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.infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title" style="font-size:medium;">2006 NBA Finals</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:2006NBAFinalslogoofficial.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7d/2006NBAFinalslogoofficial.png/220px-2006NBAFinalslogoofficial.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="139" class="mw-file-element" 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Johnson">Avery Johnson</a></td> <td>2</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Dates</th><td class="infobox-data">June 8–20</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award">MVP</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a><br />(Miami Heat)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" title="Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame">Hall of Famers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Heat:</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Alonzo Mourning</a> (2014)<br /><a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> (2016)<br /><a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a> (2013)<br /><a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a> (2023)<br /><b>Mavericks:</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Dirk_Nowitzki" title="Dirk Nowitzki">Dirk Nowitzki</a> (2023)<br /><b>Coaches:</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Pat_Riley" title="Pat Riley">Pat Riley</a> (2008)<br /><b>Officials:</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Dick_Bavetta" title="Dick Bavetta">Dick Bavetta</a> (2015)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/NBA_conference_finals" title="NBA conference finals">Eastern finals</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Miami_Heat_season" title="2005–06 Miami Heat season">Heat</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Detroit_Pistons_season" title="2005–06 Detroit Pistons season">Pistons</a>, 4–2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/NBA_conference_finals" title="NBA conference finals">Western finals</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="2005–06 Dallas Mavericks season">Mavericks</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="2005–06 Phoenix Suns season">Suns</a>, 4–2</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint" style="border-top:#bbb solid 1px"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_Finals" title="2005 NBA Finals">2005</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;" class=""><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_finals" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA finals">NBA finals</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_Finals" title="2007 NBA Finals">2007</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2006 NBA Finals</b> was the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals">championship series</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a>'s (NBA) <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NBA_season" title="2005–06 NBA season">2005–06 season</a>, and the conclusion of <a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_playoffs" title="2006 NBA playoffs">the season's playoffs</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> were favored to win the championship over the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite these odds, the Heat won the title in six games over the Mavericks, becoming the third team—after the <a href="/wiki/1968%E2%80%9369_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1968–69 Boston Celtics season">1969 Celtics</a>, the <a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season" title="1976–77 Portland Trail Blazers season">1977 Trail Blazers</a> and later the <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers season">2016 Cleveland Cavaliers</a> and <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="2020–21 Milwaukee Bucks season">2021 Milwaukee Bucks</a>—to win a championship after trailing 0–2 in the series. <a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a> of the Heat was named <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell_NBA_Finals_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award">Most Valuable Player</a> of the series.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The series featured two teams who had never previously appeared in the Finals for the first time since <a href="/wiki/1971_NBA_Finals" title="1971 NBA Finals">1971</a>, and it was consequently the first Finals since <a href="/wiki/1978_NBA_Finals" title="1978 NBA Finals">1978</a> where neither team had previously won an NBA title. The next Finals appearance for both franchises would come five years later in <a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_Finals" title="2011 NBA Finals">2011</a>, with the Mavericks winning the rematch over the Heat. </p><p>This was the second NBA Finals match-up of teams from Florida and Texas, after the <a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_Houston_Rockets_season" title="1994–95 Houston Rockets season">Houston Rockets</a> and <a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_Orlando_Magic_season" title="1994–95 Orlando Magic season">Orlando Magic</a> contested the <a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_Finals" title="1995 NBA Finals">1995 NBA Finals</a>. Until the Miami Heat defeated the San Antonio Spurs in the <a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_Finals" title="2013 NBA Finals">2013 NBA Finals</a>, it was the last Finals loss by a team from Texas (Houston lost in 1981 and 1986) versus eight Finals victories (five by San Antonio, two by Houston, and one by Dallas) including the Spurs in <a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_Finals" title="2007 NBA Finals">2007</a> and the Mavericks in <a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_Finals" title="2011 NBA Finals">2011</a>. This was the only Finals of the 2000s not to involve the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> or the <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a>, and the first since 1995 not to feature either Phil Jackson or Gregg Popovich as head coach. It was also the first Finals where the same company (<a href="/wiki/American_Airlines" title="American Airlines">American Airlines</a>) owned the naming rights to both home arenas; however, the Miami arena is now known as the <a href="/wiki/Kaseya_Center" title="Kaseya Center">Kaseya Center</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Miami Heat joined the league in the <a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_NBA_season" title="1988–89 NBA season">1988–89 season</a>, but they did not rise to prominence until they hired <a href="/wiki/Pat_Riley" title="Pat Riley">Pat Riley</a> to be their head coach and president before the <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_NBA_season" title="1995–96 NBA season">1995–96 season</a>. In Riley's first stint, the Heat were playoff regulars between 1996 and 2001, however, the Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks always thwarted Miami's dreams of a championship or even a Finals berth. However, when the team drafted Dwyane Wade fifth overall in 2003, things started to look up for the Heat. They went 42-40 under interim coach <a href="/wiki/Stan_Van_Gundy" title="Stan Van Gundy">Stan Van Gundy</a>, making the playoffs after a 2-year hiatus. They defeated the New Orleans Hornets in the first round, but they ultimately fell to the Pacers in 6 games.