2006 NBA Finals

Team	Coach	Wins
Miami Heat	Pat Riley	4
Dallas Mavericks	Avery Johnson	2

Dates

June 8–20

MVP

Dwyane Wade
(Miami Heat)

Television

ABC (U.S.)

Announcers

Mike Breen and Hubie Brown

Radio network

ESPN

Announcers

Jim Durham and Jack Ramsay

Referees

Game 1:	Joe Crawford, Joe DeRosa, Bennett Salvatore
Game 2:	Bob Delaney, Steve Javie, Eddie F. Rush
Game 3:	Dan Crawford, Ken Mauer, Jack Nies
Game 4:	Dick Bavetta, Mike Callahan, Bernie Fryer
Game 5:	Joe Crawford, Joe DeRosa, Bennett Salvatore
Game 6:	Dan Crawford, Steve Javie, Eddie F. Rush

Hall of Famers

Heat:
Gary Payton (2013)
Alonzo Mourning (2014)
Shaquille O'Neal (2016)
Coaches:
Pat Riley (2008)
Officials:
Dick Bavetta (2015)

Eastern Finals

Heat defeated Pistons, 4–2

Western Finals

Mavericks defeated Suns, 4–2

The 2006 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 2005–06 National Basketball Association season. The Miami Heat won the title in six games over the Dallas Mavericks, becoming the third team—after the 1969 Celtics and the 1977 Trail Blazers—to win a championship after trailing 0–2 in the series. Heat guard Dwyane Wade was named Most Valuable Player of the series.^[1]

This was the second NBA Finals matchup of teams from Florida and Texas, after the Houston Rockets and Orlando Magic contested the 1995 NBA Finals. Until the Miami Heat defeated the San Antonio Spurs in the 2013 NBA Finals, it was the last Finals loss by a team from Texas (the Rockets lost in 1981 and 1986) against seven championships (four by the Spurs, two by the Rockets, and one by the Mavericks, who won a rematch of this Finals in 2011).

Background

The Dallas Mavericks franchise joined the NBA in the 1980–81 season. During the mid-1980s they rose to become contenders in the Western Conference, culminating in a 1988 conference finals appearance, which they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in seven games. The Mavericks would decline shortly after, and from 1988–2000, they missed the playoffs in eleven of those years, including a combined 24 wins from 1992–94. However, with the sale of the team to Mark Cuban, and the addition of Dirk Nowitzki, the Mavericks slowly returned to playoff prominence. The 2005–06 season would see Dallas reach even greater heights. Led by Nowitzki and coached by Avery Johnson, they won 60 games. In the playoffs, they swept the Memphis Grizzlies, then overcame their Texas archrivals the San Antonio Spurs in seven games, and made their first Finals appearance by ousting league MVP and former Mav Steve Nash and the Phoenix Suns in six games.

The Miami Heat joined the league in the 1988–89 season, but they did not rise to prominence until they hired Pat Riley to be their head coach and president before the 1995–96 season. In Riley's first stint, the Heat were playoff regulars between 1996–2001, however, the Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks always thwarted Miami's championship dreams. However, when the team drafted Dwyane Wade fifth overall in 2003, things started to look up for the Heat. They went to the and went 42-40 under interim coach Stan Van Gundy, making the playoffs after a 2 year hiatus. They defeated the New Orleans Hornets in the first round, but they ultimately fell to the Pacers in 6 games.^[2] The 2004 offseason saw the addition of Shaquille O'Neal, and with Wade and O'Neal performing well, the Heat won 59 games in the 2004–05 season, as they took the defending champions Detroit Pistons to seven games in the conference finals. The following season, after an early 11–10 start, Van Gundy resigned and Riley returned to coaching. Though injuries and lack of chemistry hobbled the Heat initially, they still managed to win 52 games that season. After a culmination of harmony and momentum came together just before the playoffs, they started their postseason run by defeating the Bulls in six games, then eliminated the New Jersey Nets in five games, and then ousted the Pistons in six games to reach the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history.

