Heart says Mavs in 7, head says Heat in 6.

All "Bonus Finals: Lakers vs. Celtics" talk goes in here, too.

don't care;??

ABTH

don't care;??


I do, actually.

GO MAVS!

Go Mavs! in a big way. I'm all set to complain about the calls the Heat get and the series hasn't started.

If the Mavs don't win it in 6, they won't win it in 7.

No, what does ww stand for?

won't watch

derp.

GO DIRK, FUCK LEBRON!

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randomly chose mavs in 6. i'm praying for them to win.

http://lakerstraderumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/dirk_drunk1-500x4272.jpg

Fake_DavidStern
Can't believe I'm about to hand this trophy over to Miami. The fans don't deserve shit, but I'm gonna rape on revenue. So it's whatevs.

Basketball tonight!!

Break was too long and start times are too late.

We need to see all the pregame shit, so we're reminded that it's a really important series.

I like the "rematch 5 years in the making" angle.

I think there are a total of 4 players left from the first time.

I might be the only one, but I kind've liked the big trophy that they had painted on the middle of the court. They did away with it last year.

Break was too long and start times are too late.

One of the games, I think it's either 3 or 4, is being started at 8.

A LOT OF LEGACIES AT STAKE IN THIS ONE

Just heard ...

"Will LeBron finally get to wear a ring, or will Dirk step up and take the King's jewels?"

Come back, Stu.

Barea on LeBron's chasedown: "LeBron's always coming from behind."


/GrantBell

Nice D from both teams.

Bibby is not helping his LEGACY

Mavs already look so much better with Barea in there. JJ's really cementing his legacy.

I'm really thinking the NBA is going to rig it so that Miami wins. Lebron goes to the ground for a loose ball, slides a few feet with it, stands up with it and starts dribbling. I always thought that you couldn't stand up while holding the ball otherwise it's traveling. Yes? No?

Just about what I expected in this one.

Cue the music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7lMXXaUaIo&feature=related

WE AIN'T DEAD YET!

Tie game, holy shit!

DIRK, OMFG

What the fuck...

WTF Terry?

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Holy shit.

And lol @ Wade holding his eye after missing that last shot.

great, great comeback, the Mavs really needed this win, i doubt they can win 3 straight, so i guess they still have to win game 6 or 7 in Miami to win the chip, thats really tough, but i think they can do it, go mavs!

lol @ courage

http://i.imgur.com/A4l3j.gif

I never knew he actually had a personality.

Also, let's do this!

Jesus, if you get blocked by Bibby...

Lol @ Chrissy Bosh.

herp

Uh oh, Chrissy's pissed.

Jesus, Bron ruined his shit.

lol, love Van Gundy.

van gunt

JVG vs Stuckey would probably be hysterical.

We are all Dirkoffs.

Helluva shot.

The Heat are stupid in the head.

Ouch.

Prince on this Mavs team could have been the difference, kinda sad Dirk has just not enough help, all mavs roleplayers sucked hard til now, Miami is playing some pretty good defense

who knew Rick Carlisle could become a championchip coach one day? he is doing a great job with fairly limited talent for a contender, he has just one superstar + a bunch of good role players

i always blamed Carlisle for the lack of adjustments either in game or his inability to fix anything matchup wise in a series, but his adjustments in the finals work very well, that zone defense against Miami in the last 7 min of the game last night was just sensational

I've been thinking the same and tweeted about it last week, too (follow @WTFDetroit for more premium content). I used to despise almost everything about the guy, but he's so much better now than he was back then, it's wild. The only thing I don't get right now is the unwillingness to give a very good (maybe even great) defender like Corey Brewer a sniff of PT.

Prick has really improved with the media, too, maybe joining them helped. His interactions are refreshingly open and he doesn't speak in cliche/hyperbole as much as most. Calling Dirk "one of the 10 best to ever have played the game" was a boner, but nobody's perfect.

Alex Kennedy: Stephen A. Smith, on his radio show, said that LeBron James struggled in Game 4 due to some personal issues. (http://hoopshype.com/twitter_media.html) He didn't go into any details. Twitter (http://hoopshype.com/twitter_media.html)

Based on a review of ABC's broadcasts of the first three games of these Finals, The Wall Street Journal logged every moment when two teammates could be seen touching each other on camera, whether it was a high-five, a hug, a chest pat or a butt slap. The results couldn't be more definitive. The Mavericks, with 250 slaps, hugs, taps or bumps, are almost twice as touchy-feely as the Heat, who had only 134 instances of televised contact. In those three games, the Mavericks were 82% more likely to high five (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304392704576373641168929846.html?m od=wsj_share_twitter). The concept of "chemistry" on a sports team has become the stuff of cliché over the years. Nobody seems to have the same definition for what it is, or what produces it. But last fall, three researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, took a serious look at one of the most obvious signs of camaraderie on a team—touching. Wall Street Journal (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304392704576373641168929846.html?m od=wsj_share_twitter)

Alex Kennedy: Stephen A. Smith, on his radio show, said that LeBron James struggled in Game 4 due to some personal issues. (http://hoopshype.com/twitter_media.html) He didn't go into any details. Twitter (http://hoopshype.com/twitter_media.html)
Did Rashard Lewis sleep with his girlfriend?
Where's Delonte West and his mom?

