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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 three Texas NBA teams have now won at least one NBA Championship. The series was held from May 31 to June 12, 2011. Under the 2–3–2 rotation, the [[Miami Heat]] had home-court advantage; the Heat hosted Games 1, 2, and 6, and was set to host a deciding [[List of NBA game sevens|Game 7]], had one been necessary. [[Germany|German]] player [[Dirk Nowitzki]] was named the [[Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award|Finals MVP]]. Nowitzki was the second European to win the award after [[Tony Parker]] (2007); he is the first German to win the award.<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=June 13, 2011|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |last=Lee |first=Michael |date=June 12, 2011}}</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 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=27 May 2011 |accessdate=13 June 2011}}</ref> with their newly acquired stars [[LeBron James]] and [[Chris Bosh]] along with returning star [[Dwyane Wade]]. The series was a rematch of the 2006 Finals, which was won by the Heat in 6 games after Dallas blew a 2–0 series lead.<ref name="Washington Post"/> The Dallas Mavericks became the first team in NBA history since the institution of the 2–3–2 format to enter Game 3 tied 1–1, lose Game 3 and still win the Finals. The previous 11 times this has occurred, the Game 3 winner went on to win the series.<ref name = "NBA.com">{{cite web|title=Game 3? The Heat Is on!|url=http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2011/06/05/game-3-the-heat-is-on/|accessdate=June 13, 2011|work=[[NBA.com]] |last=Smith |first=Sekou |date=June 5, 2011}}</ref> The Dallas Mavericks also became just the 7th team, and the first since 1988, to come back and win the Finals after being down in the series two or more separate times (one game to none, and later two games to one). The previous 6 times this happened, the Finals ended in 7 games; Dallas became the first team in NBA history to do it in 6 games. ==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.<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 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 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|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]] }} ==Series summary== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Game !! Date !! Home team !! Result !! Road team |- | Game 1 || Tuesday, May 31 || '''Miami Heat''' || 92–84 (1–0) || Dallas Mavericks |- | Game 2 || Thursday, June 2 || Miami Heat || 93–95 (1–1) || '''Dallas Mavericks''' |- | Game 3 || Sunday, June 5 || Dallas Mavericks || 86–88 (1–2) || '''Miami Heat''' |- | Game 4 || Tuesday, June 7 || '''Dallas Mavericks''' || 86–83 (2–2) || Miami Heat |- | Game 5 || Thursday, June 9 || '''Dallas Mavericks''' || 112–103 (3–2) || Miami Heat |- | Game 6 || Sunday, June 12 || Miami Heat || 95–105 (2–4) || '''Dallas Mavericks''' |- |} :''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.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201105310MIA.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]] [[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|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.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201106020MIA.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 an NBA Finals game since the 15-point comeback the Bulls made against the Blazers in Game 6 of the [[1992 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 |accessdate=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 another 3 with 24.5 seconds left when Jason Terry left him wide open. 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.<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, after five straight years with one team 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.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201106050DAL.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 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 |accessdate=June 13, 2011}}</ref> It was Miami's 6th win in its last 7 NBA Finals games, 4 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.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201106070DAL.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 rest of the game, although Miami cut the lead to 1 twice in the final minute. Up 82–81 with 20 seconds left after 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'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.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201106090DAL.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 }} 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 [[Jose Juan Barea|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}}</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 Dwyane Wade with 1:04 left, Chris 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 3 with LeBron 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 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.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201106120MIA.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 lead. The Mavericks went to a zone defense that perplexed Miami and Dallas went on a 21–4 run in a span of 5 ½ minutes. They made 9 of 12 shots during this stretch with DeShawn Stevenson made two 3's 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 9 going into the 4th quarter after Ian Mahinmi hit a [[buzzer beater]] to give Dallas a 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' insurmountable lead to 99–89. The Mavericks, who led for the final 22 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 |first=Jeff |last=Zillgitt |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 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> He had a poor shooting performance in the first half but managed to score 18 points in the second half.<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|accessdate=13 June 2011|work=[[ESPN.com]] |last=MacMahon |first=Tim |date=June 12, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Washington Post"></ref> When the final buzzer sounded, an obviously emotional Nowtizki ran straight into the locker room to shed off the tears after 13 years of trying. == 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 | [[Dwyane 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: #072156; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" ! '''Players''' !! '''Coaches''' |- | valign="top" | {| class="sortable" style="background:transparent; margin:0px; width:100%;" ! Pos. !! # !! Nat. !! Name !! Height !! Weight !! DOB (Y–M–D) !! From |- <!