
The Miami Hit club for the first time became the champion of the National Basketball Association. In the sixth final match, Miami defeated Dallas Maveritsa away with a score of 95:92 and won the 4-2 series.
Once again, the best in the “hit” was the defender Duin Wade, who sketched 36 points into the opponent’s basket. Shakil O'Neill was not very effective (9 points), but he made 12 rebounds, which became the best indicator in the guests. Dirk Novitski scored 29 points from Texas, who also added 15 rebounds to them, informs RIA Novosti.
As O'Neill admitted after the match, he himself did not play the best game, but he considers Wade, who played at a high level the most valuable player. By the way, O'Neill eventually restrained his word given to the Miami fans after the transition to this club from Lakers two years ago - to win the title. For the Center, this championship ring became the fourth in his career (the previous three he won with Lakers).
The mentor of Dallas Avery Johnson said his team had achieved great progress this season, and promised that Maverits would fight again for the title.
And for Dallas and for Miami, this finale was the first in their history. The Texas, along the playoffs, beat Memphis, 2005 champions from San Antonio and Phoenix, and the Patan Riley team in turn prevailed over Chicago, New Jersey and last year's finalist Detroit. In the final, "Dallas" first made 2-0 after two home victories, but then Miami fully took advantage of his site and won three times in a row, and in the sixth meeting he succeeded on the road. Interestingly, before that, Miami could not win in Dallas since 2002.