Got a request? Leave a comment here. ask.fm/gearmast3r The best highlights from game 6 of the 2011 NBA Finals between the Dallas Mavericks and the Miami Heat.
I couldn't help but get a little choked up seeing all those vets get rings. The five Mavs on the floor in the final minutes were Dirk, Kidd, Chandler, Terry, and Marion. Plus Peja on the bench. Six guys who came so close so often finally reaching the basketball promised land. It doesn't get any better than that.
Golden State Warriors 2015 Champions your team blew a 3-1 lead in the 2016 NBA Finals with an "unanimous" overrated mvp with the best regular season record of all time
dirk kidd butler terry peja marion haywood cardinal chandler stevenson....there were a lot of good vets on this team who had never won and finally got it done....there wasnt a single player who had won on this team lol...marion kidd peja dirk are all hall of famers and caron could be
Dirk was one of the few superstars that stayed with his former team, went several years without a ring, remained patient and finally won one against a heavily favored opponent in this Miami Heat team, the same franchise that denied him in 2006. That's what made this series win such a great story. Dirk stayed loyal to his team and it paid off.
Tavon ThaTruth . Loyalty doesn’t pay off anymore in the NBA. Teams aren’t loyal, so players aren’t loyal. Dirk’s story may make us feel good, and yes his loyalty is admirable, but that loyalty is no longer a viable option.
LeBron James a team hopper too. Calls every superstar to join him smh 🤦🏽♂️ he’s gotten bailed out so many times and has always been in the leastern conference, first year in the west and doesn’t make it to the playoffs “playoff mode” he said lol
Haven’t they realized that recent champs are determined by greater system instead of roster, and 3pts... this mavs is always a threat even they got a deficit of 15 because they guys who can shoot 3s, spurs shoot 3s, gsw shoot 3s, kyrie and co shoot 3s.
Donald Makalintal wouldnt say prime cause they all had different primes but definitely younger and more athletic and i think thats the point you were tryna get across
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One of the happiest nights of my life. It's really disappointing that from the time the buzzer sounded they immediately talked about it being a loss for the Heat and all their incompetence in the series rather than talking about all the Mavs, Dirk, and what every other veteran on the roster had been through up until that point in their careers. How they shocked everyone throughout that whole playoff run starting with SWEEPING the Lakers, who were still an elite squad at that point. Whatever, it was still one of the happiest memories of my short life. Go Mavs
luis alcala They didn't have a plan for lauding the Mavs because everyone at the ESPN machine expected Lebron to win. Felt SO good to see Dirk, Kidd, Terry Tyson and everyone else shove crow down so many people's throats. MFFL
luis alcala "it was still one of the happiest memories of my short life"... Dude wtf are you saying? .....But I do agree with everything else you said! :)
Mega M I just wanted to get across that I'm a young person, so saying a memory is one of the best I've had thus far probably doesn't mean much to people since a lot of my best experiences have yet to come
+luis alcala JJ Barea was the feel good story of the yr. to me in sports for 2011, and I'm a Heat fan. W/ that said, both the Lakers & Heat still chocked against the Mavs that postseason, but I still enjoyed watching this tiny little vixen in Barea embarrass my teams for just 1-single postseason.
I remember being mad at Dallas for sweeping the hell out of my Lakers but I was glad to see them beat Miami & get J Kidd, Peja and Dirk their rings. Dirk was lighting Chris Bosh's ass up all series long and damn that was beautiful to watch.
I was young back then and when I realized the Lakers were eliminated from the Playoffs, I went to my room and cried. I didn't even care who won in that year's Finals. I didn't even realize that they actually swept by the Mavs. How embarrassing that was. Confidence was backed up when Howard and Nash joined the team but all was left was bitter disappointment. BARELY made the Playoffs due to D'Antoni's terrible coaching and Kobe forcing Dwight to learn which led him to sign with Houston. What the hell happened?
The series and win that severed forever any comparisons between MJ and LeBron. MJ never choked this hard and lost while being favored, to a role player like Jason Terry.
sunnyboy8644 Yea you can’t be the best with a choke job like that, he #2 but definitely not the goat, gotta be held to a different standard if you want to be the best who ever did it, no excuses.
In a way, Dallas did Lebron a favor. People actually felt sorry for him after this, he performed so poorly. When they came back and won it, it seemed like redemption.
jacob portillo those teams where what? Stacked up with superstars? This 2011 swept the 2x defending champs and defeated the up and coming okc team that features durant, westbrick and harden. Golden girl warriors only faced some scrub ass team.
