Game 2 of the NBA finals would arguably be the best game of the series. Miami look to take control of the series after a game 1 victory but Dallas have come to play.
Dylan Graham blame lebron james for that Wade lead them to 15 pt lead and after that when james took the ball and he keeps missing jump shot after jump shot rather than driving to the paint.
It was extremely reminiscent of 2006 game 3 when Dallas was up 2. That changed the series. This game did too. Miami had a fight on their hands and they knew it.
@@thetruthtruth-it5cf mavs clog the lane with JKidd and Marion locking the driving lane that leads open mid/3pt range for LeBron thats why he couldnt drive and just shoot bricks.. I'm curious how you said that, you didnt even watched the game do you, just highlights?
This was a huge legacy changer for Dirk, before this he was thought of as a choker and this is now what people remember from him I'm happy he got this one
Unpopular opinion: LeBron saved Dirk’s legacy. If LeBron plays average in this series, and just a bit better in the 4th quarter, Heat win in 5 games. Not to take anything away from Dirk, but Dallas barely won with LeBron playing like shit. Heat should have won the series pretty convincingly.
That celebration of Wade and LeBron with 7:14 remaining in the 4th in front of the Mavs bench gave life to Dallas. That arrogance came back to bite them soooooo hard.
It was mostly LeBron.. Wade stayed focused. Wade was already a champion he knew that clowning around with 7 minutes left in the game is not what will win you championships.
You can't tell me this isn't the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history. Down 15 with about 7 minutes left and all the momentum going against them, this is incredible.
@@hennessyblack2121 Dwyane Wade was the best in the world at the time if that's what you mean. Dirk was the best player in the playoffs that year and also probably 2006.
bernard james Well, there isn't much to prove really. If you haven't figured it yourself, I think it will be difficult to make you see it because it was fuckin blatant.
11:04 this showed the maturity of Lebron compared to the maturity of Wade, Wade knew it's never over. The next year, when the Heat are up in the final game against the Thunder, Chalmers starts premature celebrating, and James stops him. He learned, and matured. Only way to win a championship.
joey820 The most Horrible officiated Finals I've ever witness. They literally told The Mavericks we don't give a Shit what you do it how you do it. Your not winning this Championship, SMGDH!
I’ll always remember the corner 3 by Wade, followed by the aggressive celebration by James. It looked like the game was over, but I was hoping for another 4th quarter comeback and I’m so grateful I got to see that unfold. Without a doubt, it will go down as one of the best come-from-behind victories in NBA Finals history.
Victor Gomez Bosh was not known for good perimeter defense. Haslem had been guarding Dirk for most of the game, so it was weird they would just change it for that final play. Also, Bosh would be your best guy to guard the paint and go for a rebound, so having him out on the perimeter guarding the best shooter on the field was kind of strange. I don’t think it was hilarious, but for sure questionable.
It depends on how you think about it. The shooting itself is easy. But making that decision to let Chalmers to shoot, instead of the big three, the previous several fake screens, requires high courage for the coach as well as those players.
As a Lakers fan, I gained so much respect for Dirk and this Mavs team when they came back to win this game and then go on to beat this intimidating team in 6
Eric Jones probably mine too.... even though I was super young, I still remember this historic comeback... I remember yelling it's over for the mavs... and my dads like stfu and watch the game... and BOOM
I watch this game replay and WCF game 4 VS Thunder whenever I am not feeling well and depressed and almost all the cases, it uplifts me. Many many thanks Dirk for delivering performance of the dacade!! You are the athlete of this decade along with Roger Federer IMO. Danke schön!!!
As much as I wished Miami won this finals and Wade got his fmvp, I’ll always respect Dirk and the Mavs. He truly defied all odds and carried his team to the championship. Still mad though 😤
I didnt know it at the time, i used to wonder...🤔 Q - how did the heat lose to an aging maverick's team when you have 3 of the best players in the world? Q - what made dallas so good this year opposed to any other year? Q - how do you win the championship with an aging team with nothing but jump shooters what was the key? A - their basketball IQ was too high for miami to deal with.
