2011 NBA Finals

The 2011 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 2010–11 season of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in which the Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks defeated the Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat in six games to win their first NBA championship. The series was held from May 31 to June 12, 2011. Mavericks forward and German player Dirk Nowitzki was named the Finals MVP, becoming the second European to win the award after Tony Parker (2007) and the first German player to do so.[3] The series was a rematch of the 2006 NBA Finals, which the Heat had won in six games to win their first NBA championship.

2011 NBA Finals
The wordmark of the NBA Finals (2003–2017)
TeamCoachWins
Dallas Mavericks Rick Carlisle 4
Miami Heat Erik Spoelstra 2
DatesMay 31–June 12
MVPDirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks)[1][2]
Hall of FamersMavericks:
Jason Kidd (2018)
Eastern FinalsHeat defeated Bulls, 4–1
Western FinalsMavericks defeated Thunder, 4–1

Going into the series, the Heat were heavy favorites[4][5] with their newly acquired superstars LeBron James and Chris Bosh along with returning superstar Dwyane Wade.[3]

The Dallas Mavericks became the first team in NBA history since the institution of the 2–3–2 format to enter Game 3 tied at one, lose Game 3 and still win the Finals. The previous 11 times this occurred, the Game 3 winner went on to win the series.[6] The Mavericks also became just the 7th team, and the first since 1988, to come back and win the Finals after being down in the series two or more separate times (one game to none, and later two games to one). The previous six times this happened, the Finals ended in seven games; Dallas became the first team in NBA history to do it in six games.

ABC averaged a 10.1 rating, 11.7 million households and nearly 17.3 million viewers with the 2011 Finals, according to Nielsen.

Background
See also: 2010–11 Dallas Mavericks season and 2010–11 Miami Heat season

Both the Mavericks and Heat made their second appearance in the NBA Finals, the first for both teams being the 2006 NBA Finals. This Finals marked a rematch of those 2006 Finals, won by Miami in six games, after the Mavericks were up 2–0.[7]

It was also the first time since 2006 that neither the Los Angeles Lakers nor the San Antonio Spurs represented the Western Conference in the Finals and only the second time since 1998, and also the thirteenth consecutive NBA Finals to feature a Western Conference champion from either the states of California or Texas.

This was the first finals since 1998 not to feature Kobe Bryant (2000–2002, 2004, 2008–2010), Shaquille O'Neal (2000–2002, 2004, 2006) or Tim Duncan (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007).

The Mavericks' appearance also meant that three of North America's four major professional sports championships were played in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex in a span of eight months, with the 2010 World Series and Super Bowl XLV both occurring in nearby Arlington.[8]

The Heat had home-court advantage by virtue of a better regular-season record than the Mavericks. This was only the second time that the Eastern Conference had home-court advantage during the Finals since the end of the Michael Jordan era in 1998. It also marks the first time since 1995 that the Eastern Conference team lost in the Finals despite having home-court advantage.

The 2011 series marked the first time a Finals match (Game 1) was played in the month of May since 1986.

Among the players from both teams, only Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry of Dallas, and Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem of Miami, appeared in the 2006 series with the same team. Heat center Erick Dampier played for the Mavericks in 2006. Aside from Dampier, Caron Butler, Juwan Howard, and Shawn Marion are the only other players who have played for both the Mavericks and Heat. Eddie House, Žydrūnas Ilgauskas, LeBron James (James would reach the finals every year from 2011 to 2018, with both the Heat and the Cavaliers), and Jason Kidd have appeared in the Finals with different teams, with House (as a member of Boston's 2008 championship team), Wade and Haslem winning a championship ring. Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle won a championship as a reserve for Boston's 1986 championship team making him only the eleventh person in NBA history to win a Finals as both a player and a coach.

