Game 2 of the NBA Finals 2011: Dallas Mavericks vs Miami Heat is scheduled on Thursday, June 2, still at Miami's American Airlines Arena.

Game 1 Recap

The Miami Heat has won the NBA Finals 2011 Opening Game held Tuesday, May 31, 2011, at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida and was aired live on ABS-CBN.

The Dallas Mavericks led the 1st Quarter of the game by scoring 17 points vs Miami
Heat's 16 points. They tied during the 2nd quarter, both scoring big 27 points.

But it was in the 3rd and 4th quarters that Miami Heat took control with a 9-point lead over the Dallas Mavericks.

Over-all, Miami Heat scored 92 points while Dallas Mavericks had 84 points.

With 27 points, German player Dirk Nowitzi of the Dallas Mavericks was the top scorer for the NBA Finals 2011 Game 1. But it wasn't enough to beat the Miami Heat, who definitely benefited from the strong trio of LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh.

LeBron scored 24 points (half-of-which were from his four 3-point shots), Wade had 22 points while Bosh's score was 19 points.