Bklyn988 nah not mavs’ IQ. Lebron ain’t ready. You can tell the difference this year and the years after. Heat needed this lost to change lebron’s mentality.
@@Manu-qq2im The Mavs swept Kobe before playing the Heat, so they are indeed the better team and therefore they win. Not in term of talents but better execution and chemistry.
CS Y nah. Miami would beat any team in the west at that time. Miami before the finals was a very different team. Only dwade remained focus the whole playoffs. Lebron before the finals wasn’t that same lebron. Like I said, the heat needed this lost to change their mentality as a team and they beat better teams in the finals than this mavs team.
@ensayofr you watch the heat in the playoffs this year? 1 game away from the ecf. only took 2 years for pat riley to rebuild. taking 5 years for mark cuban to get to the 2nd round of the playoffs.
lebron was paid to lose ....so the next year he could be redeemed since in 2011 even if he won the fans would hate him due to winning right when he teamed up....its all rigged
Everyone forgot about Bron's lethal point guard right there, people talking about Rondo and Caruso Right now but they forgot how much help Mario Chalmers was on the championship run
This was so clutch, on the part of the Mavericks. They, basically, just about had to win this game, since and because they would go on to lose game 3 of this series. And, improbably, the managed to do so.
12:28 one minute left in the game, if Lebron ran back on defense he could have stopped a Mavs point, but he just stood there. This is why he's not the goat.
Start showing the part before they go on commercial breaks and the replays, this is one of my favorites. Some guy name Eisesglut(don't know how to spell it) used to do these a lot.
I love Dirk "Frankenstein" Nowitzki and I was so happy to see him winning. BUT witnessing 3 eternal losers such as James Wade and Bosh lose after "bringing their talents together" was the biggest satisfaction in NBA history. I also love Marion's shooting form - czcams.com/video/-H0EjcoMZRk/video.html
There is no moment in MJ’s career where he went out like this. Even in MJ’s losses you never saw disappearance. He was there the whole time and the other team was always supposed to beat MJ...he never lost as the favorite.
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@@dreday5880 in contrast to the 2016 Finals where he chased Iggy down the court like a freight train. In this clip he was lagging so hard that he barely even made it into the frame
@@MrTcavanaugh1 Yeah but who knows if he would've hustled like that had Kyrie missed that shot right before. My guess is he would've been sulking and/or crying to the ref about how a foul should've been called.
@@dreday5880 the 2011 finals really is bad stain on lebron career, but look what he has done since then. Even a bron hater has to admit he’s redeemed himself. I know there’s been a lot of final losses but look at the context of the games, 2011 is the only finals lebron didn’t perform
Because MJ has fundamentals, performs well in the clutch, and wants to destroy his opponents at all costs. There's a mental gap between MJ and Bron's approach to the game.
Miami was like Holy Crap we had a 1-0 series lead appeared to take 2-0 series lead on Dallas with 7:14 left in 4th quarter. Then after Wade hits corner 3,he holds the follow through up,as he and James celebrate thinking we got this,only pissing Dallas off as Mavericks even the series 1-1 here and eventually winning in 6.
Instead of taking that off-balance hail mary shot, wade should’ve just pass the ball to Mario Chalmers, my man was open as hell..... Also, that celebration of Wade & James was too early.
All spolkstra had to do was isolate one side of the floor and get a pick and roll with dirk force a switch or them to go under and bron could have won this series but lack of coaching killed it. Also bosh was getting fried bacon
Dirk in legend mode right here
*mavs are in legend mode
Heat got too cocky when they were up 15. They lost focus because they thought the game was over and they deserved to lose that game
Dylan Graham blame lebron james for that Wade lead them to 15 pt lead and after that when james took the ball and he keeps missing jump shot after jump shot rather than driving to the paint.
beautiful comeback!
It was extremely reminiscent of 2006 game 3 when Dallas was up 2. That changed the series. This game did too. Miami had a fight on their hands and they knew it.
@@thetruthtruth-it5cf He couldn't get into the paint easily because the Mavs had amazing defenders and a perfect coach for that.
