Heat vs Mavericks Game 3: Result: 88 - 86 in favor of Miami HEAT
Series standings: Heat 2 - 1 Mavericks
8:00 PM ET / 7:00 AM CST
Sunday, June 05, 2011
American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL
NBA Finals 2011 Miami Heat vs Dallas Mavericks Game 3. With the game tied at 1 game a piece and the momentum shifting to the Dallas Mavericks the Miami Heat trio of Wade, Bosh and James needs to pick up all their focus together and solve their biggest problem, Dirk Nowitski.
Leading by 15 points in final 7 minutes of game 2, Miami Heat looks secured to drop the Mavs 2-0 in the series but they were wrong, dead wrong. The Dallas mavericks lead by star-player Dirk Nowitski pulled up a stunning comeback to win the game 95-93. Dirk make the tie breaking 3-pointer to lead the game, although Miami's Mario Chalmers dropped a 3 of his own to tie the game, Nowitski scored on a layup on the next possession leaving his guard Chris Bosh and sealing the game for the Mavs.
The Heat were without a doubt impressive on the defensive end. They were one of the best in the league. Bu the championship games are on a much higher level. So their defense must be on a different level as well. They should NOT settle on outside jumpers, as what they did on the last seven minutes of game 2. Penetration is their best strengths, so they should used them.
I said on my previous article that the Heat will win game 2 and i failed on that prediction. So I will not make another prediction on game 3 but I can say that the Heat have a higher chance of winning the game on Dallas.
Dallas Mavericks, Yes! they can beat the Heat at home. They have overcome their biggest challenge yet in game 2. A much needed boost in confidence powered of the Mavericks team as they play on their own floor. Nowitski has answered some speculations regarding is hand. It doest bothered him at all, in fact he used it his final shot to win game 2. And this is payback time for the Mavericks.
Game 3 of the Miami Heat vs Dallas Mavericks is surely treat for the NBA fanatics. Winning game 3 to lead the series is a huge advantage for both teams. Their best plays is yet to come and game 3 could be the best setting for one of the greatest basketball game in history. Watch the game live on espn.com or use your NBA league pass.
