NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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DALLAS 32 18 26 29 105
MIAMI 43 31 23 31 128 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: DAL - DIRK NOWITZKI 23, ERICK STRICKLAND 15, TWO PLAYERS
WITH 13
MIA - JAMAL MASHBURN 34, ALONZO MOURNING 18, TIM HARDAWAY
16
HIGH REBOUND: DAL - DIRK NOWITZKI 9, CEDRIC CEBALLOS 6
MIA - PJ BROWN 11, DAN MAJERLE 10
HIGH ASSISTS: DAL - THREE PLAYERS WITH 5
MIA - ANTHONY CARTER 10, TIM HARDAWAY 7
ATT: 14,683
Extended Box
DALLAS (105) AT MIAMI (128)
DALLAS
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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FINLEY F 23 2-8 0-0 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 4
NOWITZKI F 40 7-15 9-11 3 6 9 5 3 0 1 23
ROOKS C 17 2-5 0-0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 4
PACK G 24 5-11 2-3 0 1 1 5 2 1 3 13
STRICKLAND G 28 5-10 4-4 0 4 4 2 4 2 1 15
BRADLEY 14 3-6 0-0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 7
CEBALLOS 20 5-16 2-2 3 3 6 1 1 0 1 12
NASH 34 4-11 0-0 0 2 2 5 1 2 1 10
DAVIS 22 5-11 0-0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 13
HUGHES 11 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 2
SUNDOV 7 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
JACKSON DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 40-97 17-20 7 26 33 20 19 7 8 105
(.412) (.850) TEAM REBS: 11 TOTAL TO: 9(19 PTS)
MIAMI
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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BROWN F 30 4-9 7-7 2 9 11 1 3 0 0 15
MASHBURN F 31 13-19 5-6 3 2 5 2 3 0 4 34
MOURNING C 26 7-13 4-6 1 5 6 1 3 0 3 18
HARDAWAY G 27 6-11 0-0 0 2 2 7 2 2 2 16
MAJERLE G 28 1-3 2-2 1 9 10 4 2 0 2 4
WEATHERSPOON 24 1-1 0-0 0 6 6 2 3 0 0 2
LENARD 21 5-12 0-0 0 5 5 3 1 0 2 13
CAUSWELL 8 2-3 1-1 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 5
CARTER 20 3-6 0-0 0 2 2 10 0 0 4 6
BUFORD 11 3-5 0-0 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 7
STRICKLAND 8 4-5 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 8
WALTERS 6 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 240 49-88 19-22 9 45 54 32 19 3 18 128
(.557) (.864) TEAM REBS: 4 TOTAL TO: 19(21 PTS)
DALLAS 32 18 26 29 - 105
MIAMI 43 31 23 31 - 128
BLOCKED SHOTS: DALLAS - STRICKLAND, ROOKS. MIAMI - MOURNING, CAUSWELL.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: DALLAS 8-18 (.444), PACK 1-1, STRICKLAND 1-3, BRADLEY
1-1, CEBALLOS 0-2, NASH 2-5, DAVIS 3-6. MIAMI 11-25 (.440), MASHBURN 3-6,
HARDAWAY 4-8, MAJERLE 0-2, LENARD 3-7, BUFORD 1-2.
TECHNICALS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: JESS KERSEY, TIM DONAGHY, DEREK RICHARDSON.
A - 14,683. T - 2:06.
Box Score
DALLAS (105)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Finley 23 2-8 0-0 1-4 2 0 4
Nowitzki 40 7-15 9-11 3-9 5 3 23
Rooks 17 2-5 0-0 0-2 0 1 4
Pack 24 5-11 2-3 0-1 5 2 13
Strickland 28 5-10 4-4 0-4 2 4 15
Bradley 14 3-6 0-0 0-1 0 3 7
Ceballos 20 5-16 2-2 3-6 1 1 12
Nash 34 4-11 0-0 0-2 5 1 10
Davis 22 5-11 0-0 0-2 0 3 13
Hughes 11 1-3 0-0 0-2 0 1 2
Sundov 7 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
Jackson DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 40-97 17-20 7-33 20 19 105
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Percentages: FG-.412, FT-.850. 3-Point Goals:
8-18, .444 (Pack 1-1, Strickland 1-3, Bradley
1-1, Ceballos 0-2, Nash 2-5, Davis 3-6). Team
rebounds: 11. Blocked shots: 2 (Strickland,
Rooks). Turnovers: 9 (Pack 3, Ceballos, Hughes,
Nash, Nowitzki, Strickland). Steals: 7 (Nash 2,
Strickland 2, Bradley, Hughes, Pack).