WADE HAS EMERGED FROM THE LOCKER ROOM

Someone needs to knock Wade on his ass again.

Apparently, though, if LeBron knocks himself on his own ass, it's a foul on the Matrix.

This is going to be fun.

This is going to be fun.

The courage is a bit distracting, though.

This seems like a pretty great game. I'm picking the right time to pay full attention.

So is this 2-3-2?

Cuz if it is, Mavs better win this one.

BANG!

BANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow, Jet!

Exclusive!

I didn't think Terry had it in him to talk shit and back it up.

I didn't think Terry had it in him to talk shit and back it up.

Feeling it, bros. @OfficialZBeau

"LeBum" is trending, lol

Lol @ this guy:


Americans celebrate performance of Jason Kidd, who hit his wife, against LeBron James, who took a job in a new city. We are strange people.

great game

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cppinwc1PzY&feature=youtu.be


At 1:12, Wade and Lebron mocking Dirk being sick.

one more win for the Mavs, come on, i really hope they can close out Miami in 6, this would be right on so many levels. Dirk gets rewarded, he stayed with his team that drafted him 12 years ago, he didnt choose the easy way out last summer.

one more win for the Mavs, come on, i really hope they can close out Miami in 6, this would be right on so many levels. Dirk gets rewarded, he stayed with his team that drafted him 12 years ago, he didnt choose the easy way out last summer.

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I see your point, though.

(RIP)

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Is that George Jefferson's head?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cppinwc1PzY&feature=youtu.be


At 1:12, Wade and Lebron mocking Dirk being sick.

Wasn't just LeBron and Wade. Many mocked Dirk, actually...

I still can't stand watching Dirk play. I'd be pissed if my kid patterned his game after Dirk's.
That said, I root for him. Lifer superstars deserve success.

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CHUCK DALY: ITS ALL ABOUT ATTITUDE!
http://www.nba.com/playoffs/2011/finals/?v=/video/channels/playoffs/2011/06/10/0041000405_mia_dal_gm5_minimovie.nba&ls=iref:nbahpt1

Is anyone getting ejected?

Will Dirk suck this badly in the second half?

Chalmers is blossoming.

Can't really be this easy, can it?

WTF????!!! THe clock just took like 5 seconds to start there.

Carlisle still looks like he's in shock.

Woo! No Miami, that's the only reason I care.

Stern is just building the Heat up as bigger villians for the next 4 'ships.

cavsdan (http://twitter.com/#!/cavsdan) Dan Gilbert

Congrats to Mark C.&entire Mavs org. Mavs NEVER stopped & now entire franchise gets rings. Old Lesson for all:There are NO SHORTCUTS. NONE.

Says the fucker who made it rich selling mortgage refi's in the biggest artificial housing bubble known to man. Tell your customers that you prick.

Excellent point.

Not bad:

TuckerMax
Now we know why LeBron didn't want to go to college: He knew he'd fail The Finals

Did you hear about the guy who asked LeBron James if he could give him change for a dollar?
LeBron's assistant pulls out his wallet and digs around for something less than a $1000 bill.
The guy only got 75 cents back.
He was kinda bummed, until he realized that LeBron simply didn't have a fourth quarter.

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I picked Dallas in 6!

At Least One Newspaper Thinks The Heat Won http://deadspin.com/5811303/

I still have a hard time believing that DeShawn Stevenson didn't do something dumb to cost them a championship.

I'm happy for Brian Cardinal. The Custodian now has custody of a ring. Fucking awesome.

Wow, what an incredibly shitty human being.


For the people who wanted to see me fail, or my team fail, you have to wake up to your regular lives tomorrow, you’ll have the same problems you had before tonight, and after. You could enjoy it tonight, tomorrow, and maybe for a couple months, and then you’re back to your life. Wake up to the real world. I’ll be living my life, the way I want to, with my family.

When I wake up tomorrow, I won't be the guy whose mom got fucked by Delonte West.

I'm loving these people on twitter that are acting all offended that the Pistons fired Carlisle, now that he's won.

So stupid.

I don't even hate him or anything, but jeez.

re: post #102

As is customary, those Heat shirts were scheduled to be shipped to Third World countries, but they got recalled because it was deemed that they may be a choking hazard.

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lol

I still have a hard time believing that DeShawn Stevenson didn't do something dumb to cost them a championship.
Case in point...
http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=6664021

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAxdgZMk1D4&feature=player_embedded

Kind of amusing.

I loled.