Welcome to philstar.com's play-by-play coverage of Game 4 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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FOURTH QUARTER
DALLAS WINS 86-83. SERIES IS TIED 2-2
Miller misses game-tying 3. Dallas wins, ties series 2-2
6.7 Terry sent to the line. Sinks 2 freethrows. Miami calls timeout.
9 seconds: Wade drives for a dunk to trim lead to 1 point. Mavs 84-83
14.4 Great drive by Dirk, scores layup to bring the Mavs up by 3, 84-81. Miami calls timeout.
30.1 Wade splits his freethrows. Timeout Dallas. Mavs 82-81
30.1 Wade fouled on fastbreak. Chance to tie for Heat.
0:55 Terry misses 3. Mavs 82-80
1:53 2-for-2 for Bosh on the freethrow line. Mavs 82-80
2:16 Dirk hits 2 freethrows. Miserable night for Dirk on the field, hitting only 5 of 18 shots. Mavs 82-78
2:16 Misses by Miami on offense. Mavs stil up 80-78
3:00 Wade misses lead-grabbing 3. Mavs 80-78
3:45 Haslem doing a great job on Dirk. Mavs 80-78
4:36 Chandler splits his foul shots. Miami calls timeout. Mavs 80-78
4:48 Turnover by Miami. Momentum for Dallas
5:11 Terry scores on breakaway layup as Mavs regain lead 79-78
5:50 Chandler scores underneath. Heat 78-77
6:30 Dirk nails 2 freethrows. Heat 78-75
7:24 Wades scores on fastbreak after an awesome block of Chanlder. Exciting possessions. Heat 78-73
9:05 Dirk scores anew. Mavs move within 3, 76-73
8:42 Dirk hits 2 freethrows, finally makes his presence felt on offense. Heat 76-61
9:00 Wade scores off the glass to keep Mavs at bay. Heat 76-69
9:22 Terry scores again. He's beginning to take over from Dirk, which is what he's supposed to do. Miami calls timeout. Heat 74-69
9:56 Terry hits jumper to break Dallas' silence. Heat 74-67
10:12 Haslem scores corner jumper. Miami picking Dallas apart with its ball movement. Heat 74-65. Timeout Dallas.
10:45 Miller sinks 3. Great ball movement by Miami. Heat 72-65
11:00 Stevenson misses 3 from the corner. Heat 69-65
THIRD QUARTER
THIRD QUARTER OVER. MIAMI LEADS 69-65
Dirk misses 3 off the buzzer. Third quarter done. Heat 69-65
1:02 Chandler hits 1 of 2 freethrows. Heat 69-65
1:15 James scores. Heat 69-64
2:00 Wade scores on another dunk. He's carrying the game for Miami. Timeout Dallas. Heat 67-64
2:40 James misses his freethrows. A quite night for Lebron with only 6 points. Heat 65-64
3:10 James scores breakaway dunk off a steal by Wade. Heat 65-64
3:30 Wade scores on a layup. Mavs 64-61
3:52 Dirk hits 1 of 2 freethrows. Miami calls for time. Mavs 64-61
4:33 Marion scores on putback. Mavs 63-61
5:50 Wade hits a long 2. Dallas calls for time. Heat 60-59
4:25 Chandler scores off the glass. Mavs 59-58
6:40 Bosh answers back with a 20-foot jumper. Heat 58-57
7:03 Barea sneaks in for a layup. Mavs 57-56
7:17 Wade fouled on transition. Sinks 1 of 2 freethrows. Heat 56-55
7:46 Wade scores, assist by James. Tied 55-55
8:10 Marion scores on a layup. Mavs 55-53
8:29 Bosh scores 2 freethrows off a foul from Chandler. Tied 53-53
8:45 Marion scores on dunk off a nice pass from Chandler. Mavs 53-51
9:05 Wade scores, ties score at 51-all
9:24 Chandler hits 2 freethrows off a foul from LeBron. Mavs 51-49
9:42 Bosh nails 2 freethrows. Tied 49-49
10:06 Barea scores. Mavs 49-47
10:55 Dirk hits 2 freethrows, ties the score at 47-all.