Path to the Finals

Main article: 2006 NBA Playoffs

Dallas Mavericks (Western Conference Champion)

Miami Heat (Eastern Conference Champion)

#	Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-San Antonio Spurs	63	19	.768	-
2	y-Phoenix Suns	54	28	.659	9
3	y-Denver Nuggets	44	38	.537	19
4	x-Dallas Mavericks	60	22	.732	3
5	x-Memphis Grizzlies	49	33	.598	14
6	x-Los Angeles Clippers	47	35	.573	16
7	x-Los Angeles Lakers	45	37	.549	18
8	x-Sacramento Kings	44	38	.537	19

9	Utah Jazz	41	41	.500	22
10	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets	38	44	.463	25
11	Seattle SuperSonics	35	47	.427	28
12	Golden State Warriors	34	48	.415	29
13	Houston Rockets	34	48	.415	29
14	Minnesota Timberwolves	33	49	.402	30
15	Portland Trail Blazers	21	61	.256	42

4th seed in the West, 3rd best league record

Regular season;

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Detroit Pistons	64	18	.780	-
2	y-Miami Heat	52	30	.634	12
3	y-New Jersey Nets	49	33	.598	15
4	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	50	32	.610	14
5	x-Washington Wizards	42	40	.512	22
6	x-Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	23
7	x-Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	23
8	x-Milwaukee Bucks	40	42	.488	24

9	Philadelphia 76ers	38	44	.463	26
10	Orlando Magic	36	46	.439	28
11	Boston Celtics	33	49	.402	31
12	Toronto Raptors	27	55	.329	37
13	Charlotte Bobcats	26	56	.317	38
14	Atlanta Hawks	26	56	.317	38
15	New York Knicks	23	59	.280	41

2nd seed in the East, 5th best league record

Defeated the (5) Memphis Grizzlies, 4–0

First Round

Defeated the (7) Chicago Bulls, 4–2

Defeated the (1) San Antonio Spurs, 4–3

Conference Semifinals

Defeated the (3) New Jersey Nets, 4–1

Defeated the (2) Phoenix Suns, 4–2

Conference Finals

Defeated the (1) Detroit Pistons, 4–2

Regular-season series

The Dallas Mavericks won both games in the regular season series:

November 25, 2005

Dallas Mavericks 103, Miami Heat 90

American Airlines Arena, Miami

February 9, 2006

Miami Heat 76, Dallas Mavericks 112

American Airlines Center, Dallas

Broadcasting

ABC had exclusive rights to televise the NBA Finals in the United States.^[3] Play-by-play announcer Mike Breen and color commentator Hubie Brown called the action, with courtside reporting by Lisa Salters and Stuart Scott. Radio counterpart ESPN Radio broadcast the Finals, with Jim Durham and Dr. Jack Ramsay calling the action. The featured song, aired throughout the playoffs, was Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' "Runnin' Down a Dream."

Game 2 of the Finals, which took place the same evening as the 60th Tony Awards, was the most-watched program of June 11, 2006. ABC won the night with 3.5 rating and 10 share, CBS came in fourth with a 1.5/4 for the Tonys.^[4] On June 20, Game 6 had a 4.4/13 among viewers aged 18–49.^[5]

The finals were shown on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland.

Starting lineups

Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame‡

Miami	Position	Dallas
Jason Williams	PG	Jason Terry
Dwyane Wade	SG	Marquis Daniels
Antoine Walker	SF	Josh Howard
Udonis Haslem	PF	Dirk Nowitzki
Shaquille O'Neal‡	C	Erick Dampier

Rosters

Miami Heat

2005–06 Miami Heat roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
2.0 !SG	5	Anderson, Derek	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	1974–07–18	Kentucky
3.0 !SF	49	Anderson, Shandon	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	1973–12–31	Georgia
6.0 !C	30	Barron, Earl	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1981–08–14	Memphis
6.0 !C	51	Doleac, Michael	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	262 lb (119 kg)	1977–06–15	Utah
4.5 !PF	40	Haslem, Udonis	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1980–06–09	Florida
3.0 !SF	24	Kapono, Jason	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	1981–02–04	UCLA
6.0 !C	33	Mourning, Alonzo	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1970–02–08	Georgetown
6.0 !C	32	O'Neal, Shaquille	7000215899999999999♠7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	325 lb (147 kg)	1972–03–06	LSU
1.0 !PG	20	Payton, Gary	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1968–07–23	Oregon State
3.0 !SF	42	Posey, James	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1977–01–13	Xavier
4.5 !PF	25	Simien, Wayne	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1983–03–09	Kansas
2.0 !SG	3	Wade, Dwyane	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1982–01–17	Marquette
4.5 !PF	8	Walker, Antoine	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	1976–08–12	Kentucky
1.0 !PG	55	Williams, Jason	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1975–11–18	Florida
3.0 !SF	1	Wright, Dorell	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1985–12–02	South Kent School (CT)

