2011 NBA Finals - wikipedia 2011 NBA Finals 2011 NBA Finals Team Coach Wins Dallas Mavericks Rick Carlisle Miami Heat Erik Spoelstra Dates May 31 -- June 12 MVP Dirk Nowitzki ( Dallas Mavericks ) Television ABC & ESPN 3D ( U.S. ) TSN ( Canada ) Announcers Mike Breen, Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy ( ABC ) Mark Jones, Bruce Bowen ( Gms 1 - 2, 5 - 6 ), and Tim Legler ( Gms 3 - 4 ) ( ESPN 3D ) Radio network ESPN Announcers Mike Tirico, Hubie Brown, and Jack Ramsay Referees Game 1 : Steve Javie, Mike Callahan, Bill Kennedy Game 2 : Joe Crawford, Ed Malloy, Ken Mauer Game 3 : Danny Crawford, Scott Foster, Derrick Stafford Game 4 : Monty McCutchen, Marc Davis, Greg Willard Game 5 : Joe Crawford, Mike Callahan, Bill Kennedy Game 6 : Steve Javie, Scott Foster, Derrick Stafford Hall of Famers Mavericks : Jason Kidd ( 2018 ) Eastern Finals Heat defeated Bulls, 4 -- 1 Western Finals Mavericks defeated Thunder, 4 -- 1 < 2010 NBA Finals 2012 > 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 4 games to 2 to win their first NBA championship. The series was held from May 31 to June 12, 2011. 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. The series was a rematch of the 2006 NBA Finals, which the Heat had won in six games. Going into the series, the Heat were heavy favorites with their newly acquired superstars LeBron James and Chris Bosh along with returning superstar Dwyane Wade. 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. 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. Contents 1 Background 1.1 Road to the Finals 1.2 Regular - season series 2 Series summary 2.1 Game 1 2.2 Game 2 2.3 Game 3 2.4 Game 4 2.5 Game 5 2.6 Game 6 3 Statistical leaders 4 Rosters 4.1 Dallas Mavericks 4.2 Miami Heat 5 Player statistics 6 Broadcast notes 7 Aftermath 8 References 9 External links 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 the 2006 Finals, won by Miami in six games, after the Mavericks were up 2 -- 0. 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, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010 ), Shaquille O'Neal ( 2000, 2001, 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. 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 ( since 2011, James would reach the finals every year 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 PCT GB c - San Antonio Spurs 61 21. 744 -- y - Los Angeles Lakers 57 25. 695 x-Dallas Mavericks 57 25. 695 y - Oklahoma City Thunder 55 27. 671 6 5 x-Denver Nuggets 50 32. 610 11 6 x-Portland Trail Blazers 48 34. 585 13 7 x-New Orleans Hornets 46 36. 561 15 8 x-Memphis Grizzlies 46 36. 561 15 9 Houston Rockets 43 39. 524 18 10 Phoenix Suns 40 42. 488 21 11 Utah Jazz 39 43. 476 22 12 Golden State Warriors 36 46. 439 25 13 Los Angeles Clippers 32 50. 390 29 14 Sacramento Kings 24 58. 293 37 15 Minnesota Timberwolves 17 65. 207 44 3rd seed in the West, 5th best league record Regular season # Eastern Conference Team PCT GB z - Chicago Bulls 62 20. 756 -- y - Miami Heat 58 24. 707 y - Boston Celtics 56 26. 683 6 x-Orlando Magic 52 30. 634 10 5 x-Atlanta Hawks 44 38. 537 18 6 x-New York Knicks 42 40. 512 20 7 x-Philadelphia 76ers 41 41. 500 21 8 x-Indiana Pacers 37 45. 451 25 9 Milwaukee Bucks 35 47. 427 27 10 Charlotte Bobcats 34 48. 415 28 11 Detroit Pistons 30 52. 366 32 12 New Jersey Nets 24 58. 293 38 13 Washington Wizards 23 59. 280 39 14 Toronto Raptors 22 60. 268 40 15 Cleveland Cavaliers 19 63. 