Mavs vs. Heat NBA Finals Preview

2011 NBA Finals

Dallas Mavericks (57-25, 12-3) vs. Miami Heat (58-24, 12-3)

Schedule

Game 1 Tues. May 31 8:00 at Miami

Game 2 Thurs. June 2 8:00 at Miami

Game 3 Sun. June 5 7:00 at Dallas

Game 4 Tues. June 7 8:00 at Dallas

Game 5 Thurs. June 9 8:00 at Dallas

Game 6 Sun. June 12 7:00 at Miami

Game 7 Tues. June 14 8:00 at Miami

playoff results

Mavericks

beat Portland 4-2

beat Lakers 4-0

beat Thunder 4-1

Heat

beat 76ers 4-1

beat Celtics 4-1

beat Bulls 4-1

playoff team leaders

Mavericks

PPG: Dirk Nowitzki, 28. 4

RPG: Tyson Chandler, 9.3

APG: Jason Kidd, 7.7

SPG: Kidd, 2.2

BPG: Shawn Marion and Brendan Haywood, 1.0

Heat

PPG: LeBron James, 26.0

RPG: Chris Bosh, 8.9

APG: James, 5.5

SPG: James and Dwayne Wade, 1.7

BPG: Joel Anthony, 2.1

regular season head to head results

Nov. 27 Mavs 106 Heat 95 at Dallas

Dec. 20 Mavs 98 Heat 96 at Miami

2006 Finals results

Game 1 Mavs 90 Heat 80 at Dallas

Game 2 Mavs 99 Heat 85 at Dallas

Game 3 Heat 98 Mavs 96 at Miami

Game 4 Heat 98 Mavs 74 at Miami

Game 5 Heat 101 Mavs 100 (OT) at Miami

Game 6 Heat 95 Mavs 92 at Dallas

notes: The Mavericks have won 14 consecutive regular season matchups vs. Miami. Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry for Dallas and Dwayne Wade and Udonis Haslem for Miami are the only players that remain from the 2006 Finals teams. Nowitzki and LeBron James are of 7 NBA MVPs not to win a championship. Between 2007 and 2010 the Mavs 2009 first round series win over the Spurs was the only playoff series either team won. This is the first Finals since 1999 (Spurs vs. Knicks) that neither coach has prior Finals coaching experience.