In just over 24 hours, the 2011 NBA Finals will tip off between the Dallas Mavericks and the Miami Heat. Dirk Nowitzki has been the toast of the playoffs, but can he give the Mavs enough offense to outscore LeBron James and the high-powered Heat?
Nowitzki is matching his career playoff high with 28.4 points per game in this postseason. He’s also knocking down an absurd 51.6 percent of his three-point tries, keying a Dallas squad that is loaded with long-range gunners like Peja Stojakovic and Jason Terry.
James, meanwhile, is gunning for his first NBA title and some validation of his much-criticized strategy of building his own team in free agency. Teammate Dwyane Wade, who helped bring Miami its first title five years ago, looks to knock off Dallas for the second time in as many Finals appearances.
With the third member of Miami’s Big Three, PF Chris Bosh, likely to guard Nowitzki, will his defensive shortcomings doom the Heat? Or will the Miami perimeter defense that stifled Chicago do the same to the sharpshooting Mavs?
Read on for a look at all the latest storylines leading up to the series opener.
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