NBA
Finals Game 4: Dallas M. - Miami Heat 86-83
Date: June 7, 2011
It’s a three-game series now. The Mavericks defeated the Heat 86-83 on Tuesday to even the NBA Finals at 2-2 and, in the process, send the best-of-7 series back to Miami. But first there’s Game 5 at Dallas’ American Airlines Center. “Game 5, the swing game,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. Thursday’s swing game could have been the potential series clincher but Miami played too poorly in the fourth quarter to make the NBA Finals a short series like it did against Philadelphia, Boston and Chicago. Miami went more than seven minutes without scoring a field goal before Dwyane Wade scored a dunk with nine seconds left in the game. It cut the Mavericks lead to one point, but Jason Terry made two free throws with 6.7 seconds left to force Miami into a three-point shot The Heat’s final chance seemed as broken as the fourth quarter. Wade mishandled the inbounds following a timeout but saved it by throwing a desperation pass to Mike Miller. Miller forced an awkward three-pointer that missed badly as time expired. The Mavericks outscored the Heat 21-14 in the final fourth quarter and forced six turnovers. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 21 points — 11 in the final period. Wade had 32 points and Chris Bosh added 24, but Miami couldn’t overcome a poor shooting night by LeBron James. He was 3-of-11 shooting with eight points, nine rebounds and seven assists. “We’ll work to help make it easier for [James] in the next game,” Erik Spoelstra said. “I’ve got to do a better job of making sure he’s in better positions to be aggressive and efficient.” Nowitzki played despite a fever and was congested during his postgame news conference. “Sitting at 2-2 right now and obviously we would like to get Game 5 at home before going back to Miami,” Nowitzki said. “That’s a big game for us.” The Heat trailed 82-81 with 30 seconds left when Wade missed his second of two free throws. Nowitzki scored on a driving layup with 14.4 seconds left to give the Mavericks an 84-81 lead. Nowitzki, who favors driving to his left, went right this time and blew past Udonis Haslem, who successfully defended Nowitzki at the buzzer of Game 3. “He made a heck of a move,” Spoelstra said. “He’s a great player.” A putback by Dallas center Tyson Chandler cut the Heat’s lead to 78-77 with 5:44 remaining. Moments later, a key turnover by Bosh led to a breakaway layup by Jason Terry to take the lead. The Heat had six turnovers in the fourth quarter and finished with 13. Miami led 69-65 entering the fourth quarter before Miller made a three-pointer to give the Heat its largest lead of the game. Haslem extended it to nine on the next possession with a 16-footer from the baseline. Miami’s 12-1 run spanning the third and fourth quarters forced the Mavericks to call a timeout, and they responded with four quick points from Terry, cutting the Heat’s lead to 74-69 with 9:23 remaining. The Heat took a five-point lead with two minutes left in the third quarter when James made a midrange jumper with 1:18 left in the period. It was just James’ third field goal of the game and capped an 8-1 run to end the third quarter. An equal number of points for Joel Anthony and James (four) made for an atypical first half. With James mostly ideal offensively, Bosh set the tone with 16 points in the game’s first 24 minutes. James was 1-of-4 shooting in the first half with a pair of free throws. Bosh, playing in his hometown, was 8 of 12 in the first half, scoring half of the Heat’s field goals. Wade added 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting. Anthony had one of his best halves of the postseason with eight rebounds, including five on the offensive end. Bosh scored eight points in the first four minutes of the second quarter and a tip-in by Anthony gave the Heat a 34-29 lead with 7:56 to play in the half. The advantage didn’t last. Dallas countered the Heat’s 7-0 to begin the second quarter with a 10-2, giving the Western Conference champions a 40-36 lead. *Courtesy of www.miamiherald.com
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
Finals Game 4: Dallas M. - Miami Heat 86-83
Date: June 7, 2011
It’s a three-game series now. The Mavericks defeated the Heat 86-83 on Tuesday to even the NBA Finals at 2-2 and, in the process, send the best-of-7 series back to Miami. But first there’s Game 5 at Dallas’ American Airlines Center. “Game 5, the swing game,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. Thursday’s swing game could have been the potential series clincher but Miami played too poorly in the fourth quarter to make the NBA Finals a short series like it did against Philadelphia, Boston and Chicago. Miami went more than seven minutes without scoring a field goal before Dwyane Wade scored a dunk with nine seconds left in the game. It cut the Mavericks lead to one point, but Jason Terry made two free throws with 6.7 seconds left to force Miami into a three-point shot The Heat’s final chance seemed as broken as the fourth quarter. Wade mishandled the inbounds following a timeout but saved it by throwing a desperation pass to Mike Miller. Miller forced an awkward three-pointer that missed badly as time expired. The Mavericks outscored the Heat 21-14 in the final fourth quarter and forced six turnovers. