DALLAS – Dirk Nowitzki was sick and Brendan Haywood was hobbled. And because big men No. 4 and 5 on the Dallas Mavericks’ roster are named Brian Cardinal and Ian Mahinmi, it was time for Tyson Chandler to step up.
With 13 points and 16 rebounds in the Mavs’ 86-83 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 4 of the 2011 NBA Finals, Chandler did just that, helping his team even the series at 2-2.
Haywood had replaced Chandler with 1:14 to go in the first quarter, and the Heat immediately went on a 5-0 run. When Miami began the second on a 7-0 run to go up 28-21, with Haywood struggling, Chandler knew he couldn’t afford to sit any longer. So he didn’t even wait for Mavs coach Rick Carlisle to call his name.
“I seen that [Haywood] was just trying to battle it out,” Chandler said, “but I told coach, ‘You have to get me back out there. I will play 48 if I need to.’ “
Chandler didn’t play 48 minutes, but he played a season-high 42:56, including all but 1:59 of the second half. And despite that, he looked to have the most energy of anyone in the fourth quarter.
Four of Chandler’s nine offensive rebounds came in the final six minutes of the game. Only one of those — a Chandler put-back that cut the Heat lead to one point with 5:43 to go — resulted in second-chance points for the Mavs. His other three offensive boards each extended possessions in the final 3 1/2 minutes, giving the Heat fewer opportunities to play catch up.
Overall, it was a huge and timely performance for Chandler, one that Nowitzki called “phenomenal.” The Mavs don’t necessarily need Chandler to score, but he’s got 26 total points in Dallas’ two wins, and 14 in their two losses.
“When I saw [Nowitzki] walking today, he was barely able to talk, I knew I had to have a big night,” Chandler said. “I just told myself what can I do that I haven’t been doing of late. And I felt like I can get out and run, open things up, get on some screen-and-rolls and open myself up on the glass.”
Lebron compared to jordan eh???
I know, my whole point with this Labron / Jordan thing was that Labron needed to go get Wade. Jordan never had an eight point night, he could because nobody else on his team could put up big numbers every night, Wade can, and the Heat even know he is better than Labron, so they do not give Labron the ball. Wade is there star, but Labron is way better than Scorry Pippin, and Bosh is better than Rodman or Grant. Labron = Jordan was the stupidest thing Pip has ever said, and anyone who has been saying he is, is just brain warped. For REAL
ummm…bosh better than rodman? i’ll let some others weigh in before i go off on that statement…
wades a pouty cry baby, the coach plays to his ego to keep him happy, and wade wouldnt have it any other way
saying LBJ is better than Pippen may be true in some way
but Bosh to Rodman might be something debatable,
and I think any team owner would be willing to trade a Rodman to a Bosh
yah, don’t tell bosh is greater than rodman because bosh is a loser compared to rodman. and LbJ to PiP? james only knows how to dunk..the Pip is all around.
Bosh is better than Rodman?? 2 time defensive player of the year, led the league in rebounds for 7 straight years, and i’m not talking about the kind of numbers that todays guys are putting up, i’m talking about averages of 15 – 18+ rebounds per game! He’s listed as being 6’6”, probably more like 6’8”. Bosh’s highest average is 10.7 rpg and he’s 6’11”. Ok you can look at his career points per game but it’s easier to get buckets when you’re the best player of a fairly average group as he was in Toronto. Rodman also has 5 championships. Fact is Bosh will never be as good as Dennis Rodman.
And i don’t know where Pippen was going with that whole Lebron / Jordan thing, he wasn’t making any sense at all, But you say that Jordan never had anyone that could but up big numbers every night. Excluding his rookie season Pippen averaged 19 ppg over 10 years with the Bulls. 19 ppg as the second option behind the greatest player to ever play the game! You say Lebron is WAy better than Pippen. I think a lot of people would disagree. Scottie Pippen is pound for pound the most underrated player in NBA history. Pippen in his prime would be on a par with Lebron (in my opinion). I don’t have anything against lebron, don’t get me wrong, but i just have a problem with the fact that because he’s the best player in the league now, he is being compared to the greatest player ever. The league was a tougher place in the 80′s and 90′s. Compare him to all the players of the age instead of just Jordan.
I don’t know Pippen is better than wade in my opinion and Rodman is Better than Bosh and Lebron doesn’t have steve kur, grant…ect. Jordans supporting cast was wayyyyy better than lebrons even his big 3. Jordan is still better than Lebron but lebron definetly isn’t too far off and he still has TEN YEARS left. But as of right now Jordan Pippen Rodman > Lebron Wade Bosh
In some way you are coreect , Lebron maybe not better than jordan , scotty is wrong to say that Lebron is better than Jordan http://sportales.com/basketball/miami-heat-lebron-james-is-better-than-michael-jordan/, but if we are going o read between the lines what pippen said, we will know that Lebron is really is better than Jordan, think about it guys, you can think things more than that. Lah
I WOULD TAKE RODMAN OVER BOSH ANYDAY! STUPID COMMENT!
I think when Scottie was comparing Mike and Lbron, he was saying Lbron is like the MJ of the era. Kobe (no offense) is getting kinda old, so he’s done. Rodman is better than Bosh overall, but Bosh vs. Dennis on offense is no contest. Bosh is offense. He’s just kinda behind Lbron and Dwade cause they always get the ball, every possession. But LETS GO MAVS! Great game Tyson. Try to put up 20 next time.
Sorry I disagree!!!!!!!!!!
Jordan was better then LJ or Wade will ever be.
Pippen was better then LJ will ever be, Wade could come close to Pip.
Rodmann was better in his Rookieyear then Bosh will ever be.
If you would like to compare the greatest team of all time (Bulls) to Heat, then please this way:
Jordan equal to the whole Heat team
Pippen equal to James or Wade
Rodmann equal to the Heat frontcourt
Luc Longley equal to Bosh
Kukoc equal to the Heat Bench.