Road to the Finals
Main article: 2011 NBA playoffs
Dallas Mavericks (Western Conference champion)Miami Heat (Eastern Conference champion)
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-San Antonio Spurs6121.744–
2 y-Los Angeles Lakers5725.6954
3 x-Dallas Mavericks5725.6954
4 y-Oklahoma City Thunder5527.6716
5 x-Denver Nuggets5032.61011
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers4834.58513
7 x-New Orleans Hornets4636.56115
8 x-Memphis Grizzlies4636.56115
9 Houston Rockets4339.52418
10 Phoenix Suns4042.48821
11 Utah Jazz3943.47622
12 Golden State Warriors3646.43925
13 Los Angeles Clippers3250.39029
14 Sacramento Kings2458.29337
15 Minnesota Timberwolves1765.20744
3rd seed in the West, 5th-best league record		 Regular season
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Chicago Bulls6220.756–
2 y-Miami Heat5824.7074
3 y-Boston Celtics5626.6836
4 x-Orlando Magic5230.63410
5 x-Atlanta Hawks4438.53718
6 x-New York Knicks4240.51220
7 x-Philadelphia 76ers4141.50021
8 x-Indiana Pacers3745.45125
9 Milwaukee Bucks3547.42727
10 Charlotte Bobcats3448.41528
11 Detroit Pistons3052.36632
12 New Jersey Nets2458.29338
13 Washington Wizards2359.28039
14 Toronto Raptors2260.26840
15 Cleveland Cavaliers1963.23243
2nd seed in the East, 3rd-best league record
Defeated the 6th-seeded Portland Trail Blazers, 4–2 First round Defeated the 7th-seeded Philadelphia 76ers, 4–1
Defeated the 2nd-seeded Los Angeles Lakers, 4–0 Conference Semifinals Defeated the 3rd-seeded Boston Celtics, 4–1
Defeated the 4th-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder, 4–1 Conference Finals Defeated the 1st-seeded Chicago Bulls, 4–1

Regular-season series

The Dallas Mavericks won both games in the regular season.

December 20, 2010
Dallas Mavericks 98, Miami Heat 96
American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida

Series summary
GameDateAway teamResultHome team
Game 1Tuesday, May 31Dallas Mavericks84–92 (0–1)Miami Heat
Game 2Thursday, June 2Dallas Mavericks95–93 (1–1)Miami Heat
Game 3Sunday, June 5Miami Heat88–86 (2–1)Dallas Mavericks
Game 4Tuesday, June 7Miami Heat83–86 (2–2)Dallas Mavericks
Game 5Thursday, June 9Miami Heat103–112 (2–3)Dallas Mavericks
Game 6Sunday, June 12Dallas Mavericks105–95 (4–2)Miami Heat
All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4).

Game 1
May 31
9:00 pm
Dallas Mavericks 84, Miami Heat 92
Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 27–27, 17–22, 23–27
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 27
Rebs: Shawn Marion 10
Asts: Jason Kidd 6		 Pts: LeBron James 24
Rebs: Dwyane Wade 10
Asts: Dwyane Wade 6
Miami leads series, 1–0
American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Attendance: 20,003
Referees: Steve Javie, Mike Callahan, Bill Kennedy

Game 1 was the first NBA Finals game to be held in the month of May since 1986. The Heat made only 28.6 percent of their shots during the first quarter, and this low scoring percentage early on left the Mavs with an 8-point lead early into the 3rd quarter. The Heat changed course from this point on, outscoring the Mavs 22–10 and taking a 65–61 lead going into the 4th quarter. Mavs power forward Dirk Nowitzki injured his finger within the last four minutes of the game, but remained in play, wearing a splint to support the torn tendon.[9] Despite having a below-average performance early in the game, Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade and small forward LeBron James collaborated on both defensive and offensive ends of the court in the fourth quarter, leading the Heat to win Game 1 over the Mavs 92–84.[10]

Game 2
June 2
9:00 pm
Dallas Mavericks 95, Miami Heat 93
Scoring by quarter: 28–28, 23–23, 20–24, 24–18
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 24
Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 11
Asts: Terry, Kidd 5 each		 Pts: Dwyane Wade 36
Rebs: James, Bosh 8 each
Asts: Dwyane Wade 6
Series tied, 1–1
American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Attendance: 20,003
Referees: Joe Crawford, Ed Malloy, Ken Mauer

