Mavs Having Heat Déjà Vu
Fans in both Dallas and Miami might be having déjà vu while watching the 2011 NBA Finals because they are playing out in a way that will make Miami celebrate, and Dallas look towards next year.
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Fans in both Dallas and Miami might be having déjà vu while watching the 2011 NBA Finals because they are playing out in a way that will make Miami celebrate, and Dallas look towards next year.
Basketball fans of high-flying, high-octane offense have likely been bummed out by the NBA Finals so far, because it's not about dunks or fast breaks, it's been about old-fashioned "fundamental basketball," as Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra said.
With 4 seconds left in Game 3 of the NBS Finals, the Miami Heat and the Dallas Mavericks battled for two points that could have sent the game into OT. As the clock wound down, Dirk Nowitzki tried one last two-pointer, and it bounced off the rim. One last try at the buzzer for a rebound, and the American Airlines Center went quiet. Dallas had lost only their second home game of the playoffs, and the Heat moved to 2-1 in the best of 7 series.
The White Hot Heat have ignited their South Florida fan base as they head into Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks.
The Dallas Mavericks hope the hometown momentum will give them an edge as the take on the Miami Heat in Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
The Miami Heat arrived in Dallas on Friday to begin prepping for Sunday's Game 3 of the finals, a series that's knotted at a game apiece with the next three games all to be played on the Mavericks' home floor.
Members of the Miami Heat hope to re-ignite the fire in their bellies and again heat up the NBA Finals after a total team collapse in a Game 2 loss to the Mavericks.
For the first time in the 2011 NBA Playoffs, the Miami Heat finally found out what it was like to be on the losing end of a fourth-quarter collapse. The Heat gave up a 22-5 run to end Game 2 with a loss and now has to rebound quickly to regain momentum for Game 3.
Dallas won game two, but Miami now gets its chance to answer. To keep the hype going, the Miami HEAT will host its official road rally at AmericanAirlines Arena for the next two games.
Despite a huge lead late in the 4th, one of the most amazing comebacks in NBA championship history let the Dallas Mavericks claw back into the lead with just seconds left, beating the Miami Heat by 2 points to break the team's unbeaten home streak in the playoffs, and even up the NBA Finals 1-1.
Winning the NBA Finals is a 'delicate dance' and both teams need a legion of fans to really get behind them.
The Miami Heat was in the house at Biscayne Gardens Elementary School on Thursday morning. That's because it's White Hot Heat Day at all Miami-Dade County Schools and the kids are pumped.
The White Hot Miami Heat hope to make it two in a row as they take on the Dallas Mavericks in Game 2 of the NBA Finals at the AmericanAirlines Arena.
Because the Miami Heat are winning, one local school is also basking in the glory.
With Game 1 in the books, the Miami Heat will look to extend their 1-0 lead in the NBA Finals Thursday night at the AmericanAirlines Arena. On both ends of the floor, the Heat suffocated the Mavericks and easily won with a fourth quarter run, 92-84 in Game 1.
