Hamartia!
LeBron James' post-game comments definitely show that he is tragically flawed, not someone simply prone to preening and boasting a la Dwyane Wade. Thanks for clearing that up, LBJ.
But enough about the Heat.
Congrats to Brendan Haywood and the Mavericks for raising to the occasion. Easy to forget that basketball is about one thing, making baskets - along with not turning it over, and hitting the glass. Dallas was better at all three than Miami.
And the deciding factor was that Nowitzki and Terry - who was underrated this series - were better than James and Wade at making shots. Terry was especially key in games 4, 5 and 6, complimenting Nowitzki very nicely. Shawn Marion played the sidekick in games 2 and 3, while guys like Tyson Chandler (in all four wins), Haywood (excellent in game 2), and Jason Kidd in games 2, 5, and 6 took turns as Robin to Dirk's Batman, while J.J. Barea and DeShawn Stephenson were like Terry huge in the last three games.
Kudos too to Rick Carlisle for insert Barea into the starting line up. He was fantastic in games 5 and 6.
There you have it. The Mavs won due to a great superstar rising to the occasion, aided by contributions from their entire roster and some nice coaching.
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