232 43 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. November 27, 2010 Recap Miami Heat 95, Dallas Mavericks 106 American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas December 20, 2010 Recap Dallas Mavericks 98, Miami Heat 96 American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida Series summary Game Date Home team Result Road team Game 1 Tuesday, May 31 Miami Heat 92 -- 84 ( 1 -- 0 ) Dallas Mavericks Game 2 Thursday, June 2 Miami Heat 93 -- 95 ( 1 -- 1 ) Dallas Mavericks Game 3 Sunday, June 5 Dallas Mavericks 86 -- 88 ( 1 -- 2 ) Miami Heat Game 4 Tuesday, June 7 Dallas Mavericks 86 -- 83 ( 2 -- 2 ) Miami Heat Game 5 Thursday, June 9 Dallas Mavericks 112 -- 103 ( 3 -- 2 ) Miami Heat Game 6 Sunday, June 12 Miami Heat 95 -- 105 ( 2 -- 4 ) Dallas Mavericks All times are in Eastern Daylight Time ( UTC − 4 ). Game 1 ABC May 31 9 : 00 pm Recap with video 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 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. 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. Game 2 ABC June 2 9 : 00 pm Recap with video 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. 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. 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 ABC June 5 8 : 00 pm Recap with video 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. It was Miami 's 6th win in its last 7 NBA Finals games, 4 by 3 points or less. Game 4 ABC June 7 9 : 00 pm Recap with video 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 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. LeBron James scored just eight total points in Game 4. Game 5 ABC June 9 9 : 00 pm Recap with video 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. '' 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 Dwyane Wade with 1 : 04 left, Chris 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 3 with LeBron 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. Game 6 ABC June 12 8 : 00 pm Recap with video 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 5 1⁄2 minutes. They made 9 of 12 shots during this stretch with DeShawn Stevenson making two 3 's 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. Nowitzki was named Finals MVP. He had a poor shooting performance in the first half but managed to score 18 points in the second half. When the final buzzer sounded, an emotional Nowitzki went straight to the locker room in tears, although he re-emerged for the trophy presentation. Statistical leaders High Average Player Team Total Player Team Avg. Games played Points Dwyane Wade Miami Heat 36 Dwyane Wade Miami Heat 26.5 6 Rebounds Tyson Chandler Dallas Mavericks 16 Dirk Nowitzki Dallas Mavericks 9.7 6 Assists Jason Kidd LeBron James Dallas Mavericks Miami Heat 10 LeBron James Miami Heat 6.8 6 Steals Mike Bibby LeBron James Miami Heat Miami Heat LeBron James Miami Heat 1.7 6 Blocks Joel Anthony Brendan Haywood Tyson Chandler Dirk Nowitzki Miami Heat Dallas Mavericks Dallas Mavericks Dallas Mavericks Dwyane Wade Miami Heat 1.5 6 Rosters Dallas Mavericks 2010 -- 11 Dallas Mavericks roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB ( YYYY - MM - DD ) From 7001110000000000000 ♠ 11 Barea, J.J. 7000182880000000000 ♠ 6 ft 0 in ( 1.83 m ) 175 lb ( 79 kg ) 1984 -- 06 -- 26 Northeastern 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 Beaubois, Rodrigue ( IN ) 7000187960000000000 ♠ 6 ft 2 in ( 1.88 m ) 185 lb ( 84 kg ) 1988 -- 02 -- 24 France 7001130000000000000 ♠ 13 Brewer, Corey 7000205740000000000 ♠ 6 ft 9 in ( 2.06 m ) 188 lb ( 85 kg ) 1986 -- 03 -- 05 Florida 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 Butler, Caron ( IN ) 7000200659999999999 ♠ 6 ft 7 in ( 2.01 m ) 228 lb ( 103 kg ) 1980 -- 03 -- 13 Connecticut 7001350000000000000 ♠ 35 Cardinal, Brian 7000203200000000000 ♠ 6 ft 