Europa says:

Like Miami myself, i think the Big Three plus improving bench out of Miller and Haslem, Heat will be a bit too much to handle by Dirk and short handed Mavs. Good luck!

Europa says:

who will be effectively guarding, bosh, wade and james at same time and producing good scores for the Mavs?

Europa says:

lol, one dirk will outscore big three. dirk will get his due so will the big three. let's see if dirk can beat big three.

Europa says:

i agree Dirk can score and he has proved so, just not sure if marion, stevenson et el, could guard big three and make some serious baskets. Dirk could score 45 pts again but 45 along might not be enough for the game which i think big three could sum up ~70 to 80+ pts.

MakeSumCake says:
I see miami winning the first two games and stealing one of those 3 road games and finish em off in 7.

diop says:


Couldn't have said it better, both are great road teams and home teams. so you could easily see both teams defending home court AND wining on the road which makes the whole series that much more intriguing. If i didn't look at the odds I would be stumped at giving a verdict on who will win at this point in time. My lean was dallas until i saw there series odds at $2.75 which is crazy imo considering all the factors.

SillyWabbit56 says:
you forget that LAKERS got BLOWN OUT from MIAMI at LA early in the season where talks about miami in a chemistry slump...but they go on a 21 out of 22 game streak...and yes dallas as swept miami  in the season...but u forget that it was with curon butler and now miami has been playin better than ever with the help of miller, chalmers, udonis and bibby...so there's no way to really say that dirk is way better than 3...and u can't say miami as a team don't play defense...dont get me wrong dallas is a very good team...but dont you think lebron and wade with all the weight on their shoulders really let the mavericks end their finals just like that after the year long struggles and hatred they've been through...its just my opinion...i see lebron gettin his first ring and dallas packin bags and making big moves next year...but good luck to both teams...it should be good!!!! i just dont see dallas woopin miami like that especially with miami having the revenge factors from the season sweep and the drive for lebron and bosh's first rings. BOL!!

thatsagoodone says:

Any you really think Lakers and OKC are on the same level last Miami?  Look at the committment to defense and the desire to win.

bob696969 says:

Home court is not as important in the playoffs as it is in the regular season..... alot of home teams are benficiaries of catching teams on back to backs and/or playing 4 games in 5 nights (eg a fatigue and game planning/preparation disparity), and the significance of home court is inflated (Nuggets are seemingly the biggest beneficiary of this).... Also, alot of the those home wins are against scrub n-playoff teams and you can throw them out when trying to assess home court advantage against a top playoff team.....

..... In the playoffs, the fatigue/game planning disparity is taken out of the equation.  I am curious if anyone has good data on home winning percentages in the playoffs and regular season.

..... but that being said, home court does seem to be very important for Game 7's. 

Europa says:
And home teams are 26-10 in Game 7's in 1998-2008. The stat is also from NBA.com.  

Europa says:

All i meant was, Dirk vs big three in this series. Sure, you can count in Marion, Kid or Chandler for the Mavs. But that was what i'm seeing Mavs will get their hands full dealing with this "three head moster". Good luck to whateve you play.

gd2436 says:

dont forget about jason terry...he can just about carry a team and bring em back quick if he is hot , he drills em like nobody when he is on!.................gl with whoever you play in this series....like i said it should be a great series, with the two best teams in the nba involved...they have both hit their stride and this series should be a great one!...the pretenders have all fallen by the wayside...the contenders remain....bring on the finals...cant wait!

Bodogjoe says:
dallas+9 under192.5   teaser.1st game      miami in 6 games james and wade to much for mavs.

Bodogjoe says:
1st game a decent teaser  mavs +9 under 192.5
 

thatsagoodone says:
My line got a little better, -175. 

thatsagoodone says:

Hey buddy good to see you around.  Both sides have good arguements for reasons to back. 

aruba1022 says:
First of ALL   shop around for the price of -165   I got ,dont play -180 when theres many good numbers out there. I bet 8400.00 on series with bulls and pushed money on heat at -165......... heat wins in 6 !

TREE88 says:
GL bud.

happyshine says:

Don't get me wrong, i do think the heat is a gd team but far from great. Winning 2 gms in miami is not mission impossible. Dallas have an awesome road record both regular season & the playoff.

The other way round, the heat is not that great when they re away. So, if the first 2 gm split, then all the pressure will on the heat ( big 3 )

BOL on yr bet but my money will on the Mavs instead.

 

RonsterG says:

those guys that you mentioned are not producing enough to get over the hump..........check the games closely and miamis bench is playing good defense against their bench