Dirk Nowitzki and Dallas have dominated (the regular season at least) against Miami. In the playoffs, however, Miami is 4-2 . I wonder why?(AP Photo/Jeffrey M. Boan)
March 26, 2004, Dwyane Wade's first year in the league, a Rafer Alston three-pointer at the buzzer gives the Heat a 119-118 victory in overtime against the Mavericks in Miami.
This was the last time Miami beat Dallas in the regular season. The Mavericks are 11-0 against the Heat in this time-span and are 12-1 against Miami since Dwyane Wade came into the league.
Dallas has won six consecutive games in Miami by an average of 15 points a game. The Mavericks' have won six straight home games against the Heat, in the same time period, by seven points per. Of the 13 total contests, Wade played in nine of them and averaged 25 points per game(right near his career average of 25.3 points), along with 6.3 assists, 3.7 rebounds, and over two steals per.
In these regular-season games Wade attempted 73 free-throws, an average of 8.1 a game, making 6.3.
On the other hand, the Miami Heat defeated the Dallas Mavericks 4-2 in the NBA Finals in 2006 (yes I'm going there). Wade averaged 35 points a game, with four assists, seven rebounds, and two steals. Wade shot an unbelievable 97 free throws in the six-game series, averaging 16 attempts a game and making 12.5 of those.
In the final four games of the NBA Finals (all Miami victories) Wade was sent to the line 73 times - equaling his total for his entire nine-game regular-season career against Dallas. Wade had only two games in which he shot over 10 free-throws against the Mavericks during the regular season. In the Finals he had four of six such games including two with over 20 attempts (the final two deciding games of the series).
It's been a while, but watching the game last night (and having Tim Donaghy news all over the place the last few weeks didn't help either) brought back memories of how pissed off I was after that series. But its over now, and I didn't boycott the NBA as I originally planned so I guess it all works out... until the Mavericks get screwed again in the playoffs.
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