2006_NBA_Finals

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 2006 NBA Finals 2006 NBA Finals 2006 NBA Finals Team Miami Heat Dallas Mavericks Dates: MVP: Television: Announcers: Radio network: 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: Eastern Finals: Western Finals: < 2005 Coaches: Pat Riley (2008) Miami defeats Detroit, 4–2 Dallas defeats Phoenix, 4–2 Coach Pat Riley Avery Johnson June 8 - June 20 Dwyane Wade (Miami Heat) ABC (U.S.) Mike Breen and Hubie Brown NBA on ESPN Radio Wins 4 2 Angeles Lakers or San Antonio Spurs since 1998, and the only one of the 2000s decade. Format The Finals were played using a 2-3-2 site format, where the first two and last two games are held at the team with home court advantage. The NBA, after experimenting in the early years, restored this original format for the Finals in 1985. As of yet, the other playoff series are still running on a 2-2-1-1-1 site format. The best-of-seven series began on June 8, 2006, with the Eastern Conference champion Heat (the second-seeded team in the East) playing the Western Conference champion Mavericks (the fourth-seeded team in the West). Because the Dallas Mavericks had a better regular season win-loss record, they had home court advantage. The series was somewhat unusual in that it featured two teams who had never been to the NBA Finals before. The last time that had happened was 35 seasons prior, when the Milwaukee Bucks, led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, beat the Baltimore Bullets 4–0 in the 1971 NBA Finals. Qualifying • The Miami Heat won the 2006 Eastern Conference Finals over the Detroit Pistons, 4–2. • The Dallas Mavericks won the 2006 Western Conference Finals over the Phoenix Suns, 4–2. NBA Finals 2007 > The 2006 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 2005-06 National Basketball Association season. The Miami Heat won the championship in 6 games over the Dallas Mavericks, winning the final game at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, and becoming the third team to win a championship after trailing 0–2 in the series. This was Dallas’ and Miami’s first appearance in the finals. Heat guard Dwyane Wade was named Most Valuable Player of the series. It was also the first Finals to not have either the Los Broadcast notes ABC had exclusive rights to televise the NBA Finals in the United States.[1] Play-by-play announcer Mike Breen and color commentator Hubie Brown called the action, with courtside reporting by Lisa Salters and Stuart Scott. The featured song, aired throughout the playoffs, was Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ "Runnin’ Down a Dream." 1 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 2006 NBA Finals American ABC Airlines Center, DalET las Scoring by 2006 Championship Roster Attendance: quarter: 31-23, Head Coach: Pat Riley 20,475 13-23, 24-24, 12-20 Referees: G/F Derek Pts: (Kentucky) 5 Pts: Joe CrawAnderson Dwyane Jason ford, Joe Wade G/F ShandonTerry 32 (University of 49 DeRosa, 28 Rebs: Anderson Georgia) Bennett Rebs: Josh C Earl (Memphis) 30 Salvatore Udonis Howard Barron Haslem 12 C (Utah) 51 8 Michael Asts: Doleac Nowitzki, Asts: Dwyane Howard PF Udonis (Florida) 40 Wade 6 4 each Haslem SF 24 Dallas leads(UCLA) Jason series, 1-0. Kapono 1 Miami Heat 80, Dallas Mavericks 9:00pm 90 Miami Heat June 8 Playoff rosters Dallas Mavericks 2006 Finals Roster Head Coach: Avery Johnson PG C SG C 10 25 6 7 Darrell Armstrong Erick Dampier Marquis Daniels DeSagana Diop Adrian Griffin Devin Harris Josh Howard D.J. Mbenga Dirk Nowitzki Captain (Fayetteville State) (Mississippi State) (Auburn University) (Oak Hill Academy (VA)) (Seton Hall) (Wisconsin) (Wake Forest) (DR Congo / Belgium) (Germany) SG/ 44 SF PG SF C PF 34 5 28 41 C/PF 33 F 21 Josh Powell (NC State) Jerry (North Stackhouse Carolina) Jason Terry Keith Van Horn (Arizona) (Utah) G/F 42 SG F 31 2 (Georgetown) Mourning Dirk Nowitzki had a stellar 26 point-16 reC bound performance, (LSU) the Mavericks Shaquille and 32 O’Neal cruised past the Heat to take a 2–0 series Captain lead. PG June Gary (Oregon State) 20 2 Miami Heat 85, American ABC Payton 11 Airlines Dallas Mavericks 9:00pm Center, Dal99 SF/G 42 James (Xavier (Ohio)) ET las Scoring by Posey Attendance: quarter: 17-18, PF Wayne (Kansas) 25 20,459 17-32, 24-32, 27-17 Simien Referees: Pts: Pts: SG Dwyane (Marquette) Delaney, 3 Bob Dwyane Dirk Wade Steve Javie, Wade Nowitzki Captain Eddie F. 23 26 Rush F Antoine Rebs: (Kentucky) 8 Rebs: PG SF 55 1 Walker Dirk Dwyane Wade 8 Nowitzki Jason (Florida/Marshall) 16 Asts: Williams Payton, Asts: Dorell (South Kent Prep Williams Jason Wright HS, 4 each Terry 9 Lawndale, Dallas leadsCalifornia) series, 2-0. Alonzo Game Two 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. Game Three 