8 in ( 2.03 m ) 240 lb ( 109 kg ) 1977 -- 05 -- 02 Purdue 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 Chandler, Tyson 7000215899999999999 ♠ 7 ft 1 in ( 2.16 m ) 235 lb ( 107 kg ) 1982 -- 10 -- 02 Dominguez HS ( California ) 7001330000000000000 ♠ 33 Haywood, Brendan 7000213360000000000 ♠ 7 ft 0 in ( 2.13 m ) 263 lb ( 119 kg ) 1979 -- 11 -- 27 North Carolina 7001200000000000000 ♠ 20 Jones, Dominique ( IN ) 7000195580000000000 ♠ 6 ft 5 in ( 1.96 m ) 215 lb ( 98 kg ) 1988 -- 10 -- 15 South Florida 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 Kidd, Jason ( C ) 7000193040000000000 ♠ 6 ft 4 in ( 1.93 m ) 210 lb ( 95 kg ) 1973 -- 03 -- 23 California 7001280000000000000 ♠ 28 Mahinmi, Ian 7000210820000000000 ♠ 6 ft 11 in ( 2.11 m ) 230 lb ( 104 kg ) 1986 -- 11 -- 05 France 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 Marion, Shawn 7000200659999999999 ♠ 6 ft 7 in ( 2.01 m ) 228 lb ( 103 kg ) 1978 -- 05 -- 07 UNLV 7001410000000000000 ♠ 41 Nowitzki, Dirk ( C ) 7000213360000000000 ♠ 7 ft 0 in ( 2.13 m ) 245 lb ( 111 kg ) 1978 -- 06 -- 19 Germany 7001920000000000000 ♠ 92 Stevenson, DeShawn 7000195580000000000 ♠ 6 ft 5 in ( 1.96 m ) 218 lb ( 99 kg ) 1981 -- 04 -- 03 Washington Union HS ( California ) 7001160000000000000 ♠ 16 Stojaković, Peja 7000208279999999999 ♠ 6 ft 10 in ( 2.08 m ) 229 lb ( 104 kg ) 1977 -- 06 -- 09 Serbia 7001310000000000000 ♠ 31 Terry, Jason 7000187960000000000 ♠ 6 ft 2 in ( 1.88 m ) 180 lb ( 82 kg ) 1977 -- 09 -- 15 Arizona Head coach Rick Carlisle ( Virginia ) Assistant coach ( es ) Terry Stotts ( Oklahoma ) Dwane Casey ( Kentucky ) Darrell Armstrong ( Fayetteville State ) Monte Mathis ( Toledo ) Robert Hackett ( Wisconsin ) Legend ( C ) Team captain ( DP ) Unsigned draft pick ( FA ) Free agent ( S ) Suspended Injured Miami Heat 2010 -- 11 Miami Heat roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB ( YYYY - MM - DD ) From 7001500000000000000 ♠ 50 Anthony, Joel 7000205740000000000 ♠ 6 ft 9 in ( 2.06 m ) 245 lb ( 111 kg ) 1982 -- 08 -- 09 UNLV 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 Bibby, Mike 7000187960000000000 ♠ 6 ft 2 in ( 1.88 m ) 195 lb ( 88 kg ) 1978 -- 05 -- 13 Arizona 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 Bosh, Chris 7000210820000000000 ♠ 6 ft 11 in ( 2.11 m ) 230 lb ( 104 kg ) 1984 -- 03 -- 24 Georgia Tech 7001150000000000000 ♠ 15 Chalmers, Mario 7000187960000000000 ♠ 6 ft 2 in ( 1.88 m ) 195 lb ( 88 kg ) 1986 -- 05 -- 19 Kansas 7001250000000000000 ♠ 25 Dampier, Erick ( IN ) 7000210820000000000 ♠ 6 ft 11 in ( 2.11 m ) 265 lb ( 120 kg ) 1975 -- 07 -- 14 Mississippi State 7001400000000000000 ♠ 40 Haslem, Udonis 7000203200000000000 ♠ 6 ft 8 in ( 2.03 m ) 235 lb ( 107 kg ) 1980 -- 06 -- 09 Florida 7001550000000000000 ♠ 55 House, Eddie 7000185420000000000 ♠ 6 ft 1 in ( 1.85 m ) 178 lb ( 81 kg ) 1978 -- 05 -- 14 Arizona State 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 Howard, Juwan 7000205740000000000 ♠ 6 ft 9 in ( 2.06 m ) 253 lb ( 115 kg ) 1973 -- 02 -- 07 Michigan 7001110000000000000 ♠ 11 Ilgauskas, Žydrūnas 7000220980000000000 ♠ 7 ft 3 in ( 2.21 m ) 260 lb ( 118 kg ) 1975 -- 06 -- 05 Lithuania 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 James, LeBron 7000203200000000000 ♠ 6 ft 8 in ( 2.03 m ) 250 lb ( 113 kg ) 1984 - 12 - 30 St. Vincent -- St. Mary High School ( Ohio ) 7001220000000000000 ♠ 22 Jones, James 7000203200000000000 ♠ 6 ft 8 in ( 2.03 m ) 215 lb ( 98 kg ) 1980 -- 10 -- 04 Miami ( FL ) 7001210000000000000 ♠ 21 Magloire, Jamaal ( IN ) 7000210820000000000 ♠ 6 ft 11 in ( 2.11 m ) 255 lb ( 116 kg ) 1978 -- 05 -- 21 Kentucky 7001130000000000000 ♠ 13 Miller, Mike 