Welcome to philstar.com's play-by-play coverage of Game 2 of the 2011 NBA Finals between the Dallas Mavericks and the Miamai Heat. Make sure to refresh this page regularly to get the latest updates, which are arranged from bottom to top.
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Dirk made that game-winning layup with his left hand. Now where's that injured finger again? Greatness.
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FOURTH QUARTER
DALLAS WINS 95-93. SERIES TIED 1-1
Dirk clinches the game with a layup! Mavs win 95-93 Dallas ties series 1-1
24.5 Chalmers ties the game with a 3. 93-93
26.7 Dirk nails a 3! Mavs regain lead 93-90
57.6 Dirk scores on 3-on-1 fastbreak. Game is tied again 90-90!
1:29 Great offensive board for Miami after James misses 3.
2:45 Dirk hits jumper. Heat 90-88
2:53 Turnover by Bosh.
3:11 Terry hits jumper to move Dallas within 4. Good run by the Mavs. Heat 90-84
3:52 Kidd nails 3 from top of the key. Heat 90-84
4:10 James hits 2 freethrows. Heat 90-81
4:32. Marion scores. 8-0 run for Mavs. Heat 88-81
5:31 Terry hits 2 freethrows. Heat 88-79
6:15 Terry breaks silence for Dallas with a jumper. Heat 88-75
6:55 Chandler misses. Dallas continues to struggle on offense. Heat 88-73
***13-0 run for Miami in last 3:32***
Wade on fire! Hits a booming 3 to give Miami a big 15-point lead 88-73. Timeout Dallas.
7:37 Wade hits 2 freethrows. Miami pulling away 85-73
7:55 Follow-up jam for Bosh off a miss by Chalmers. Heat 83-73
8:32 Traveling violation on Miami. Heat 81-73
8:55 Barea misses layup. Heat 81-73
8:57 Wade sinks 2 freethrows. Heat 81-73
9:16 Chalmers scores on a layup. Dallas calls for time. Heat 79-73.
10:08 Wade scores on fastbreak dunk, has 29 points. Heat 77-73
10:55 Dallas scores on offensive board. Heat 75-73
11:13 Foul on Brendan Haywood. Haywood walks to the locker room due to possible injury. Heat 75-71
THIRD QUARTER
THIRD QUARTER OVER . MIAMI LEADS 75-71
0:10 Terry scores. Heat 75-71
0:20 James dunks. Heat 75-69
0:30 Dirk scores. Heat 73-69
0:50 Another 3 for Bibby. Heat 73-67
1:27 Kidd misses 3. Heat 71-65
2:06 Terry fouled on the way to the basket. Sinks 2 freethrows. Heat 71-65
2:46 Dirk scores on a jumer. Miami calls for time. Heat 71-63
3:02 Wade hits a freethrow. Heat 71-61
3:50 Another 3 for Bibby to give Miami its biggest lead of the game. Heat 69-61. Dallas calls for time.
4:08 Foul on Brian Cardinal
4:23 Bosh hits 2 freethrows. Heat 66-61
4:45 Marion scores. Heat 64-61
5:40 Bibby hits 3. Heat 62-57
6:06 Technical foul on Dallas. James iises technical freethrow.
6:20 Bosh blocked by Marion. Bosh struggling in the game.
6:53 Chandler hits 1 of 2 freethrows. Heat 59-57
7:30 Wade scoes on another dunk. Heat 59-56
7:58 Dirk hits jumper. Heat 57-56
8:45 Marion breaks silence for Dallas, scores on a hook shot. Heat 57-54
9:36 3-straight turnovers for Dallas. James scores on an alley-oop pass from Wade. Heat 57-52. Timeout Dallas.
