2011 Nba Finals

To combat the influx of emails I've been getting from you, my incredibly passionate readers, I have decided to start doing a semi-regular mailbag. Bas...

Well, this is awkward. After the Dallas Mavericks won their first NBA title in franchise history, owner Mark Cuban reportedly spent $110,000 on drinks...

Dirk Nowitzki validated his spot in the pantheon of basketball greats. His subpar 9-27 shooting performance was but a minor blip on the radar of an MVP series and MVP-type of season, and by scoring 10 points in the fourth quarter, he became the anti-LeBron.

The Mavericks won the last three games by dominating the fourth quarter. They aren't the most athletic or explosive team, but they know how to play the game, and they are champions.

UPDATE: On Tuesday, LeBron James tried to backtrack his comments from Sunday night's press conference about people rooting for him to fail. "I thin...

As Dirk Nowitzki, Mark Cuban and the rest of the Mavericks hoisted the Larry O’Brien Trophy after their Game 6 victory on Sunday night, fans took to...

MIAMI — Good thing LeBron James had that big party when he arrived here last summer. For now, that's the only celebration he gets in Miami. He...

Chris Bosh could barely stand after the Miami Heat lost to the Dallas Mavericks in Game 6 of the NBA finals. After the Mavs won the NBA championship, ...

MIAMI — For Dirk Nowitzki, the resume is complete. He's an NBA champion. For LeBron James, the agonizing wait continues for at least one more y...

This could be it for the Miami Heat. Can the Dallas Mavericks pull off a crucial road victory to win the 2011 NBA finals? Or will LeBron James and Dwy...

If Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks win this year's NBA Finals, as I fully expect them to do, it will be a huge step forward for U.S. sports and U.S. attitudes about the rest of the world.

Perhaps it's time we accept LeBron for what he is; a terrific player with a beta-male mentality. Maybe then we won't be so disappointed when he fails to take over in crunch time.

Dwyane Wade and LeBron James looked like they were having fun before Game 5 on Thursday night... at Dirk Nowitzki's expense. After Miami's pregame...

In an offensive slugfest the Dallas Mavericks closed the game on a 15-3 run to defeat the Miami Heat 112-103 and take a 3-2 lead in the NBA Finals as the series shifts to Miami.

Remember when Mario Chalmers nailed a long buzzer beater in Game 3 of the NBA finals? Well, he did it again in Game 5. As time was running out in the ...

DALLAS -- Dirk Nowitzki waited five long years for that elusive third victory over Miami, yet there was only a short celebration when it finally came....

Dwyane Wade doesn't mind the LeBron trash talk coming from the Mavericks this week. In fact, he appreciates it. Matt Moore of CBSSports Eye on Bas...

In Game 4, LeBron managed to attempt just one shot in the fourth quarter. Forget the 3-11 shooting output and 37-97 total for the series -- that's bad enough in itself -- but it was the manner in which he played that truly excludes him from the list of all-time legends.

We now have a best-of-three series for the title, with Miami having the home court advantage. The Mavericks still need to win Game Five to have a reasonable chance of hoisting the championship trophy.

The 2011 NBA Finals is already shaping up to be a classic series, thanks in no small part to games like Tuesday night's hard-fought Game 4, which saw ...

DALLAS -- Coughing and wheezing, his temperature spiking to 101, worn out from hardly sleeping the night before, Dirk Nowitzki went through three mise...

In the wake of Miami's impressive Game 3 victory, I joined The Odd Couple of 610 Sports Radio in Houston to break down how and why Dallas faltered at home.

DALLAS -- As exciting as it is to watch Dirk Nowitzki make shot after shot in the NBA Finals, the Dallas Mavericks don't want to keep doing that. N...

Dallas Mavericks guard DeShawn Stevenson doesn't think his team can afford to play too physical against the Miami Heat in the NBA finals because LeBro...