Really crazy what some people write. The Heat didn´t even won 60 games till now, what compared to the Bulls-team (do you remember 70-12) was a bad year!!!!
Following the games here from Europe, hoping the Mavs win, but please no comparison with Jordan, Pippen and the ‘worm’ Rodman, they are legends. Labron , Wade and bosh are not, first they need to become champions and repeat that a few times.
What has happened to LeBron in the finals? as the games go on, he seems to go missing even more…
http://hoopnholla.com/basketball-blog/what-has-happened-to-lebron-james/
He missed shot because Cry Baby took most of them already
i think if people actually did some committed work and looked at jordan videos and not just look at the STATS
they would realize that jordan is by far greater than lebron
some of the shots i seen jordan hit were just straight stupid like 3 guys on him jus weaves in for perfect lay ups
lebron is awesome but he really doesnt compare to micheal when it comes to mental toughness and the ability to play on the biggest stage out there
plus jordan won defensive player of the year and hes got a smaller body than lebron does
you cant say that its not easier to guard people when you have 2 inches and 50 pounds on someone but yet your just as athletic if not, more athletic
go watch a pile and pile of jordan videos and games and then compare them because i GUARANTEE half these people just sit here and say “oh yea this guys better than the other” without even sufficient knowledge to judge the situation
Game 5 is a critical game . Dallas you must win this one! Minimize TOs and dominate the rebounds and don’t waste any open looks as much as possible. Good luck and hope you’ll have the HOT HANDS tomorrow and also in game 6 to close the FINALS already. I and other fans out here believe in YOU GUYS!
I dont know …I really dont care what happens next.
Cheers! Salutes from Europe! We have a good league here too we can exchange knowledges.!
Im neutral fan. Im just enjoy good teams.
@germansheperd: You know a lot about basketball dont inhibit yourself. There´s a long history here in Europe and there in America about basketball. Very good players!
Salutes! Cheers! And send me your email maybe we can contact us for chaaattt!!!!!
more like the king of pop if you ask me LOL
What are you doing to us Lebron? This kind of bad performance has no excuse! Still if Lebron can play that bad and Phallus only wins by three then the Heat have nothing to worry about! Once Lebron wakes up and gets his usual 30 points the series will be over in a big way! Miami in 6!
Agree with you, Lebron had a very bad night and Chris Bosh a bad second q. But don’t forget about Dirk playing with high feaver. Dirk is amazing – Das Dirk.
What happens to LeBron? He played so well against Celtics and Bulls but in the last three games and especially last night he was terible, he seemed complacent and disconnected, I don’t thing there is something physicaly wrong with him but something else. What do you guys thing?
The only way I could explain a performance like that would be with a conspiracy theory, which I don’t have. I’m just baffeled as to how James played so well agianst two of the best defensive team in the leauge and last night just came up missing.
It amazes me that you two have failed to realize James is still a choker, and get nervous to embrace the BIG STAGE
Yea he closed out games in Chicago, but forget that, WE IN THE FINALS NOW, its either get a RING OR DONT GET A RING, and he’s not playing like he wants to get one in my opinion. Last Year against Boston was the same thing, even though last year in Game 5 he seemed to FORCE errors and cost them that game he only had 15pts in.
The Mavs defense IS really playing him GOOD, and HE has now became a SPECTATOR to Wade. Wade is playing OUT OF THIS WORLD BALL, splitting defenders, hitting wild shots, doing it all from the inside out and James has yet to SHOW UP!
This fool had one good series against Chicago and everyone want to bow down to his feet, calling him Jordan? Yes just stupid, this is WADE’S TEAM…HE IS THE LEADER…AND BUILT FOR THE “MOMENT”…always has been!
Lebron have an attitude problem. He realized that the HEAT’s best player is still Wade so he’s ego was hurt. That’s why he’s plating like that. Expect him to request for a trade next season because in MIAMI he is not the king.
then he should’ve never signed with Miami, that was his first mistake if he still wanted to be KING,
HE LEFT HIS THRONE, TRYING TO COME AND RULE IN ANOTHER…NOT HAPPENING WITH WADE
oooh Man, Tyson was efficient as heat pump despite blocked by D-Wade. But it is OK, it happens. Go ahead. Actually, it seems only Tyson is doing all the dirty work in the paint and only he goes for offensive and defensive rebounding. Yes, his energy lifts Mavs. I was hating him when he was in Hornets (Mavs was beaten by Hornets horribly in the 1st round). But, now he is Maverick and doing great. That’s just sweet as sugar and spice. Mavs was needed that kind of energetic Center, This year we have to be CHAMPIONS. GO MAVS GO!!!!!!!!
jordan farmar
THANK YOU DALLAS FOR BACKIING UP DIRK!!!
Game 4 … that’s for ALL YOU DIRK HATERS and DALLAS HATERS OUT THERE!!!
I LOVE THIS SERIES!!!
ALL THOSE HATERS CALLING SWEEPS AND CALLING LEBRON NEXT MJ … SEE FOR YOURSELVES!!!
DALLAS IS 4 REAL!!!
i guess Lebron knows now how it feels to be called as an “inadequate supporting cast”… the Finals is the stage for the greatest players on the court… Wade vs. Dirk.
A RING FOR KIDD!!!
WELL SAID!!!!
very well said!
He was reason why Dallas won today and played well in these playoff games. He is very hard working guy. Please give them that Championship. All Mavs deserve it/
chandler is ANOTHER problem the heat has to solve…
he’s even better than what Joakim Noah did in the ECF…
Lol dude that was not a spectacular game for Chandler. I would say very solid. That is how a 7 footer gurading a basket against guys whos average hieght is 6’9″ should play.