The Mavs' 15-point comeback was the biggest in an NBA Finals game since the 24-point comeback the Celtics made against the Lakers in Game 4 of the 2008 NBA Finals.[11] Dirk Nowitzki hit a 3 with 26.7 seconds left to give the Mavericks a 93–90 lead. However, Mario Chalmers tied it with a 3 of his own with 24.5 seconds left when Jason Terry left him wide open. After Jason Kidd ran the clock down, Nowitzki then made a driving layup with his injured left hand with 3.6 seconds left. The Heat had no timeouts left, and Dwyane Wade's potential game-winning 3 hit the back rim at the buzzer as he fell to the ground in an attempt to draw a foul on Nowitzki.[12] The Mavs win broke the Heat's 9-game home winning streak in the playoffs, costing them a chance to tie the 1996 Bulls' mark of 10 straight. This was the second straight Finals with a 1–1 split after two games, after five straight years with one team leading 2–0 (2005–09).

Game 3
June 5
8:00 pm
Miami Heat 88, Dallas Mavericks 86
Scoring by quarter: 29–22, 18–20, 20–22, 21–22
Pts: Dwyane Wade 29
Rebs: Dwyane Wade 11
Asts: LeBron James 9		 Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 34
Rebs: Chandler, Nowitzki 11 each
Asts: Jason Kidd 10
Miami leads series, 2–1
American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 20,340
Referees: Danny Crawford, Scott Foster, Derrick Stafford

The Heat led most of the game, but the Mavericks fought back from a 14-point deficit. With 39.6 seconds left in the 4th, LeBron James found Chris Bosh for a 20-foot baseline jumper; Dirk Nowitzki had a chance to force OT, but missed a well-defended fadeaway jumper at the buzzer as the Heat handed Dallas another defeat to go up 2–1 in the series.[13] It was Miami's sixth win in its last seven NBA Finals games, four by 3 points or less.

Game 4
June 7
9:00 pm
Miami Heat 83, Dallas Mavericks 86
Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 26–24, 22–20, 14–21
Pts: Dwyane Wade 32
Rebs: LeBron James 9
Asts: LeBron James 7		 Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 21
Rebs: Tyson Chandler 16
Asts: José Juan Barea 4
Series tied, 2–2
American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 20,430
Referees: Monty McCutchen, Marc Davis, Greg Willard

Game 4 was a back-and-forth affair, with 12 lead changes and 15 ties. Miami went up 74–65 early in the fourth quarter on a baseline jumpshot by Udonis Haslem, tallying their largest lead of the game. After a timeout, Dallas answered with 4 straight points by Jason Terry, similar to the 6 straight he scored with Dallas down 15 halfway through the fourth quarter of Game 2. Dallas would take their first lead of the fourth quarter with 5:15 left on a fastbreak layup by Terry. They held the lead for the rest of the game, although Miami cut the lead to 1 twice in the final minute. Up 82–81 with 20 seconds left after Dwyane Wade missed 1 of 2 free throws, Dirk Nowitzki hit a driving layup with 14.4 seconds left to extend the lead to 3. After a dunk by Wade with 9 seconds left, 2 free throws by Terry pushed the lead back up to 3. With a chance to tie the game with a 3, Wade fumbled the inbounds pass with 6.7 seconds left, only to make a diving save to prevent a backcourt violation. The ball landed in Mike Miller's hands, whose desperation 3 airballed at the buzzer, preserving Dallas's 86–83 win.[14] LeBron James scored just eight total points in Game 4.

Game 5
June 9
9:00 pm
Miami Heat 103, Dallas Mavericks 112
Scoring by quarter: 31–30, 26–30, 22–24, 24–28
Pts: Dwyane Wade 23
Rebs: James, Bosh 10 each
Asts: LeBron James 10		 Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 29
Rebs: Tyson Chandler 7
Asts: Kidd, Terry 6 each
Dallas leads series, 3–2
American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 20,433
Referees: Joe Crawford, Mike Callahan, Bill Kennedy

