–1 }} The Heat led most of the game but the Mavericks fought back from 14 points down. With 39.6 seconds left in the 4th quarter, LeBron James found Chris Bosh for a 20 foot baseline jumper; Dirk Nowitzki had a chance to force it into overtime but he narrowly missed a well defended fadeaway jumper at the buzzer as the Heat handed the Mavericks 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 |accessdate=June 13, 2011}}</ref> It was Miami's 6th win in its last 7 NBA finals games, with 4 of them by 3 points or less. ===Game 4=== {{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=June 7 |time=9:00 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] |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 remainder of the game, although Miami twice cut the lead to 1 point in the final minute. Up 1 with fifteen seconds remaining, Dirk Nowitzki hit a driving layup to extend the lead to 84–81. After a dunk by Dwyane Wade, two Terry free throws pushed the Dallas lead back to 3. With a chance to tie the game with a three-pointer, Wade fumbled an inbound pass with five seconds left, only to make a diving save to prevent a backcourt violation. The ball landed in the hands of Mike Miller, whose desperation three missed badly at the buzzer, preserving Dallas's 86–83 win.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=310607006 |title=Dirk Nowitzki fights off fever to rally Mavs past Heat, even Finals at 2 |work=[[Associated Press]] |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=June 7, 2011 |accessdate=June 13, 2011}}</ref> ===Game 5=== {{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=June 9 |time=9:00 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] |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, Mike Callahan, Bill Kennedy |series=Dallas leads series 3–2 }} Dallas connected 13 times out of their 19 tries from 3-point range. [[Jason Terry]], [[Jason Kidd]], and [[Jose Juan Barea]] combined to make 10 out of those 13 made three pointers, hitting 3, 3, and 4 three pointers, respectively. Late in the first quarter, [[Dwayne Wade]] was bumped by [[Brian Cardinal]] and had to go to the bench; he eventually returned and scored on a three-pointer to end a 6–0 run with the score at 99–95. The Mavericks rallied late, with Terry scoring on a three-pointer, and Nowitzki dunking the ball to give Dallas the lead. [[LeBron James]] was called for an offensive foul, and Kidd scored on a three-pointer to put the game away; the Mavericks won 112-103 and took a 3–2 series lead back to Miami.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=310609006 |title=Dallas pulls away in 4th quarter, takes 3-2 lead in Finals |work=[[Associated Press]] |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=June 9, 2011 |accessdate=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] |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, Derrick Stafford |series=Dallas wins series 4–2 }} LeBron James made his first four shots to contribute to the Heat taking a 20–11&nbsp;lead. The Mavericks went to a zone defense that perplexed Miami and Dallas went on a 21–4&nbsp;run in a span of 5 ½ minutes. They made 9&nbsp;of 12&nbsp;shots during the stretch. DeShawn Stevenson made two 3–pointers in a 24&nbsp;second duration to give Dallas a 40–28&nbsp;lead with 9:42&nbsp;left in the first half. Dallas turned Miami's first six turnovers into 14&nbsp;points. Miami scored the next 14&nbsp;points to pull ahead 42–40. With 6:25&nbsp;left in the half, Stevenson along with Udonis Haslem and Mario Chalmers received technical fouls after a scuffle occurred at midcourt. In the second half, James did not score until making a layup with 1:49 remaining in the third quarter. Jason Kidd made a 3–pointer to give Dallas a 79–71&nbsp;lead. The fourth quarter started with the Mavericks leading 81–72. The Mavericks took a 12–point lead with 8:12&nbsp;remaining. With 2:27&nbsp;left, Nowitzki made a jump shot to help build the Mavericks insurmountable lead to 99-89. The Mavericks, who led for the final 22&nbsp;minutes in the game, won their first championship in franchise history.