NBA FINALS: Heat-Mavericks

[Spider-Dan]

I saw a funny joke today:

"I asked LeBron James if I could borrow a dollar and he said OK, then handed me $0.75.  I said, 'Where's the other 25 cents?' and he said, 'Sorry, I don't have a 4th quarter.'"

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

Saw this on fark.com tonight:  I saw LeBron before the game and I asked for $1. He gave me $.75. I said "where's the rest"? He replied "I don't have a 4th quarter".

I saw a funny joke today:

"I asked LeBron James if I could borrow a dollar and he said OK, then handed me $0.75.  I said, 'Where's the other 25 cents?' and he said, 'Sorry, I don't have a 4th quarter.'"

Spider - Me too in this very thread. 

[Spider-Dan]

Maybe that's where I read it.  -50 points to me.

[Landshark]

Dallas is currently up by 8 early in the fourth quarter, but look at this stat line thus far.

Dallas 8-12 on free throws

Miami 18-31 on free throws

Now what's this I'm hearing about the calls going the Mavs way?

[MikeO]

Dallas is currently up by 8 early in the fourth quarter, but look at this stat line thus far.

Dallas 8-12 on free throws

Miami 18-31 on free throws

Now what's this I'm hearing about the calls going the Mavs way?

Looks like the NBA wants a game 7 and it makes Tim Donaghy seem like he never acted alone.

The fact Miami cant' hit a foul shot though, maybet he NBA wants to end it tonight! lol

[EDGECRUSHER]

That "and 1" was a complete joke. This game is a joke.

[EDGECRUSHER]

And the Heat have just given up. No effort to get the rebound, just trying to draw fouls on nonsense. Can't blame them as they have twice as many FT attempts as Dallas, so they are correct in assuming David Stern is their 6th man.

[MikeO]

The Heat with one of the epic CHOKE jobs in NBA Finals History. Blowing a 15 pt lead at home late in the 4th quarter.

That's one for the record books. If they lose this series that will haunt Lebron forever! Won't haunt Wade since he already has a ring, but Lebron...yeah that will stick on his resume if they don't win the series.

I said it, and it came true! Game 2 was the turning point. Blowing that huge lead at home....can't rebound from that as a team!!

[EDGECRUSHER]

I wouldn't say that as they won the next game, but it certainly didn't help. IMO, the Heat are obviously very talented but aside from Wade, don't have the heart of a champion or the makeup of a TEAM. They can come close as they did this year and may even win it next year, but as of now they are just a collection of talent and not a cohesive unit.

Wade is still better than Lebron.

[MikeO]

I wouldn't say that as they won the next game, but it certainly didn't help. IMO, the Heat are obviously very talented but aside from Wade, don't have the heart of a champion or the makeup of a TEAM. They can come close as they did this year and may even win it next year, but as of now they are just a collection of talent and not a cohesive unit.

Wade is still better than Lebron.

Lebron, 2nd best player on his own team. In this Finals he was the 3rd best player on the court. That is a FACT!

[Thundergod]

Miami doesn't make the Finals without LeBron, Wade had his own disappearing act with Chicago. Against Dallas, agreed, 2nd best. It was a team effort to lose this series.

[mecadonzilla]

Dwayne Wade was the only member of the Heat who wanted to win this series.  Lebron had no idea how to deal with basketball when men were playing against him...as opposed to children. 

Chris Bosh tried, sorta, but in the end, was a total non factor. 

There is no doubt who the better team is.  Did the Heat have better talent?  Sure.  But they were not the better TEAM.  When Dirk couldn't make it happen, Terry did, and the Heat had no response. 

[mecadonzilla]

The Heat were "Miami Price," the best team collusion could buy, and they couldn't win it. 

This is the best outcome for the NBA.  They had a team filled with stars, and no drive.  And simply, the team who wanted it more won. 


There were no bad calls that caused this.  There was no conspiracy.  THE BETTER TEAM WON!

I'm proud to be a MAVS fan tonight.  And proud that Mark Cuban let the original owner, my former neighbor, Don Carter, be the first person to hoist the trophy.  It was the biggest class move I've ever seen in the history of professional sports.  PERIOD.  I don't have the superlatives to say more about the sheer class of that move.

HERE!  HERE! to the 2010-2011 Dallas Mavericks!  May the Dolphins have the class to know what it takes to win a championship! 

The 2010-2011 Dallas Mavericks!  The best team in the NBA without question!

[mecadonzilla]

If the Heat had any heart...or any true desire, they would have won this.  The Heat feel they can win this any year...except 2011.

[bsmooth]

For the record the final tally was Heat- 148 to Mavs- 155 in fouls. Pretty close over 6 games.