7000203200000000000 ♠ 6 ft 8 in ( 2.03 m ) 218 lb ( 99 kg ) 1980 -- 02 -- 19 Florida 7001450000000000000 ♠ 45 Pittman, Dexter ( IN ) 7000208279999999999 ♠ 6 ft 10 in ( 2.08 m ) 290 lb ( 132 kg ) 1988 -- 03 -- 02 Texas 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 Wade, Dwyane ( C ) 7000193040000000000 ♠ 6 ft 4 in ( 1.93 m ) 220 lb ( 100 kg ) 1982 -- 01 -- 17 Marquette Head coach Erik Spoelstra ( Portland ) Assistant coach ( es ) Bob McAdoo ( North Carolina ) Keith Askins ( Alabama ) Ron Rothstein ( Rhode Island ) David Fizdale ( San Diego ) Chad Kammerer ( Westmont ) Octavio De La Grana ( Liberty ) 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 Player GP GS MPG FG % 3FG % FT % RPG APG SPG BPG PPG José Juan Barea 6 21.4. 382. 333. 714 2.2 3.2 0.5 0.0 8.8 Brian Cardinal 5 0 6.1. 667. 667. 500 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 1.4 Tyson Chandler 6 6 37.3. 594. 000. 625 8.8 0.7 1.2 1.2 9.7 Brendan Haywood 0 8.5. 333. 000. 500 2.3 0.0 0.3 1.0 1.7 Jason Kidd 6 6 37.4. 389. 429. 750 4.5 6.3 1.2 0.8 7.7 Ian Mahinmi 0 9.0. 600. 000. 600 1.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 3.0 Shawn Marion 6 6 35.8. 479. 000. 824 6.3 2.3 0.8 0.7 13.7 Dirk Nowitzki 6 6 40.4. 416. 368. 978 9.7 2.0 0.7 0.7 26.0 DeShawn Stevenson 6 17.2. 542. 565. 750 1.5 0.3 0.7 0.2 7.0 Peja Stojaković 0 6.4. 200. 000. 000 0.8 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 Jason Terry 6 0 32.6. 494. 393. 750 2.0 3.2 1.3 0.0 18.0 Miami Heat Player GP GS MPG FG % 3FG % FT % RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Joel Anthony 6 6 20.6. 286. 000. 000 3.5 0.3 0.2 1.2 1.3 Mike Bibby 5 5 17.4. 350. 294. 000 1.4 1.0 1.4 0.2 3.8 Chris Bosh 6 6 39.4. 413. 000. 778 7.3 1.0 0.2 0.5 18.5 Mario Chalmers 6 28.9. 426. 400. 739 2.7 3.5 1.7 0.0 11.8 Udonis Haslem 6 0 29.4. 450. 000. 800 5.2 0.7 0.5 0.5 6.7 Eddie House 0 12.3. 333. 375. 000 2.0 0.5 1.0 0.0 4.5 Juwan Howard 5 0 5.9. 600. 000. 500 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.8 LeBron James 6 6 43.6. 478. 321. 600 7.2 6.8 1.7 0.5 17.8 Mike Miller 6 0 15.6. 304. 389. 000 2.8 0.8 0.8 0.2 3.5 Dwyane Wade 6 6 39.0. 546. 304. 694 7.0 5.2 1.5 1.5 26.5 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. 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. Game Ratings ( households ) Share ( households ) American audience ( in millions ) 9.0 15 15.171 9.3 16 15.522 9.1 15 15.338 9.6 16 16.126 5 10.8 19 18.318 6 13.3 22 23.880 The Finals were televised in the United States through ABC, with Mike Breen, Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy 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. Aftermath This was Dallas - Fort Worth 's first sports championship since the Stars won the 1999 Stanley Cup against the Buffalo Sabres in six games, and remains the metro area 's most recent sports title as of 2018. Weeks after the NBA Finals ended, the league went to a lockout after the expiration of the previous collective bargaining agreement on July 1. The lockout would last until December 8, after which the league played an abbreviated 66 - game season beginning on Christmas Day. On Opening Day, the Heat beat the Mavericks 105 -- 94 in Dallas, on the afternoon the Mavericks raised their championship banner. Dallas fielded a virtually different team from the previous year, letting free agents Tyson Chandler, JJ Barea, Caron Butler and DeShawn Stevenson go. The Mavericks struggled with their makeshift lineup, which included Lamar Odom and Vince Carter, finishing with 36 wins. 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Question: who did the mavericks play in the finals
Answer: Miami Heat