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2011-06-12-mavericks-heat-game-6_N.htm?csp=ipmps|title=Mavericks finish off Heat 4-2 as Dallas wins its first NBA title|date=13 June 2011|work=USA Today|accessdate=13 June 2011}}</ref> Nowitzki was named the NBA 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|publisher = ''[[The Plain Dealer]]''|accessdate=2011-06-13|date=2011-06-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Beck|first=Howard|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/13/sports/basketball/nba-finals-mavericks-defeats-heat-for-first-championship.html?_r=1&hp=&pagewanted=all|title=Mavericks Defeat Heat for First Title|publisher = ''[[The New York Times]]''|accessdate=2011-06-13|date=2011-06-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|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|accessdate=13 June 2011|newspaper=ESPN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=NBA Finals: Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks complete stunning run to the championship|url=http://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|accessdate=13 June 2011|newspaper=Washington Post}}</ref>. == Awards == *'''2011 [[List of NBA champions|NBA Champion]]:''' [[Dallas Mavericks]] *'''[[Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award|Finals MVP]]:''' [[Dirk Nowitzki]] ==Statistical leaders== {|class=wikitable style="text-align:left;" |- !rowspan=2|Category !!colspan=3|High !!colspan=4|Average |- !Player !! Team !! Total !! Player !! Team !! Avg. !! Games played |- | [[Point (basketball)|Points]] | [[Dwyane Wade]] || [[Miami Heat]] || 36 | [[Dwyane Wade]] || [[Miami Heat]] || 26.5 || 6 |- | [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]] | [[Tyson Chandler]] || [[Dallas Mavericks]] || 16 | [[Dirk Nowitzki]] || [[Dallas Mavericks]] || 9.7 || 6 |- | [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]] | [[Jason Kidd]]<br>[[LeBron James]] || [[Dallas Mavericks]]<br>[[Miami Heat]] || 10 | [[LeBron James]] || [[Miami Heat]] || 6.8 || 6 |- | [[Steal (basketball)|Steals]] | [[Mike Bibby]]<br>[[LeBron James]] || [[Miami Heat]]<br>[[Miami Heat]] || 4 | [[LeBron James]] || [[Miami Heat]] || 1.67 || 6 |- | [[Block (basketball)|Blocks]] | [[Joel Anthony]]<br>[[Brendan Haywood]]<br>[[Tyson Chandler]]<br>[[Dirk Nowitzki]] || [[Miami Heat]]<br>[[Dallas Mavericks]]<br>[[Dallas Mavericks]]<br>[[Dallas Mavericks]] || 3 | [[Dwayne Wade]] || [[Miami Heat]] || 1.5 || 6 |} == Rosters == <!-- This is an intentionally substituted copy of [[Template:Dallas Mavericks roster]] kept as a "snapshot" for this championship series --> <center> {| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%; width: 100%;" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: #0B60AD; color: #D3D3D3; text-align: center;" | '''2011 Dallas Mavericks Finals roster''' |- style="background-color: #D3D3D3; color: #0B60AD; text-align: center;" ! '''Players''' !! '''Coaches''' |- | valign="top" | {| class="sortable" style="background:transparent; margin:0px; width:100%;" ! Pos. !! # !! Nat. !! Name !! Ht. !! Wt. !! From |- <!-- list of players --> {{player2 | num = 11 | nat = PRI | first = Jose Juan | last = Barea | pos = G |ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 175 | college = Northeastern }} {{player2 | num = 3 | nat = FRA | first = Rodrigue | last = Beaubois | pos = G |ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 185 | from = France | note = IN }} {{player2 | num = 13 | nat = USA | first = Corey | last = Brewer | pos = F |ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 188 | college = Florida }} {{player2 | num = 4 | nat = USA | first = Caron | last = Butler | pos = F |ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 228 | college = Connecticut | inj = yes | note = IN }} {{player2 | num = 35 | nat = USA | first = Brian | last = Cardinal | pos = F |ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 240 | college = Purdue }} {{player2 | num = 6 | nat = USA | first = Tyson | last = Chandler | pos = C |ft = 7 | in = 1 | lbs = 235 | college = [[Dominguez High School|Dominguez (CA)]] }} {{player2 | num = 33 | nat = USA | first = Brendan | last = Haywood | pos = C |ft = 7 | in = 0 | lbs = 263 | college = North Carolina }} {{player2 | num = 20 | nat = USA | first = Dominique | last = Jones | pos = G |ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 215 | college = South Florida | inj = yes | note = IN }} {{player2 | num = 2 | nat = USA | first = Jason | last = Kidd | pos = G |ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 210 | college = California |note = C }} {{player2 | num = 28 | nat = FRA | first = Ian | last = Mahinmi | pos = C |ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 230 | from = France }} {{player2 | num = 0 | nat = USA | first = Shawn | last = Marion | pos = F |ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 228 | college = UNLV }} {{player2 | num = 41 | nat = GER | first = Dirk | last = Nowitzki | pos = F |ft = 7 | in = 0 | lbs = 245 | from = Germany |note = C }} {{player2 | num = 92 | nat = USA | first = DeShawn | last = Stevenson | pos = G |ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 218 | college = [[Washington Union High School|Washington Union (CA)]] }} {{player2 | num = 16 | nat = SRB | first = Peja | last = Stojaković | pos = F |ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 229 | from = Serbia }} {{player2 | num = 31 | nat = USA | first = Jason | last = Terry | pos = G |ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 180 | college = Arizona }} <!-- end list of players --> {{NBA roster footer |head_coach= * {{player||USA|[[Rick Carlisle]]}} ({{college|Virginia}}) |asst_coach= * {{player||USA|[[Terry Stotts]]}} ({{college|Oklahoma}}) * {{player||USA|[[Dwane Casey]]}} ({{college|Kentucky}}) * {{player||USA|[[Darrell Armstrong]]}} ({{college|Fayetteville State}}) * {{player||USA|[[Monte Mathis]]}} ({{college|Toledo}}) * {{player||USA|[[Robert Hackett]]}} ({{college|Wisconsin}}) |ath_train = *{{player||USA|[[Casey Smith]]}} ({{college|Arizona State}}) |str_cond = * {{player||USA|[[Robert Hackett]]}} ({{college|Wisconsin}}) |roster_url=http://www.nba.com/mavericks/roster/ |transaction_url=http://hoopshype.com/general_managers/donnie_nelson.htm |accessdate=2011-05-03 }} {| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%; width: 100%;" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" | '''2011 Miami Heat Finals roster''' |- style="background-color:#FFFFFF; color: #000000; text-align: center;" ! '''Players''' !! '''Coaches''' |- | valign="top" | {| class="sortable" style="background:transparent; margin:0px; width:100%;" ! Pos. !! # !! Nat. !! Name !! Ht. !! Wt. !! From |- <!-- list of players --> {{player2 | num = 50 | first = Joel | last = Anthony | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 245 | college = UNLV| nat = CAN }} {{player2 | num = 0 | first = Mike | last = Bibby | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 195 | college = Arizona | nat = USA }} {{player2 | num = 1 | first = Chris | last = Bosh | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 230 | college = Georgia Tech | nat = USA }} {{player2 | num = 15 | first = Mario | last = Chalmers | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 195 | college = Kansas | nat = USA }} {{player2 | num = 25 | first = Erick | last = Dampier | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 265 | college = Mississippi State | nat = USA | note = IN }} {{player2 | num = 40 | first = Udonis | last = Haslem | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 235 | college = Florida | nat = USA | note = C }} {{player2 | num = 55 | first = Eddie | last = House | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 178 | college = Arizona State | nat = USA }} {{player2 | num = 5 | first = Juwan | last = Howard | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 253 | college = Michigan | nat = USA }} {{player2 | num = 11 | first = Žydrūnas | last = Ilgauskas | pos = C | ft = 7 | in = 3 | lbs = 260 | from = Lithuania | nat = LTU }} {{player2 | num = 6 | first = LeBron | last = James | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 250 | college = [[St. Vincent – St. Mary High School]] | nat = USA }} {{player2 | num = 22 | first = James | last = Jones | dab = basketball player| pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 215 | college = University of Miami | nat = USA }} {{player2 | num = 21 | first = Jamaal | last = Magloire | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 255 | college = Kentucky | nat = CAN | note = IN }} {{player2 | num = 13 | first = Mike | last = Miller | dab = basketball player| pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 218 | college = Florida | nat = USA }} {{player2 | num = 45 | first = Dexter | last = Pittman | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 290 | college = Texas | nat = USA | note = IN }} {{player2 | num = 3 | first = Dwyane | last = Wade | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 220 | college = Marquette | nat = USA | note = C }} <!-- end list of players --> {{NBA roster footer |head_coach= *{{player||USA|[[Erik Spoelstra]]}} ({{college|Portland}}) |asst_coach= *{{player||USA|[[Bob McAdoo]]}} ({{college|North Carolina}}) *{{player||USA|[[Keith Askins]]}} ({{college|Alabama}}) *{{player||USA|[[Ron Rothstein]]}} ({{college|URI}}) *{{player||USA|[[David Fizdale]]}} ({{college|San Diego}}) *{{player||USA|[[Chad Kammerer]]}} ({{college|Westmont}}) *{{player||USA|[[Octavio De La Grana]]}} ({{college|Liberty}}) |ath_train = *{{player||USA|Jay Sabol}} ({{college|Florida International}}) |str_cond = *{{player||USA|[[Bill Foran]]}} ({{college|CMU}}) |roster_url = http://www.nba.com/heat/roster/ |transaction_url = http://hoopshype.com/general_managers/pat_riley.htm |accessdate = 2011-03-01 }}</center> ==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 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 = 3 June 2009 | accessdate = 11 August 2010 |last=Karpuk |first=Brian }}</ref> They were again pushed ahead to a start date of May 31 as both conference finals series ended in five games. This NBA Finals series marked the first time since [[2002 in sports|2002]] that the NBA Finals ended before the [[National Hockey League|NHL's]] [[2011 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup Finals]]. {| 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/|title=TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: NBA Finals & Reality Top Summer's First Full Week|publisher=TVbytheNumbers|date=2011-06-07|accessdate=2011-06-12}}</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>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2011/06/nba-finals-series-high-for-game-4-but-still-down-slightly-from-2010/|title=NBA Finals: Series High For Game 4, But Still Down Slightly From 2010|publisher=Sports Media Watch|date=2011-06-08|accessdate=2011-06-12}}</ref> | 9.6 || - || 16.126 |- ! 5<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2011/06/nba-finals-game-5-down-but-among-most-viewed-nba-games-of-decade/|title=NBA Finals: Game 5 Down, But Among Most-Viewed NBA Games of Decade|publisher=Sports Media Watch|date=2011-06-11|accessdate=2011-06-12}}</ref> | 10.8 || - || 18.318 |- ! 6<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2011/06/nba-finals-game-6-hits-11-year-high-with-15-0-overnight/|title=NBA Finals: Game 6 Hits 11-Year High With 15.0 Overnight|publisher=Sports Media Watch|date=2011-06-12|accessdate=2011-06-13}}</ref> | 15.0 || - || - |} The Finals was televised in the [[United States]] through [[NBA on ABC|ABC]], with [[Mike Breen]], [[Mark Jackson (basketball)|Mark Jackson]] and [[Jeff Van Gundy]] announcing. [[Doris Burke]] is the sideline reporter, while [[Stuart Scott]] hosted the championship presentation. Scott also hosted the pre-game and half-time 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. ==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]] *[http://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_2011.html 2011 NBA Finals] at [[Baseball-Reference.com]] {{National Basketball Association Finals}} {{2010–11 NBA season by team}} {{Dallas Mavericks}} {{Miami Heat}} {{NBA on ABC}} [[Category:National Basketball Association Finals]] [[Category:2010–11 NBA season|Finals]] [[Category:2011 in basketball|Nba Finals, 2011]] [[de:NBA Finals 2011]] [[es:Finales de la NBA de 2011]] [[lv:2011. gada NBA finālsērija]] [[ru:Финал НБА 2011]] [[zh:2011年NBA總決賽]]'