Mavs makes stunning comeback to tie the NBA finals

Miami should have learned from OKC's mistake.

The Dallas Mavericks completed another unbelievable comeback win 95-93 to tie the NBA Finals series at 1-1 after being down by 15 in the fourth quarter last night at the American Airlines Arena and steal homecourt advantage as the series heads to Dallas for Game 3.

Dirk Nowitzki came alive when it mattered the most, scoring consecutive points which included the most important shot of the game, a game winning lay-up with three seconds left for a total of 24 points and Miami ended the game with the missed desperation attempt by Dwayne Wade.

Wade led the Heat with his scintillating performance with 36 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists and LeBron James, who tallied the highest lead of the Heat with a three, scored 20 but once again the duo faces criticism due to premature celebrating.

Jason Terry made up for his relatively quiet Game 1 performance with two crucial jumpers to finish with 16 points and Shawn Marion added 20 points for the Mavericks.

Nowitzki is seemingly not bothered by his left hand tendon injury as he made those crucial shots using his injured hand, as they will try to gain the lead on this series in Game 3 and they will have much crowd support as the series shifts to the Mavericks' turf for the first time.

Heat win Game 1 of the NBA Finals

Another stifling end game blitz.

Dwayne Wade waxed hot towards the end of the game to lead the Miami Heat to a crucial 84-92 Game 1 victory in the coveted NBA Finals in front of their rowdy crowd at the American Airlines Arena in Miami Florida.

Wade scored 7 points in the fourth quarter that he seasoned with a huge block on Shawn Marion and a spectacular alley-oop pass to Lebron James to put the icing on the cake of this huge victory after the Mavericks engaged them in a very close and competitive battle.

Dirk Nowitzki was relatively quiet for the majority of the fourth quarter and his shooting was limited to a 7-18 clip although he scorea total of 27 points and 8 rebounds to lead the Mavs.

Jason Terry started great 12 early points but after that fast start, he wasn't able to add to his production any more and he even missed a crucial three pointer that may have brought the lead down to 5 with 2 minutes remaining.

Dallas might be playing a little underhanded on Game 2 because an X ray showed that Dirk Nowitzki tore a tendon on his non shooting hand but he will play as he tries to rally his team back and avoid a 0-2 hole going back home.

Mavericks advance to NBA Finals by ousting Thunder

Another late game surge saved the Mavs.

The Dallas Mavericks advanced to their 2nd NBA Finals in franchise history by eliminating the OKC Thunder 100-96 after another late game spurt to close out the Western Conference Finals in 5 games last night at Dallas Texas.

Dirk Nowitzki and Shawn Marion tossed 26 points apiece and they led the charge in the last two minutes including the go ahead three pointer by Dirk capped by a pair of freethrows and a three point play by Marion off a slam.

Russell Westbrook led the Thunder with 31 points while Kevin Durant and James Harden added 23 points apiece but ti wasn't enough for the Thunder as they collapsed in the end game once again after leading 94-90 with two minutes to go and the main reason was their careless passing that led to costly turnovers.

The first time Dallas competed in the Finals was against the Miami Heat back in 2006 and they had a 2-0 series advantage before finally losing the series in six games and that was when Shaquille O'Neal and Dwayne Wade led Miami to a stunning four game rampage.

Dallas awaits the winner of the Chicago-Miami series where the Heat currently have a 3-1 lead and they will try to close it out in Chicago.

Mavs get another road win to take 2-0 lead over Lakers

Mavs came out and totally invaded the Staples Center.

The Dallas Mavericks are on the right track to erasing the reputation of being a playoff disappointment after capturing another win in the hostile confines of the Staples Center at the expense of the Lakers 93-81 earlier today (Manila Time) to take a commanding 2-0 series lead.

Dirk Nowitzki once again spearheaded the Mavs with 24 points and 7 rebounds as they put up an amazing defensive performance limiting the lakers to 81 points and an awful 2-20 shooting from beyond the arc.

Shawn Marion added 14 points while Jason Kidd provided steadiness with 10 points and 6 assists to catapult the Mavs to a 9-0 fourth quarter rally to seal the victory and head back to Texas with a two game lead no one even expected them to get.

Nowitzki scored 15 points in the first half with his famous impossible to block 7-foot fade away jumpers despite being defended by Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom and Ron Artest who took turns guarding him throughout the game.

The Lakers were ice cold all throughout the game especially in the fourth quarter showing for just 7-20 in the final period. Pau Gasol's struggles in the playoffs continue as he was once again a non-factor, even getting booed by the home fans several times.

Game 3 will be Friday night (Saturday, Manila Time) on Dallas where the Mavs look to take a commanding3-0 and bury the Lakers together with their aspirations of a three-peat in Phil Jackson's last coaching season as he already said that he will retire by the end of the season.