IF IT’S JUST SOLID, WHY CAN BOSH NEVER GET THAT MANY REBOUNDS? NAH HE ISNT A CENTER, BUT HE HAS PLAYED THE POSITION AND IS BASICALLY 7FT HIMSELF…
except for the fact that chandler is being asked to play defense AND offense unlike the bigs of miami where only bosh is suposed to score, haslem chips in here and there, but besides that joel anthony and company are only asked to play defense where as chandler had no back up because haywood was hurt
did you not see that he played 42 minutes?
the kind of hustle it takes to still play hard in the 4th quarter after your constantly playing both ends of the floor is remarkable
you just praise the heat when they win and dont give dallas any credit, all your doing is making yourself sound like bandwagon fan both teams are playing some good basketball at points and you have to give credit when it is due
stick big Z out there against dallas’s small line up hes 7,3 hel have the height advantage
i highly doubt he will be anywhere CLOSE to effective as chandler is
because height isnt everything there are 7fters who SUCK
dont downgrade chandlers great effort he really helped his team win
Okay well Dirk is 7th as well and gets less rebounds than Bosh so what’s your point? Mine is that Chandler did what he normally does, but he scored some more points(off free throws mainly) and that’s considered a spectacular game? Guess in your book but for me that’s just solid and nothing more…When Chandler gets 20pts and 10 boards that would be spectacular for him.
hEATWAVE SHUT UP….SOMETIMES I REALLY DONT LIKE U….
does wade want to win or is he just hellbent on outdoing lbj? just sayin, when lbj steers the ship good things happen, when wade does its always too close for comfort, me personally, i see thru dwade, hollywood as hell, hero ball does not impress me, if the heat win, wade will win mvp and thats the only way he would have it, lbj truly doesnt care about all that, dude does what the coach asks, all you haters got it twisted, wade was a no show in the conf finals, and is gonna make this series go longer than it should cause he is hellbent on on being the man, kobe v. shaq all over again, but that does equal chips, just as it did in lala land…
Lol I dont think D-Wades 32 points all camefrom Isolation plays. He is not trying to outplay Lebron, Everyone on the heat has a role, D-wade is just getting more shots off the offence and he is probaly feeling comfortable playing against the Dallas Defence. LBJ doesnt always make good things happen….. Remember Last year with the celtics ? You think he had the balls to win ? D-Wade doesnt get Finals MVP for nothing man, Btw Shaq thinks D-Wade is better than Kobe, and i dont think Kobe ever got a Finals MVP playing with shaq, D-wade did. So put away this LBJ leading the team non-sence, and 8 points ?? Im not even gonna talk about how “well” he played.
Though this has nothing to do with the topic, I cant sit here and let you bash Kobe’s good name into the ground.
Wade won MVP when Shaq was how old, the guy was about 34, which is PAST HIS PRIME, he was still a force, but NOTHING CLOSE to that when the had the 3peat.
wow dude your stupidity on saying wade is outdoing lbj is on the next level…
do you really think wade just cares about being the finals mvp?
or if he is, then HIS FIRST AND FOREMOST GOAL IS TO WIN THE SERIES FIRST and that’s what he is trying to do in this series — WIN GAMES…
with the way lbj is showing it should have been a 3-1 Mavs series if wade hadn’t stepped up…
I wonder if you really are watching their games or just making statements out of what you heard in the news…
and I guess you don’t play basketball either coz you’re just too focussed on your favorite one player and not on the team…
Wade is nothing but selfish and crying Baby
As much as I really don’t like LBJ, it is unfair to criticize him for his performance in Game 5. The fact of the matter is, he can’t get on an offensive rhythm since most of the possessions were to Wade (in most of the Finals game). I think there was a deliberate decision (with the buy-in of LBJ) to have Wade carry the Heat – although LBJ’s heart was not into it and it showed in the distanced way he played during the games.
GO MAVERICKS in 6!!!
wow im guessing your a close friend of theirs… i mean it sounds like you speak to them on a regular basis idiot. everyone has teams that they just match up better with Wade is an awesome player as is Dirk LBJ Bosh and the rest of BOTH teams. Im a Miami fan always have been since its my city, but Ill admit both teams are playing awesome and thats what makes the series that much better to watch but stupid people like you constantly comparing and hating talking like you know people is sad watch the game like a FAN cause im damn sure your not friends with anyone even relatively close to the heat sh7t the towel boy wouldnt even give you a second glance
yeah yeah, wade just does what he wants to be better than lebron…sure^^. as if the trainer or the team would let that happen. and wade himself would never do this, or have you seen any signs of it during the season or the postseason? just to remember you, james had the better stats! lebron just doesnt have the big game now in the finals, thats all! wade is on fire as he was 5 years ago, so why not giving the ball to him? he knows what it takes to win a championship for his heat, much better than james does! would you rather give the ball to a guy who only shot 3/11 in the game than to a dynamite wade who made 13/20? where`s the logic in it?
Yea the media you are a fool
James has hendered this series, the MAvs could be 3-1 right now. They won last night and they could won game 3. And lebron put them in position both times because of all the calls. He is playing sloppy ball, getting about 2 travel calls on key possessions, double dribble calls, ect
Wade sees he is messing up and says ENOUGH FOOLISHNESS, I gotta take it upon my shoulders or WE will lose! You have to respect that, that is the work of a true leader!
so wade didnt fumble the ball on the last posession last night and didnt miss a game tying ft, just imagine if lbj would have done that…
The truth of it all is that we are seeing who the BEST player on the Heat is and it’s not Lebron. Tyson had a pretty good game and helped the Mavs pull off a win. The thing I’ve noticed is Both teams can play better, the Mavs have missed a lot of open shots and the heat havemissed out on a lot of possesions with TO’s or poor half court Offense. The series is tied and looking like it will go 7 unless one of them win back to back games. Good luck to both sides let’s see who will get crowned after the series
law064
Your dumbe because tell me exactly WHO THEN closed out and had the better series against Boston and Chicago?
