SOURCE ESPN
The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Miami Heat 105-95, becoming the fourth franchise in the past 20 postseasons to claim their first NBA title (2006 Heat, 1999 San Antonio Spurs and 1994 Houston Rockets).
They became the fifth team to win the NBA title as a No. 3 seed or lower since the current NBA playoff format began in 1984.
Jason Terry led the Mavericks with a game-high 27 points off the bench, scoring 19 in the first half.
Such efforts down the stretch, in addition to his overall performance for the series, earned Nowitzki the NBA Finals MVP. Nowitzki is just the fourth player born outside the U.S. to win the Finals MVP.
Nowitzki entered this postseason having scored 22,792 points in the regular season. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, that is the fourth-most by a player at the time of his first NBA title, trailing only Oscar Robertson, Wilt Chamberlain, and West.
LeBron James led Miami with 21 points and Dwyane Wade added 17 points, but the two combined for 11 of the Heat's 17 turnovers.
For the series, James and Wade combined for 62 fourth-quarter points. Nowitzki, by himself, scored a total of 62 points in the fourth quarter of the series.
While James had a better showing in the fourth quarter in Game 6 than in previous games, his overall scoring was still well below his standards.
He finished with a 17.8 scoring average for the series, 8.9 points worse than what he averaged during the regular season (26.7).
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