Welcome to philstar.com's play-by-play coverage of Game 5 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
GAME OVER. DALLAS WINS 112-103. MAVS LEAD SERIES 3-2
20.9 Terry hits 2 freethrows. Mavs 112-103
21.1 Wade misses 3-point attempt. That's it for the game.
25.3 Kidd hits 2 freethrows. Miami calls for time. Mavs 110-103
29.6 Quick layup for LeBron. Mavs 108-103
33.3 Terry hits booming 3! Might be the nail on the coffin of Miami. Mavs 108-101
56.0 Bosh splits his freethrows. Mavs 105-101
1:04 Chandler blocks Wade's shot.
1:26 Kidd hits 3. Dallas now up by 5, 105-100. Miami calls for time.
1:50 LeBron misses 3.
2:45 Dirk scores on a dunk as Mavs get back the lead 102-100
3:32 Terry hits wide-open 3 to tie the game at 100-100
3:38 Bosh fouled on act of shooting. Splits his freethrows. Heat 100-87
3:52 Turnover by Dallas.
4:23 Dirk sinks 2 freethrows. Heat 99-97
4:38 Wade hits 3. Heat 99-95
4:54 Dirk misses jumper
5:15 Haslem scores on a dunk. 6-0 run for Miami. Dallas calls for time. Heat regain lead 96-95
5:50 Wade scores on fastbreak off a pass from James. Just a 1-point lead for Dallas 95-94
6:30 Haslem scores. Another assist by LeBron. Mavs 95-92
6:48 Dirk hits 2 freethrows. Chants of "M-V-P!" from the crowd. Miami calls for time. Mavs 95-90
7:07 Wade scores underneath. Assist by James. Mavs 93-90
8:09 Barea nails another 3. Mavs 93-88
8:33 Haslem scores underneath. Great pass by Wade. Mavs 90-88
9:35 Wade hits a freethrow. Mavs 90-86
10:00 Bosh scores. Mavs 90-85
10:14 Dirk fouled on act of shooting. Hits 2 freethrows. Mavs 90-83
10:35 Haslem scores in the paint. Mavs 88-83
11:17 Little man Barea playing big. Scores on a layup plus a foul. Hits bonus freethrow. Mavs 88-81
11:33 Wade hits 2 freethrows. Mavs 85-81
11:42 Stevenson splits his freethrows. Mavs 85-79
THIRD QUARTER
THIRD QUARTER OVER. DALLAS LEADS 84-79
Kidd denies LeBron of a buzzer-beater as Mavs lead after the third quarter 84-79
34.4 Chalmers hits 2 freethows. Mavs 84-79
34.4 Defensive foul vs Cardinal
45.1 Back-to-back turnovers by both teams
1:04 Defensive foul vs Cardinal
1:20 Terry hits jumper on the corner. Mavs 84-77
1:46 Wade scores. Mavs 82-77
2:00 Terry scores. Mavs 82-75
2:19 Howard scores underneath. Nice pass by Wade. Mavs 80-75
3:26 LeBron hits jumper. Mavs 80-73
3:46 Dunk by Chandler. Erik Spoelstra has seen enough, calls timeout. Mavs 80-71
4:00 Turnover by Miami
4:22 Kidd hits 3. Dallas dropping 3-bombs vs Miami. Mavs 78-71
4:33 Defensive foul vs Miami. Wade checks back in the game. Mavs 75-71
5:30 Miami sinks 2 freethrows. Mavs 75-71
5:51 Barea stepping up, scores on a runner. Mavs 75-69
6:05 James scores. Mavs 73-69
6:30 Barea hits another 3. Mavs 73-67
6:40 Anthony scores. Mavs 70-67
7:04 Dirk drops a 3. Mavs 70-65
7:28 Offensive foul vs Bosh
8:17 Dirk converts a turnaround jumper. Mavs 67-65
9:04 LeBron hits a fadeaway jumper. Tied 65-65
10:15 Miller answers back with a 3. Mavs 65-63
10:33 Barea hits a long 3. Mavs 65-60
LEADING SCORES AT THE HALF
Miami
Bosh 13
Chalmers 13
Wade 11
James 9
Dallas
Nowitzki 16
Chandler 11
Terry 9
SECOND QUARTER
SECOND QUARTER OVER. DALLAS LEADS 60-57
LeBron misses 3 as time expires.