YEA THATS WHAT I THOUGHT
We are ***ALL*** WItnesses!!!
hEAT ALL DAY
WE IN THE FINALS BABY BOY, WHO CARES ABOUT BOSTON AND CHICAGO AT THIS POINT….
ITS PLAY GOOD BASKETBALL NOW, OR GO HOME WITHOUT THE RING, THAT SIMPLE!!!! PAST SERIES DONT MEAN A THING AT THIS POINT AND TIME
Ur nuts dude seriously…Wade hellbent to oudo lebron seriously….u havent heard anything called defensive matchups or the style of play of each player..how much lack of knowledge of the game do u have!!!!Wade is a “crafty”player Lebron “power”player in this case Dallas is able to contain lebrons power by throwing bodies his way..but a crafty player like wade knows his matchups and his limitations..Y u think he’s the best SG to use the bak shot i mean really havent u ever watched Ginobli play..Wade is almost resembling his game to that!!!i cnt believe u even came up on here and just spoke nonsense!!Im a Heat Fan and im REAL disappointed LBJ only had “8 PTS” a futur hall of famer,i mean he aint no bench player he is considered one of the best in the game and he comes up with 8 PTS in the most crucial game of the play offs…thats speechless to me.Wade is doing it all and he’s always been that TYPE of player goes hard allllll da timeeeee thats y he’s my fav player never seen this guys score 8 pts when he wanted to win its ridiculous.
look at the shot count for the series for wade, bosh and lebron, plain and simple, wade is disruptive to offensive flow, he forces the issue and it doesnt allow for guys to get going, lebron is getting a shot here and there, and this is lebron james. one point i’d like to make also is that the jordan pippen comparison isnt as accurate for wade and james as a comparison to magic and worthy would be, lebron does not need to score 30 just like magic didnt, were as wade is very gifted at creating his own shot much like worthy although obviously in different ways at a different position, just puzzles me how all of a sudden because wade gets rolling they start letting him dominate the ball so much, this is the finals and if they would stick to what they did much of the season this woyuldnt be tied at two games a piece, if they loose this series im going to question bosh an wade having so many more fg and ft attempts than lebron, its like the coach went back to the gameplan from the beginning of the yr making lebron the point guard, playing him too many minutes for him to be fresh at the end and asking him to guard everyone on d, and all you wade, pre lebron heat fans, settle down, you get too emotional just like your main man dwade.
I dont think you understand what your talking about.
How is Dwade PRESSING it, when all his shots ARE GOING DOWN!!!!!! the guy was 13/20, meaning he has the HOT HAND, and I will continue going to him because of it!
When they tried to give James the ball he is traveling, making fouls, double dribbling…he wasnt in rhythm from early on, thats not Dwade’s fault, and if I was Dwade im not going to sit around and WAIT for him to get it together, I will take it upon myself to get things under control. If you watched in the 4th quarter, every time Dallas tried to go up by 2 or 4 points Wade came right back down the other end SCORING, I wouldnt call that PRESSING IT, i call it TRYING TO WIN!
good games so far, except for the first one… i guess with Kidd having a forgetable game in Game 4, the Heat should watch out for him…
I see a game 7 brewing…
I want the Dirk next game final shoot . Im neutral fan. But it´s all I want. And Miami….mmmmm
The play better defense.
Dont bring the refs as an excuses. There´s no excuses. Im neutral fan. And im in summer here in Europe. I want a SLAM Nowiztki dunk in next game and the 3 final shot winner. Then take the trophy. Im neutral fan.
It was not the great team of Dallas, without Haywood, (butler) and Nowitzki was not at his best. Jason Terry made a lot of mistakes again. Jason Kidd was not in the rythm.
They where lucky this time, Miami get nervous at the end, Dallas had a good defense, and I am convinced Dallas can play much better, over 100 points.
Go Mavs! Go get your ring! It’s a chance of a lifetime! Don’t get bothered by Lebron who???
The Filipino People, fans from Manila, Philippines loves to see that fade away spectacular shot and layups by Dirk noone can stop that!!!Here in Manila we call it the “Elegant Shot” by Ramon Fernandez of PBA who else can stop that Dirk is “El Presidente” taking responsibility to win!
Go Mavs! Get your Ring!!!
It was a bad game. Im from Miami from Haiti area.
Go Mavs! Go get your ring! It’s a chance of a lifetime! Don’t get bothered by Lebron who???
The Filipino People, fans from Manila, Philippines loves to see that fade away spectacular shot and layups by Dirk noone can stop that!!!Here in Manila we call it the “Elegant Shot” by Ramon Fernandez of PBA who else can stop that Dirk is “El Presidente” taking responsibility to win!
Go Mavs! Get your Ring!!!
huh ?!
A seriously Tyson played how its going to take if were going to beat the heat. spectacular performance for the love of the game
The wind of change is on. Mavs will win this series. Dirk superstar MVP better than Larry Bird and Michael Jordan.
The song for his trhopy: Black and White.
Time for LeBron to prove himself if he is worthy for a title!
The way I see the NBA Final series, the winner is always decided by the point production in the 4th quarter. Dallas is an offensive team. Dirk is practically automatic in the 3pt line. I think its time for LeBron to step up in scoring especially in the 4th quarter who has 5-2-2-0 points for games 1 to 4 respectively.
Miami is a defensive team but sometimes their defense collapses in the 4th quarter. Bosh is too slow for him to guard Dirk in Game 2. In Game 3, I don’t belive that Haslem really guard Dirk well. Give Bosh another chance to guard Dirk on one on one. More minutes for Anthony than Haslem they lack a true center inside blocking shots when he is out. Dirk usually attacks inside the paint especially a win-win situation for the Dallas. Haslem is a good rebounder but not a good blocker.
I have followed each of the Miami’s games from postseason to playoff. If they could stop Dirk the way they do with Rose there is a chance for Miami to clich the title.
In the Philippines, we have this saying “bilog ang bola” (the ball is round anything can happen).
GO Heat!