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 2004 offseason saw the addition of <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a>, and with Wade and O'Neal performing well, the Heat won 59 games in the <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_NBA_season" title="2004–05 NBA season">2004–05 season</a>, as they took the defending champions <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> to seven games in the conference finals. The following season, after an early 11–10 start, Van Gundy resigned and Riley returned to coaching. Though injuries and lack of chemistry hobbled the Heat initially, they still managed to win 52 games that season. After a culmination of harmony and momentum came together just before the playoffs, they started their postseason run by defeating the Bulls in six games, then eliminated the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a> in five games, and then ousted the 64-win 4 all-star Pistons in six games to reach the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Path_to_the_Finals">Path to the Finals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Path to the Finals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output 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<td>22</td> <td>.732</td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>5 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Memphis_Grizzlies_season" title="2005–06 Memphis Grizzlies season">Memphis Grizzlies</a></td> <td>49</td> <td>33</td> <td>.598</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>6 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="2005–06 Los Angeles Clippers season">Los Angeles Clippers</a></td> <td>47</td> <td>35</td> <td>.573</td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>7 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2005–06 Los Angeles Lakers season">Los Angeles Lakers</a></td> <td>45</td> <td>37</td> <td>.549</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>8 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="2005–06 Sacramento Kings season">Sacramento Kings</a></td> <td>44</td> <td>38</td> <td>.537</td> <td>19 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>9 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Utah_Jazz_season" title="2005–06 Utah Jazz season">Utah Jazz</a></td> <td>41</td> <td>41</td> <td>.500</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>10 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_New_Orleans/Oklahoma_City_Hornets_season" title="2005–06 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets season">New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets</a></td> <td>38</td> <td>44</td> <td>.463</td> <td>25 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>11 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="2005–06 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle SuperSonics</a></td> <td>35</td> <td>47</td> <td>.427</td> <td>28 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style="background-color:#CCFFCC"> <th>2 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>y</b>-<a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Miami_Heat_season" title="2005–06 Miami Heat season">Miami Heat</a></td> <td>52</td> <td>30</td> <td>.634</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>y</b>-<a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_New_Jersey_Nets_season" title="2005–06 New Jersey Nets season">New Jersey Nets</a></td> <td>49</td> <td>33</td> <td>.598</td> <td>15 </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2005–06 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland Cavaliers</a></td> <td>50</td> <td>32</td> <td>.610</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Washington_Wizards_season" title="2005–06 Washington Wizards season">Washington Wizards</a></td> <td>42</td> <td>40</td> <td>.512</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="2005–06 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana Pacers</a></td> <td>41</td> <td>41</td> <td>.500</td> <td>23 </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="2005–06 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago Bulls</a></td> <td>41</td> <td>41</td> <td>.500</td> <td>23 </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="2005–06 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee Bucks</a></td> <td>40</td> <td>42</td> <td>.488</td> <td>24 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="2005–06 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia 76ers</a></td> <td>38</td> <td>44</td> <td>.463</td> <td>26 </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Orlando_Magic_season" title="2005–06 Orlando Magic season">Orlando Magic</a></td> <td>36</td> <td>46</td> <td>.439</td> <td>28 </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Boston_Celtics_season" title="2005–06 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a></td> <td>33</td> <td>49</td> <td>.402</td> <td>31 </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2005–06 Toronto Raptors season">Toronto Raptors</a></td> <td>27</td> <td>55</td> <td>.329</td> <td>37 </td></tr> <tr> <th>13 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Charlotte_Bobcats_season" title="2005–06 Charlotte Bobcats season">Charlotte Bobcats</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>56</td> <td>.317</td> <td>38 </td></tr> <tr> <th>14 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Atlanta_Hawks_season" title="2005–06 Atlanta Hawks season">Atlanta Hawks</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>56</td> <td>.317</td> <td>38 </td></tr> <tr> <th>15 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_New_York_Knicks_season" title="2005–06 New York Knicks season">New York Knicks</a></td> <td>23</td> <td>59</td> <td>.280</td> <td>41 </td></tr></tbody></table>2nd seed in the East, 5th best league record </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">Defeated the (5) <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a>, <a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_Playoffs#(4)_Dallas_Mavericks_vs._(5)_Memphis_Grizzlies" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 NBA Playoffs">4–0</a> </td> <th colspan="3">First Round </th> <td align="left">Defeated the (7) <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>, <a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_Playoffs#(2)_Miami_Heat_vs._(7)_Chicago_Bulls" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 NBA Playoffs">4–2</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">Defeated the (1) <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a>, <a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_Playoffs#(1)_San_Antonio_Spurs_vs._(5)_Dallas_Mavericks" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 NBA Playoffs">4–3</a> </td> <th colspan="3">Conference Semifinals </th> <td align="left">Defeated the (3) <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a>, <a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_Playoffs#(2)_Miami_Heat_vs._(3)_New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 NBA Playoffs">4–1</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">Defeated the (2) <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a>, <a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_Playoffs#Conference_Finals:_(2)_Phoenix_Suns_vs._(3)_Dallas_Mavericks" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 NBA Playoffs">4–2</a> </td> <th colspan="3">Conference Finals </th> <td align="left">Defeated the (1) <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a>, <a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_Playoffs#Conference_Finals:_(1)_Detroit_Pistons_vs._(2)_Miami_Heat" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 NBA Playoffs">4–2</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regular-season_series">Regular-season series</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Regular-season series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> won both games in the regular season series: </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">November 25, 2005</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> 103</b>, <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> 90 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="American Airlines Arena">American Airlines Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">February 9, 2006</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> 76, <b><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> 112</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Center" title="American Airlines Center">American Airlines Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dallas" title="Dallas">Dallas</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rosters">Rosters</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Rosters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Miami_Heat">Miami Heat</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Miami Heat"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style=""> <caption style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #98002E, inset -2px -2px 0 #98002E; !important;; text-align: center;"><b>2005–06 Miami Heat roster</b> </caption> <tbody><tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="colgroup" style="background-color: #98002E !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;">Players </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #98002E !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;">Coaches </th></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <table class="sortable" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Position">Pos.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Name </th> <th scope="col">Height </th> <th scope="col">Weight </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="isoDate">DOB </th> <th scope="col">From </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="2.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Shooting_guard" title="Shooting guard">SG</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000500000000000000♠">5</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Derek_Anderson_(basketball)" title="Derek Anderson (basketball)">Anderson, Derek</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000195580000000000♠"></span>6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">194 lb (88 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1974–07–18 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Kentucky" title="University of Kentucky">Kentucky</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Small_forward" title="Small forward">SF</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001490000000000000♠">49</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Shandon_Anderson" title="Shandon Anderson">Anderson, Shandon</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000198120000000000♠"></span>6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">208 lb (94 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1973–12–31 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Georgia" title="University of Georgia">Georgia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="6.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001300000000000000♠">30</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Earl_Barron" title="Earl Barron">Barron, Earl</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000213360000000000♠"></span>7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">250 lb (113 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1981–08–14 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Memphis" title="University of Memphis">Memphis</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="6.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001510000000000000♠">51</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Doleac" title="Michael Doleac">Doleac, Michael</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000210820000000000♠"></span>6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">262 lb (119 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1977–06–15 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Utah" title="University of Utah">Utah</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Power_forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Power forward (basketball)">PF</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001400000000000000♠">40</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Udonis_Haslem" title="Udonis Haslem">Haslem, Udonis</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000203200000000000♠"></span>6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">235 lb (107 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1980–06–09 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Florida" title="University of Florida">Florida</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Small_forward" title="Small forward">SF</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001240000000000000♠">24</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Jason_Kapono" title="Jason Kapono">Kapono, Jason</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000203200000000000♠"></span>6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">213 lb (97 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1981–02–04 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Los_Angeles" title="University of California, Los Angeles">UCLA</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="6.