LeBron From Range During Three Games In Dallas: 1-11

• The trio of guard from Dallas; Barea, Kidd, and Terry, connected on 10 attempts from distance.  As a team, the Mavs made 13 three-pointers, good for 2nd best in Finals history.  51 points for the trio makes Mark Cuban’s guys close to unbeatable.  In the final 12 minutes of play, they combined for 5-7 shooting and 20 points.  Four of the five field goals, were from beyond the arc.  If your Miami, you let Dirk be a one-man show, seeing it’s hard to slow him down, while containing the trio of guards; especially Barea and Terry.

• On the seven possessions following Wade’s triple to give the Heat a 99-95 advantage with 4:37 left in the fourth, Miami missed their next three shots and committed three turnovers.  It was the deciding stretch of the game, as the home squad outscored the visitors 13-2 during the all-important span.  It seems like we go through the same drill, game after game, where the Mavs turn it up a notch after the Heat take a lead late.  The reason for this: high-percentage shots/open looks.  Also, you can guarantee Dirk and friends will make all their freebies from the charity stripe.  Talk about an almost flawless close-out group, which executes their offensive game plan to near perfection.

• While all eyes have been on LeBron, Bosh has quietly been producing as a #2 scoring option.  No longer has he been playing the role of the weak link.  In Game five, the forward accounted for 19 points and 10 rebounds, six of which were on the offensive glass.  His hustle cleaning the window, provided the Heat with extra second-chance opportunities.  Over the course of a match, Bosh will routinely make a boneheaded decision, yet, it’s clear the 6-10 guy’s play this summer has validated what has been a solid first-year campaign in South Beach.  A consistent contributor of the Heat crew, consider him now a part of what’s right, and no longer a part of what’s wrong.  Actually, when has he been inconsistent during the Playoffs?  Rather, the inconsistency and sputtering play has shifted its way over to #6.

• Each member from the “Big 3″ coughed up the rock four times.  In order for the Heat to force a Game seven, and possibly win the series, they will have to do a better job of taking care of the pumpkin.  Think about it, that was 12 empty possessions, in what was a one or two possession game throughout the majority of the contest.  Sunday night’s #1 priority for coach Spoe’s soldiers: minimize the quick, out of control possessions that lead to miscues.  Early on in Game five, the team forced the tempo and fell into playing the Mavs brand of basketball.  It’s nothing wrong to match that, but it is wrong if it causes careless play.  They can win by playing in the 100′s, but if that’s the case, you have to attack the basket more to help give the Big 3 a breather, getting breaks in-between the action.  At times, they looked sluggish and settled for bad shots.  Imagine how much more effective they can be if they get back to going inside first, and outside second.

• As extremely efficient as Dirk has been, look at how how much of an impact Tyson Chandler has made in the paint.  Maybe the reason why the Heat aren’t able to drive and get to the cup at will, is because Chandler has been the best defensive big they’ve faced this Playoffs.  Actually, he’s the only true center they have encountered in the postseason.  With that said, it would be of the utmost of importance to try to attack him early on.  Also, the more you attack him and produce quality possessions, the more you wear out a Mavs team that loves to wear you down on the other end.  Either the shot clock has to be winding down or you emphasize bullying a Dallas team; getting them out of their rhythm scoring the basketball.  For the Heat, it’s time to use the best pair of finishers and attackers in the Association to your advantage.  Along with that, a major component to the Heat’s two wins has been their stellar defensive play.  It’s no secret that in those two wins, Miami closed out on the three-point shooters, holding them to 17-43 from the land of plenty.  In both games, they also made more threes and went for a 2:1 assist to turnover ratio.  Smart basketball has to go in effect soon, or else it will be the crafty Mavs celebrating on Sunday.