Head coach

Pat Riley

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
(DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
Injured

Dallas Mavericks

2005–06 Dallas Mavericks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
1.0 !PG	10	Armstrong, Darrell	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1968–06–22	Fayetteville State
6.0 !C	25	Dampier, Erick	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	1975–07–14	Mississippi State
2.0 !SG	6	Daniels, Marquis	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1981–01–07	Auburn
6.0 !C	7	Diop, DeSagana	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	300 lb (136 kg)	1982–01–30	Oak Hill Academy (VA)
2.0 !SG	44	Griffin, Adrian	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	1974–07–04	Seton Hall
1.0 !PG	34	Harris, Devin	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	1983–02–27	Wisconsin
3.0 !SF	5	Howard, Josh	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1980–04–28	Wake Forest
6.0 !C	28	Mbenga, D. J.	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1980–12–30	Belgium
4.5 !PF	41	Nowitzki, Dirk	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1978–06–19	Germany
4.5 !PF	33	Powell, Josh	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1983–01–25	North Carolina State
2.0 !SG	42	Stackhouse, Jerry	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	1974–11–5	North Carolina
1.0 !PG	31	Terry, Jason	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1977–09–15	Arizona
3.0 !SF	2	Van Horn, Keith	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1975–10–23	Utah

Head coach

Avery Johnson

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
(DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
Injured

Shaquille O'Neal and Gary Payton became the 6th and 7th players to play in the NBA Finals for three different teams. O'Neal played in the 1995 NBA Finals with the Orlando Magic and four times with the Los Angeles Lakers, while Payton played in the 1996 NBA Finals with the Seattle SuperSonics and with O'Neal on the 2004 Lakers team that lost to the Pistons. The other five players to play in the Finals for three teams are: Danny Ainge, Sam Perkins, John Salley, Horace Grant and Robert Horry.
Also, O'Neal and Alonzo Mourning achieved the rare feat of being the former first-round picks from the same year (1992) to win a championship with the same team. O'Neal was the first overall draft pick of the Orlando Magic, while Mourning went second to the Charlotte Hornets.

Series summary

Game	Date	Home Team	Result	Road Team
Game 1	Thursday, June 8	Dallas Mavericks	90–80 (1–0)	Miami Heat
Game 2	Sunday, June 11	Dallas Mavericks	99–86 (2–0)	Miami Heat
Game 3	Tuesday, June 13	Miami Heat	98–96 (1–2)	Dallas Mavericks
Game 4	Thursday, June 15	Miami Heat	98–74 (2–2)	Dallas Mavericks
Game 5	Sunday, June 18	Miami Heat	101–100 OT (3–2)	Dallas Mavericks
Game 6	Tuesday, June 20	Dallas Mavericks	92–95 (2–4)	Miami Heat

The Heat became the second team since 1985 to sweep the middle three games at home, the 2004 Detroit Pistons being the first. In 1985 the NBA switched the Finals to the 2-3-2 format, which was changed back to the 2-2-1-1-1 format for the 2014 NBA Finals

Game summaries

Game One

Dallas' Jason Terry scored a playoff-high 32 points as the Mavericks overcame a 31–23 deficit at the end of the first quarter.

ABC

June 8
9:00pm ET

1 at the Wayback Machine (archived December 1, 2010)

Miami Heat 80, Dallas Mavericks 90
Scoring by quarter: 31–23, 13–23, 24–24, 12–20
Pts: Dwyane Wade 28 Rebs: Udonis Haslem 8 Asts: Dwyane Wade 6		Pts: Jason Terry 32 Rebs: Josh Howard 12 Asts: Nowitzki, Howard 4 each
Dallas leads series, 1–0.