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 21 points — 11 in the final period. Wade had 32 points and Chris Bosh added 24, but Miami couldn’t overcome a poor shooting night by LeBron James. He was 3-of-11 shooting with eight points, nine rebounds and seven assists. “We’ll work to help make it easier for [James] in the next game,” Erik Spoelstra said. “I’ve got to do a better job of making sure he’s in better positions to be aggressive and efficient.” Nowitzki played despite a fever and was congested during his postgame news conference. “Sitting at 2-2 right now and obviously we would like to get Game 5 at home before going back to Miami,” Nowitzki said. “That’s a big game for us.” The Heat trailed 82-81 with 30 seconds left when Wade missed his second of two free throws. Nowitzki scored on a driving layup with 14.4 seconds left to give the Mavericks an 84-81 lead. Nowitzki, who favors driving to his left, went right this time and blew past Udonis Haslem, who successfully defended Nowitzki at the buzzer of Game 3. “He made a heck of a move,” Spoelstra said. “He’s a great player.” A putback by Dallas center Tyson Chandler cut the Heat’s lead to 78-77 with 5:44 remaining. Moments later, a key turnover by Bosh led to a breakaway layup by Jason Terry to take the lead. The Heat had six turnovers in the fourth quarter and finished with 13. Miami led 69-65 entering the fourth quarter before Miller made a three-pointer to give the Heat its largest lead of the game. Haslem extended it to nine on the next possession with a 16-footer from the baseline. Miami’s 12-1 run spanning the third and fourth quarters forced the Mavericks to call a timeout, and they responded with four quick points from Terry, cutting the Heat’s lead to 74-69 with 9:23 remaining. The Heat took a five-point lead with two minutes left in the third quarter when James made a midrange jumper with 1:18 left in the period. It was just James’ third field goal of the game and capped an 8-1 run to end the third quarter. An equal number of points for Joel Anthony and James (four) made for an atypical first half. With James mostly ideal offensively, Bosh set the tone with 16 points in the game’s first 24 minutes. James was 1-of-4 shooting in the first half with a pair of free throws. Bosh, playing in his hometown, was 8 of 12 in the first half, scoring half of the Heat’s field goals. Wade added 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting. Anthony had one of his best halves of the postseason with eight rebounds, including five on the offensive end. Bosh scored eight points in the first four minutes of the second quarter and a tip-in by Anthony gave the Heat a 34-29 lead with 7:56 to play in the half. The advantage didn’t last. Dallas countered the Heat’s 7-0 to begin the second quarter with a 10-2, giving the Western Conference champions a 40-36 lead. *Courtesy of www.miamiherald.com
 DALLAS M. (coach: Jason Kidd)86 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 1 | ChijdlRQ, wFsIj | 38 | 3-9 (09.6%) | 5-5 (5%) | 0-2 (18.0%) | 7 | 9 | 61 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 86 | 5 |
| 36 | XITaUJVa, gaQV | 47 | 1-69 (40.4%) | 5-8 (5%) | 7-65 (75%) | 5 | 66 | 66 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 86 | 68 | 5 |
| 8 | Kadd, zisIj | 42 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-4 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| 5 | biQaIj, AhiTj | 80 | 9-68 (02.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 61 | 68 | 5 |
| 66 | miQRi, zIsR zuij | 86 | 4-9 (38.7%) | 5-8 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 46 | wRQQF, zisIj | 40 | 0-66 (30.0%) | 6-3 (80%) | 3-1 (11.9%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 69 | 7 | 5 |
| 78 | AURLRjsIj, gRAhiTj | 80 | 5-5 (5%) | 4-9 (38.7%) | 8-8 (655%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 66 | 2 | 5 |
| 40 | CiQdajil, mQaij | 9 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 44 | HiFTIId, mQRjdij | 4 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -6 | 5 |
| AUIniVILaZ, OQRdQiD | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | |||||||||||||||||
| mQRTRQ, CIQRF | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | |||||||||||||||||
| 82 | bihajBa, oij | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| wIUil | 80-03 (31.4%) | 3-67 (86.6%) | 83-45 (25.5%) | 68 | 87 | 36 | 64 | 62 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 66 | 21 | 10 | |||
 MIAMI HEAT (coach: Erik Spoelstra)83 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 1 | ziBRs, vRmQIj | 30 | 4-2 (49.0%) | 5-4 (5%) | 8-3 (05%) | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | mIsh, ChQas | 38 | 7-67 (39.3%) | 5-5 (5%) | 1-2 (90%) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 83 | 63 | 5 |
| 4 | WidR, gTFijR | 47 | 64-62 (98.8%) | 5-8 (5%) | 1-7 (11.9%) | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 48 | 82 | 5 |
| 05 | SjUhIjF, zIRl | 82 | 8-1 (44.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| maMMF, baZhiRl | 61 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -6 | 5 | |
| 60 | ChilBRQs, biQaI | 87 | 6-8 (05%) | 5-4 (5%) | 4-4 (655%) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 65 | 5 |
| 35 | HislRB, tdIjas | 86 | 8-0 (35%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 64 | ballRQ, baVR | 63 | 5-4 (5%) | 8-0 (35%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| 0 | HITiQd, zuTij | 8 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| giBpaRQ, qQaZV | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | |||||||||||||||||
| 00 | HIusR, qddaR | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 88 | zIjRs, ziBRs | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| wIUil | 45-16 (37.8%) | 8-63 (63.4%) | 69-83 (95.2%) | 60 | 87 | 33 | 67 | 84 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 64 | 24 | 96 | |||
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
