Heat are the favorites. More so with 2-3-2 going in their favor.
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Heat are the favorites. More so with 2-3-2 going in their favor.
Another great comeback.
Another clutch performance.
Dirk with clutch baskets with torn tendon, purely dirkulous..
And thank fuck that Ballack didn't turn up today. His perennial runner-up vibes rub on to Mavs & Dirk. Stay off Michael :P
Shawn Marion back to his best. JET gets his touch again.
The way Dirk lifts the Mavs is something stats don't measure. Every player get elevated by his influence.
Hate the krauts as Oranje fan but they got undeniable fighting spirit & mentality. But hey Dirk turns Polish again if the Germans gloat
:exactly: great comeback.. Drick :clap:
Larry Bird approves of Dirk comparison:
http://www.nesn.com/2011/06/celtics-...-nowitzki.html
It was a very strange second game that Heat played. They seemed unstoppable until about the last 6 minutes (up by 15 points). For a team that tightens the defence in the later half of the last quarter it was shocking to see how most points by Mavericks were uncontended (not many one to one defence) & not slowing the pace of the game (running down the clock). It seems like they wanted to keep scoring quick points which ended in too many turnovers for a great comeback by the Mavs.....
The series is greatly poised now. With the next 3 matches @ Dallas they have a wonderful oppurtunity to finish it off @ their home court to avenge the defeat in 2006-07. It would be extremely tough though to win 3 in a row.....
Mavs don't give up. They came back from 15 pt deficit vs OKC in game 4 & went on to win in overtime, remember? There are tards who still doubt it, but I don't believe there are any better clutch performers playing Basketball today than Dirk. He doesn't play with hall of famers. He elevates likes of JET, Marion, Kidd, Barea & rest to perform. Double & triple teamed he still gets the looks & lay ups. Whether it's the assist to wide open Kidd for three or run to unsettle Diddy for JET or keeping Bosh on him for Marion. Covered for Butler's injury in ways that aren't readily apparent.
Gimme a Dirkules' Mavs over King James + Queen Wade + Joker Bosh threesome Heat..
On theory, the dirkulean should be rewarded but in practice, it gets shown up again. Heat get the vital win on the road & it doesn't look good for Mavs.
JET's lapses & turnovers get on my nerves. What more does Dirk had to do? 34 points & 11 rebounds. Only Wade gets close to him for MVP this year IMO. But even more Dirk deserves the ring for carrying his team to the finals.
That last shot would gave gone into the basket 99/100 occasions. Unfortunately the one last night was that 1/100 :oops: :cry:
Unfortunate for Dirk in missing the last shot when he was in great flow the later half of last quarter. But thats what NBA playoffs are made off. Cruel to say the least. Heart wants Mavs to win this series, but history seems like repeating. Heat has way too many options in their kitty. Mavs should take care of their turnovers which were way too many in the first half.
Mavs missed Haywood precisely because Le Bron & co wud eat up Mahinmi & get easy lay ups & dunks without being challenged. Mahinmi also gave needless fouls (few unlucky with refs)
And they can't make up for Butler's miss. 16ppg can't be compensated unless JET, Peja & Barea step up. They're a bit slow perhaps to tackle the athletic defense of Heat. And Butler is one of the best guards in the perimeter..