American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 20,475
Referees:

Game Two

Dirk Nowitzki had a stellar 26 point-16 rebound performance, and the Mavericks cruised past the Heat to take a 2–0 series lead.

ABC

June 11
9:00pm ET

2 at the Wayback Machine (archived December 1, 2010)

Miami Heat 85, Dallas Mavericks 99
Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 17–32, 24–32, 27–17
Pts: Dwyane Wade 23 Rebs: Dwyane Wade 8 Asts: Payton, Williams 4 each		Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 26 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 16 Asts: Jason Terry 9
Dallas leads series, 2–0.

American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 20,459
Referees:

No. 26 Bob Delaney
No. 29 Steve Javie
No. 32 Eddie F. Rush

Game Three

Game 3 of the 2006 NBA Finals

Led by Dwyane Wade's 42 points and 13 rebounds, the Heat rallied from a 13-point deficit with six minutes to go in the fourth quarter. The momentum-changing comeback was capped by a Gary Payton field goal from just inside the three-point line with 9.3 seconds left. Dirk Nowitzki had a chance to tie the game at the free throw line with 3.4 seconds to go, but missed 1 of 2, sealing the win for Miami.

ABC

June 13
9:00pm ET

3 at the Wayback Machine (archived December 1, 2010)

Dallas Mavericks 96, Miami Heat 98
Scoring by quarter: 21–29, 22–23, 34–16, 19–30
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 30 Rebs: Erick Dampier 9 Asts: Jason Terry 5		Pts: Dwyane Wade 42 Rebs: Dwyane Wade 13 Asts: Shaquille O'Neal 5
Dallas leads series, 2–1.

American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Attendance: 20,145
Referees:

No. 43 Dan Crawford
No. 41 Ken Mauer
No. 35 Jack Nies

Game Four

Dwyane Wade shined again for the Heat with 36 points, and Miami held Dallas to just seven points in the fourth quarter en route to a series-tying, blowout victory. The Mavericks' low-scoring fourth quarter was the lowest ever by any team during the NBA Finals. Jerry Stackhouse caught Shaquille O'Neal with a flagrant foul that resulted in him being suspended for Game 5.

ABC

June 15
9:00pm ET

4 at the Wayback Machine (archived December 1, 2010)

Dallas Mavericks 74, Miami Heat 98
Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 19–24, 23–24, 7–20
Pts: Jason Terry 17 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 9 Asts: Jerry Stackhouse 4		Pts: Dwyane Wade 36 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 13 Asts: Jason Williams 6
Series tied, 2–2.

American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Attendance: 20,145
Referees:

No. 27 Dick Bavetta
No. 14 Mike Callahan
No. 7 Bernie Fryer

Game Five

Dwyane Wade shot 25 free throws --- as many free throws as all the Mavericks combined (a fact that did not sit well with Mavericks head coach Avery Johnson^[6]), leading the Heat to their third straight win over Dallas after being down 0–2 in the series.

With 9.1 seconds left in overtime and the Heat trailing by 1 point, they inbounded the ball to Wade, who caught the ball in the air and then landed in the backcourt. Mavericks' team owner Mark Cuban felt Wade had therefore committed a backcourt violation after receiving the ball.

Dallas was then penalized with a controversial foul call that sent Wade to the line to shoot the go-ahead free throws with 1.9 seconds left on the overtime game clock. Wade hit the first free throw, and Dallas Mavericks coach Avery Johnson signaled to his team to call a timeout after Wade's second attempt. Josh Howard then made a timeout gesture with his hands and began to walk off the floor, and the referees called the Mavericks' last remaining timeout, which prevented them from advancing the ball after the second attempt if Wade converted. After the timeout, Wade made the second free throw to give his team a one-point lead, after which Devin Harris missed a Hail Mary half-court shot as time expired. Wade set an NBA Finals record for most made free throws in a game with 21.^[7]

After the game, a frustrated Dirk Nowitzki kicked a ball into the stands and Mavericks owner Mark Cuban caused many "acts of misconduct" resulting in fines of $5,000 and $250,000, respectively, for the two men.^[8]

ABC

June 18
9:00pm ET

"5". Archived from the original on 2010-12-01. Retrieved 2016-02-04.

