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#1 Heat vs Mavericks, NBA Finals - 7 June 2011
The NBA Finals are where champions are made, but this was not the case for LeBron James and the 2010-2011 Miami Heat. The Heat were up 2-1 in the series against the underdogs Mavericks and had the chance to go up 3-1. This was not the case as the Heat struggled to find their rhythm. They had only two players score in double digits and that did not include LeBron James.
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James finished the game with just 8 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 turnovers while shooting 3-11 from the field and 2-4 from the free-throw line. The Heat were predicted to win the championship by a landslide, but the King underperformed when the lights shined brightest.
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This turned out to be the turning point in the series, as the Mavericks rode this momentum to win games 5 and 6, while the Heat struggled to recover from LeBron's lack of presence on the court that night.
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