Dirks is the best player ever ,better than Magic , better than Michael, Better than Dr.J. and over-all He is humble
by Michael i hope u mean michael peitrus…..coz it wud crazy if u said he was better than jordan…..
Fully agree, there is only one Michael…….. Jordan
I’m a die hard MAVS and Dirk fan, but he’s definitely not better than Michael. Maybe only the aspect of taking a fade away perimeter shot, he is better than anybody we’ve ever seen.
LET’S GO MAVS !
Chandler is always a key to this final. He’s the miss-match
Lebron james you’ll never be the man, nuf said
Dirk is next to Jordan not LQJ or Dwade…
Good job Tyson, Good Job.. 2 more games baby.. Terry should follow as well..
Yes….Lebron had a career low playoff points game…..but I think Bosh was pathetically horrible in the final 8 minutes…..3 missed jumpers, 2 turnovers. Heats thought it was game 3!!!!!! the home town boy finally stepping up…ha ha, never happened. I hate it when Miami plays like this and Chandler like that
chandler did what is expected him to do and he did it very well but i’m for miami heat and it is a big letdown to see Lebron failed to contribute much to make his team win I would like to congratulate Wade, he is just a very exciting player and very determined one It is now tied at 2 each and believe that Lebron has still much time to redeemed himself in the following games remember that Wade already has a ring Lebron doesnt that is the most rallying factor for Lebron to be more aggresive and more determined to win these series
am a dallas and dirk fan from singapore.
congrats to the mavs and props to chandler and the bench.. glad we got the W but may i just say we still haven’t seen the mavs at their best in this series yet. am i the only one that thinks this?
No, I think so too. If the Mavs play like they played all season long, there will be no chance for the heat. the heat are too bad at the offensive end and especially in the final quatter, and on defensive end both teams are equal. Go MAVS stop the crying Heat “uhhhhah the refs”. We all know that Dallas is the better team. Just think if Butler was fit and healthy the MAVS would have sweept the series.
and your absolutely CRAZY if you think the Heat have ever had their best game either
Where is LEBUM IN THE 4TH QUARTER OF THESE FINALS..NO WHERE TO BE FOUND..HE DOES NOT HAVE KILLER INSTINCT THAT JORDAN AND KOBE HAVE ..TRUTH HURTS..HE HAS SCORED JUST 9 POINTS IN THE 4TH QUARTER OF ALL 4 GAMES..HE GAVE UP LAST NIGHT JUST LIKE LAST YEAR VS BOSTON..HE IS SMART TO JOIN WADE TO TRY AND WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP CAUSE WHEN IT COMES TO THE FINALS HES JUST AN AVERAGE PLAYER..HERE IS HIS STATS FOR CAREER..2-6 RECORD 36%FG PERCENTAGE 19 POINTS A GAME AND 5 TURNOVERS ..ENOUGH SAID..
Tell me WHO CLOSED out and had the BETTER series against Boston and Chicago?
LEBRON JAMES THATS WHO!
Keep CHUGGIN that haterade
Does anyone remember MJ scoring 8 pts in a Finals game? I don’t think so… What do you say, Scottie?
How the hell can anyone compare LBJ or any other player to MJ when it comes to Finals performances? Seriously, no contest, Kobe included…
no question about it, LBJ and DWade are both very good athlete, but with them are personal egos that make their team to suffer. It’s the finals, and it should not be a matter of who is better than who, If they continue to play that way (credit grabbing), then the MAVS might pull out a surprise out of them, and if that happens, DIRK will be gauged as better than the “Big Three” combined.
at last , chandler woke up and help the Dallas. Hope it wouldn’t’ be the last big game for Tyson. Good game , but still mavs will reign at the end of the series.
are u that stupid did u see game 2 lebrick lost those games for them by trying to be a hero with are those dumb threes he put up wade is the real deal lebron is just along for the ride wade is the real king with the ring not the ringless king wade has the killer instinct just ask shaq lebron just chokes remember lebron went to wade cause he knew how to win and he had heart something lebron did not know how to do or had face it lebron is spineless and weak under pressure
I completely agree lol, lebron still hasnt developed a killer instinct…Game 2 he put up bad shots…Game 3 and Game 4 in the foruth quarter he made dumb mistakes, getting traveling and double dribble calls along with some fouls. Luckily Miami was able to pull out that 2pt win for Game 3, but the mistakes and lack of production of James did not allow for a win in Game 4.
I want Dallas to win, Lebron is a bandwagoner just like most of these “Heat” fans ever since he came to South Beach
@Lakers 2011 – NO 3Peat Due to Mavs SWEEP
Yea your so right. Lebrons such a bandwagoner. And yea he didnt close out Boston or Chicago. Not at all. Get a life hater.
YOU A FOOL!
I DONT CARE THAT THE MAVS SWEPT US, IM NOT GOING HIDE MY INDENTY AND CHANGE MY NAME LIKE SOME OTHER PEOPLE ON HERE, I STAND UP FOR MY TEAM, WIN OR LOSE
I BET YOU WERENT EVEN A HEAT FAN BEFORE LEBRON CAME …GET A LIFE ..HOP OFF MINES!
PLEASE…this is the narrow mindedness that lets us all know your haters with selective memory. So who carried the Heat and closed out both Boston and Chicago huh? When Wade was stuggling huh?
YEA THATS WHAT I THOUGHT
Good job Tyson.. that’s the way how to compliment a great shooter like Dirk. Keep on going after rebounds. But watching Game 4 it was the Heat who keep on clogging the shaded lane and keeping the Mavs from getting a second shot. Most of the time, it was only tyson battling against 3 or 4 heat players. It was all breaks of the game that Dallas scape this game with a win.
