2011 NBA FINALS | GAME #3
Sun, June 5, 2011 | 8:08 PM, EDT | ABC-TV
American Airlines Center | Dallas, Texas
2 Miami Heat
3 Dallas Mavericks
BEST-OF-SEVEN SERIES TIED, 1-1
WITH NBA FINALS' TRUNCATED 2-3-2 FORMAT
(EXCLUSIVE TO NBA FINALS)
THESE NBA FINALS NOW GUARANTEED TO REMAIN IN TEXAS
5 DAYS | 3 GAMES
SCENE SHIFTS WEST
FROM SOUTH BEACH, FLORIDA & THE 'TRIPLE A'
(American Airlines Arena)
TO 'BIG-D' & THE "AAC" FOR 3 GAMES
(American Airlines Center)
1ST HALF STANDSTILLS
DAL Gm 1, Qtr 1 (Mavs 17, Heat 16) 1-Pt SCORING EDGE
REMAINS ONLY FIRST HALF QTR WON BY EITHER TM
- GAME 1 | 2nd QUARTER: 27-27
- GAME 2 | 1st QUARTER: 28-28
- GAME 2 | 2nd QUARTER: 23-23
TOTAL of BOTH 1ST HALVES: DAL +1 (THAT 1-POINT)
DALLAS MAVS 95 MIAMI HEAT 94
DALLAS | Player Stats & Notes
HONESTLY, SO MUCH ANALYSIS OF DIRK NOWITZKI
STATS | INJURY | ECT, (entirely justified)
The 2-day Finals' travel break provides a ideal lead-in to to our deeper assessment of these two teams' contributors; starters & otherwise, thru 2 Games of the 2011 NBA Finals.
[4] DAL 7-0 | 238 DIRK NOWITZKI (41¼ MN AVG)
NOWITZKI: 17-40 FG (42½% FG) 25½ PPG, Finals
NOWITZKI: 15-15 FT (145-155 FT, 93.6% Playoffs)
NOWITZKI: 19 Total Rebounds | 9½/Gm, Finals
DALLAS STARTING BACKCOURT
Looking at Dallas' Starting Backcourt numbers together
Proves to be an interesting & useful project
[1] DAL KIDD | [2] DAL STEVENSON
COMBINED IN FINALS:
10-20 THREE-PT-SHOTS (50%)
ZERO FIELD-GOALS MADE INSIDE 3-PT ARCH (0-4)
ZERO FREE-THROW ATTEMPTS
These ostensibly jagged numbers are in fact,
Well proportioned in Dallas' Offensive Scheme;
Not at all out of character for Mavericks.
[1] DAL 6-4 | 208 JASON KIDD (37 MIN AVG)
KIDD: 15 TTL Pts (7½ Pts Avg), Finals
KIDD: ALL 15 Pts from 3-Pt Shots (5-12 | 41.7%), Finals
KIDD: 0-3 FG INSIDE The Arch, Finals
KIDD: ZERO FT ATTEMPTS in FINALS (0-0)
KIDD SPARKLING 3.3% PLAYOFF AST|T-Ov% (Thru WCF)
Is suffering w/high T-Over Rate vs. Miami
Kidd uncustomary 8 TTL TURNOVERS, Finals (3 & 5)
KIDD: 1.38% Ast|T-Ov Ratio in Series
KIDD: 11 Assists to 8 Turnovers
KIDD: LEADS MAVS, #2 NBA Playoffs, 3PA (99)
KIDD: 36-99 Threes (36.4%), Playoffs
KIDD: 72.3% FG Attempts are 3PA, Playoffs
KIDD: Only Averaging 1.3 FTA/Gm, Playoffs
[2] DAL 6-5 | 218 DESWAWN STEVENSON (18 Mn)
IDENTICAL POINT STRUCTURE AS KIDD
STEVENSON: ALSO 15 Pts Total in Finals
STEVENSON: ALSO ALL 15 Pts via 3-Pt Shots (5-8 | 62.5%)
STEVENSON: 0-1 FG Inside Arch, Finals
STEVENSON: ZERO FT ATTEMPTS in FINALS
STEVENSON: Started All 17 Dallas Games, Playoffs
STEVENSON: 2-15 FG INSIDE THE ARCH, Playoffs
STEVENSON: 6-8 FT Playoffs
STEVENSON: 19-53 THREES (36%), Playoffs
[3] DAL 6-7 | 222 SHAWN MARION (38 MIN AVG)