10:00 Wade scores on a dunk. Heat 55-52
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LEADING SCORERS AT THE HALF
Dallas
Marion 10
Chandler 9
Nowitzki 9
Stevenson 9
Miami
Wade 21
James 12
Bibby 6
Bosh 6
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SECOND QUARTER
SECOND QUARTER OVER. SCORE TIED 51-51
25.1 Wade hits 3, ties score at 51-51 (7th deadlock of the game)
1:02 Wade draws shooting foul from Marion. Hits 2 freethrows. Mavs 51-48
1:19 Chalmer misses 3. Mavs 51-46
1:35 Barea misses floater. Mavs 51-46
1:53 Chalmers misses both freethrows. Mavs 51-46
2:10 24-second shotclock violation on Dallas. Mavs 51-46
2:35 Bosh hits 2 freethrows. Mavs 51-46
2:50 Chalmers hits 2 freethrows. Mavs 51-44
3:01 Marion scores on dunk to give Mavs their biggest lead of the game 51-42. Miami calls for time.
3:22 LeBron called for his 3rd foul. Sent to the bench.
3:55 Chandler scores underneath off an assist from Kidd. Mavs 49-42
4:16 James scores on jumper plus foul. Misses bonus freethrow. Mavs 47-42
4:32 Dirk nails 2 freethrows. Mavs 47-40
5:05 Stevenson hits 3. Mavs 45-40
5:24 Wade misses both freethrows. Mavs 42-40
5:55 Wade scores. Mavs 42-40
6:15 Chandler scores on putback. Mavs 42-38
6:36 Wade scores on another dunk on fastbreak. Mavs 40-38. Dallas calls for time.
7:03 Wade scores on follow-up slam. Mavs 40-36
7:22 Dirk hits technical freethrow. Mavs 40-34
7:22 Looseball scramble between Miller and Barea. Foul called on Barea. Technical foul on Miller for second motion.
7:55 Dirk misses two shots in a row. Mavs 39-34
8:53 Barea splits his freethrows. Mavs 39-34
8:59 Heat scores. Mavs 38-34
9:10 Terry scores on fastbreak of a steal. Mavs 38-32
9:36 Dirk scrores on a jumper. Mavs 36-32. Miami calls for time.
10:09 Terry hits 2 freethrows. Mavs 34-32
10:25 Miami ties score at 32-all
10:40 Marion hits layup. Mavs 32-30
11:15 Dallas ties the game at 30-all
11:30 James beats shotclock with a jumper. Heat 30-28
FIRST QUARTER
FIRST QUARTER OVER. SCORE TIED 28-28
14.8 James hits 3. Heat 28-26
38.7 Marion sinks 2 freethrows. Mavs 26-25
0:50 Haslem nails jumpshot from corner. Heat 25-24
1:06 Dirk hits jumper. Mavs 24-23
1:57 Thunderous one-handed follow-up slam by James. Heat 23-20. Dallas calls for 20-second timeout.
2:30 Wade scores. Heat 21-20
2:45 Dallas scores, regains lead 20-19
3:30 Wade misses 3. Heat 19-18
Haslem checks in for Miami
3:25 Stevenson answers back with 3. Heat 19-18. Miami calls for time
3:45 Bibby hits 3. Heat 19-15
4:10 Marion scores on fastbreak. Heat 16-15
4:45 James misses 3. Heat 16-13
5:25 Bosh scores. Heat 16-13
6:00 James hits 3 from top of the key. Heat grabs lead 14-13. Dallas calls for time.
6:30 Wade scores on a layup. Mavs 13-11
6:51 Chandler fouled on dunk attempt. Splits freethrows. Mavs 13-9
7:27 Bibby hits 3. Mavs 12-9
7:55 Kidd scores. Mavs 12-6
8:10 Wade scores. Mavs 9-6
8:40 Stevenson nails 3-pointer on the corner. Mavs 9-4
8:56 Wade misses jumper. Ball tapped out of bounds. Mavs 6-4
9:15 Marion scores underneath. Mavs 6-4
9:49 Chandler sinks 2 freethrows. Tied 4-4
10:00 Bosh scores. Heat 4-2
10:53 Dirk responds to Wade's earlier jumpshot with a shot of his own. Tied 2-2
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Here are the starters:
Dallas
Marion
Nowitzki
Chandler
Stevenson
Kidd
Miami
James
Bosh
Anthony
Wade
Bibby
(9:00 a.m.) Starting lineups being announced