@@thetruthtruth-it5cf mavs clog the lane with JKidd and Marion locking the driving lane that leads open mid/3pt range for LeBron thats why he couldnt drive and just shoot bricks.. I'm curious how you said that, you didnt even watched the game do you, just highlights?
This was a huge legacy changer for Dirk, before this he was thought of as a choker and this is now what people remember from him I'm happy he got this one
Unpopular opinion: LeBron saved Dirk’s legacy. If LeBron plays average in this series, and just a bit better in the 4th quarter, Heat win in 5 games. Not to take anything away from Dirk, but Dallas barely won with LeBron playing like shit. Heat should have won the series pretty convincingly.
Jonathan Z bruh but they didn’t win convincingly . The better team won the series so kill the what should’ve been’s
@@robb1155 big facts. man was on a stacked team and got his ass whooped lol
@@JHockeyFan Lebron did play average..like an average player
I'm a big spurs fan....and I remember rooting so hard for the Mavs during this Finals. This series made me respect Dirk in a different way
That celebration of Wade and LeBron with 7:14 remaining in the 4th in front of the Mavs bench gave life to Dallas. That arrogance came back to bite them soooooo hard.
Somehow; in some way; against all apparent odds.
more like lebron only....wade was all business until lebron got excited....
As we found out . A fight isnt over till it's over. The mavs were there for 12 rounds, the Heat 10.
It was mostly LeBron.. Wade stayed focused. Wade was already a champion he knew that clowning around with 7 minutes left in the game is not what will win you championships.
@@hshshshshshshs8831
If I was Wade, I'd tell LeBron to calm tf down at that moment.
You can't tell me this isn't the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history. Down 15 with about 7 minutes left and all the momentum going against them, this is incredible.
I can’t argue with you. On the road. Against who many claim to be the goat. & certainly will be best in the world at the time.
Cavs vs warriors greatest comeback ever 😂
Its what they call walking you down like how gsw does with deficit in the 4th
@@hennessyblack2121 Dwyane Wade was the best in the world at the time if that's what you mean. Dirk was the best player in the playoffs that year and also probably 2006.
@@mr.brenman2132 nah lebrn has always been the goat
My Mavs, the only team that beat a Heat team 100% healthy. So proud of that group.
Nelson Martinez 2011 was rigged. Don't be too proud.
rest Trash Talker no it wasnt lol
Yes it was lol
rest Trash Talker nope, prove it
bernard james Well, there isn't much to prove really. If you haven't figured it yourself, I think it will be difficult to make you see it because it was fuckin blatant.
One of the greatest games in NBA history ,thanks for the upload ,you the man.
Who’s here after what Lebron just said 😂
😏🤣
had to😂
+1🥳
Me
what did he say? please enlighten me
11:04 this showed the maturity of Lebron compared to the maturity of Wade, Wade knew it's never over. The next year, when the Heat are up in the final game against the Thunder, Chalmers starts premature celebrating, and James stops him.
He learned, and matured. Only way to win a championship.
botekate yeah but, wade was showing off too, wade was never mature
botekate wade should've told lebron hold your horses
Dre Day
That's why he still has 3 rings, and will be the Leader of every major stat in the NBA....
@@MichaelJordan-dg3tz lol just because he came out of hs and played a lot of minutes doesnt make him the goat
@@del1504 YEPPERS! BOTH SCREWED UP!!!
As a Texas sports fan I've never wanted anything more then this Championship. Wade is a c!own. That 15 point comeback sealed Miami's fate
Even in 2014 vs Spurs in Game 5, Heat was up 17 and got blown out by the time the game ended😁😁
14:10 - Wade looking around for the refs to gift wrap him a call like its 2006
joey820 The most Horrible officiated Finals I've ever witness. They literally told The Mavericks we don't give a Shit what you do it how you do it. Your not winning this Championship, SMGDH!
joey820 calm down
joey820 hell yeah. 2006 finals he was gift wrapped every single foul call. Not this time. So satisfying
"Et tu, Referee?"
best logic comment ive ever seen on youtube so far
11:04 - The infamous act that will be remembered to eternity.
Loyal Philly fan anchor arms
the best game in Mavs history... what a comeback! this game decided the series.
My favorite NBA game of all time.
