Resurrection
01.06.11, 04:57
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All eyes will be on AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami tonight for Game 1 of the 2011 NBA Finals, as the Dallas Mavericks look to avenge their loss to the Miami Heat in the 2006 NBA Finals.
The players that will be under the microscope the most of course are Miami's Big Three—LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh—along with Dallas's über forward from Wurzburg, Germany, Dirk Nowitzki. All of the above have been dominant in the postseason and it will be interesting to see how this duel plays out over a best-of-seven series.
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Some trivia courtesy of NBA.com
Want to know how the Lakers and Celtics have dominated the finals? The individual top 10s for most years played in the finals, most games played in the finals and most minutes played in the finals all consist of Lakers and Celtics.
Rick Barry of the Warriors took 235 shots in six games in 1967, when the Warriors lost to the 76ers in six games. That’s 39.2 shots per game. The record for a seven-game finals also is 235, by Elgin Baylor of the Lakers.Barry, who averaged 40.8 points per game in the series, unloaded 55 in one of the games while shooting 22 for 48. He took a record 17 shots in one quarter of a different game in the series. Barry was not up there to bunt.
Players have collected 30 rebounds or more 19 times in the finals, 13 by Bill Russell of the Celtics, five times by Wilt Chamberlain (Warriors, 76ers and Lakers) and once by Nate Thurmond (Warriors). Russell holds the record (40), achieved twice.Chamberlain, holds the record for a seven-game series with 220, a 31.4 average.
Arnie Risen, Russell’s backup, fouled out of five games during the 1957 finals, which the Celtics won in seven game vs. the Hawks.
In the 1993 finals between the Bulls and the Suns, Dan Majerle of Phoenix played 59 minutes in a three-overtime game. And did not commit a turnover or a personal foul. How is that possible?
Magic Johnson of the Lakers owns the final s records for turnovers in a 4-game series (24), a 6-game series (30) and a 7-game series(31). Isiah Thomas of the Pistons holds the 5-game mark, 25.
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All eyes will be on AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami tonight for Game 1 of the 2011 NBA Finals, as the Dallas Mavericks look to avenge their loss to the Miami Heat in the 2006 NBA Finals.
The players that will be under the microscope the most of course are Miami's Big Three—LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh—along with Dallas's über forward from Wurzburg, Germany, Dirk Nowitzki. All of the above have been dominant in the postseason and it will be interesting to see how this duel plays out over a best-of-seven series.
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Some trivia courtesy of NBA.com
Want to know how the Lakers and Celtics have dominated the finals? The individual top 10s for most years played in the finals, most games played in the finals and most minutes played in the finals all consist of Lakers and Celtics.
Rick Barry of the Warriors took 235 shots in six games in 1967, when the Warriors lost to the 76ers in six games. That’s 39.2 shots per game. The record for a seven-game finals also is 235, by Elgin Baylor of the Lakers.Barry, who averaged 40.8 points per game in the series, unloaded 55 in one of the games while shooting 22 for 48. He took a record 17 shots in one quarter of a different game in the series. Barry was not up there to bunt.
Players have collected 30 rebounds or more 19 times in the finals, 13 by Bill Russell of the Celtics, five times by Wilt Chamberlain (Warriors, 76ers and Lakers) and once by Nate Thurmond (Warriors). Russell holds the record (40), achieved twice.Chamberlain, holds the record for a seven-game series with 220, a 31.4 average.
Arnie Risen, Russell’s backup, fouled out of five games during the 1957 finals, which the Celtics won in seven game vs. the Hawks.
In the 1993 finals between the Bulls and the Suns, Dan Majerle of Phoenix played 59 minutes in a three-overtime game. And did not commit a turnover or a personal foul. How is that possible?
Magic Johnson of the Lakers owns the final s records for turnovers in a 4-game series (24), a 6-game series (30) and a 7-game series(31). Isiah Thomas of the Pistons holds the 5-game mark, 25.