2011 NBA FINALS - Dallas v Miami - SPOILERS within!

dirty cheap shot by Juan Howard there....... should be flagrant

LeBRON is SCARED to shoot !!

great game. great series thus far...
KIDD!!!!!
and terry. wow. just wow...

Terrryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

68% from downtown as a team Dallas!

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Looks like Miami are going to have to do it in 7 if they're going to take the Finals!

Got me worried with the multiple layups given away right at the rim by Dallas but WHAT a way to respond!!!! A freaking team effort for once in the entire series!!!! Amazing how easy the game comes to you when everyone is shooting the ball well!!!!

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nenjabin said:

68% from downtown as a team Dallas!

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Looks like Miami are going to have to do it in 7 if they're going to take the Finals!

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Was an amazing 3 point shootout! Finally Dallas showing their capabilities after leading the NBA in 3 pointers in the playoffs!

Amazing shooting by Dallas but they can't rely on that happening in game 6. Will be a great finish to the series in South Beach!

What a game! Brilliant TEAM effort by the Mavs. Remember this is not the first time the Mavs have shot the lights out in the playoffs. Get a team full of shooters and this is what can happen. Lebron's TD will hide the fact once again he went missing in the 4th with only 2 points. Good to see it was Terry and Kidd closing out the game and not Dirk. Gives the Heat a lot to think about going into game 6.

Lebron tonight had one of the poorest most insipid triple doubles I have ever seen. His statline was great but damm to put him in the same sentence as MJ is a disgrace. Wade showed heart but LBJ just had nothing.

cant stand either team or many of the players in the teams but would really like to see Kidd get him a ring.

LeBron was again wearing wrong size DIAPERS !! Why so scared of taking over & shooting the ball or 3'pt as he did whole his LIFE !! Why be scared in the finals !??

I'm putting $200 on DALLAS to win the championship

LeBron was doubled the whole night. He definitely had an impact with his presence on the boards, assists and scored when the opportunity was there. Would you guys rather have him forced shots when it was 2 on 1, which likely would have missed and made him look like the hero? But then when he makes the right play he's scared? Make a choice with your judgment.

Disappointing loss, very disheartening. Just can't seem to close out. If Wade's hindered by this it's really going to be tough to get a win next game. Glass half-full or half-empty?

Half-Empty: Wade is injured, LeBron is getting shut out of the paint, Bosh had good numbers but in the 4th hit only 2/4 clutch free throws, turned the ball over on a crucial possession and played soft as hell defense on Dirk, allowing Dirk to get that dunk. The replay infuriated me as Bosh just lets him get by him and then swipes at the ball - like that's going to do anything. Pressure is now on the Heat, they will have to make the Mavericks lose 2 in a row to take the crown (as the Mavericks have just made the Heat lose 2 in a row).

Half-Full: Heroic performance by Wade, but just came up short. LeBron still hasn't broken out for a big scoring night, so that has to come in the next 2 games. His shot was off but he moved without the ball and had a lot more energy and activity. Bosh is playing confidently, while making mistakes which is better than playing passively. Barea and Terry both had their big nights, probably won't back it up again next game (both of them, one of them maybe but not both). Heat still had a chance to win it with a few minutes left despite the Mavericks shooting 68% from three and 57% from the field overall. Heat won the rebounding battle, which will bode well for them next game.

Either way you want to look at it, Dallas has all the momentum. But it is important to note that through 3 games it looked like the Heat had all the momentum. It could easily switch, so here's to hoping it does. It's really going to be now or never for the Heat on Monday (Sunday US time).

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p.s. Did anyone else feel like they were watching a different series through the first quarter? 31-30 after the first quarter, after in the first four games either team would be lucky to get to 20 points in the quarter! What the hell. The Heat played poor defense today. Looking at their offensive numbers, it wasn't scoring that was the problem. It was stops! And once you open it up for the Mavericks to shoot, when you try and close it on them, they might just keep hitting them! This was definitely an overdue shooting game for the Mavericks, but the Heat need to step up on defense if they want to win next game!

Yeah definitely thought it was weird when I looked at the score and saw 40-38 with 8mins left in the 2nd! Don't have the luxury of being able to watch the games, but can keep up online via boxscores.

I think that it is so crazy that Miami still has the home court advantage but their back is now against the wall. Bad format

It was an offensive onslaught! Mavs were just fearless today in shooting the three ball, shot clock winding down, straight up 3's, it didn't matter. That's a double edged sword though, today it was falling and thank ^&*% for that. If they missed the 3 ball, it would have been long rebounds leading to fast breaks and the Mavs just can't stop the Heat in transition, it's a layup drill. The Mavs defense was poor in the 4th, Rick Carlisle almost lost the game for them by letting Ian "WHO???" Mahinmi start the 4th and blew defensive assignments twice and let the Heat back into it. There were so many layups off passes out of double teams in the 4th for the Heat, it was as if the Mavs fell asleep. Thank goodness for their offense being able to outscore the Heat!

onvison said:

I think that it is so crazy that Miami still has the home court advantage but their back is now against the wall. Bad format

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I think this is the first time the away team has been up 3-2 going into the 6th in this 2-3-2 format. Plus its Miami's fault for losing it at home.

Heafy83 said:

I think this is the first time the away team has been up 3-2 going into the 6th in this 2-3-2 format. Plus its Miami's fault for losing it at home.

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Not true. Last year Boston was up 3-2 heading in to the final 2 games but lost to the Lakers in 7 on their home court.

exzibit3 said:

Not true. Last year Boston was up 3-2 heading in to the final 2 games but lost to the Lakers in 7 on their home court.

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Ok cool thanks for that. However the home team should be good enough to take it out. Thats why they get home status

exzibit3 said:

It was an offensive onslaught! Mavs were just fearless today in shooting the three ball, shot clock winding down, straight up 3's, it didn't matter. That's a double edged sword though, today it was falling and thank ^&*% for that. If they missed the 3 ball, it would have been long rebounds leading to fast breaks and the Mavs just can't stop the Heat in transition, it's a layup drill. The Mavs defense was poor in the 4th, Rick Carlisle almost lost the game for them by letting Ian "WHO???" Mahinmi start the 4th and blew defensive assignments twice and let the Heat back into it. There were so many layups off passes out of double teams in the 4th for the Heat, it was as if the Mavs fell asleep. Thank goodness for their offense being able to outscore the Heat!

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He had to give CHandler a rest though. CHandler is going to be a massive part of this series in the last two games, (hopefully one game ). With Hayward out, Mahiniminimiiimini was always going to get a few more minutes.

I don't want this thing to go to G7, Mavs need to win G6 to close it out. Play every single possession like it's the last possession in the 4th. Let's go MAvS!!!!!!