What is the importance of Game 5? It is 26 times the final 2-2, winning five games to win the series 19 times. However, the last time that happened was not too long. Last year, the Celtics won Game 5 at home before the Lakers have won six of seven games in Los Angeles.
But last year it was a mistake. You must go back to 1994, the last time the winner of the tournament has lost five of the series, when New York Knicks won Game 5, but lost the game 6:07 of the Houston Rockets.
Heat and the Mavericks have their story to turn the game back in the fifth final in 2006, the series was tied 2-2 when Miami won Game 5 at home 101-100 in overtime, and was followed by a 95 -92 win Game 6 in Dallas.
“We would like to have Game 5 here,” Dirk Nowitzki said. “You do not want to try a T 3-2 Miami, knowing that we have two chances to close. Play Big Thursday. ”
Another game, another Mavs Comeback
Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said, and pointed out that the Mavericks in Game 4 was a guarantee to stop playing against the Heat, if they are going to be successful in this series. However, when the Mavericks had to climb his way out of the hole and the line of fire over the closure report.
Mavs will not play all night because they are in fact leads to most of the first quarter before the end of the heat race ended in a tie score at the end of 21 years. The same pattern occurred in the second quarter, the Mavericks took a minute to put an end to lead 7-2 at 2:04 of the final.
The team changed its leadership position throughout the third quarter – eight lead changes and six-speed – but again, the heat made the final assault, finishing 8-1 in the race.
Heat is needed to make the fourth character of the first five points for the season to climb to nine, their biggest difference between the game. And then it was the heat ended the previous three quarters was the Mavericks, who have done more driving at night – 21-9 run to end game
The return of nine points in the fourth quarter, Dallas Amazing Race after the turn of the season. Mavericks come back to double figures four times this postseason, and two behind eight points Tuesday and nine points in return.
What happened
In NBA Finals history has had three games decided by two points or less. However, this phase can last you can not stop. Game 4 was decided by three points, 86-83, after the last two games were decided by two points each (Game 2: DAL 95, MIA 93 Game 3: MIA 88, DAL 86).
According to Elias Sports Bureau, the NBA playoffs in the history of the last three consecutive games, defined by two points or less, was the 2006 Eastern semifinals, Cleveland beat Detroit 74-72 in Game 4 and Game 5 86-84, after beating Cleveland 84-82 in Detroit, Game 6
What is the distance in 2011 was final? After the heat of a game with a margin of eight points, the last three games of the series was decided by a total of seven points.
Dwyane Wade continues to surprise
Wade scored 22, 36, 29 and 32 at the end of this year. Tonight was the fifth 30-point games, he recorded in 2011 Playoffs. He also sent a few shows with double-digit rebounds in the final, and participated actively in the defense, including an impressive block of Tyson Chandler in the fourth quarter.
“My teammates and my team wants me several dimensions,” he said. “So obviously, I’m in an offensive rhythm. There is only one side of the ball. At the other end of the floor of my game is running around Jason Terry. I have to. If I leave the ball to a more active treatment. Do you play. Sometimes the results, blocks or steals or rebounds.
“It’s good. They just want to make sure that every night, leaving the field, you feel like you left everything there.”
Wade and Dirk SHOW – The fourth quarter
Dwyane Wade and Dirk Nowitzki stellar quarter of the entire NBA. A quarter of a point of view for both players, comparing the total cost of the team to face the fourth.
A new low for LeBron
For the first time in his career in the playoffs (89 games), LeBron James was held to a figure who scored eight points in three of his 11 shots in the area.
“Absolutely, it was not very aggressive,” James said. “I’m going to do a better job of convincing in attack.”
James has taken under his average in the overall goals of the final but was unable to help the Heat win games by other fees. – Especially on defense, where he said the second highest scorer Jason Terry Dallas to discuss the first three games of the finals, but James fought in defense spending steady in Game 4, and again confused performance in the league MVP twice.
“I believe that the loss occurred in a part of this anger,” James said of his performance. “That’s all that matters. If I had eight points and won the game, can be met. I really do not interest me. The fact that I could do more to help the team in attack,” included as part of this anger, and me.
“I’ll be back in Game 5 and do things that should be done to help the team win.”
A big night for Chandler, Tyson
In a night that saw the departure of power forward Mavericks (Dirk Nowitzki), playing with the flu, and reserve center Brendan Haywood is clearly not recovered from an injured hip flexor in Game 3 Dallas has Tyson Chandler came to the forefront. He finished the night 13 points and 16 rebounds for his first double-double of the phase of the second, third and last.
“We knew it was a tough night, and modify the program and how Dirk felt that we had to intervene,” said Chandler. “And we’ve got what it takes to win. I knew that boys were more shots today. So I tried to pour plates and go to court and get a clear track.”
Kidd is intelligent FOUL
Mavs’ starting point guard Jason Kidd was held without a goal in Game 4 for only the second match without scoring a goal in his playoff career (140 matches). However, Kidd is one of the biggest matches of the night, pursued by Dwyane Wade and a short stay errors that sent Wade to the line with 29.3 seconds to play.
Instead of looking at the Wade dump the ball and pulling the break, Kidd forced Wade to earn points for the free throw line. Wade made the first but the second row and was repeated by the Mavericks are still in favor of a point they never give up.
Someone said that MJ?
In press conferences, said Nowitzki in Game 4 performance was compared to Michael Jordan and the popular game against influenza in 1997 finals against Utah. Most players and coaches – including Dirk – a laugh that the comparison was made also the first game is a sign of great respect for Nowitzki, who wrote a wonderful chapter in the history of his career in this series.
“I never thought that MJ’s performance,” said Nowitzki. “I’ve been away from my strength.”
Nowtizki: 21 points, 6-19 FG, 0-2 3PT, 90-10 FT, 11 REB, 1 AST, 0 STL
Jordan: 38 points, 13-27 FG, 2-5 3PT, 10-12 FT, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
“Wow. Jordanism? Really?” Jason Terry said. “Do not call me, but hit the shot down the stretch was the key.”
Mavs shake LineUp
Mavs coach Rick Carlisle has decided to make a change to his lineup for Game 4 of the inclusion of JJ Barea in the backcourt in place of DeShawn Stevenson. The reasoning behind the move, according to Carlisle was to reduce the minutes of Shawn Marion.
“He can not play 43 minutes,” Marion said Carlisle. “We can not wait to vote and full of Santiago and all sorts of things.
“Stevenson was very good,” he said. “Changing the composition, I explained that we needed someone who wants to come and charge into battle or James Wade, who was”
Why Marion has helped to slow and James Stevenson was the highest output of 11 points in the playoffs, it seems Carlisle made a good decision.