June 13th, 2011 
Deron Pope 
Posted in Dirk’s quest for a ring has taken a lot longer than we realize. He has been the Mavericks’ leading scorer for the last 11 seasons, and has won this championship as the team’s leading scorer. Of the all the NBA players who have scored 20,000 points, he has waited the longest to achieve that feat. [...]
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Mavs Handle Heat 105-95 En Route To NBA Finals Championship
Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki Dirk got all the help he could ever ask for, and now he and the Mavs are on top of the Association. “I really still can’t believe it.” “We worked so hard and so long for it,” “The team has had an unbelievable ride.” “This feeling, to be on the best [...]
Heat-Mavs Game Five Aftermath
LeBron Registered A Triple-Double In Game Five The trio of guards from Dallas; Barea, Kidd, and Terry, connected on 10 attempts from distance. As a team, the Mavs made 13 three-pointers, good for 2nd best in Finals history. 51 points for the trio makes Mark Cuban’s guys close to unbeatable. In the final 12 minutes [...]
Dallas-Miami Game 5: A Rare Offensive Show In The Finals
In last night’s Game 5, Dallas and Miami both shot at least 50% from the field; this feat has been accomplished only 4 other times since the 1991 Finals. This was a beautiful game to watch; it was more about great shooting than about poor defense. Oddly enough, every one of the other instances involved [...]
The Heat Is On: Game 5 Being Treated Like A Game 7
Who Said He’s Feeling The Pressure? “I understand what is at stake, this is a big game, probably the biggest game of my life. I’m approaching it that way. Not probably, it is.” The quote above comes from LeBron, the biggest superstar athlete in sports today, and the biggest target in sports for the media [...]
Mavs Resiliency Evens Series; Beat Heat In Game Four 86-83
The Guy On The Left, Not The Right, Was The Difference Maker “We just played with incredible heart and passion,” —Dallas center Tyson Chandler. Clearly, it showed, as the Mavs defense hounded the Heat all night long in the team’s 86-83 win. With the series tied at two games apiece, you can credit Chandler and [...]
Barea Set To Replace Stevenson Tonight In Starting Lineup For Mavs
Barea’s NBA Finals: 4-23 According to Alex Kennedy of HOOPSWORLD, J.J. Barea will be starting instead of DeShawn Stevenson next to Jason Kidd in the backcourt of tonight’s Game four in Dallas against Miami. The tiny guard from Northeastern is averaging 4.3 points, 1.7 assists, and 1.3 turnovers per game, and is shooting 21.7% from [...]
Talk Is Cheap: Terry’s Game All Hype, No Show
No Excuses Left For Terry Time to put up or shut up. It looks like Mavs guard Jason Terry plans to neither. The best time to put up is in the fourth quarter, a time where Terry’s game has been shut up by the fiery Heat defense, namely LeBron. Terry, unafraid of taking big shots, [...]