Dallas needs to be agressive DEFENSIVELY to win 2 of the next 3 games. Hope, Rick Carlisle push his players to work on defense.. I hope Dallas wins this Championship for Cuban and the rest of the grat players of Dallas. Gudluck, we’ll be watching Game 5.
i’m a fan of dirk since 2001…
the way he played tonight is full o f determination… even thought he’s sick, he still keep on playing with all of his strenght and im very proud of him.. dallas will win this series…
we shouldnt even bother that LBJ-MJ thing, because these finals isnt about that, its the pride of both teams, if LEBRON wins a finals mvp award and a championship ring, he isnt still like MJ. it won’t change a thing, so stop arguing about that, let;s argue who will win in these finals now. it’s a best of 3 now, it gets more exciting, so don’t you all frustrate each other.
i am pretty sure dat nxt match is all goin to lbj….. dis has happnd so many tyms!!….one match he’s off d vry nxt match he comes up wid sumthing big!!….i still beleive in james and LETS GO HEAT!!!
Lol totally agree wtih Celtics/dwadefan. LeBron shouldve went to collage,,, considering he’s team in highschool trashed most teams they faced. LeBron dont know how to deal with Crunch Time Situations, Lol i still remember the Buzzer Beater he hit against the magic in the Conference Finals in 09 lol. Check back and see his reaction! lol. He was like a lil kid man. OHh and the 4th quater buckets you say against the Chicago Bulls ? Im sure good players goes on a shooting streak sometimes, maybe try taking him off after one three and putting him back on in 3mins. Will he still be clutch ? Go watch some D-Wade documentary’s and be a D-wade fan!! lol
Chandler did one of the best blue collar job duty as a Mav in Game 4.
I would to comment on LBJ better than MJ…that’s too early to tell…let LBJ prove something first and let time tell us if he’s the greatest ever. MJ still is the greatest ever and he’s way ahead of LBJ.So LBJ better make it fast or you’ll never get near MJ…LOL
44 to 9.
That is Dirk’s points in the fourth compared to Lebron.
I couldn’t find Wade or Bosh’s fourth quarter production, but I am thinking that Dirk may have outperformed all 3 superstars in the 4th,
Talk about Cluth.
If Finals MVP was picked right now … It WOULD BE DIRK!!!
I Hope his teammates continue to STEP UP and GIVE110%
LBJ is not as good as MJ, he cant take over, he’s turning to wade. he just had 8 points? C’mon..MJ didnt have that kind of performance in the Finals. And looking on how things go, its safe to say that Dirk is way better than LBJ, having a flu or fever didnt stop him from delivering when needed the most.
overall, mavs play better basketball.. imagine if butler was healthy, im not sure if this game would be close… this is the time of the mavs! lebron and wade should stop the acting!! base on the reply, they are clearly foul betting… it’s not a good sight! just play hard and clean basketball..
This series should be over. Pat Riley must be furious over the Heat’s inability to close out games in this series. Now instead of a return to South Beach as conquering heroes, they will have to win at home to win the series. That is no guarantee. Even if Miami wins Game 5 in Dallas, the way they have been playing, they could easily choke in Game 6. The media and the experts have over hyped the Heat and are obsessed with showing highlight footage of LeBron and D-Wade doing alley oops, slam dunks, and shot blocks. Well, none of that will matter if they don’t win it all. But Miami’s biggest mistake is now allowing Dallas to believe that they have a shot and a wounded animal is a dangerous one. This is now the true test that many have wonder, how will these guys handle a close series? They didn’t had to worry about this in Philly, Boston, and Chicago. Can’t wait for Game 5.
Lebron haven’t the jordan’s talent. In Fact right now he’s not the best player in the league, Wade have proven be better than him, and Dirk have proven be better than both of them. Dirk is a last shot man, The most decisive player in the big moments right now and for me thats the better player, even with 2 or 3 guys defending him they could not stop it, nobody. In addition to fever and an injured finger . I remember that was the Jordan’s plus Big times shots. And by the way Bosh is not better than Rodman, are you crazy?
I thin its obvious for those who dont want to believe the nba is more and more starting to look like the wwe. lebron james scores eight points in a whole game come on lets be real, iam not a lebron fan or miami but i find it weird that both teams destroyed all their opponents before making it to the finals now all of a sudden, no one can get the advantage i mean come on someone should be able to pull away with the game. jason kidd turns the ball over more in this series than i have ever see before in his career, jason terry jj barea cant buy a shot. if u dnt believe then hey its your opinon, iam just giving mine. but look at this the marketing the jersey sale the tennis sales the gatorade sales lets be real basketball is a mockery now, referees have been investigated and testified that they have accepted money to call games on sided.
i agree wit scheme21… pippen most underrated player of all time!!! did u see what he did when mj retired? he almost single handedly willed the bulls to a championship had it not been for an officiating disaster of a bad call… jordan may be the best of all time… but pippen will always be my favorite.
Lotta love to Tyson. Dirk is still the man…but the mavs wouldnt be in this position…competing in the finals without their pogo-stick of a center! Lol
I don’t think there’d be many who’d disagree with me – whoever wins Game 5 will go on to take the series.
If Miami win, good for them, but I really hope their example isn’t picked up on by the League’s younger athletes. The tragedy is it probably will. Young players will look to the Heat and the ’07-’08 Celtics and think that’s the way you do it, synchronise your contracts and create elite circles. I mean really will we see Kevin Love, Blake Griffin and Derrick Rose playing for Chicago in a few years time? We’re already seeing the new era Knicks take shape.
The thing Miami fans don’t understand is that they will succeed at the expense of the League. Their dominance won’t just be for this year either, unless there’s movement around the East the Heat could be back here in June for the next five years. Do you really think players will stay where they are and hope that the front office will make their team better when they can skip town and bully the competition? Given the Heat are in the Finals it may be too late to avert that train of thought.