Dallas Mavericks 100, Miami Heat 101 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 30–19, 20–27, 22–23, Overtime: 7–8
Pts: Jason Terry 35 Rebs: Josh Howard 10 Asts: Marquis Daniels 4		Pts: Dwyane Wade 43 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 12 Asts: Wade, Williams 4 each
Miami leads series, 3–2.

American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Attendance: 20,145
Referees:

Game Six

Behind Dwyane Wade 's 36 points, Miami edged Dallas to win their first championship in franchise history as Jason Terry missed a critical 3-pointer that would've sent the game to overtime. Averaging 34.7 points per game in the championship series, Wade was named NBA Finals MVP (Most Valuable Player).

ABC

June 20
9:00pm ET

"6". Archived from the original on 2010-12-01. Retrieved 2006-06-21.

Miami Heat 95, Dallas Mavericks 92
Scoring by quarter: 23–30, 26–18, 22–20, 24–24
Pts: Dwyane Wade 36 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 12 Asts: Jason Williams 7		Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 29 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 15 Asts: Jason Terry 5
Miami wins series, 4–2.

American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 20,522
Referees:

No. 43 Dan Crawford
No. 29 Steve Javie
No. 32 Eddie F. Rush

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Miami Heat

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Anderson, ShandonShandon Anderson	4	0	7.7	.333	.000	.500	1.8	0.8	0.0	0.0	1.5
Doleac, MichaelMichael Doleac	1	0	1.2	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Haslem, UdonisUdonis Haslem	6	6	29.2	.500	.000	.300	6.2	0.3	1.2	0.0	6.5
Kapono, JasonJason Kapono	1	0	1.5	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Mourning, AlonzoAlonzo Mourning	6	0	11.0	.692	.000	.667	3.2	0.0	0.3	1.5	4.3
O'Neal, ShaquilleShaquille O'Neal	6	6	35.2	.607	.000	.292	10.2	2.8	0.5	0.8	13.7
Payton, GaryGary Payton	6	0	22.3	.368	.143	.333	2.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	2.7
Posey, JamesJames Posey	6	0	29.5	.419	.400	.769	6.0	0.3	1.0	0.0	7.3
Wade, DwyaneDwyane Wade	6	6	43.5	.468	.273	.773	7.8	3.8	2.7	1.0	34.7
Walker, AntoineAntoine Walker	6	6	36.6	.391	.270	.556	5.5	2.2	0.7	0.5	13.8
Williams, JasonJason Williams	6	6	31.3	.360	.345	.636	1.8	4.7	0.5	0.0	8.8

Dallas Mavericks

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Armstrong, DarrellDarrell Armstrong	1	0	6.3	.000	.000	.000	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dampier, ErickErick Dampier	6	0	24.6	.722	.000	.500	8.2	0.3	1.0	0.7	5.7
Daniels, MarquisMarquis Daniels	6	0	8.8	.545	.333	.800	0.5	1.3	0.0	0.0	2.8
Diop, DeSaganaDeSagana Diop	6	6	15.7	.500	.000	.500	3.3	0.2	0.3	0.8	1.7
Griffin, AdrianAdrian Griffin	6	3	13.7	.563	.000	.000	3.2	0.8	0.8	0.0	3.0
Harris, DevinDevin Harris	6	3	24.5	.364	.000	.750	0.8	2.8	0.8	0.0	7.3
Howard, JoshJosh Howard	6	6	38.4	.388	.263	.808	8.2	1.8	1.2	0.7	14.7
Mbenga, D. J.D. J. Mbenga	2	0	4.5	.000	.000	.000	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Nowitzki, DirkDirk Nowitzki	6	6	43.7	.390	.250	.891	10.8	2.5	0.7	0.7	22.8
Powell, JoshJosh Powell	1	0	3.6	.000	.000	.000	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Stackhouse, JerryJerry Stackhouse	5	0	30.0	.355	.368	.929	3.4	3.0	0.8	0.6	12.8
Terry, JasonJason Terry	6	6	40.0	.478	.317	.733	2.2	3.5	1.8	0.0	22.0
Van Horn, KeithKeith Van Horn	5	0	7.8	.273	.167	.0000	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.4