I'm replying to myself to say that Game 4 of the 2020 Mavs v Clippers series is now my favorite game of all time
I’ll always remember the corner 3 by Wade, followed by the aggressive celebration by James. It looked like the game was over, but I was hoping for another 4th quarter comeback and I’m so grateful I got to see that unfold. Without a doubt, it will go down as one of the best come-from-behind victories in NBA Finals history.
Damn I remember watching this in middle school... One of my favorite series ever forreal.
Bosh on Nowitzki literally made me laugh out loud rewatching this 8 years later
Media Men I don’t get what’s funny.
Victor Gomez
Bosh was not known for good perimeter defense. Haslem had been guarding Dirk for most of the game, so it was weird they would just change it for that final play. Also, Bosh would be your best guy to guard the paint and go for a rebound, so having him out on the perimeter guarding the best shooter on the field was kind of strange. I don’t think it was hilarious, but for sure questionable.
11:05 is my favorite moment of the season; cocky Lebron's pride before the fall.
WADES TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@teelee5559 i mean god damn, cant they celebrate? they aint trash talking.
@@teelee5559 Wade wasn’t really doing anything egregious that clip.
Who’s rewatching during coronavirus 2020?!? I hope I survive this lol
Me...this is a good way to pass the fucking quarantine.
Meeeeeeee lol reliving the good times!
Unless you are over 65 or have health problems, you are in a low risk group.
Who’s here after lebron mentioned this game
Me
Me ! I forgot about it n damm if they had won that game he coulda won his first chip there
I was up that night... When Dirk hit the final lay up, I knew History was in the making.... Best NBA finals ever!
Dat chalmer's 3 pointer was so free. Easiest 3 pointer in NBA Finals history.
Yeah that assist was pretty good also = great pass!
It depends on how you think about it. The shooting itself is easy. But making that decision to let Chalmers to shoot, instead of the big three, the previous several fake screens, requires high courage for the coach as well as those players.
As a Lakers fan, I gained so much respect for Dirk and this Mavs team when they came back to win this game and then go on to beat this intimidating team in 6
*GOAT Hall of Fame* 🐐🐐🐐
That was probably the best game I ever seen.
Eric Jones probably mine too.... even though I was super young, I still remember this historic comeback... I remember yelling it's over for the mavs... and my dads like stfu and watch the game... and BOOM
Eric Jones 2016 game 7 was better also 2013
Bkc 14 it would be better if LeBron was behind those clutch shots that made them comeback in 3-1 and 3-2 series
But sadly not.
@@belfastbelchan4039 he was and he was the reason they were in that position
I watch this game replay and WCF game 4 VS Thunder whenever I am not feeling well and depressed and almost all the cases, it uplifts me. Many many thanks Dirk for delivering performance of the dacade!! You are the athlete of this decade along with Roger Federer IMO. Danke schön!!!
I’ll NEVER forget this run. TRULLY unbelievable.
One of the best games ever
Yes one of the greatest comeback match
Last play of game. Lebron, time almost up, waits for his best friend Wade instead of passing to wide open Chalmers.
@ Saimone T Bosh was even more wide open!
My favorite basketball game of all time. Rest In Peace, Mia.
As much as I wished Miami won this finals and Wade got his fmvp, I’ll always respect Dirk and the Mavs. He truly defied all odds and carried his team to the championship. Still mad though 😤
I didnt know it at the time, i used to wonder...🤔
Q - how did the heat lose to an aging maverick's team when you have 3 of the best players in the world?
Q - what made dallas so good this year opposed to any other year?
Q - how do you win the championship with an aging team with nothing but jump shooters what was the key?
A - their basketball IQ was too high for miami to deal with.
That and the Mavs bench. They could matchup with anyone
And their trio of defenders with Marion, Chandler, and Stevenson
Bklyn988 nah not mavs’ IQ. Lebron ain’t ready. You can tell the difference this year and the years after. Heat needed this lost to change lebron’s mentality.
@@Manu-qq2im The Mavs swept Kobe before playing the Heat, so they are indeed the better team and therefore they win. Not in term of talents but better execution and chemistry.
