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Rapid Reaction: Mavericks win first NBA title

Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd, and Jason Terry finally got their rings. In a game the Mavericks dominated throughout with strong shooting, offensive rebounding, and tough defense — Dallas stayed strong and outscored Miami in three out of four quarters to […]

Mavs take 3-2 lead in NBA Finals

The Dallas Mavericks flipped the script on the Miami Heat Thursday night. Behind a very strong shooting performance, Dallas led most of this game, and held off the Heat in the fourth quarter to win 112-103 and take a crucial […]

Miami takes 2-1 lead in NBA Finals

Dirk Nowitzki scored 12 straight points at the end of the game, and Dallas outscored Miami in the second half – but the Miami Heat, ever the fierce competitors, pulled out the victory on the road. With the 88-86 win […]

Rapid Reaction: Heat win game one

The Miami Heat have jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the 2011 NBA Finals with a 92-84 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night. While the nature of the game was completely different than the eastern conference finals, […]

Breaking down the NBA Finals

LeBron James is taking his talents somewhere again, but this time it’s to the NBA Finals. It may look like a rematch of the 2006 NBA Finals, where the Dallas Mavericks lost a heart-breaker to the Miami Heat after winning […]

Celtics vs. Lakers

BRIAN MAHONEY of the AP writes: Boston’s new Big Three reached the NBA’s big stage. And just like their predecessors, they’ll share it with the Los Angeles Lakers. The Celtics and Lakers are meeting again in the NBA finals, with […]

Lakers make it to West finals

DOUG ALDEN, of the AP writes: Kobe Bryant has some time to rest his back. Not that he appears to need it. Bryant scored 34 points, 12 in the fourth quarter, and Los Angeles held off a furious rally by […]