After four low-scoring games, Game 5 saw the first time either team would break 100 points in this series. Dallas connected 13 times out of their 19 tries from three-point range. Jason Terry, Jason Kidd, and J. J. Barea combined to make 10 of those 13 made threes. Late in the first quarter, Dwyane Wade ran into Brian Cardinal and had to go to the locker room with a hip injury; he eventually returned and hit a 3 to cap a 9–0 run that put Miami in front 99–95 with less than 5 minutes left in the game. Unhappy with Terry for missing a defensive assignment and setting a poor cross-screen, Mavs coach Rick Carlisle pulled Terry from the game, telling him, "Refocus. I'm putting you right back in."[15] After less than a minute, Carlisle subbed in Terry and made the crucial decision to run the offense through him for the rest of the game. This move ignited Dallas' offense, leading them on a game-winning 15–3 run in which Terry scored or assisted on 11 points. With Miami leading 100–97, Terry passed to Dirk Nowitzki, who drew a double team and then kicked it back out to Terry for a game-tying 3. Nowitzki then drove baseline on Chris Bosh for a two-handed dunk (assisted by Terry) with 2:44 left in the game to give the Mavs a 102–100 lead they would not relinquish. After LeBron James was called for an offensive foul (Tyson Chandler drew the charge), Terry found Kidd for another wide-open 3 that gave the Mavs a 105–100 lead with 1:26 left. After Chandler blocked Wade with 1:04 left, Bosh made 1 of 2 free throws to cut the Mavs' lead to 105–101. On the Mavs' next possession, Terry knocked down a 28-foot three-pointer with James closely guarding him to give the Mavs an insurmountable 108–101 lead with 33.3 seconds left. The Mavericks won 112–103 and grabbed a 3–2 series lead going back to Miami.[16]

Game 6
June 12
8:00 pm
Dallas Mavericks 105, Miami Heat 95
Scoring by quarter: 32–27, 21–24, 28–21, 24–23
Pts: Jason Terry 27
Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 11
Asts: Jason Kidd 8		 Pts: LeBron James 21
Rebs: Udonis Haslem 9
Asts: Mario Chalmers 7
Dallas wins NBA Finals, 4–2
American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Attendance: 20,003
Referees: Steve Javie, Scott Foster, Derrick Stafford

Lebron James made his first four shots to contribute to the Heat taking a 20–11 lead. The Mavericks went to a zone defense that perplexed Miami and Dallas went on a 21–4 run in a span of 5½ minutes. They made 9 of 12 shots during this stretch with DeShawn Stevenson making three-pointers in a 24-second duration to give Dallas a 40–28 lead with 9:42 left in the first half. Dallas turned Miami's first six turnovers into 14 points. The Heat then went on a 14–0 run to take a 42–40 lead. With 6:25 left in the half, Stevenson along with Udonis Haslem and Mario Chalmers received technical fouls after a scuffle occurred at midcourt during a timeout. In the second half, James did not score until making a layup with 1:49 remaining in the third. The Mavericks led by nine going into the 4th quarter after Ian Mahinmi hit a buzzer beater to give Dallas an 81–72 lead. The Mavericks took a 12-point lead with 8:12 remaining. With 2:27 left, Nowitzki made a jump shot to help build the Mavericks' lead to 99–89. The Mavericks, who led for the final 22 minutes in the game, won their first championship in franchise history.[17] Nowitzki was named Finals MVP.[18][19] He had a poor shooting performance in the first half but managed to score 18 points in the second half.[3][20] When the final buzzer sounded, an emotional Nowitzki went straight to the locker room in tears, although he re-emerged for the trophy presentation.

