Ranking the top 5 NBA games in the last decade

#3 Miami Heat vs Dallas Mavericks: Game 2, 2011 NBA Finals

Dirk Nowitzki led the Mavericks to an incredible comeback

The Miami Heat were heavily favored to win the championship in 2011 as all-stars LeBron James and Chris Bosh had joined the team at the beginning of the season to team up with superstar Dwyane Wade.

Although they had a slow start to the season, they eventually got used to each others playing styles and made it to the NBA finals in their first season together. The Dallas Mavericks had a strong season with a 57-25 record and also swept the reigning NBA champions,the Los Angeles Lakers, on their way to the NBA finals. The Heat won game 1 92-84 behind strong performances from James and Wade.

In game 2, with 7:14 left to play in the fourth, the Heat were up 88-73, a 15 point lead and it looked like it was going to be blow out win. A determined Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry took over from then on and led the Mavericks to an incredible comeback and they ended up winning the game 95-93.

It was the biggest comeback in an NBA finals game since the 24-point comeback the Celtics had made against the Lakers in game 4 of the 2008 NBA finals. Despite being the underdogs in the 2011 finals, the Dallas Mavericks went on to win the championship and what was more impressive was that they did it in 6 games.