Underestimated, unconventional Starting Small Fwd
Continuing to separate himself from brief Playoff slump
MARION: 15-26 FG, Finals (57.7%)
MARION: 16 & 20 BIG PTS (18 PPG), Finals
MARION: 18 TTL REB (10 & 8 | 9/Gm), Finals
MARION: 6 TTL O-REB's, Finals
Safe to say Mavs would be sunk
w/o Marion's AWESOME PRODUCTION
[5] DAL 7-1 | 231 TYSON CHANDLER (36 MPG)
CHANDLER: 22 TTL Pts (9 & 13), 11 Avg, Finals
CHANDLER: 7-10 TTL FG (70%) | 8-13 TTL FT (61.6%)
CHANDLER: 11 TTL Reb (4 & 7) 5.5 Avg, Finals
CHANDLER: 10 TTL PERSONAL FOULS (5 & 5), Finals
CHANDLER's FINALS' NUMBERS ARE A CLEAR & PERPLEXING DISAPPOINTMENT FOR MAVS
Down in nearly every Statistical Dept, Chandler's 5.5 Rebounds/Game, Finals is roughly ½ his 10 Reb/Gm Playoff Avg
CHANDLER: ZERO O-REB in Gm 1 (2/Gm | Finals)
CHANDLER: 5 PF Each Finals Gm
DALLAS BENCH vs. MIAMI BENCH
Mavs Bench Rebounded in Gm 2, YET
MIAMI STILL INEXPLICABLY PLAYING HEAVIER MIN
MIAMI: +7½ MIN/Gm Avg
MIAMI: 77½ AVG MIN v DAL 70 AVG MIN
BENCH SCORING BACK IN MAVS COLUMN
DALLAS QUICKLY REVERSED MIAMI's UNEXPECTED GM 1 BENCH SCORING EDGE
GM 1: MIAMI BENCH 27, DALLAS BENCH 17
GM 2: DALLAS BENCH 23, MIAMI BENCH 11
DALLAS BENCH: +2 TTL Pts, Thru GM 2, Finals
#1 Ranked Dallas Bench
Hit the Skids vs. Heat in Game 1
DAL BENCH: >15 Min | >11 PPG, Finals
FINALS SLUMP
[1] 6-0 | 173 DAL JJ Barea (16 MIN AVG)
BAREA: 3-15 FG (20%) Finals
BAREA: 7 Total Pts (3½ Pts AVG), Finals
BAREA: -5.8 PPG | -4.3 Min/Gm, Finals
BAREA: ZERO TURNOVERS, Finals
BAREA: 4 Total Assists, Finals
JJ Barea entered Finals w/Highest Ast|T-Over% (3.7)
[2] DAL 6-2 | 176 Jason Terry (31¾ MIN AVG)
#2 DAL 2011 SEASON & PLAYOFF SCORER
Beyond J-E-T's 'D' Weaknesses' Exposed,
(Highlighted by Terry's Gm 2 "D" Gaffe-Session)Terry's continues to have all the usual issues vs Miami, Esp. JET's troubles vs LeBron's suffocating 'D'
TERRY: 8-21 FG (38.1%), Finals
TERRY: 3-9 THREES (33.3%), Finals
TERRY: 28 Pts (14 PPG), Finals
TERRY: -19½% | -3.3 PPG, Finals
Absent from Mavs Finals' Boxscore(s):
[2] DAL 6-7 | 217 Caron Butler (Inj 1-1-11)
Butler was #2 DAL Scorer when he went down
BUTLER: 16 PPG on Jan 1, 2011 when Inj in Milw
Despite rumors, Butler has not been activated for Dallas
MIAMI | Player Stats & Notes
[3] MIA 6-8 | 266 LaBRON JAMES (42.4 MIN AVG)
JAMES: 44 TTL POINTS (22 PPG, Avg), Finals
JAMES: 17-31 TTL FG (54.8%) 8½-15½ Avg, Finals
JAMES: 6-12 THREES SERIES (3-6 Avg), Finals
JAMES: 17 REB (8½ AVG), Finals
JAMES: 1 TTL OFFENSIVE REBOUND IN
JAMES: 9 TTL ASSISTS (4½ AVG), Finals
[2] MIA 6-4 | 216 DWYANE WADE (40 MIN AVG)
DWYANE WADE - 2006 NBA FINALS MVP,
PROBABLY THE ONLY PLAYER
ON EITHER STAR-STUDDED ROSTER,
WHOM, THRU 2 GMS, 2011 FINALS:
UNDERSTANDS...
