The best-of-seven NBA Finals shifts to Dallas, Sunday June 5th, as the Dallas Mavericks get set to host the Miami Heat for Game 3. The series is tied 1-1 and the next three games are played in Dallas, while the Heat have to figure a way to win on the road. NBA oddsmakers have the Heat as -4.5 point home favourites over the Mavericks with the over/under set at 186.5 points. Be sure to check out the Heat vs Mavericks NBA Point Spreads and get your predictions in early.
Miami (13-4, 4-3 V) suffered their first loss on home court, after the Mavericks came back from being down 16 points in the fourth, to win 95-93. Miami's LeBron James scored 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds but had five turnovers in a quiet night for the two-time NBA Most Valuable Player. Wade scored 36 points on a variety of long jump shots, running one-handers and fast breaks "That's about as tough a fourth-quarter as you can have," coach Erik Spoelstra said. "When it started to slide it just kept going." Miami had a late foul to give but didn't use it. The Heat switched Chris Bosh instead of Udonis Haslem onto a hot Dirk Nowitzki on his winning last shot, failing to double-team him. And Dwyane Wade, Miami's best player all night, didn't see much of the ball late. We have found ways to respond under tough times, especially when we feel a great deal of pain, which are we are right now.
"We've been a very resilient group all season long. We've been tested. We've had our moments where we feel uncomfortable and feel like our backs are against the wall.
"That's when we've responded and been our best. We have a lot of guys who have some character and toughness to be able to respond to a game like this.
Dallas (13-4, 7-1 H) fought back from a 15-point deficit to beat the Miami Heat 95-93 and even the NBA Finals series at 1-1 on Thursday. Nowitzki, who injured the tendon in the middle finger of his left hand in Tuesday's series opener, scored on a driving lay-up with three seconds remaining to seal a dramatic victory for the visitors. Nowitzki finished with 24 points, Shawn Marion had 20pts and Jason Terry and Tyson Chandler combined for 29pts. The best-of-seven series shifts to Dallas for the next three contests, with Game 3 at the American Airlines Center on Sunday. Dallas averages 101.7ppg at home and they give up an average 94.9ppg. The Heat averages 99ppg on the road and they give up an average 94.3ppg. The Mavs are 7-1 at home and their last loss came during Game 2 against OKC. Miami has held opponents below 100 points in 16 of 17 games this postseason.
Recent Trends to Consider:
Heat are 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings in Dallas.
Over is 4-1-1 in the last 6 meetings.
Heat are 7-15-1 ATS in the last 23 meetings.
Road team is 20-8-1 ATS in the last 29 meetings.
Mavericks are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games as a favorite of 0.5-4.5.
Mavericks are 10-2 ATS in their last 12 games as a favorite.
Mavericks are 9-2-2 ATS in their last 13 Sunday games.
Mavericks are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 home games.
Heat are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
Heat are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
Heat vs Mavericks
When: Sunday, June 5, 8:00 PM ET
Pick: Mavericks -3
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The Bottom Line: Dallas has everything going their way and they play better at home. Be sure to check Heat vs Mavericks Basketball Point Spreads and get your predictions in early.