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 2 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 2006 NBA Finals seconds to go, but missed 1 of 2, sealing the Game Five win for Miami. Making a strong case for NBA Finals MVP, June 3 Dallas Mavericks AmericanAirlines ABC Dwyane Wade was the star yet again with 43 13 Arena, Miami 98, Miami Heat points, shooting as many free throws as all 9:00pm Attendance: 100 the Mavericks combined (a fact that did not ET 20,145 Scoring by sit well with head coach Avery Johnson[2]), Referees: Dan quarter: 21-29, leading the Heat to their third straight win Crawford, Ken 22-23, 34-16, 19-30 over Dallas after being down 0–2 in the Mauer, Jack Nies Pts: Pts: series. After a controversial play in which Dirk Dwyane Mavericks owner Mark Cuban thought Wade Nowitzki Wade 42 committed a backcourt violation, Wade hit 30 Rebs: the game-winning free throws with 1.9 Rebs: Dwyane seconds left after Dallas was called for a Erick Wade 13 questionable foul, and also made the shot Dampier Asts: that sent the game into overtime. He set an 9 Shaquille NBA Finals record for most made free-throws Asts: O’Neal 5 in a game with 21. The NBA, upon further reJason view of the play, deemed that the officials Terry 5 made the correct call, and that there was no backcourt violation committed.DIrk Nowirzki Dallas leads missed 1 of the 2 free throws that could have series, 2-1. sent the game to overtime.[3] After the game, Dirk Nowitzki kicked a Game Four ball into the stands and Mavericks owner File:Hpg0506 060615 duo Mark Cuban caused many "acts of misconDwyane Wade shined again for the Heat duct" resulting in both of them being fined with 36 points, and Miami held Dallas to just $5,000 and $250,000 respectively.[4] seven points in the fourth quarter en route to June 5 Dallas Mavericks OT AmericanAirlines AB a series-tying, blowout victory. The 18 Arena, Miami 100, Miami Heat Mavericks’ low-scoring fourth quarter was 9:00pm Attendance: 101 (OT) the lowest ever by any team during the NBA ET 20,145 Scoring by Finals. Jerry Stackhouse caught Shaquille Referees: Joe quarter: 21-24, O’Neal with a flagrant foul that resulted in Crawford, Joe 30-19, 20-27, him being suspended for Game 5. DeRosa, Bennett 22-23 OT: 7-8 June 4 Dallas Mavericks 76, AmericanAirlines ABC Salvatore Pts: Pts: 15 Arena, Miami Miami Heat 98 Jason Dwyane 9:00pm Attendance: Scoring by quarter: Terry Wade 43 ET 20,145 25-30, 19-24, 23-24, 35 Rebs: Referees: Dick 7-20 Rebs: Shaquille Bavetta, Mike Pts: Jason Pts: Josh O’Neal Callahan, Bernie Terry 17 Dwyane Howard 12 Fryer Rebs: Dirk Wade 36 10 Asts: Nowitzki 9 Rebs: Asts: Wade, Asts: Jerry Shaquille Marquis Williams Stackhouse O’Neal Daniels 4 each 13 4 4 Asts: Miami leads Jason series, 3-2. Williams 6 Miami ties series, 2-2. 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 3 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia to overtime. Averaging 34.7 points per game in the championship series, Wade was named NBA Finals MVP (Most Valuable Player). June 6 Miami Heat 95, American 20 Airlines Dallas Mavericks 92 9:00pm Center, DalScoring by ET las quarter: 23-30, Attendance: 26-18, 22-20, 24-24 20,522 Pts: Pts: Referees: Dwyane Dirk Dan CrawWade 36 Nowitzki ford, Steve 29 Rebs: Javie, Eddie Shaquille Rebs: F. Rush O’Neal Dirk 12 Asts: Jason Williams 7 Nowitzki 12 Asts: Jason Terry 5 2006 NBA Finals • All games were held in a building named after American Airlines with the American Airlines Center in Dallas, and the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami. Because ABC of this, the series was nicknamed by some as the American Airlines Series. • Both Dallas and Miami were expansion teams in the 1980s; the Mavericks joined the league in 1980, and the Heat joined the league in 1988. • Miami becomes the third team in NBA history to win the NBA Finals after being down 0-2 in the series. The 1969 Boston Celtics and the 1977 Portland Trail Blazers were the other two. The Celtics won games 3, 4 and 6 at home while winning game 7 in Los Angeles against the Lakers, while the Blazers won against the Philadelphia 76ers in games 3, 4 and 6 at home and in game 5 in Phialdelphia. The Heat are the only one of the three to come back from a 0-2 deficit in the current 2-3-2 format. • The Heat are the third Miami-based professional sports team to ever win a championship. The Miami Dolphins won Super Bowls VII and VIII, and the Florida Marlins won the 1997 and 2003 World Series. In addition, the University of Miami have also won five National Championships in Division I college football and four NCAA College World Series NCAA Division I baseball titles. • This was the second NBA Finals in which the two teams came from Florida and Texas. Shaquille O’Neal also played for the Florida-based team in the 1995 NBA