CS Y nah. Miami would beat any team in the west at that time. Miami before the finals was a very different team. Only dwade remained focus the whole playoffs. Lebron before the finals wasn’t that same lebron. Like I said, the heat needed this lost to change their mentality as a team and they beat better teams in the finals than this mavs team.
I'm so loving how this game turned out. That's exactly what u two pricks get for trying to clown in front of the mavs bench!!!
who cares Dallas won't get another championship any ways they trash
ensayofr they have more of a chance then Dallas 😂😂😂
dallas didn't even make it out the first round, at least heat probably could have gotten to the ecf if whiteside and bosh didn't go down.
@ensayofr you watch the heat in the playoffs this year? 1 game away from the ecf. only took 2 years for pat riley to rebuild. taking 5 years for mark cuban to get to the 2nd round of the playoffs.
ensayofr lol ok
still can't believe we came back n won this game…..smh….speaks to dirks greatness and how good my mavs were that year
lebron was paid to lose ....so the next year he could be redeemed since in 2011 even if he won the fans would hate him due to winning right when he teamed up....its all rigged
G mail well why be supried when Miami treated the last 7 minutes like it was an open gym
Asmosis Jones whatever you say genius
Love watching this
Dwayne Wade looking for that foul call still today
Everyone forgot about Bron's lethal point guard right there, people talking about Rondo and Caruso Right now but they forgot how much help Mario Chalmers was on the championship run
I still watch this often
Who’s here after LeBron says this game still haunts him 9 years later
He would have many games to haunt him I think..those 6 final losses 🤣😂
@@jerryteo4972LMAO
This is the Lebron I will always remember. Choker.
Ur one of the dumbasses still stuck in 2011 smh,
Hahahahaha!!!! Pls don’t even this lebron only ! There is many other versions of him you should rem! Like the ‘broken Hand’ after he was swept 🤣😂🤣
@@jerryteo4972 casual
This mavs team was really underrated. They beat a 100% healthy stacked heat team while Dirk had an injured middle finger. What a great series.
King Darkonda big time
2020 still watching the greatest upset ever!
14:05 had that been a 2006 Finals he gets that call, reason he flops like that is that he is used to getting that call.
BEAUTIFUL
Wade flopping around the last shot is always so satisfying
that chandler screen @12:51
Anyone on the off chance watching this because of what lebron said in the press conference tonight
Wtf.. Waade is like a monster here. I do not understand why some people say that only lebron is stronger in miami at this time... -_-
"Back to Nowitzki...lefty layout ...banks it in and game is tied" sweetest words of NBA Finals...@12:32 59 seconds to go ...
mean to say "Back to Nowitzki...lefty layUP...banks it in and game is tied"
3 stars vs 1. This is how lebron was and still is trying to win. He needs more help than any player to ever win a ring.
Stay off crack
Dwayne Casey and Terry Stotts were part of the coaching staff thsi year.
LePassive James
That was a insane comeback by the mavs
This was so clutch, on the part of the Mavericks. They, basically, just about had to win this game, since and because they would go on to lose game 3 of this series. And, improbably, the managed to do so.
LeBron and Wade doing all that facial expressions and fake tough guy shit, just to lose the series 😂
12:28 one minute left in the game, if Lebron ran back on defense he could have stopped a Mavs point, but he just stood there. This is why he's not the goat.
I completely agree. Especially since they lost the game by 2 points lol
LeGoat
he is the GOATAR (GOING ON ANOTHER TEAM AND RECRUIT)
3:00 Best player my ass couldnt even stop Jason Terry in this whole series
Typical LeGOAT haters, those dumbasses are still stuck in 2011😂😂
@@VB-be6jj typical bronsexual fan.. and you still stuck.. that lbj is GOAT.. yes is GOAT (GOIN ON ANOTHER TEAM)
@@jasonsmithwer6256 lol. Thats a good one😂😂
Still watching may 25 2020
# Dirk N.
That three point shot of Nowitzki for the lead deserves a "Bang" from mike breen
Even if the heat had won this game i believe the mavs would have still beat them because it was their time.
Vicky Stokes nah not down 3-0
@@brashadcarr6759 Mavs 4-3
@@brashadcarr6759 but it would have been 2-0
No
Please what is the name of the song ???