I don’t particularly blame LeBron or Chris Bosh. Neither the Cavs or the Raptors ever looked serious about getting better. I don’t know whether it’s because they’re the non-US team but Toronto always feels out of the public eye. Cleveland’s best move was to get Mo Williams, by the time they got Antawn Jamieson it was all too late. I think to some degree they had the right to leave their clubs because their clubs weren’t doing their best to get the right talent around them. But their actions can be perceived as lacking patience. Everyone thinks that championship rings are a reward for teams who’ve had the best season, but for a lot of championship players they are the reward of a number of seasons of hard work. For Dirk, a ring would be reward for sticking it out for 13 years on the same team, disappointing season after disappointing season. Same goes for Kidd. Having one ring is special. The Heat don’t get that. James wants to win as many rings as possible. It says to the new generation of pro basketballers that you can get the ultimate prize without ever having to go through anything that’s hard, without having to trust in others to recruit talent, to be disappointed year after year after year until finally you get what you want. I believe that’s a fate that’s in store for the Thunder soon enough, and deservedly so. But it’s very hard to credit that to the Heat who, as a unit, their only hard time was an 8-9 record and a five game losing streak.
You should not include the 07-08 Celtics team in the same breath as Miami.
First off, Garnett and Allen were both traded for, they didnt claim to be “best buds” who wanted to play together and all join the same team.
2nd, no one had a problem with the way the Celtics did it, Garnett, Allen, and Pierce were all three STARS on their respective teams and battled for years and years to get a championship. Then being in the twilight of their careers, its ok for them to come together because they are at the end of their careers and trying to get one more shot at it. When they won the title they were all pretty much GREAT, but between the next two years I see them retiring.
But i do agree with you, that I hope other players in the league dont follow the model of MIAMI, if that happens you mite as well get rid of small market teams and only keep the big cities for every star to play on because there will be like 15-20 teams who have NO STAR, a bunch of young guys who wouldnt be able to compete.
Heat, Celtics and Lakers have done it. Knicks have started doing it too. Chicago might too. It’s up to Howard, CP3 and Deron now. Can’t really blame those guys. It’s up to the NBA commisioner to control the ongoing trend.
ummm i dont consider kobe, gasol, bynum a big three thank you very much….
Im a Filipino and im a huge fan of the Mavs since 2001 and I know that if the Mavs was a hundred percent 100% healthy, there’s no way that this Miami heat team could win 1 game on the Mavs. The Big Three is no match to the choosen 1.The man on a mission which is DIRK NOWITZKI..hail yeahhh..he will going to beat the heat in game 5 and going to get the ring on the Heats home floor in Game 6…LET’S GO MAVS..COM’ON BEAT THE HEAT!!!
Mavs plays a teamwork; Heat plays personal trick.
I like teamwork better. Go Mavs…
I disagree after the Lebron came to the heat the ratings have been the best they have been in years people love to watch the villan, and after he left the cavs and came to heat he has become the villian. Its funny how people critize him, everyone is always saying athletes are greedy and all they care about is money. He took less money to team up with better players so he can win, don’t hate on him for that. He hurt his legacy and potential of being the best player ever because he left and didn’t stay with the cavs
Tyson Chandler’s 16 rebounds = UD 3 PFs + J.Anthony 4PFs. If Lebron was so non-aggressive how is it he collected four fouls? If you add all the +1 baskets that weren’t called in this series for Wade and Lebron; call I might add that they regularly get during the regular season and have up until this series, the Heat would be 4-0. Still, the Heat maintain the advantage in every statistical category that should count if they were playing a fairly officiated game.
WAH WAH WAH … BLAME THE REFS FOR LEBRON’S WEAK GAME 4!!!
LOL!!! TAKE YOUR BALL AND GO HOME CRYBABY!!!
Dirk didn’t GET HIS USUAL CALLS in GAME 4 … HE WAS GETTING HACKED ON REPLAY!!!
BUT HE STILL HIT THE SHOT WITH THE GAME ON THE LINE!!!
HA HA HA … Lebron EVEN FLOPPED on REPLAY in the 1st Q!!!
YOUR EXCUSES ARE SO WEAK IT MAKES ME LAUGH!!!!!
Dirk is the best player in the playoffs so far. Especially when it matters most.
Wade has been playing great, and even though I am a Mavs fan he is a great player to watch. The block on Tyson was UNREAL! But he is also faltering when it matters most.
Lebron who? Maybe it wasn’t his teammates that gave up on him in Cleveland. To me it looks like he gives up, and quite often.
Bosh has had some solid games, but he is like Jet. You don’t know when he is going to show up.
One of the 2 1/2 men should come off the bench. Kind of what Jet did a few years ago and what Stevenson did tonight. I don’t think either one of their egos could handle it, though.
My advice to Lebron, Wade and Bosh save your money so you can start your own league, once your contract expires. There are lots of talented athletes outside the US, who would be happy to play for a league with integrity for a fraction of what you guys earn in the NBA.
NBA would be better off … we wouldn’t see SO MANY FLOPS!!!
If you can’t handle playing in the NBA PLEASE GO OVERSEAS!!!
Can anyone say BOLLYWOOD?!! LOL!!!
Looks like LeBron is folding under the pressure of another big moment… Deferring from shot taking, not driving to the hoop, giving up the reigns to DWade. And bravo for DWade to take those reigns and give it his best go, but pretty soon it’ll be that same old story again, LeBron chewing away at his fingernails as he stares up at the scoreboard completely ignoring timeout situations (i.e. Cleveland and Mike Brown, who he crucified as the Cleveland coach and then commended as LA’s newest choice.) Looks as though we’ll be seeing the same old LeBron we’ve always seen, a guy who should have gone to college and learned how to win when the pressure is on.
The intensity the MAVS play in the last half of the 4th quarter, (where they play a lot better compared to Heat in both ends of the floor), is the same intensity the Heat been playing the whole game. Now if MAVS could only play like that the whole time, it will be impossible for the Heat to win.