Rosters

Dallas Mavericks
Roster listing
2010–11 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PG 11 Barea, J. J. 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1984–06–26 Northeastern
PG 3 Beaubois, Rodrigue (IN) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1988–02–24 France
F 13 Brewer, Corey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1986–03–05 Florida
F 4 Butler, Caron (IN) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1980–03–13 Connecticut
F 35 Cardinal, Brian 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1977–05–02 Purdue
C 6 Chandler, Tyson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1982–10–02 Dominguez HS (California)
C 33 Haywood, Brendan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 268 lb (122 kg) 1979–11–27 North Carolina
G 20 Jones, Dominique (IN) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1988–10–15 South Florida
PG 2 Kidd, Jason (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1973–03–23 California
C 28 Mahinmi, Ian 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 262 lb (119 kg) 1986–11–05 France
F 0 Marion, Shawn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1978–05–07 UNLV
PF 41 Nowitzki, Dirk (C) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1978–06–19 Germany
G 92 Stevenson, DeShawn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–04–03 Washington Union HS (California)
SF 16 Stojaković, Peja 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 229 lb (104 kg) 1977–06–09 Serbia
G 31 Terry, Jason 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1977–09–15 Arizona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Miami Heat
Roster listing
2010–11 Miami Heat roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 50 Anthony, Joel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1982–08–09 UNLV
G 0 Bibby, Mike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1978–05–13 Arizona
F 1 Bosh, Chris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1984–03–24 Georgia Tech
G 15 Chalmers, Mario 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1986–05–19 Kansas
C 25 Dampier, Erick (IN) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1975–07–14 Mississippi State
F 40 Haslem, Udonis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1980–06–09 Florida
G 55 House, Eddie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1978–05–14 Arizona State
F 5 Howard, Juwan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 253 lb (115 kg) 1973–02–07 Michigan
C 11 Ilgauskas, Žydrūnas 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1975–06–05 Lithuania
F 6 James, LeBron 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1984-12-30 St. Vincent – St. Mary High School (Ohio)
F 22 Jones, James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1980–10–04 Miami (FL)
C 21 Magloire, Jamaal (IN) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1978–05–21 Kentucky
F 13 Miller, Mike 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1980–02–19 Florida
C 45 Pittman, Dexter (IN) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1988–03–02 Texas
G 3 Wade, Dwyane (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1982–01–17 Marquette
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
Dallas Mavericks

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NBA roster statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
José Juan Barea6321.4.382.333.7142.23.20.50.08.8
Brian Cardinal506.1.667.667.5000.20.20.20.01.4
Tyson Chandler6637.3.594.000.6258.80.71.21.29.7
Brendan Haywood308.5.333.000.5002.30.00.31.01.7
Jason Kidd6637.4.389.429.7504.56.31.20.87.7
Ian Mahinmi309.0.600.000.6001.70.00.30.03.0
Shawn Marion6635.8.479.000.8246.32.30.80.713.7
Dirk Nowitzki6640.4.416.368.9789.72.00.70.726.0
DeShawn Stevenson6317.2.542.565.7501.50.30.70.27.0
Peja Stojaković406.4.200.000.0000.80.00.50.00.5
Jason Terry6032.6.494.393.7502.03.21.30.018.0
Miami Heat
NBA roster statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Joel Anthony6620.6.286.000.0003.50.30.21.21.3
Mike Bibby5517.4.350.294.0001.41.01.40.23.8
Chris Bosh6639.4.413.000.7787.31.00.20.518.5
Mario Chalmers6128.9.426.400.7392.73.51.70.011.8
Udonis Haslem6029.4.450.000.8005.20.70.50.56.7
Eddie House2012.3.333.375.0002.00.51.00.04.5
Juwan Howard505.9.600.000.5001.20.20.00.01.8
LeBron James6643.6.478.321.6007.26.81.70.517.8
Mike Miller6015.6.304.389.0002.80.80.80.23.5
Dwyane Wade6639.0.546.304.6947.05.21.51.526.5

Broadcast notes

The Finals were originally projected to begin on Thursday, June 9, but (along with the entire NBA schedule) were pushed up ahead one week to Thursday, June 2 due to negotiations on an impending league-wide lockout at the end of the season.[21] They were again pushed ahead to a start date of May 31 as both conference finals series ended in five games.

This series marked the first time since 2002 (or the last game of the NBA's coverage on NBC) that the NBA Finals ended before the NHL's Stanley Cup Finals.

GameRatings
(households)		Share
(households)		American audience
(in millions)
1[22] 9.01515.171
2[22] 9.31615.522
3[22] 9.11515.338
4[23] 9.61616.126
5[23] 10.81918.318
6[23] 13.32223.880

The Finals were televised in the United States through ABC, with Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy, and Mark Jackson as announcers. Doris Burke was the sideline reporter, while Stuart Scott hosted the championship presentation. Scott also hosted the pre-game and halftime shows along with Jon Barry, Michael Wilbon, and Magic Johnson. ESPN Radio aired the Finals nationally on radio, with Mike Tirico, Hubie Brown, and Jack Ramsay announcing.

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