Aftermath

The Mavericks would post the league's best record with 67 victories in the 2006–07 NBA season but were ousted by the eight-seeded Golden State Warriors in a six-game first round of the 2007 NBA Playoffs. The Mavs' playoff defeat marked the first time a top seed was eliminated in a seven-game first round series since it was implemented in 2003. Still, Dirk Nowitzki was named the regular season MVP at season's end. After another playoff loss to the New Orleans Hornets in 2008, in which the Mavericks brought back Jason Kidd, head coach Avery Johnson was fired and replaced by Rick Carlisle. After another two early playoff exits, the Mavericks won 57 games in the 2010–11 season and returned to the Finals.

The Heat would lose convincingly by 42 points to the Chicago Bulls in the opening night of the 2006–07 season, the worst opening-day margin of defeat for a defending champion in NBA history. Injuries would keep the team from surpassing or even equaling last season's total, yet they still won the Southeast Division despite winning only 44 games. The Bulls would oust them in a four-game sweep in the first round of the playoffs, the first such occurrence since 1957. The following year, Miami completed its two-year turnaround from NBA champion to the NBA's worst team by winning only 15 games, equaling the mark set by the team in their inaugural season, which saw Shaquille O'Neal traded to the Phoenix Suns in mid-season and Dwyane Wade missing 31 games. The Heat gradually climbed back to contention in the Erik Spoelstra era, culminating in the much-publicized free-agent acquisitions of LeBron James and Chris Bosh. The Heat won 58 games in the 2010–11 season, and along with the Mavericks, returned to the Finals in 2011.

The 2011 NBA Finals, which was a rematch of 2006, saw the Mavericks win in six games after trailing 2-1 in the Finals. It was the Mavericks' first NBA championship, as well as both teams' second appearances in the Finals. Dirk Nowitzki was named Finals MVP. Like the Heat in 2006, the Mavericks experienced a post-championship letdown, getting swept by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the opening round of the 2012 NBA Playoffs, and then missed the postseason entirely in 2013.

As of 2013, this was Miami's fifth championship out of a total of seven among the Big Four sports leagues; the MLB's National League Florida (now Miami) Marlins won the World Series in 1997 and 2003 while the NFL's Miami Dolphins won the Super Bowl in 1972 and 1973. The Miami Heat would go on to win a second championship in 2012 against the Thunder in 5 games and a third championship in 2013 against the San Antonio Spurs in 7 games before falling in 2014 against the same Spurs team in 5 games.

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↑ usatoday.com, No backcourt violation on winning possession, NBA says, accessed May 5, 2007.
↑ espn.com, Cuban fined $250K for actions after Game 5, accessed May 5, 2007.

External links

"Official website". Archived from the original on 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2011-12-09.

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Miami Heat 2005–06 NBA Champions

1 Dorell Wright 3 Dwyane Wade (Finals MVP) 5 Derek Anderson 8 Antoine Walker 20 Gary Payton 24 Jason Kapono 25 Wayne Simien 30 Earl Barron 32 Shaquille O'Neal 33 Alonzo Mourning 40 Udonis Haslem 42 James Posey 49 Shandon Anderson 51 Michael Doleac 55 Jason Williams Head coach Pat Riley Assistant coaches Erik Spoelstra Bob McAdoo Ron Rothstein Keith Askins Bimbo Coles

Regular season Playoffs

Miami Heat

Founded in 1988 Based in Miami, Florida

Franchise	Franchise Team history Expansion Draft All-time roster Draft history Seasons Records Broadcasters Head coaches Current season

Arenas	Miami Arena American Airlines Arena

D-League affiliates	Florida Flame Arkansas RimRockers Albuquerque Thunderbirds Sioux Falls Skyforce

General managers	Schaffel Wohl Pfund Riley Elisburg

NBA Championships (3)	2006 2012 2013

Eastern Conference Championships (5)	2006 2011 2012 2013 2014

Culture and lore	Micky Arison Pat Riley Michael Baiamonte Burnie "The Heat Is On" (Glenn Frey song) Shaq The Decision The Big Three 27 in a row

