Sunday, Jun 18, 2006

Dallas 60-22 (Road: 26-15) 9:00pm ET
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Miami 52-30 (Home: 31-10) ABC

Series tied 2-2

PLAYOFF SERIES: NBA finals; tied 2-2.

On Tuesday, the Dallas Mavericks found themselves less than seven minutes away from taking a 3-0 lead over the Miami Heat in the NBA finals.

Five days later, they'll be trying to avoid being pushed to within one defeat of losing the series and they won't have their top reserve available to help them.

Dallas will be without Jerry Stackhouse for the crucial Game 5 when it meets the Heat in Miami with the series tied at two games apiece.

The Heat were outplayed in the first two games in Dallas, losing both contests by a combined 24 points, and were on the verge of going down 3-0 when they trailed the Mavs 89-76 with just under seven minutes to go in the fourth quarter of Game 3 on Tuesday.

But behind Dwayne Wade, the Heat mounted the second-largest fourth-quarter rally in NBA finals history, outscoring the Mavs 22-7 over the final 6:34 to come away with a 98-96 win.

Wade tied a career playoff high with 42 points Tuesday and had another solid performance in Game 4 on Thursday, scoring 36 as Miami routed Dallas 98-74 to even the finals.

"It's a series now," said Wade, who shook off a knee injury suffered in Game 3 to shoot 13-for-23 from the field Thursday. "It's 2-2 and the way we knew it was going to be. It's best-of-three."

I'm all for seeing Alonzo Mourning sweaty & wet but the rest of these idiots Can't they get some more towels happening?

july said:

Sunday, Jun 18, 2006

Dallas 100
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Miami 101 Final OT

DAL: J. Terry 35 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Ast
MIA: D. Wade 43 Pts, 4 Reb, 4 Ast

Heat lead series 3-2

july said:

I had to shut the TV off man DAMMIT!

CalhounSq said:

I know, I know I'm the same as you. I just can't bear it anymore

Did ANYONE see the phantom foul calls the HEAT received last night? Damn.....

Graycap23 said:

Oh dude, I did, I did! Those officials need a bottle of 40oz up side their heads

senik said:

They did everything they could to help the heat plus they suspended Stackhouse. Talk abot a FIXED game.

Graycap23 said:

Man, that's what I'm talkin' about dude, that's exactly what I'm talkin' about!!! Motherfuckers make a man so mad I nearly tore up all my NBA all-star cards. This shit makes me sick

I'm so glad somebody else understands my fury

senik said:

It's embarrassing and fairly obvious. What a joke.
It did NOT help that Dallas missed 4 freethrows with the game on the line.

I couldn't stand it when they threw the ball on the floor.

It keep on bouncing and ruins the game.

Graycap23 said:

Word. You know this shit! Was like, if this bullfuck continues I'm switching over to that sokker shit that the world's jumping up and down about

Man, talk about the NBA playing with the fans' emotions. In the fourth quarter I cracked open my Budweiser can with my teeth and lost a filling in the process

All this after last months article in the New York Times about pseudo-basketball officials in our amateur leagues today I mean, what the fuck! C'mon man, c'mon! What do you take us for hereeee

Motherfuckers.

Graycap23 said:

There's the story right there. Ya can't blame the refs because they blow calls - ALWAYS. My coach used to say "If you let the refs determine the outcome of your game then you didn't deserve to win in the first place" and he's right. Make sure you take the game OUT of the refs' hands and leave no doubt. Mavs choked another game away, plain and simple.

StoneCrib said:

I agree with your coach and your comments. I can't argue with that.

Heat got that win off last night by 1.

senik said:

oh my god, I'm dyin' laughin'.

AnckSuNamun said:

What!?

Save it for Oprah

july said:

Wade's hands are almost on the MVP trophy after the last few games in which he's had the edge over Nowitzki. This series is poised beautifully. I just hope it goes to seven.

Fauxie said:

me too

Tuesday, Jun 20, 2006

Miami 52-30 (Road: 21-20) 9:00pm ET
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Dallas 60-22 (Home: 34-7) ABC

Heat lead series 3-2

Sorry yall...but MIAMI IS PULLING THIS ONE OUT!!!!

DexMSR said:

Miami has NOT won a game in Dallas in 4 years. No way Miami wins UNLESS the refs pull a tank job.

Graycap23 said:

Odds are you're right. Dallas is a very resilient team that now has some motivation to really come out strong and take this to 7.

But some time ago, a team coached by Riles that had never clinched a title on their nemesis' home floor did it. And it was the greatest single win in that franchise's history. But that's ancient history.

Dallas wins by 7 tonite.

Is tonight the night Shaq gets the last laugh on The Lakers?...



...And rents out Staples Center for a victory party.


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

PLAYOFF SERIES: NBA finals; Heat lead 3-2.

The way the first two games of the NBA finals went, many thought the series might not even get back to Dallas. Dwyane Wade made sure it did.

Now it's time for Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavericks to respond, playing what they hope is just the first of two straight games in which they will try to deny Wade and the Heat their first NBA championship.

"We can smell it," Wade said. "Dallas plays well at home but we are a confident bunch so we'll see what happens."

Following three straight wins in Miami as Wade averaged 40.3 points, the Heat head back to Dallas with a 3-2 series lead. Games 1 and 2 in Dallas saw the Mavericks hold Wade to an average of 26.5 points as they won both contests by double digits.

"He's the best right now, that's all you can say," Shaquille O'Neal said. "He's the best."

Wade took over Game 5 when it mattered most, scoring 17 of his 43 points in the fourth quarter and hitting the decisive free throws with 1.9 seconds left in overtime to give the Heat a 101-100 victory on Sunday.

Tuesday, Jun 20, 2006

Miami 49 Half
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Dallas 48

MIA: D. Wade 19 Pts, 1 Reb, 1 Ast
DAL: D. Nowitzki 17 Pts, 3 Reb, 1 Ast

Heat lead series 3-2

Tuesday, Jun 20, 2006

Miami 71 End 3rd
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Dallas 68

MIA: D. Wade 25 Pts, 4 Reb, 2 Ast
DAL: D. Nowitzki 27 Pts, 11 Reb, 1 Ast

Heat lead series 3-2

july said:

Tuesday, Jun 20, 2006

Miami 95 Final
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Dallas 92

MIA: D. Wade 36 Pts, 10 Reb, 5 Ast
DAL: D. Nowitzki 29 Pts, 15 Reb, 2 Ast

Heat win series 4-2