2011 NBA Finals preview - Dallas Mavericks looking to clinch title Visit Ladbrokes Save For Later Posted by Bettingpro Staff 10 Jun 2011 Tweet Lebron James (credit: Wikipedia.org) Related Articles See all NBA news Share it Pin It The Miami Heat and the Dallas Mavericks met in game five of the 2011 NBA Finals on Thursday night with the lead in the series on the line.The Dallas Mavericks and the Miami Heat met in game five of the 2011 NBA Finals on Thursday with all to play for in the best of seven playoff series tied at 2-2.The Mavericks were under a little bit more pressure than the Heat heading into the game as Dallas were on their home court and, with a loss, would have been facing the prospect of having to beat Miami in back-to-back games to claim the NBA championship.Dallas responded to the pressure as they took game five down 112-103 to put themselves on the brink of claiming their franchise's first NBA title. Dirk Nowitzki was huge in the game as he scored 29 points while Jason Terry had 21 points off of the bench.Lebron James only had 17 points in the game but he posted a triple-double as he also had 10 boards and 10 assists.The Heat now return home for what they hope will be a seven game series. NBA basketball is through for the year in Dallas as both games six and seven would come from Miami with game six scheduled for Sunday at 8pm ET. Read our Ladbrokes review Use code MAXIMUMBONUS to get £50 free at Ladbrokes Like Like Post to wall 210 Reads All Basketball News Recent Basketball Articles Thunder struggle without Harden27 Apr 2012Ty Lawson had 25 points to lead seven Nuggets in double figures as Denver won 106-101 in Oklahoma C NBA betting preview and tips – Tuesday 14 February14 Feb 2012The NBA continues on Tuesday night, with the New York Knicks taking on the Toronto Raptors NBA betting tips - Tuesday January 24th24 Jan 2012The Charlotte Bobcats, Indiana Pacers and Portland Trailblazers all look like being winners on anot Dallas Mavericks at Los Angeles Clippers Preview18 Jan 2012The Dallas Mavericks complete their road series against the Los Angeles teams when they take on the Denver Nuggets v Milwaukee Bucks betting tips17 Jan 2012Milwaukee Bucks can continue their good home form when they host Denver Nuggets this evening. Charlotte Bobcats v Orlando Magic betting tips17 Jan 2012Orlando Magic can run up a huge win against the struggling Charlotte Bobcats this evening More Stories Recent Articles Euro 2012 Betting Preview – Holland can shine at Euro 201222 May 2012Beaten World Cup finalists Holland have high hopes heading into this summer’s Euro 2012 tournament Didier Drogba exit start of busy summer for Chelsea22 May 2012Champions League hero Didier Drogba has confirmed he will be leaving Chelsea this summer, and the n Jubilee weekend set to be a scorcher22 May 2012The odds of temperature records being broken across the Jubilee weekend have been slashed by Ladbro Al Ittihad v Persepolis - AFC Champions League live stream22 May 2012Iran Pro League side Persepolis FC travel to Saudia Arabia to take on Al Ittihad in the l FC Nordsjaelland v AC Horsens live stream preview22 May 2012FC Nordsjaelland play host to AC Horsens on Wednesday evening knowing victory will secure the Danis Next Liverpool FC manager odds - Louis van Gaal gamble gathering pace22 May 2012Louis van Gaal has emerged as a leading contender to be Liverpool’s next manager after a serious ga More Stories Tags