Retired numbers	10 23 32 (to be retired on December 22, 2016) 33

Rivals	Chicago Bulls New York Knicks

Media	TV Fox Sports Sun Radio 790 The Ticket Announcers Eric Reid Tony Fiorentino Jason Jackson Mike Inglis

Dallas Mavericks

Founded in 1980 Based in Dallas, Texas

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Players Draft history Expansion Draft Head coaches Current season

Arenas	Reunion Arena Moody Coliseum American Airlines Center

General managers	Sonju Grant Zaccanelli Nelson Sr. Nelson Jr.

D-League affiliates	Fort Worth Flyers Albuquerque Thunderbirds Texas Legends

Retired numbers	15 22

NBA Championships (1)	2011

Conference Championships (2)	2006 2011

Division Championships (3)	1987 2007 2010

Culture and lore	Don Carter Mark Cuban Nellie Ball Moody Madness German Wunderkind "Eminence Front"

Media	TV KTXA Fox Sports Southwest Radio KESN-FM KFLC-AM Announcers Mark Followill Derek Harper Chuck Cooperstein Brad Davis Victor Villalba

2005–06 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston New Jersey New York Philadelphia Toronto

Central	Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Southeast	Atlanta Charlotte Miami Orlando Washington

Western

Northwest	Denver Minnesota Portland Seattle Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Sacramento

Southwest	Dallas Houston Memphis New Orleans/Oklahoma City San Antonio

NBA on ABC

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programs

NBA on ESPN	Radio NBA Shootaround NBA Wednesday NBA Friday WNBA on ESPN

NBA Drafts	2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Non-NBA programs	ESPN College Basketball on ABC Olympics on ABC

Key figures

Play-by-play	Mike Breen Jim Durham Bill Flemming Chet Forte Jim Gordon Curt Gowdy Chuck Howard Keith Jackson Mark Jones Jim McKay Al Michaels Brent Musburger Brad Nessler John Saunders Chris Schenkel Commentators All-Star Game ESPN NBA Finals WNBA Finals

Color commentators	Greg Anthony Hubie Brown Bob Cousy Sean Elliott Len Elmore Tim Legler Mark Jackson Steve Jones Johnny Kerr Dan Majerle Jack Ramsay Doc Rivers Bill Russell Tom Tolbert Jack Twyman Jeff Van Gundy Bill Walton Jerry West

Sideline reporters	David Aldridge Doris Burke Howard Cosell Heather Cox Dave Diles Mark Jones Sal Masekela Craig Sager Lisa Salters Michele Tafoya

Studio hosts	Dan Patrick Stuart Scott Sage Steele Hannah Storm Mike Tirico Michael Wilbon

Studio analysts	Jon Barry Chris Broussard Doug Collins Steve Javie Avery Johnson Magic Johnson George Karl Scottie Pippen Jalen Rose Byron Scott Bill Simmons

ABC Radio announcers	Marv Albert Dave Barnett Chick Hearn Rod Hundley Steve Jones Fred Manfra Earl Monroe Johnny Most Oscar Robertson Dick Vitale

NBA Finals

ABC Radio's coverage	1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990

WNBA Finals	2003 (Game 2 on ABC) 2004 2005 (Game 3 on ABC) 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 (Game 1 on ABC) 2011 2012 2013 2014 (Game 1 on ABC)

All-Star Game

ABC Radio's coverage	1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990

Music

"Let's Get It Started" (2004)
"ABC" (2004)
"Lose My Breath" (2005)
"This Is How a Heart Breaks" (2005)
"Runnin' Down a Dream" (2006)
"Right Now" (2007)
"It Ends Tonight" (2007)
"Nine Lives" (2007)
"Get On Your Boots" (2009)
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" (2009)
"Rip This Joint" (2010)
"Oh Santa!" (2010)
"Black Dog" (2011)
"Timber" (2014)

Lore

Rivalries	Bryant–O'Neal Lakers–Pistons Celtics–Lakers

ESPN lore	Pacers–Pistons brawl

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