Congratulations Dallas

The NBA Finals just concluded, and Dallas simply wanted it more. It was an intriguing, enjoyable series both in terms of storylines and the games themselves, and in that sense deserved to go seven games, but Dallas had their chance tonight and they took it. They hustled harder and refused to give Miami any sort of opening to squeeze through in the second half. It looked like Miami just gave up about midway through the fourth quarter when they couldn't make a dent in Dallas's 5-6 point lead. This, of course, reflects badly on LeBron James even though he had the highest point total tonight of the "Big Three." Dwyane Wade ran out of gas, and James couldn't step it up. The Heat had a golden opportunity to extend the series with Dirk Nowitzki having an off night, but didn't have that killer instinct, and the rest of the Mavericks were fantastic--they played like champions, cool and determined.