End of game Heat 92 - Mav 84
The Heat have taken game one of the NBA finals. It was the big three that did it for them in the end. They combined for 65 points to stay undefeated at home these playoffs. Dirk Nowitzki led all scorers with 27 for Dallas but ultimately it wasn't enough against the incredible scoring of the Heat.
LeBron and Wade finished with a flourish as Dwayne threw the pass for James to throw down.
James top scored for Miami with 24 points and 9 rebounds, Wade had 22 points with 10 boards and Bosh had 19 with 9 rebounds.
Game two is also in Miami at the same time on Friday (NZT).
Q4 10:52 Heat 89 - Mav 79
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Q4 10:48 Heat 87 - Mav 79
Bad foul on Terry gives the Heat an eight point lead.
Q4 10:24 Heat 85 - Mav 79
Nowitzki takes it to the bucket and gets fouled. He's automatic from the line and adds the free throws with no worries. He'll need some big plays here with just over a minute and a half remaining.
Q4 10:00 Heat 85 - Mav 75
The big three are on fire down the stretch. Massive play from LeBron as he's fouled but still makes the massive jam. Dallas need to make stops now.
Q4 08:54 Heat 82 - Mav 73
Dwayne Wade is heating up down the stretch. After coming up with a big block on Shawn Marion to get the ball back, Wade's nailed a three-pointer to get the biggest lead of the night.
Q4 08:16 Heat 79 - Mav 73
Questionable foul on Nowitzki. He looked to have got the ball cleanly from Bosh but the referee saw it differently. That's Dirk's fourth foul.
Q4 08:00 Heat 77 - Mav 73
A Couple of big plays at each end. Wade hits a mid-range jumper to give Miami their biggest lead of the night. But Marion answers back with a three-point play.
Q4 07:25 Heat 75 - Mav 70
Scrappy period for both sides as neither can get a shot to go. LeBron's just been handed his fourth personal foul which could be a worry. Chandler can only make one of the free throws however. Erik Spoelstra calls timeout for Miami.
Q4 05:24 Heat 74 - Mav 69
Timeout Dallas as Udonis Haslem extends the Heat lead to five and will go to the line for one more. Dallas will need some of their stars to step up in the next few minutes to stay in the game.
Q4 04:00 Heat 72 - Mav 69
Dwayne Wade's found his range a bit more in the second half as he makes another mid-range jumper. Stevenson answers right back for the Mavericks with a three from the corner.
Q4 02:30 Heat 68 - Mav 66
Dirk's starting to get the better of this defence as he catches the ball and drives for a left-handed lay-up. He has 21 points.
Q4 01:19 Heat 68 - Mav 64
Brendan Haywood splits a pair of free throws for the Mavericks. He was the worst free throw shooter in the league in the regular season with 36%, he will be pleased with 50% so far tonight!
End of third quarter Heat 65 - Mav 61
Wow! LeBron lands his fourth three of the night at the buzzer. He was defended well but hit the fade-away regardless. Who says he's not clutch? He has 19 points tonight.
Q3 11:44 Heat 62 - Mav 61
Nowitzki takes his points tally to 17 after he's fouled. Some complaints from the Heat but it was a blatant foul.
Q3 11:00 Heat 60 - Mav 59
LeBron James lights up with a go-ahead three heading into the end of the quarter. Dallas call another timeout.
Q3 9:00 Heat 55 - Mav 57
The Mavericks' Peja Stojakovic is struggling from behind the arc, normally an excellent three-point shooter he's 0 for three tonight. Udonis Haslem has just been called for a travel to give Dallas the ball and they call a timeout.
Q3 6:30 Heat 53 - Mav 57
Looks like Shawn Marion's been taking shooting classes from Nowitzki as he lands a fade away jumper. He has 13 points tonight.
Q3 4:30 Heat 48 - Mav 53
Free throws are starting to be something of a worry for the Heat, they've missed six already for 57% accuracy, meanwhile Dallas are at 80% from the line.
Q3 3:00 Heat 47 - Mav 51
Dwayne Wade's come to life to stop the run with back to back baskets. He's fouled on the second but can't make the free throw.
Q3 2:00 Heat 43 - Mav 51
Great start to the quarter for Dallas. They go on a 7-0 run to start the half and grab their largest lead of the game so far. Miami point guard Mike Bibby just missed his fourth three pointer of the game, he has no points and two assists to show for his 9 minutes on court tonight. Heat call time-out.
End of first half Heat 43 - Mav 44
The Heat get the ball up the court and give Mike Miller an open look at a three but he can't make it count. An exciting first half where defence has been key, Miami are shooting at 38% while the Mavericks are at 37%. Interestingly both teams are shooting at a higher three-point percentage with 6 from 14 attempts for 43%.
