Posted by Royce Young
The Heat had finally taken control of Game 5 but after Jason Terry tied the game with a 3, Dirk Nowitzki caught the ball baseline and pulled out one of his very Dirk-ish moves.
A subtle head fake and he went hard along the baseline for a big two-handed dunk to put Dallas up two. And to cap off the sequence, Tyson Chandler stepped in to take an important charge on LeBron James, wiping away what would've been a tying layup.
This was the first time Dallas had regained the lead after holding one for almost the entire game. The Heat had battled back to take a five-point lead after a 9-0 by Miami. But the Terry 3, then the Dirk dunk put the Mavs back on top for good and they finished it off 112-103 to take the all-pivotal Game 5 and a 3-2 series lead.
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Video: Dirk goes baseline for big dunk
Posted on: June 9, 2011 11:41 pm
Edited on: June 9, 2011 11:47 pm
Category: NBA
Tags: 2011 Finals, 2011 Heat-Mavericks, 2011 Mavericks-Heat, 2011 NBA Finals, 2011 NBA Playoffs, Brendan Haywood, Caron Butler, Chris Bosh, Corey Brewer, Dallas Mavericks, DeShawn Stevenson, Dirk Nowitzki, Dwyane Wade, Eddie House, Erick Dampier, Erik Spoelstra, Finals, Ian Mahinimi, Jamal Magliore, James Jones, Jason Kidd, Jason Terry, Jason Terry, Joel Anthony, Jose Barea, LeBron James, Mario Chalmers, Mark Cuban, Mark Cuban, Miami Heat, Mike Bibby, Mike Miller, NBA Finals, NBA Playoffs, NBA Playoffs, Pat Riley, Peja Stojakovic, Rick Carisle, Shawn Marion, Tyson Chandler, Udonis Haslem, Zydrunas Ilgauskas
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Since: Jan 5, 2009 |
Posted on: June 10, 2011 2:00 am
Video: Dirk goes baseline for big dunkNowitski has been just incredible this entire series. He has raised his game and now has to be considered among the elites in the NBA.
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Since: Nov 23, 2006 |
Posted on: June 10, 2011 1:14 am
Video: Dirk goes baseline for big dunkThat's one less than Lebron always takes.
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Since: Mar 10, 2008 |
Posted on: June 9, 2011 11:58 pm
Video: Dirk goes baseline for big dunkGreat gaem dallas, but Nowitzki walked. He took 3 steps. 1/2 a step to much. Look at it again. It is very clear.
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