If that last shot by Wade would have gone in I truly believe the whole series would have changed. Thank God it didn't
The entire country wanted Dallas to comeback and win
lol no
that intro is amazing
The most satisfying finals game in nba history
That intro was military grade epic
Smh I'm still not over this game lol
Start showing the part before they go on commercial breaks and the replays, this is one of my favorites. Some guy name Eisesglut(don't know how to spell it) used to do these a lot.
His channel got deleted on here but has the same videos on DailyMotion if you want to find him there.
000000rayray Thanks for letting me know, he was one of my favs on here
great finals run for mavs
Thank you dirk nowitzki
the best come back ever !
Lebron still mentioning this game even today. Dude has definitely grown and is a true leader!
I love Dirk "Frankenstein" Nowitzki and I was so happy to see him winning. BUT witnessing 3 eternal losers such as James Wade and Bosh lose after "bringing their talents together" was the biggest satisfaction in NBA history.
I also love Marion's shooting form - czcams.com/video/-H0EjcoMZRk/video.html
There is no moment in MJ’s career where he went out like this. Even in MJ’s losses you never saw disappearance. He was there the whole time and the other team was always supposed to beat MJ...he never lost as the favorite.
starting. song name
I am a fan of nba
This is a perfect example of "dropping the cup"
Dirk is a BEAST
12:49 I wish I knew what Shawn Marion was saying 😂. I know it was not fit for TV but he was hyped as hell.
The head coaching staff really had bosh defend dirk on that go ahead shot.
12:26 Lebron hustling to get back on defense during the fast break lol
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@@dreday5880 in contrast to the 2016 Finals where he chased Iggy down the court like a freight train. In this clip he was lagging so hard that he barely even made it into the frame
@@MrTcavanaugh1 Yeah but who knows if he would've hustled like that had Kyrie missed that shot right before. My guess is he would've been sulking and/or crying to the ref about how a foul should've been called.
@@dreday5880 u joke, he block the shot before kyrie made his 3pts, u hate lebron i get it, dnt say something stupid like that
@@dreday5880 the 2011 finals really is bad stain on lebron career, but look what he has done since then. Even a bron hater has to admit he’s redeemed himself. I know there’s been a lot of final losses but look at the context of the games, 2011 is the only finals lebron didn’t perform
This is my all time favorite finals game. I hate arrogant bullies. Until they get what they deserve. Then I love them.
Fun series
Lebrick will never be the goat because of these performances in these finals.
dwade would have won the finals mvp if the heat won this series
Jordan would never allow that comeback 😂😂😂
Because MJ has fundamentals, performs well in the clutch, and wants to destroy his opponents at all costs. There's a mental gap between MJ and Bron's approach to the game.
Miami was like Holy Crap we had a 1-0 series lead appeared to take 2-0 series lead on Dallas with 7:14 left in 4th quarter. Then after Wade hits corner 3,he holds the follow through up,as he and James celebrate thinking we got this,only pissing Dallas off as Mavericks even the series 1-1 here and eventually winning in 6.
Instead of taking that off-balance hail mary shot, wade should’ve just pass the ball to Mario Chalmers, my man was open as hell..... Also, that celebration of Wade & James was too early.
Great! 20-2 attack mode in 4 quarter
7pts - dirk 8pts - terry 3 pts kidd - 2pts marion - 20pts
3:13 James hitting that shot with ease now.
Lebron's expression the whole game, "Did I turn the oven off when I left home?"
"Maybe D.Wade did it for me..."
All spolkstra had to do was isolate one side of the floor and get a pick and roll with dirk force a switch or them to go under and bron could have won this series but lack of coaching killed it. Also bosh was getting fried bacon
the play at 13:20 is awesome
Dirk is the 🐐
This is where the series was won
25-5 run in the last 6:21. That’s wild. LaBong has no closing mentality.
11:50 the ball rolls away reminds me of 2k
After that celebration with 7:14 left in the game the heat only scored two points up until the final 24 seconds when MARIO hit an open three.
Wade carried this game, Dirk came up clutch