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001330000000000000♠">33</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Mourning, Alonzo</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000208279999999999♠"></span>6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">240 lb (109 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1970–02–08 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_University" title="Georgetown University">Georgetown</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="6.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001320000000000000♠">32</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">O'Neal, Shaquille</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000215899999999999♠"></span>7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">325 lb (147 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1972–03–06 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_University" title="Louisiana State University">LSU</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Point_guard" title="Point guard">PG</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001200000000000000♠">20</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Payton, Gary</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000193040000000000♠"></span>6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">180 lb (82 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1968–07–23 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Oregon_State_University" title="Oregon State University">Oregon State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Small_forward" title="Small forward">SF</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001420000000000000♠">42</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/James_Posey" title="James Posey">Posey, James</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000203200000000000♠"></span>6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">215 lb (98 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1977–01–13 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Xavier_University" title="Xavier University">Xavier</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Power_forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Power forward (basketball)">PF</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001250000000000000♠">25</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Simien" title="Wayne Simien">Simien, Wayne</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000205740000000000♠"></span>6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">255 lb (116 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1983–03–09 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Kansas" title="University of Kansas">Kansas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="2.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Shooting_guard" title="Shooting guard">SG</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000300000000000000♠">3</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Wade, Dwyane</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000193040000000000♠"></span>6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">220 lb (100 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1982–01–17 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Marquette_University" title="Marquette University">Marquette</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Power_forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Power forward (basketball)">PF</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000800000000000000♠">8</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Antoine_Walker" title="Antoine Walker">Walker, Antoine</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000203200000000000♠"></span>6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">224 lb (102 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1976–08–12 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Kentucky" title="University of Kentucky">Kentucky</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Point_guard" title="Point guard">PG</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001550000000000000♠">55</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Jason_Williams_(basketball,_born_1975)" title="Jason Williams (basketball, born 1975)">Williams, Jason</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000185420000000000♠"></span>6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">190 lb (86 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1975–11–18 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Florida" title="University of Florida">Florida</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Small_forward" title="Small forward">SF</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000100000000000000♠">1</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Dorell_Wright" title="Dorell Wright">Wright, Dorell</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000200659999999999♠"></span>6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">200 lb (91 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1985–12–02 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/South_Kent_School" title="South Kent School">South Kent School (CT)</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <dl><dt>Head coach</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Riley" title="Pat Riley">Pat Riley</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Assistant coach(es)</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Keith_Askins" title="Keith Askins">Keith Askins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_McAdoo" title="Bob McAdoo">Bob McAdoo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Rothstein" title="Ron Rothstein">Ron Rothstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Spoelstra" title="Erik Spoelstra">Erik Spoelstra</a></li> <li>Bill Foran</li></ul> <hr /> <dl><dt>Legend</dt></dl> <div><ul><li><b>(DP)</b> Unsigned draft pick</li><li><b>(FA)</b> Free agent</li><li><b>(S)</b> Suspended</li><li><b>(DL)</b> On <a href="/wiki/Assignment_(NBA_D-League)" class="mw-redirect" title="Assignment (NBA D-League)">assignment</a> to D-League affiliate</li><li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Injured"><img alt="Injured" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/8px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/12px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/16px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="62" /></span></span> Injured</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dallas_Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Dallas Mavericks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style=""> <caption style="background-color:#00285E; color:#FFFFFF; text-align: center;"><b>2005–06 Dallas Mavericks roster</b> </caption> <tbody><tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="colgroup" style="background-color: #007DC5; color: #000000;">Players </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #007DC5; color: #000000;">Coaches </th></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <table class="sortable" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Position">Pos.