This was the greatest playoff run ever. From looking like they were bout to go home in the first round against a very good Portland team with brandon roy....to sweeping the defending champion lakers....then dismantling a young but very very fast paced athletic thunder team....then beating a very tough miami heat team
DH K a guy who looks to be a proud Minnesota Vikings fan calling another team that’s actually won a championship ‘losers’ is fucking laughable. You’re a joke 😂
Dallas beat the Los Angeles Lakers that were the 2X Defending NBA Champions with the 2008 NBA MVP & we're in the last 3 NBA final games, & they beat a good Miami Squad with a NBA MvP Lebron James. Dallas was the best team that season.
Makaveli The Don the beginning of the basketball we see today , more emphasis on the three and spacing. Guys like Joel Anthony on the heat couldn't play in this series and heat had too much liabilities on the court.
The greatest playoff run in nba history. Swept the back to back defending champion Lakers, beat the OKC big 3 and destroyed the Heavily favorite Eastern big 3 in Miami Heat. A well deserved and legit championship for Dirk and for the rest of the team. Better than all of KD's participation trophies I'd say.. Not even close.
@Zacary Grasl Steph, Klay, Draymond & the rest of the GSW were already a Champ caliber team before KD joined the ride. Put Carmelo Anthony, or JR Smith, or Jeremy Lin instead of KD in that 73-9 team and they would still make it to the finals.
@Zacary Grasl well, they won 1 title without KD, and lost 1 in a very close fight. series went game 7. And they'll probably win another the next couple of years even without KD. But one thing is certain, KD wouldn't have single ring if he didn't ride with the 73-9 team.
this was the most heart breaking moment for me as a basketball fan. looking back now I'm proud of the Mavs' title. a lot of great players finally got that ring
Funny , people say GSW fans are bandwagons , but the Heat and Cavaliers have the worst fans . People are only fans of the Cavs and Heat when they are winners . Fans are nowhere to be found when those teams lose .
Mavs fan here much respect to our cousin da spurs it just goes to show miami cant mess with texas! Good job spurs look forward to playing yall this upcoming 2015 season!
I’ll always remember this game. I was 11 years old watching in Randolph TX with my dad and grandparents. We jumped out our seat so quick when they won and all I remember is my grandpa saying “look south” to see the fireworks lighting up the sky. Truly a time I will never forget. Now 8 years later I’m here because of Dirk’s retirement. We’ll always love you Dirk for giving us a championship!!
I was 11 years old during this series. It was the first and so far only Dallas championship that has happened in my lifetime, so you can bet that our family was watching this win. But even at the time I didn't realize how improbable our title run was; We were nearing the end of Dirk's prime and our window, yet we swept the defending championship Lakers, showed the Thunder how it's done, and then demolished the superteam Heat in their own home to seal the deal. What a revenge for 2006. I don't care how long it takes for us to be good again; this singular moment will be the greatest in our franchise's history. Nothing will top this. Ever.
always good to watch this video and be reminded of just total domination of one of the game's all time goat's. god i wish dirk could get another one...
I can't believe how mature and humble Dirk is. How can he be so cool after winning the finals against a team of Miami's calibre?? Oh mama there goes that man
This was one of the Greatest Teams ever.. They swept the defending champion Lakers, beat OKC.. Then beat an Over powered team in the Miami Heat. Had three All stars and still lost.. one of the Greatest runs as well.
@@jrgarza1964 Who cares who's fault it was, being great is sustained success for a period of time not having one good year. One of the greatest playoff runs, yes! One of the greatest teams, hell no!!
@thepatrioarchy What I remember was the Heat winning back to back championships, after the Mavericks team split... so yes one of the greatest teams... stop hating...
@jrgarza1964 We're talking about this game! You and others want to overhype Dallas to feel better about LBJ losing! What next, you're going to call JJ Berea the greatest point guard ever?! Again, Mavericks had a great playoff run, but they are not one of the greatest teams ever!
