Dallas Mavericks Defeat Miami Heat To Take NBA Championship

The Dallas Mavericks clinched their first-ever NBA championship by defeating the Miami Heat 105-95 last night in game 6 of the NBA Finals.

Jason Terry led the Mavs with 27 points, but Dirk Nowitzki was named the MVP of the series.

Terry, Jason Kidd, J.J. Barea and Nowitzki all hit key shots in the third quarter, as the Mavericks pulled away and glided to a deciding victory in a series that had been defined by close games and furious comebacks.

After adding superstars LeBron James and Chris Bosh to a roster that already included Dwyane Wade, the Miami Heat entered the season as both the championship favorites and the most polarizing team in recent memory.

But none of the so-called "big three" came up big in last night's game 6. James was particularly bad, finishing with six turnovers and a plus/minus of -24.

After the game, Nowitzki hoisted both the NBA Championship trophy and the finals' MVP trophy above his head, and the surprisingly large number of Mavericks fans who had made their way to Miami's American Airlines Arena cheered him on.