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The 2011 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2010–11 season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. A rematch of the 2006 Finals , the series was contested between the Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks and the Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat .
Game 6: With the win, the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Miami Heat in six games to win the championship. The Dallas Mavericks also became the first team in NBA History to win the NBA Finals despite trailing 1–0 and 2–1 in the same finals series. Dirk Nowitzki, despite shooting 1 for 12 in the first half of the game, was Finals MVP.
The Mavericks would go on to defeat the Heat in six games in the NBA Finals, winning their first NBA championship in franchise history. [1] This would be their last playoff series win until 2022 . The Mavericks' championship was the first major sports championship in the Dallas-Fort Worth area since the Dallas Stars in 1999, and the first title ...
LeBron James reflected on the 2011 Finals loss in Miami, which he said felt like "the world had caved in," on HBO's "The Shop" on Friday.
During the 2011 NBA Finals, Heat stars Dwyane Wade and LeBron James had mock coughs making light of Dirk Nowitzki's illness.
The 2011 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game that was played on February 20, 2011, during the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2010–11 season. It was the 60th edition of the NBA All-Star Game , and was played at Staples Center in Los Angeles , home of the Los Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Lakers .
June 15: The Boston Bruins defeat the Vancouver Canucks 4–0 in game seven to win the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals. September 7: The entire active roster of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team is killed in the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash. October 6: Start of the 2011–12 NHL regular season.
The 2011 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 20, 2011, at Staples Center in Los Angeles. [1] Chicago's Derrick Rose was named the 2010–11 NBA MVP. [ 2 ] The Dallas Mavericks won their first championship by defeating the Miami Heat 4 games to 2.