Dirk is the best example of fight and fail, fly and fall but remained silence holding on to his patience and picked those pieces of that he lefts in him the combination of Patience, determination, sacrifices, skills heart, and perciverance until he reach the pinnacle of his dream to win the championship it was sweet retirement 👏👏👏
I shed a tear when they won it.. all those years behind my team.. win or lose they finally did it. Want to thank my uncle Carmelo.. for introducing the Dallas Mavericks to me when I was a younger boy.. I remember watching them play for the first time when in Dirks first rookie season with the Mavericks. Then the big Three.. Dirk, Nash, Finely.
i still remember watching dirk walk into the locker room on live tv while it was happening , im a celtics fan but i live in dallas so this was nice to see for dirk
I would say this game in NBA finals history is one of the top 5 Upsets in NBA finals history. Not number one though I would give his number 2 all time. Nothing will top the 2004 NBA Finals upset where the Pistons knocked off the Lakers 4-1. The top 5 NBA finals upsets 5. 1985 NBA Finals Lakers beat the Celtics 4-2 4. 1995 NBA FInals Rockets sweep the Magic 3. 1975 NBA Finals Warriors sweep the Bullets 4-0 2. 2011 NBA finals Mavericks shock the Heat 4-2 1. 2004 NBA Finals Pistons surprise the Lakers 4-1 Anyone else think of any great NBA finals upsets let me know
I dont know about the 2006 being an upset because then again the Heat had Shaq and Wade and more talent than the Mavs had. in 2011 the Heat had Bosh LeBron Wade and Haslem and Cole and Chalmers and the Mavs only had Dirk Kidd and Terry and Marion. The MAvericks were an aging group while the Heat was a younger talent of all stars you have to remember.
Dante Scott Suguitan The Heat weren't favored at all to win. Every expert had Dallas winning and after Game 2 Dallas was planning their parade route. The Heat also didn't gave homecourt and Dallas had 60+ Wins and beat the defending champs. I think people value talent more than they do solid role players. Dallas was deeper than Miami at the Point, back up SG, SF, PF. They were all around deeper than Miami. Cole wasn't on Miami in 2011. I hate Lebron for his pathetic choke in this Finals.
As much as I wish the Heat won this series, this is still one of the greatest rings ever won. Sweeping through prime Kobe and Pau, the defending champions, gentleman sweeping prime KD and Russ, and finally dismantling the Big 3 Heat with prime Lebron, Wade, and Bosh to avenge the heartbreaking 2006 loss. Which was also, fittingly, won on the opposing team’s floor.
Easily my favorite NBA Finals. Dirk and Kidd are legends getting their deserved ring. Chandler, Terry and Barea also top likeable players who also deserved it.
has anybody had such a hot shooting series like dirk? its like he could never miss a shot. The only person I know that can shoot like this is Kevin Durant
I don't think the significance of that Mahinmi shot can be overstated. That planted a seed of doubt in the Heat that carried over into the forth quarter.
Jeff,Mark,and Mike are the best ever to call the game I be happy to hear them call the game in the finals they know basketball and know how to connect with each other
To me, James' performance in this series was so awful that he should have been excluded from the GOAT debate right away. Jordan and Kobe never would have crumbled under pressure like this. Wade really saved James from even heavier reputation damage.
I remember being a sophomore in college and watching this game at my friends house in the dog days of summer 2011. I'll never forget watching one of the games where the mavs were down by like 15 and I remember getting pissed and changing the channel. When I watched the ESPN highlights later that night I was blown away that they managed to come back and win that game! I'm glad Dirk managed to avenge the 2006 finals and win this one
What a team this was. Loved Kidd, he was a bit old at this point but he was very good, then you had Jason Terry, AWESOME shooter, great form, and the great Dirk, along with Chandler and his defense. Very good team.
9:54 Even as the Heat have their 2nd best season in franchise history (at that point in history), their fans are heading for the exits instead of staying till the end and thanking the team for a great season. Fairweather to the end.
***** Of course players don't "win on their own" Lebron still needed 4 superstars to win 4 rings. And hes a very sore loser don't leave after one bad year LeBron its a TEAM game stay and build up some chemistry
as a die hard mavs fan since i was 4 years old, watching the mavs win the championship 2011 was the greatest memory ever! i was 16 when this happened and let me tell yall i was in tears!! i was crying my eyeballs out watching DIRK raise up the trophy! this man deserved it so much as well as the other team members. Dirk was absolutely extraordinary this season! I remember i celebrated all summer wearing a different mavs shirt everyday lol that whole school season i told every body mavs were taking it all nobody believed me :) i love that they proved the doubters wrong!
