How did Dallas sweep LA in 2011?

[Clay Puppington]

Listening to an old podcast where it was brought up and wanted to ask y'all - how did LA not manage to win one game against Dallas? I know they were clicking, but still.

 

[the cool]

Dirk Nowtikzi

 

[Point Blank]

That game 4

 

[10bandz]

lakers were tired af from 3 straight finals, kobe was hurt, Phil had checked out and there was some internal drama with the team - i think one player was messing with another players girl

 

[El Bombi]

nikkas make excuses for every team that the MAVS beat in the playoffs that year.

Even though the MAVS were the underdog in every series.

 

[HandyWithTheSteel]

The 2011 Mavs were the first pace-and-space team. That Mavs team truly started the modern NBA, not the big 3 Heat or the Warriors.

They spread the floor and destroyed the Lakers with the 3 ball. Meanwhile the Lakers were still walking the ball up the floor and running the triangle.

The Mavs made 49 three-pointers that series. The Lakers made 15.

The 2 time defending champion Lakers got swept off the floor with their slow-paced halfcourt offense. It was truly the changing of the guard and ushering in of the new era.

 

[dtownreppin214]

Mavs shot damn near 50% from 3pt that series. Lakers shot below 20%.

 

[lamont614]

Delete

 

[10bandz]

nikkas make excuses for every team that the MAVS beat in the playoffs that year.

Even through the MAVS were the underdog in every series.

nah dallas did their thing for sure.

 

[UserNameless]

That Mavs team was on fire

 

[cobra]

kobe shot them out of the series...what else

he shot 23% FROM 3

5-22 for the series

 

[VegetasHairline]

Jason Terry made it rain from 3 during that series.

I still remember Andrew Bynum hockey style checking JJ Barea in game 4.

 

[VegetasHairline]

kobe shot them out of the series...what else

he shot 23% FROM 3

5-22 for the series

Shall we discuss your king's performance in the Finals against this same Mavs squad?

 

[sfgiants]

Shall we discuss your king's performance in the Finals against this same Mavs squad?

 

[cobra]

Shall we discuss your king's performance in the Finals against this same Mavs squad?

Dwayne wade didnt want to let bron be the 1st option that year

the Heat only became bron's team after THAT GAME against Boston in 2012