HAS MET...& Even
SURPASSED
PATENTLY UNREALISTIC,
ELEVATED,
BUILDUP &
ADVANCED BILLING
THE NBA FINALS BRING TO BEAR
WADE: LEADS FINALS SCORING, BOTH TMS, 29 PPG
WADE: 54.8% FG | 71% FT'S
WADE: 58 TTL PTS (22 & 36), Finals
WADE: 22-39 TTL FG (11-19½ AVG), Finals
WADE: 17-24 TTL FT (8½-12 AVG), Finals
WADE: 15 TTL REB (7½ AVG), Finals
WADE: 5 TTL O-REB (2½ AVG). Finals
WADE: 12 ASST (6 AVG), Finals
WADE: 3 to 1 ASST|T-OVER RATIO (12-4), Finals
[4] MIA 6-10 | 228 CHRIS BOSH (39½ MIN AVG)
BOSH: 9-35 FG (25.7%) | 15½ Pts Gm, Finals
BOSH: 13-16 FT (81.3%) Finals
BOSH: 15 Reb (7½ Per Gm) Finals
BOSH: 7 O-Reb (3½ Per Gm) Finals
[1] MIA 6-1 | 187 MIKE BIBBY (18 MIN AVG)
BIBBY came alive Gm 2
Entered Finals 3.3 PPG | 15 of 15 Playoff Starts
BIBBY: 0 Pts, Gm 1 | 7 PPG AVG, Finals
BIBBY: 14 PTS (4-7 DEEP, 5-8 FG) GM 2, Finals
BIBBY: MIA STARTING PG, ZERO TTL ASSISTS, Finals
BIBBY: ZERO FTA, Finals
BIBBY: 17 STARTS | 365 TTL MIN | 2 TTL MADE FT
[5] MIA 6-9 | 247 JOEL ANTHONY (22½ MPG)
ANTHONY: DEFENSIVE POSTMAN
ANTHONY: ZERO TTL POINTS on 1 FGA, Finals
ANTHONY: 495 TTL PLAYOFF MIN, 50 TTL PT (2.9 PPG)
ANTHONY: 45 TTL MIN: 0 PTS, Finals
MIAMI BENCH:
[1|2] MIA 6-1 | 192 Mario Chalmers (26.7 MPG)
CHALMERS: 21 TTL Pts (10½ AVG), Finals
CHALMERS: 10-18 TTL FG (5-9 | 55.5% AVG), Finals
CHALMERS: 4-10 THREES (1-6 in Gm 2), Finals
CHALMERS: 46% THREE's in PLAYOFFS
CHALMERS: Was 0-5 from 3-Point-Line in Game 2,
Until draining his alarmingly unguarded, yet clutch,
Game-tying 3-Pointer w/24.5 Seconds remaining
[4] MIA 6-8 | 221 Mike Miller (17½ MIN AVG)
MILLER: Erratic, injury-filled last few seasons
MILLER: 6 TTL Pts, Finals (all Gm 1)
MILLER: 2-8 FG (25%), Finals
MILLER: 2-7 THREES (0-3, Gm 2), Finals
MILLER: 9 TTL Reb (4½ AVG), Finals
[5] 6-8 | 236 MIA Udonis Haslem (29½ MN AVG)
HASLEM: 4-11 FG (36.4%), Finals
HASLEM: 9 TTL Pts (4.5 PPG), Finals
HASLEM: 9 Rebounds (4.5 AVG), Finals
HASLEM: LONG-SHOT RETURN FROM LATE-NOV 2010 INJ
HASLEM: MID-MAY MIAMI PLAYOFF ROSTER RE-ENTRY
Haslem provides solid Post 'D'
Chris Bosh Overall Numbers tied to Haslem's return
Haslem relieves Bosh of ½ (or more)
Defensive Gm Min vs. high-energy opponent
Haslem often paired-up w/Bosh, w/subsequent cross-switches onto:
* CHICAGO's CARLOS BOOZER
* DALLAS' DIRK NOWITZKI, ect
Bosh's struggles faded by equitable amounts w/Haslem
MIA HASLEM's RETURN = MIA 'Z' RENDERED INACTIVE
HASLEM: (6-8) -7" shorter than Ilgaskas (7-3), YET
HASLEM: (Age 30¼) >5½ Yrs younger ('Z' is 35¾)
Haslem is undoubtedly a key component
To a recent upward spike/improvement in Heat Bench (+/-) Floor Minutes
Oddly Absent from Heat Finals' Boxscore(s):
[3/4] 6-8 | 225 MIA James Jones (0 MIN-Finals)
JONES: STILL Heat #4 Playoff Scorer beyond Big-3
Very Misleading; Jones' Avg' 6½ PPG
Jones has ability to fill a Stretch-4 RoleJONES: 17-37 THREES (12 Gms, 2011 Playoffs)
Jones listed as having a Toe Injury, Pre-Finals
Yet, a "D-N-P, COACHES DECISION" in 4 other Gms Since essentially being swapped out, w/U Haslem's ECF Shot-in-Heat-Arm, Gm 2 Return vs Chicago
W-O-W
