Dallas Mavericks: Flashback Friday 2011 Finals

As game 2 of the NBA Finals is around the corner, we look back at another famous game 2 in which the Dallas Mavericks made a name for themselves.

The Dallas Mavericks ran through the playoffs in 2011, beating teams that were supposed to be more equipped to win including the Los Angeles Lakers, Oklahoma City Thunder, and especially the Miami Heat. People often forget that despite the Mavs blowing through each of their opponents, each team at one point in time was favored to beat Dallas.

In the first round it was the Portland Trail Blazers who were definitely the underdogs but gave the Mavs a run after winning games 3 and 4 to tie up the series. The Mavs won the next two after talks of folding under pressure had started.

In the Lakers series, the Mavericks were underdogs simply because the Lakers were the two-time defending champions looking for another three-peat to add to their resume. Dallas was ready to show that they were up for the challenge. 4-0 sweep.

When OKC came into town, no one thought that this old Mavs team could beat up on the young and unbelievably athletics Thunder team. That is until Dirk Nowitzki dropped 48 on them in game 1. Mavs win 4-1.

All of these series were fine and dandy but no one in their right minds was ready to believe that a Dallas team who’s second best player was between a 38-year old point guard and a wing that shoots from the hips, was capable of beating Lebron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh paired together.

In game 1, it looked even more bleak as Dallas fell to the Heat 92-84 behind Lebron’s 24. Miami continued to play good basketball and were just far superior athletically to the Mavericks. It may take a miracle for Dallas to upset this team of all-stars.

Game 2 of the 2011 NBA Finals will probably go down as the greatest game in Dallas Mavericks history. Not only was it one of the most entertaining games of all time, it was also the most pivotal part of the Dallas run as the Mavs would have fallen to 0-3 had it not happened.

Really, there just aren’t words to describe how incredible this comeback was. No one could have ever imagined what Dallas did in this game as a possibility. If you have 15 minutes to spare, I recommend watching this video as it gives you a real look into exactly what happened in this crazy back and forth game 2.

The 2011 Mavericks team is one that people continue to talk about and Mavs fans will remember forever. Every year as the finals come around, it is fun to reminisce on the greatest Dallas Mavericks team of all time.