MAVS have to win game 5 if they want to have a realistic chance of getting a 4th win in miami. I think in game 5, coach Carlisle should not seat Dirk middle of the 1st half. It has to wait till they get a comfortable lead. Ty should also always play with the same sanse of urgency he showed last night. Barea should keep attacking regardless. JT shots I know will eventually go in. Marion been playing superb, he is the only one consistent all night ! quality minutes from Stevenson also on both ends. MAVS have no top-rate superstar as Dirk is only NBA 2nd-team. But team play will find a way for them to win. LET’s GO MAVS !
So I picked the Mavs and the Magic to play the finals during the preseason, mostly because they played like teams. If one person isn’t doing it, then somebody else had to and did step up. Then came the Orlando trade and blew my prediction way out of the water.
Miami has taken all year to figure itself out (people forget they had to restructure the team to keep Wade and get Bosh, and then that convinced James). Now they are playing like a team, all contributing where they can. If you see how Wade is playing, everyone thinks he is showboating and trying to outdo, I just think that if they don’t win it everyone is going to go back to the feelings they had at the beginning of the year, if they win everyone will think it’s the greatest team in the NBA.
If someone is doing a good job why are you going to go in there and screw it all up. All James said in his interview with Larry King was that he wanted a ring, money wasn’t a factor, it was a winning team. Well the team is doing just fine and they are such close games that I don’t believe there are breakdowns, I think it’s just a real game, real competition and two teams who want that ring and trophy.
Quit talkin’ smack cause your jealous you could never play pro-sports.
I’m not going to be hard on Lebron like most. I agree he could’ve scored more, but Wade has the favourable matchup in this series so Wade is the first option and Lebron the facilitator. In the ECF the roles were reversed. Lebron put up the numbers and checked D-Rose in the 4th quarter and Wade was not. Yet nobody gets on Wade, instead they were wondering if he was hurt. All that being said, Lebron can do better than 8 pts. As for the Lebron vs Jordan comparison, Pippen didn’t say Lebron is better. He used the words MAY and COULD. Lebron maybe could be better than Jordan, though I highly doubt that he is or ever will be. The supporting cast argument is weak. Lebron has Wade, and Wade is a better player than Pippen in terms of carrying a team. Someone even mentioned Steve Kerr’s name. What a joke! Nobody knew who Kerr was before he joined the Bulls. Kerr is just an outside shooter who served his role well, which was to space the floor and make open shoots. Nothing more! Other than Pippen and Rodman, can you remember any of the others doing anything noticeable before/after they joined the Bulls?
Lebron is better than Pippen. No point arguing that point. He is in almost every statistical category, Pippen was very good offensively and great defensively. Lebron is great at both. When it’s all said and done he’ll probably be a top 10 all time. Also Wade is being guarded by Jet and Stevenson. Hardly a tricky matchup? Wade will still be the finals MVP though.
LBJ needs a really good psychiatrist. He looked absolutely DEPRESSED last night. There is no other way to explain it. If anyone knows a good hotline for NBA players trying to deal with hearing voices (scary, hateful voices), Finals stress, reoccurent nightmares of German 7 footers, and delusions of grandeur, please tell LBJ. He really needs it.
AusRob, you said it perfectly man, best comment I have ever read in this blog. This new trend of superstars joining superstars is going to kill the league, I mean will we ever see a team like Toronto ever be a contender if players just leave for bigger market teams to join other superstars? Miami will eventually win a ring, it seems inevitable but I really hope it is not against this Dallas team who have two of the most deserving players in the league with Dirk and Kidd. Dirk has carried the Mavs to 11 consecutive 50 plus win seasons, thats incredible winning and he has shown loyalty in sticking with the Mavs throughout much playoff disappointment, and Kidd took a team of no-names to the finals twice, only to come up short. It is sad to see what the league is becoming, pretty soon we will only see 7 or 8 teams with any elite talent in their roster. I really hope the Mavs win this series, Miami will get theres eventually but this Dallas team in my opinion is so much more deserving. Much like the Pistons against the Lakers in 2004, “a champion team will always beat a team of champions.”
Yea and Lebron tried for 7 hard years with the Cavs with a very mediocre supporting cast around him. 7 years is STILl a long time. Everyone needs to get over it, because Lebron did absolultely NOTHING wrong, other than saying not 1, not 2, not 3 and counted to 7 titles or something. That was dumb, but OTHER than that hes done absolutely NOTHING wrong.
People forget that if we are balling on the playground, do we pick the best players or the worst players? If you are not going to straightup LIE to yourself, your gonna say you will pick the BEST players of course. Wade, Lebron and Bosh all did that, and thats perfectly OK.
Too bad for the rest of the league. Keep on chuggin that haterade.
This is more on the league not controlling the balance. James did not break any law.
LET’S GO MAVS !
And, if any of these guys decide not to donate their talents to the US Olympic Team they’ll be doubly hated. Seems they can’t win for losing. After all this hate I’m hoping they each schedule long vacations the Summer of 2012, far away from London so that all those American Dirk Nowitzki fans have a chance to cheer him on in the Gold Medal game.
Tyson Chandler is doing awesome! I love to see him battle it out. Dude never gives up though I have noticed him get frustrated a few times. If he smooths that out he will improve a bit more and that’ll be great for Mavs this year and next!
How would Chandler fare, I wonder, if Coach Spo were to give Magloire some minutes. In the final game of the season against a Toronto team with athletic bigs Jamal held his own and grabbed 19 rebounds. Maybe Spo could save the legs of UD and Wade for the 4th by using a Magloire/Jones or a Magloire/House combo at certain segments of Game 5. It can’t hurt, its an extra six fouls and he’s been using J.Ho when UD and Anthony are in foul trouble, why not give Chandler another look, see how he handles a bruiser like Magloire. Since Magloire is a convential post player for whom boxing out comes naturally.
IF BOSH WILL DYE HIS HAIR…THEN IL AGREE HE IS CLOSE TO RODMAN…THAT IS..IF HE WILL DO THAT.
the heat didnt try hard to win this series but foolishly try to compete each other on whose to be the hero.