Well, the NBA Finals are set.
Thanks to both Dallas and Miami finishing off their conference finals series in
five games, the Finals will now start Tuesday night in Miami when the Mavericks
visit the Heat in a rematch from the 2006 NBA Finals. However, don’t read too
much into revenge for this one. Yes, Dallas was up 2-0 in that series and
seemingly on the way to a win in Game 3 before choking that game and the series
away in six, but only Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry
remain on the Dallas roster from then. For Miami, only Dwyane
Wade and Udonis Haslem are back. The Mavericks swept the two-game series with Miami in the regular season, but
apparently that may not matter. Why? Boston beat Miami three of four in the
regular season before the Heat dumped the Celtics in the East semis. And the
Bulls won all three meetings with Miami in the regular season before dropping
four straight after winning the opener in the East Finals. Clearly the Heat are
peaking at the right time. On Nov. 27 in Dallas, the Mavericks won 106-95 behind 23 points from
Caron Butler, who hasn’t played in the playoffs and isn’t
likely to return after suffering what was called a season-ending knee injury on
New Year’s Day. The Mavs haven’t totally ruled him out, however. That loss made
the Heat 9-8, probably their low point of the year, and seemed to turn their
season around. On Dec. 20 in Miami, the Mavericks won 98-96. Nowitzki scored 26 points,
Terry had all of his 19 in the final 11 minutes, and the Mavericks held
LeBron James scoreless in the first half on the way to ending
Miami's 12-game winning streak. It was Dallas’ 14th straight regular-season win
in this series. But that’s really irrelevant now. Plus the Heat are unbeaten at
home in these playoffs. Bet on the NBA Finals now at Bodog!
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