SECOND QUARTER
SECOND QUARTER OVER. HEAT LEAD 47-45
James misses 3 as time expires. Heat 47-45
29.1 Chalmers scores on a runner. Heat 47-45
0:50 Chandler scores underneath. Tied 45-45
1:03 Bosh hits corner jumper off an assist by Wade. Heat regain lead 45-43. Timeout Dallas
1:47 Wade scores on dunk plus foul. Hits bonus freethrow. Tied 43-43
2:04 Chandler splits his freethrows. Mavs 43-40
2:04 Anthony fouls Chandler underneath on act of shooting. Dallas calls for time. Mavs 42-40
2:32 Wade scores. Mavs 42-40
2:50 Marion scores. Mavs 42-38
3:13 Anthony scores a dunk. Mavs 40-38
3:27 Stevenson hits 2 freethrows. Mavs 40-36
3:40 Wade breaks Miami's silence. Mavs 38-36
4:03 Marion scores on fastbreak. Dallas on a 9-0 run. Miami calls timeout. Mavs 38-34
4:28 Terry nails jumper. Mavs regain lead 36-34
5:25 Dirk hits step-back jumper. Tied 34-34
5:50 Shot clock violation vs Miami. Heat 34-32
6:18 Stevenson hits another 3 from corner. Heat 34-32
6:37 Charging foul vs LeBron. Good defense by Kidd. Heat 34-29
7:55 Tip-in by Anthony. Heat 34-29
8:20 Bosh scores again. Heat 32-29
8:38 Stevenson hits 3 from corner. Heat 30-29
8:54 Bosh scores on two-handed slam. Heat 30-26
9:07 Chandler hits 2 freethrows. Heat 28-26
9:34 Loose-ball foul vs Haslem. Heat 28-24
9:55 Stevenson hits 3 from corner. Heat 28-24
10:17 Miller scores 3. Dallas calls timeout. Heat 28-21.
10:30 Miller misses 3 on corner.
FIRST QUARTER
FIRST QUARTER OVER. SCORE IS TIED 21-21
Miller misses layup off the buzzer. Tied 21-21
18.8 Technical foul vs Dallas. Chalmers converts technical freethrow. James adds 2 more freethrows. Heat grab lead 21-19
39.1 Terry misses both freethrows. Mavs 19-18
49.1 Chalmers fouled on the way to the basket. Hits 2 freethrows. Mavs 19-18
1:13 Shotclock violation vs Miami. Mavs 19-16
1:42 Terry hits 2 freethrows. Mavs 19-16
1:59 Miami calls timeout
2:25 Wade scores. Mavs 17-16
2:35 Terry sinks 3. Mavs 17-14
2:45 Haslem scores. Tied 14-14
3:00 Marion misses teardrop.
3:18 Bosh misses both freethrows. Mavs 14-12
3:35 Terry beats shotclock with a teardrop. Mavs 14-12
4:05 Putback by James. Tied 12-12
4:44 Wade sinks 2 freethrows. Mavs 12-10
6:04 Turnover by Dallas. Tied 8-8
6:22 Wade scores on layup. Tied 8-8
6:35 Barea hits layup. Mavs 8-6
6:55 Bosh scores on fadeaway. Tied 6-6
7:06 Barea misses 3. Mavs 6-4
8:10 Tip-in by Bosh. Mavs 6-4
9:44 Bosh breaks the ice for Miami with jumper from top of the key. Mavs 6-2
10:27 Dirk nails his 6th-straight point. 6-0 run by Mavs
11:20 Dirk hits another jumper. Mavs 4-0
11:38 Dirk hits jumper from corner. Mavs 2-0
12:00 Dallas wins tip