{"id":2599,"date":"2011-06-13T02:54:06","date_gmt":"2011-06-13T02:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.faceofmalawi.com\/?p=2599"},"modified":"2011-06-13T02:54:06","modified_gmt":"2011-06-13T02:54:06","slug":"dallas-mavericks-win-nba-title-with-105-95-win-over-miami-heat-take-series-4-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.faceofmalawi.com\/index.php\/2011\/06\/13\/dallas-mavericks-win-nba-title-with-105-95-win-over-miami-heat-take-series-4-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Mavericks win NBA title with 105-95 win over Miami Heat; take series 4-2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"\"<\/a>DALLAS — <\/strong>Everyone has been shooting off the wrong legacy, you might say, in this 2011 NBA Finals.<\/p>\n

So much attention has been heaped on Miami Heat forward LeBron James since his team took the Eastern Conference finals two weeks ago:\u00a0Will James finally get his ring? Will “The Decision” that led to all the derision pay off so swiftly? Is he up to the moment? What was with Game 4 the other night or, for that matter, fourth quarters in general? And always, how will Cleveland feel about all this?<\/em><\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki, with little of James’ LeDrama and apparently none of his Madison Avenue marketing sizzle, plugs along in a half-speed, George Gervin-way toward a breakthrough in his own legacy.<\/p>\n

He may, in fact, already have achieved it with his performances and other work in carrying Dallas to the brink of its first NBA title. ABC\/ESPN analyst Jeff Van Gundy riffed during Dallas’ 112-103 Game 5 victory Thursday night at American Airlines Center that Nowitzki had become a household name around the globe, achieving — as “Dirk” — the lofty one-name status among basketball fans that Michael, Magic, Kareem, Wilt, Kobe, Elgin, Shaq and a few more enjoyed at various times. Y’know, the NBA’s equivalent of Elvis, Cher, Prince, Snoop and Ozzy<\/p>\n

Sealing the deal, though, by helping the Mavericks win one more game in this best-of-seven championship series would kick Nowitzki’s profile higher still. Much higher. \u00a0Now Its all Over. \u00a0Dallas WINS!!!<\/p>\n

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