Before we move on to the championship, it is necessary to point out the first appearance in the Finals in , when the Dallas Mavericks played against the same Miami Heat.
They had home-court advantage and managed to take the first 2 games pretty convincingly. They had a clear advantage over the opponent in the 3rd game as well, but in the final quarter when there were only 7 minutes left the Heat managed an impressive comeback, winning the match The fourth game was a blow-out, and the Heat defeated the Mavericks convincingly and in the next one, Dwyane Wade hit a game-tying shot.
In total, the series was painful for the Mavericks. The Mavericks blew a lead and became only the third team in the history of the NBA to do so. The Heat in their turn managed to perform one of the greatest comebacks — especially in the 3rd game when everything seemed over and the Mavericks were already planning a victory parade. However, they started the campaign with an impressive 24 wins out of They ended a regular season with a record and they faced the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the playoffs.
Jason Terry held a team building session prior to the start of the season. He told the team he got it as he believed the team would go all the way this season. It should be noted that the Mavericks had a bad reputation, struggling in the playoffs and a lot of people anticipated that they would be eliminated against the Blazers. Barea was able to come in off the bench injecting energy into the second unit and giving the Mavericks a morale boost and defying the laws of physics.
He wound his way past some of the most athletic beasts in the game in LeBron James and Dwyane Wade , taming them with a theatrical tear drop that resulted in the Mavericks fanbase springing joyfully out of their chairs in utter disbelief.
Chandler was able to mask the defensive deficiencies which Nowitzki has always displayed, which allowed him to do what he does best, which is score. Chandler also provided tremendous leadership and was renowned by many as the reason for the Mavericks' dazzling drive to the Finals. It has become fairly obvious in the first two games of the NBA season how much the Mavericks miss Chandler's inside presence, with Chandler totaling six blocks in his first game with New York to Brendan Haywood's zero in two games with the Mavericks so far.
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