James Allen+FollowWhat Finals felt the most evenly matched to you?My pick: the 2005 NBA Finals — Detroit Pistons vs San Antonio Spurs. Two elite defensive teams. Two championship cores at their peak. Every possession felt like a chess match — it went the full 7 games, and neither side gave an inch. What’s your pick for the most evenly matched Finals ever? 🏆 #NBAFinals #Spurs #Pistons #NBAHistory #BasketballDebate #Sports #NBA 260Share
Patty Mills+FollowWas Dirk’s 2011 Ring the Hardest in NBA History?Dirk Nowitzki’s 2011 championship run with the Dallas Mavericks is often called the hardest road to a ring. The Mavs knocked out: Blazers (Roy, Aldridge) Lakers (Kobe, Gasol) Thunder (KD, Russ, Harden) Heat (LeBron, Wade, Bosh) And Dirk did it without Caron Butler, the team’s second-best player during the season who missed the playoff run due to injury. One superstar, no superteam. Was this the toughest path to a title we’ve ever seen? #DirkNowitzki #MavsNation #NBAFinals #NBAHistory #NBAChampion #BasketballTalk #Sports 738Share
James Allen+FollowMark Cuban on 2006 Finals: “It Was Stolen From Us”Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban still hasn’t let go of the 2006 NBA Finals loss to the Miami Heat. Reflecting on it years later, he said: “I’ll take that to my grave that it was stolen from us.” The Mavs blew a 2–0 series lead as Dwyane Wade dominated the rest of the way. Cuban has long believed the officiating tilted heavily in Miami’s favor. Nearly two decades later, the sting of that series still lingers in Dallas history. #Mavericks #Heat #NBAFinals #MarkCuban #NBAHistory #NBADebate #Sports 608Share
