Revenge couldn't have been any sweeter.
Avenging their loss in their own floor in the '06 Finals, the Dallas Mavericks claimed their first championship in franchise history in the Miami Heat's own home court 105-95 to wrap up the series in six games yesterday.
Jason Terry scored 27 points to lead the Mavs to the victory in spite of the off-night from their superstar Dirk Nowitzki who shot 1-12 in the first half and finished the game with 21 points (9-27 clip) and they got a valuable effort from DeShaun Stevenson who buried 3 three pointers in the first half.
Miami was led by the 21 points of LeBron James and they really seemed determined in the beggining of the game raising an early nine point lead before they allowed Dallas to drop a 21-4 run and take a 40-28 lead.
Eddie House entered the game for the Heat and he drained three 3-pointers to lead the 14-0 Miami run that allowed them to take a 42-40 minutes before halftime but a scuffle between Udonis Haslem, DeShawn Stevenson and Mario Chalmers resulted in a technical freethrow by Nowitzki putting an end to the Heat run.
Mavs owner Mark Cuban hugged Head coach Rick Carlisle in celebration of this long awaited championship crown, the first championship ring for Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd and Jason Terry.
On the other hand, LeBron James continues to championship-less and his agonizing wait is the talking point for many NBA fans.