Chris Bosh and Dirk Nowitzki lead their respective teams with 13 points a piece. Jason Terry's contributed 12 off the bench for Dallas, while LeBron has 7.
Q2 11:55 Heat 43 - Mav 44
The benches are stepping up here with Terry (Dallas) and Chalmers (Miami) trading threes before half-time. Miami have the last possession of the half.
Q2 10:48 Heat 38 - Mav 41
Jason Kidd's showed his class as a passing point guard throwing up the alley-oop for Chandler who is fouled and gets the three point play.
Q2 09:30 Heat 35 - Mav 36
Nowitzki's starting to heat up. He landed his first three and then followed it up with tough fade-away jumper.
Q2 08:43 Heat 35 - Mav 31
Bosh takes a seat after picking up his second foul for a loose ball call. He's had a productive first half with 11 points and 7 rebounds. Dallas call time-out.
Q2 07:30 Heat 30 - Mav 29
The Heat are doing a good job of defending Nowitzki so far. Using the double team they've restricted him to 1 from 5 shooting and only sent him to the charity stripe twice.
Q2 06:30 Heat 27 - Mav 26
The back and forth nature of this second quarter continues as LeBron makes a nice lay up for the seventh lead change of the quarter. He has 10 points. Miami call time out.
Q2 03:30 Heat 22 - Mav 24
Barea's done what he's done so well already in these playoffs and made a good drive to the basket for an easy lay-up. Previously Chalmers missed a free throw for Miami, their third miss from the line.
Q2 02:30 Heat 21 - Mav 22
Nowitzki goes back to the line and predictably makes both his free throws. LeBron's sat down for his first rest of the night.
Q2 01:30 Heat 18 - Mav 20
Great start to the quarter for Bosh as he throws down a tip-in off a LeBron miss. Terry fires right back with the Mavericks' fourth three. JJ Barea's checked in for Dallas, he's been explosive so far in these playoffs.
End of first quarter Heat 16 - Mav 17
Nice play by Jason Terry to end the quarter as he's hit hard by LeBron to go to the line. After trailing for the entire quarter the Mavericks have their first lead and LeBron already has two personal fouls. James leads all scoreers with 8 and Terry leads the Mavs with 6.
Q1 11:00 Heat 16 - Mav 15
Dirk Nowitzki's about to check back into the game. The Mavericks have already made three three-pointers at 50 percent accuracy.
Q1 10:00 Heat 16 - Mav 12
Dwayne Wade's just missed a pair of free throws. However LeBron's made up for it draining his first three-pointer of the night to put the Heat up by four and forcing Dallas to call a time-out.
Q1 08:30 Heat 13 - Mav 11
Veteran Jason Kidd's brought the Mavs back within two with back-to-back threes. Dallas showed their trademark ball movement around the perimeter to give Kidd the open looks.
Q1 06:30 Heat 11 - Mav 5
LeBron's come to the party now. Turning defence into offence to draw a foul on Nowitzki for a three point play. James has 5 points, only he and Bosh have scored for the Heat so far.
Q1 06:00 Heat 8 - Mav 5
It's been a good start for the least talked about member of the Big Three Chris Bosh. He has 6 points and 2 rebounds already.
Q1 04:30 Heat 6 - Mav 5
A scrappy period of play there with both sides turning the ball over. It ends when a foul is called on LeBron and Chandler splits the free throws.
Q1 02:00 Heat 4 - Mav 4
The Heat have Joel Anthony marking up Nowitzki. Dirk's just drawn a foul from him and nailed the two free-throws as easy as you like.
Q1 01:30 Heat 4 - Mav 2
And the finals are under way. It's the Heat that have made the faster start with LeBron landing his first jumper of the match. However Nowitzki fired back for Dallas. The Heat are yet to lose at home in the playoffs.
12:58pm
In a rematch of the 2006 Finals, Miami's "Big Three" come up against the veteran-laden Dallas Mavericks led by the almost unguardable Dirk Nowitzki.
The Heat won the last series this sides met in 4-2 after the Mavericks had led 2-0 early in the series, however that was before LeBron James combined with Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade to form one of the most powerful combinations in the game.
Game one is in Miami and the sides will use the following starting line ups.
Dallas: Dirk Nowitzki, Shawn Marion, Tyson Chandler, Jason Kidd, Deshawn Stevenson
Miami: LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Joel Anthony, Mike Bibby, Dwayne Wade
source : http://tvnz.co.nz/basketball-news/live-updates-nba-finals-game-one-4202390
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