MIAMI — Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks are NBA champions, and they went through LeBron James for that long-awaited first title.
Jason Terry scored 27 points, Nowitzki added 21 and the Mavericks topped the Miami Heat 105-95 in Game 6 of the NBA finals on Sunday night. The Mavericks won four of the series’ last five games, a turnabout that could not have been sweeter after seeing the Heat celebrate their first title in Dallas after Game 6 of the 2006 finals.
James scored 21 for Miami, though was largely quiet after the opening minutes. Chris Bosh had 19, Mario Chalmers 18 and Dwyane Wade 17 for the Heat.
When it was over, Mavs owner Mark Cuban ran onto the court to hug coach Rick Carlisle.
And James’ wait for his first NBA title will extend into at least his ninth season.
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MIAMI (AP) – Jason Terry scored 19 points and the Dallas Mavericks led the Miami Heat 53-51 at halftime of Game 6 of the NBA finals, putting the Mavs two quarters from their first championship.
With Dallas leading the series 3-2, the teams returned to Miami and put on quite a show. They traded big runs, traded the lead several times and even traded shoves during a timeout midway through the second quarter.
Terry made 8 of 10 shots, helping make up for Dirk Nowitzki going 1 of 12. He couldn’t get anything to fall from anywhere on the court and had only three points.
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