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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 See Also: 2006 NBA Playoffs
BROADCAST NOTES , 2007 . 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 ." PLAYOFF ROSTERS 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 Two Dirk Nowitzki had a stellar 26 point-16 rebound performance, and the Mavericks cruised past the Heat to take a 2–0 series lead.
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.
Game Four Dwyane Wade shined again for the Heat with 36 points, and Miami held Dallas to just seven points in the fourth quarter en route to a series-tying, blowout victory. The Mavericks' low-scoring fourth quarter was the lowest ever by any team during the NBA Finals. Jerry Stackhouse caught Shaquille O'Neal with a flagrant foul that resulted in him being suspended for Game 5.
Game Five Making a strong case for NBA Finals MVP, Dwyane Wade was the star yet again with 43 points shooting as many free throws as all the Mavericks combined, leading the Heat to their third straight win over Dallas after being down 0–2 in the series. After a controversial play in which Mavericks owner Mark Cuban thought Wade committed a backcourt violation, Wade hit the game-winning free throws with 1.9 seconds left, and also made the shot that sent the game into overtime. He set an NBA Finals record for most made free-throws in a game with 21. The NBA, upon further review of the play, deemed that the officials made the correct call, and that there was no backcourt violation committed.usatoday.com, No backcourt violation on winning possession, NBA says , accessed May 5 , 2007 . After the game, Dirk Nowitzki kicked a ball into the stands and Mavericks owner Mark Cuban caused many "acts of misconduct" resulting in both of them being fined $5,000 and $250,000 respectively.espn.com, Cuban fined $250K for actions after Game 5 , accessed May 5 , 2007 .
Game Six Behind Dwyane Wade's 36 points, Miami edged Dallas to win their first championship in franchise history. Averaging 34.7 points per game in the championship series, Wade was named NBA Finals MVP (Most Valuable Player).
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