-- list of players --> {{player2 | num = 11 | nat = PRI | first = Jose Juan | last = Barea | pos = G |ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 175 | college = Northeastern | DOB = 1984–06–26 }} {{player2 | num = 3 | nat = FRA | first = Rodrigue | last = Beaubois | pos = G |ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 185 | from = France | DOB = 1988–02–24 | note = IN }} {{player2 | num = 13 | nat = USA | first = Corey | last = Brewer | pos = F |ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 188 | college = Florida | DOB = 1986–03–05 }} {{player2 | num = 4 | nat = USA | first = Caron | last = Butler | pos = F |ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 228 | college = Connecticut | DOB = 1980–03–13 | note = IN }} {{player2 | num = 35 | nat = USA | first = Brian | last = Cardinal | pos = F |ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 240 | college = Purdue | DOB = 1977–05–02 }} {{player2 | num = 6 | nat = USA | first = Tyson | last = Chandler | pos = C |ft = 7 | in = 1 | lbs = 235 | college = [[Dominguez High School|Dominguez HS (California)]] | DOB = 1982–10–02 }} {{player2 | num = 33 | nat = USA | first = Brendan | last = Haywood | pos = C |ft = 7 | in = 0 | lbs = 263 | college = North Carolina | DOB = 1979–11–27 }} {{player2 | num = 20 | nat = USA | first = Dominique | last = Jones | pos = G |ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 215 | college = South Florida | DOB = 1988–10–15 | note = IN }} {{player2 | num = 2 | nat = USA | first = Jason | last = Kidd | pos = G |ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 210 | college = California | DOB = 1973–03–23 | note = C }} {{player2 | num = 28 | nat = FRA | first = Ian | last = Mahinmi | pos = C |ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 230 | from = France | DOB = 1986–11–05 }} {{player2 | num = 0 | nat = USA | first = Shawn | last = Marion | pos = F |ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 228 | college = UNLV | DOB = 1978–05–07 }} {{player2 | num = 41 | nat = GER | first = Dirk | last = Nowitzki | pos = F |ft = 7 | in = 0 | lbs = 245 | from = Germany | DOB = 1978–06–19 | 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 HS (California)]] | DOB = 1981–04–03 }} {{player2 | num = 16 | nat = SRB | first = Peja | last = Stojaković | pos = F |ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 229 | from = Serbia | DOB = 1977–06–09 }} {{player2 | num = 31 | nat = USA | first = Jason | last = Terry | pos = G |ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 180 | college = Arizona | DOB = 1977–09–15 }} <!-- 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 (basketball)|Robert Hackett]]}} ({{college|Wisconsin}}) |ath_train = *{{player||USA|[[Casey Smith]]}} ({{college|Arizona State}}) |str_cond = * {{player||USA|[[Robert Hackett (basketball)|Robert Hackett]]}} ({{college|Wisconsin}}) }} {| 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:#BF2F38; color: #FFA000; text-align: center;" ! '''Players''' !! '''Coaches''' |- | valign="top" | {| class="sortable" style="background:transparent; margin:0px; width:100%;" ! Pos. !! # !! Nat. !! Name !! Height !! Weight !! DOB (Y–M–D) !! From |- <!-- list of players --> {{player2 | num = 50 | first = Joel | last = Anthony | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 245 | college = UNLV| nat = CAN | DOB = 1982–08–09 }} {{player2 | num = 0 | first = Mike | last = Bibby | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 195 | college = Arizona | nat = USA | DOB = 1978–05–13 }} {{player2 | num = 1 | first = Chris | last = Bosh | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 230 | college = Georgia Tech | nat = USA | DOB = 1984–03–24 }} {{player2 | num = 15 | first = Mario | last = Chalmers | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 195 | college = Kansas | nat = USA | DOB = 1986–05–19 }} {{player2 | num = 25 | first = Erick | last = Dampier | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 265 | college = Mississippi State | nat = USA | DOB = 1975–07–14 | note = IN }} {{player2 | num = 40 | first = Udonis | last = Haslem | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 235 | college = Florida | nat = USA | DOB = 1980–06–09 | note = C }} {{player2 | num = 55 | first = Eddie | last = House | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 178 | college = Arizona State | nat = USA | DOB = 1978–05–14 }} {{player2 | num = 5 | first = Juwan | last = Howard | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 253 | college = Michigan | nat = USA | DOB = 1973–02–07 }} {{player2 | num = 11 | first = Žydrūnas | last = Ilgauskas | pos = C | ft = 7 | in = 3 | lbs = 260 | from = Lithuania | nat = Lithuania | DOB = 1975–06–05 }} {{player2 | num = 6 | first = LeBron | last = James | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 250 | college = St. Vincent – St. Mary High School | nat = USA | 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 | nat = USA | DOB = 1980–10–04 }} {{player2 | num = 21 | first = Jamaal | last = Magloire | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 255 | college = Kentucky | nat = CAN | DOB = 1978–05–21 | note = IN }} {{player2 | num = 13 | first = Mike | last = Miller | dab = basketball player| pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 218 | college = Florida | nat = USA | DOB = 1980–02–19 }} {{player2 | num = 45 | first = Dexter | last = Pittman | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 290 | college = Texas | nat = USA | DOB = 1988–03–02 | note = IN }} {{player2 | num = 3 | first = Dwyane | last = Wade | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 220 | college = Marquette | nat = USA | DOB = 1982–01–17 | 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]]}} ([[Westmont 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}}) }}</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 [[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 = 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 series marked the first time since {{nbafy|2002}} (or [[NBA on NBC|last game of the NBC's Coverage on NBA]]) 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|work=TVbytheNumbers.com|date=2011-06-07|accessdate=2011-06-12 |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/|title=TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: NBA Finals & Reality Dominate Primetime Week|work=TVbytheNumbers.com|date=2011-06-14|accessdate=2011-06-14|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 |} The Finals were televised in the [[United States]] through [[NBA on ABC|ABC]], with [[Mike Breen]], [[Mark Jackson (basketball)|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 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 Basketball-Reference.com {{Navboxes|list1= {{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]] [[id:Final National Basketball Association 2011]] [[lv:2011. gada NBA finālsērija]] [[ru:Финал НБА 2011]] [[zh:2011年NBA總決賽]]'