6.1 Dirk nails jumper. Mavs 60-57
25.4 Chalmers hits another 3. He has 13 points. Mavs 58-57
47.6 Terry hits corner jumper. Mavs 58-54
1:47 Dirk scores on a layup off a perfect spin move. Mavs regain lead 56-54
2:05 Dirk hits 2 freethrows, ties score at 54-54
2:17 Technical foul on Marion. Chalmers hits freethrow. James adds 1 more freethrow. Heat 54-52
2:38 Chandler scores on a dunk. Great pass by Kidd. Tied 52-52
2:50 Kidd misses 3.
3:18 Dirk hits jumper. Heat 52-50
3:58 Marion scores. Heat 52-48
4:24 James scores underneath. Heat 52-46
4:42 Dirk scores underneath. Miami calls for time. Heat 50-46
5:12 Dallas blows up fastbreak oppurtuunity. Heat 50-44
5:45 Bosh hits 2 freethrows. Heat 50-44
6:17 Shooting foul vs Terry. Wade splits his freethrows. Heat 48-44
6:54 Dirk's jumper hits the side of the glass
7:35 Barea answers back with a 3. Heat 45-44
7:45 Chalmers hits a 3. Heat 45-41
8:10 Terry hits a teardrop. Heat 42-41
8:30 Wade scores. Heat 42-39
8:52 Mahinmi nails 1 freethrow. Heat 40-39
8:52 Defensive foul vs Miami. Dallas calls timeout
9:20 Stevenson hits a 3. Tied 38-38
9:50 James scores on a layup. Heat 38-35
10:02 Bosh hits a freethrow. Heat 36-35
10:39 Shot clock violation on Miami. Tied 33-33
11:11 Terry hits 3 off the buzzer to tie the score at 33-33
11:40 LeBron scores on follow-up. Heat 33-30
FIRST QUARTER
FIRST QUARTER OVER. MIAMI LEADS 31-30
Chalmers hits buzzer-beating 3 way beyond the arc to close out the quarter with Miami on top, 31-30
0:26 Howard hits jumper from top of the key. Mavs 30-28
37.6 Dallas scores. Mavs 30-26
0:50 Miami scores. Mavs 28-26
1:05 Chalmers hits 3 on top of the key. Foul called vs Howard, sends Cardinal to the line. Cardinal splits his freethrows. Mavs 28-24
1:58 Dallas scores. Mavs 27-21
2:14 Haslem scores. Mavs 25-21
2:39 Chandler scores, fouled by LeBron. Misses bonus freethrow. Mavs 25-19
2:58 Bibby scores. Dallas calls timeout. Mavs 23-19
3:15 Terry scores. Mavs 23-17
3:27 Miller hits 3. Mavs 21-17
3:34 Cardinal scores. Mavs 21-14
4:09 Chandler splits his freethrows. Mavs 18-12
4:09 Defensive foul vs Bosh
4:22 Wade hits 2 freethrows. Mavs 17-12
4:37 Marion scores. Mavs 17-10
5:05 Wade scires. Mavs 15-10
5:17 Wade misses jumper
5:35 Dirk hits 2 freethrows. Mavs 15-8
5:57 Bosh scores in the paint off an assist from Wade. Mavs 13-8
7:20 Marion scores teardrop shot on fastbreak. Timeout Miami. Mavs 13-6
7:41 Dirk hits jumper. Mavs 11-6
7:56 Dallas scores. Mavs 9-6
8:24 Kidd hits 3. Mavs 7-6
8:46 James misses jumper on top of the key
9:18 Wade sinks 2 freethrows. Tied 4-4
9:18 Defensive foul vs Chandler
9:30 Chandler scores. Mavs 4-2
9:46 James misses runner.
10:22 Kidd scores on fastbreak. Tied 2-2
10:56 Bosh scores. Heat 2-0