MIAMI (128)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Brown 30 4-9 7-7 2-11 1 3 15
Mashburn 31 13-19 5-6 3-5 2 3 34
Mourning 26 7-13 4-6 1-6 1 3 18
Hardaway 27 6-11 0-0 0-2 7 2 16
Majerle 28 1-3 2-2 1-10 4 2 4
Weatherspoon 24 1-1 0-0 0-6 2 3 2
Lenard 21 5-12 0-0 0-5 3 1 13
Causwell 8 2-3 1-1 1-2 0 1 5
Carter 20 3-6 0-0 0-2 10 0 6
Buford 11 3-5 0-0 0-3 0 0 7
Strickland 8 4-5 0-0 1-1 0 1 8
Walters 6 0-1 0-0 0-1 2 0 0
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TOTALS 240 49-88 19-22 9-54 32 19 128
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Percentages: FG-.557, FT-.864. 3-Point Goals:
11-25, .440 (Mashburn 3-6, Hardaway 4-8, Majerle
0-2, Lenard 3-7, Buford 1-2). Team rebounds: 4.
Blocked shots: 2 (Mourning, Causwell). Turnovers:
19 (Carter 4, Mashburn 4, Mourning 3, Hardaway 2,
Lenard 2, Majerle 2, Causwell). Steals: 3
(Hardaway 2, Buford).
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Dallas 32 18 26 29 - 105
Miami 43 31 23 31 - 128
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Technical fouls: None. Flagrant fouls: None. A:
14,683. T: 2:06. Officials: Jess Kersey, Tim
Donaghy, Derek Richardson.
Game Story
MIAMI (Ticker) -- Jamal Mashburn scored 24 of his season-high 34
points in the first half against his former team as the Miami
Heat crushed the Dallas Mavericks, 128-105, for their 15th
straight win in the series.
Mashburn netted 11 straight points for his team in the second
quarter and 14 during a 19-4 run as Miami built a 66-42 cushion
with 4:51 left in the first half.
With a new up-tempo offense, the normally defensive-minded Heat
led 74-50 at halftime, falling two points shy of a franchise
record for points after two quarters. Their 43 first-quarter
points also were two points short of a team mark.
"It feels good. You don't have to run half-court offense all
the time," Heat forward P.J. Brown said. "We don't have to
struggle for baskets. Last year, there were times when we
struggled for points. A couple of rule changes have made the
game a lot more fun."
Alonzo Mourning scored 18 points, Tim Hardaway chipped in 10 and
Brown totaled 15 and 11 rebounds for Miami, which shot 61
percent (27-of-44) from the field in the first half.
"From the get-go, our offense took advantage of switches, traps
and mismatches," Heat coach Pat Riley said. "We got easy layups
and post-up points."
Rookie Anthony Carter contributed six points and 10 assists in
20 minutes for the Heat, who recorded the 400th win in team
history and have not lost to Dallas since December 10, 1991.
They lead the all-time series, 17-9.
"We gave them opportunities and I'll take a lot of the blame on
that, playing all the double teams," Dallas coach Don Nelson
said. "They made every shot and took advantage of every
mistake. They took advantage of the way we were playing."
Dirk Nowitzki scored a season-high 23 points for the Mavericks,
who have lost three in a row after a 2-1 start. They suffered
their 18th consecutive loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on
Tuesday.
Mashburn, the fourth overall pick by Dallas in 1993, was on fire
in the second quarter. He hit a pair of free throws, a layup
and a 3-pointer to increase a nine-point lead to 54-38.
After a layup by Cedric Ceballos, Mashburn sank one as he capped
a run of 11 consecutive points for the Heat. He also hit a
short jumper shortly before the 19-4 burst.
"I've been hotter and scored less points," Mashburn said. "When
you play basketball and you're hot, you try to experiment and do
certain things. I didn't feel that I was in a zone. I was just
fortunate."
Mashburn and Mourning combined to hit 15-of-23 shots in the
first half, Miami's second-most prolific next to a 75-point
effort against the Los Angeles Clippers on November 19, 1997.
Voshon Lenard added 13 points off the bench for the Heat, who
sank several easy baskets and ended up shooting 56 percent
(49-of-88). They also hit 19-of-22 free throws and outrebounded
Dallas, 54-33.
"If we can continue to create opportunities by rebounding and
running, we will be all right," Riley said. "We will continue
to try and run. But some teams will not let you. We will be
fine if we can execute against the teams who will not let us
run."
Nowitzki fell nine points shy of a career high, shooting 7-of-15
from the field and 9-of-11 from the line. He also added nine
rebounds in 40 minutes.
"It was a pretty good game. Still I've got to finish off,
though," Nowitzki said. "I missed two layups."
Erick Strickland scored 15 points and Robert Pack and Hubert
Davis each added 13 for the Mavericks, who shot 41 percent
(40-of-97) from the field. They trailed by at least 16 points
after the 19-4 run.