Finals; his Orlando Magic were swept by the Houston Rockets that year. • These two are the Florida teams’ only Finals appearances; furthermore, this is the state’s first NBA Championship win. • With the Mavericks’ Finals debut, all three Texas teams have made the championship round at least once. The Rockets have four (2 wins, 2 losses), and the San Antonio Spurs have 4 (4 wins). • The Mavs were the third Texas team in the 2005-06 seasons to make the championship in a major sport joining the Houston Astros and Texas Longhorns football team. • The Heat’s Antoine Walker and Derek Anderson won their second championship as teammates as the two were members of Miami wins series, 4–2. Trivia • Dwyane Wade shattered the free throw record in a 6 game NBA Finals with 97 attempts and 75 makes. He averaged over 16 free throw attempts a game. • The Heat became the second team to win the three middle games in the NBA Finals at home (2-3-2 format was adopted in 1985), joining the 2004 Pistons as the only other home team to do so. • Though many will remember this as coach Pat Riley’s fifth NBA Championship as a coach, he actually won one as a player and one as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers in 1980, bringing his total to seven championships. He claimed he would give all his previous championships back just for this title with the Miami Heat. • Riley was so confident in his team’s ability (up 3-2 in the series after having won three straight in Miami) that when asked prior to Game 6 about their would-be plan for Game 7 he told reporters at a press conference that he only packed one suit, one shirt and one tie. • Further, according to O’Neal and many other Heat players, Riley had told them on the day the Finals started June 8 that they would win the NBA Championship on June 20. 4 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia the 1996 National Champion University of Kentucky basketball team. Dallas’ Keith Van Horn and Miami’s Michael Doleac were also teammates at the University of Utah and from 1996 through ’97, Kentucky defeated Utah in the 1998 NCAA Championship Game. Both teams won their Conference Finals by the very same total that the Heat won the NBA Championship series, 4-2. Gary Payton and Alonzo Mourning became the second duo of former NBA Defensive Players of the Year to win an NBA championship together. (Michael Jordan and Dennis Rodman won three as members of the Chicago Bulls between 1996 and 1998). The Heat were the first Eastern Conference team in 20 years to win an NBA Finals that was not either the Bulls or the Pistons. The last such team to win was the 1986 Boston Celtics. • Ironically, the next such team to win would be the 2008 Boston Celtics. The 2006 NBA Finals has been the only NBA Finals in the 2000s not to feature either the San Antonio Spurs or Los Angeles Lakers. Shaquille O’Neal became the first (and so far only NBA player) to have won NBA titles playing for both Pat Riley and Phil Jackson (who’ve won 14 NBA finals between them). Since the 2-3-2 NBA Finals format started in 1985, Shaquille O’Neal has been on a team that has won the 3 middle games in the NBA Finals in a row on the road (2001 L.A. Lakers), lose the 3 middle games in a row on the road, (2004 L.A. Lakers) and win the 3 middle games in a row at home (2006 Miami). 2006 NBA Finals • Both teams would go on to be ousted in the first round the following year in historically embarrassing fashion. • The Heat would take a four-game sweep in the first round by the Chicago Bulls, marking the first four-game sweep loss taken in Miami Heat franchise history and in the history of defending NBA Champions in playoff first rounds. • The Mavericks would be upset in six games by the 8th place Golden State Warriors, whose regular season record was 25 games inferior to their 67-15, in one of the biggest upsets in NBA playoff history. • • • See also • National Basketball Association • 2006 NBA Playoffs • NBA Finals • References [1] nba.com, NBA Announces 2005-06 Game And Television Schedule, accessed May 5, 2007. [2] Wade’s Heroics Have Heat One Win From Title [3] usatoday.com, No backcourt violation on winning possession, NBA says, accessed May 5, 2007. [4] espn.com, Cuban fined $250K for actions after Game 5, accessed May 5, 2007. • • External links • The official site of the 2006 NBA Finals Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_NBA_Finals" Categories: National Basketball Association Finals, 2005-06 NBA season, Dallas Mavericks, Miami Heat This page was last modified on 21 May 2009, at 06:20 (UTC). All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details.) Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a U.S. registered 501(c)(3) taxdeductible nonprofit charity. Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers 5