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Name </th> <th scope="col">Height </th> <th scope="col">Weight </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="isoDate">DOB </th> <th scope="col">From </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Point_guard" title="Point guard">PG</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001100000000000000♠">10</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Armstrong" title="Darrell Armstrong">Armstrong, Darrell</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000182880000000000♠"></span>6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">170 lb (77 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1968–06–22 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Fayetteville_State_University" title="Fayetteville State University">Fayetteville State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="6.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001250000000000000♠">25</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Erick_Dampier" title="Erick Dampier">Dampier, Erick</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000210820000000000♠"></span>6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">265 lb (120 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1975–07–14 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_University" title="Mississippi State University">Mississippi State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="2.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Shooting_guard" title="Shooting guard">SG</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000600000000000000♠">6</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Marquis_Daniels" title="Marquis Daniels">Daniels, Marquis</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000198120000000000♠"></span>6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">200 lb (91 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1981–01–07 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Auburn_University" title="Auburn University">Auburn</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="6.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000700000000000000♠">7</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/DeSagana_Diop" title="DeSagana Diop">Diop, DeSagana</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000213360000000000♠"></span>7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">300 lb (136 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1982–01–30 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Oak_Hill_Academy_(Mouth_of_Wilson,_Virginia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia)">Oak Hill Academy (VA)</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="2.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Shooting_guard" title="Shooting guard">SG</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001440000000000000♠">44</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Griffin" title="Adrian Griffin">Griffin, Adrian</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000195580000000000♠"></span>6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">217 lb (98 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1974–07–04 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Seton_Hall_University" title="Seton Hall University">Seton Hall</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Point_guard" title="Point guard">PG</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001340000000000000♠">34</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Devin_Harris" title="Devin Harris">Harris, Devin</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000190500000000000♠"></span>6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">192 lb (87 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1983–02–27 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Wisconsin%E2%80%93Madison" title="University of Wisconsin–Madison">Wisconsin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Small_forward" title="Small forward">SF</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000500000000000000♠">5</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Josh_Howard" title="Josh Howard">Howard, Josh</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000200659999999999♠"></span>6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">210 lb (95 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1980–04–28 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Wake_Forest_University" title="Wake Forest University">Wake Forest</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="6.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001280000000000000♠">28</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/D._J._Mbenga" title="D. J. Mbenga">Mbenga, D. J.</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000213360000000000♠"></span>7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">245 lb (111 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1980–12–30 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Power_forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Power forward (basketball)">PF</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001410000000000000♠">41</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Dirk_Nowitzki" title="Dirk Nowitzki">Nowitzki, Dirk</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000213360000000000♠"></span>7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">245 lb (111 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1978–06–19 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Power_forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Power forward (basketball)">PF</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001330000000000000♠">33</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Josh_Powell" title="Josh Powell">Powell, Josh</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000205740000000000♠"></span>6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">225 lb (102 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1983–01–25 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_State_University" title="North Carolina State University">NC State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="2.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Shooting_guard" title="Shooting guard">SG</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001420000000000000♠">42</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Stackhouse" title="Jerry Stackhouse">Stackhouse, Jerry</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000198120000000000♠"></span>6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">218 lb (99 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1974–11–5 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill" title="University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill">North Carolina</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Point_guard" title="Point guard">PG</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001310000000000000♠">31</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Jason_Terry" title="Jason Terry">Terry, Jason</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000187960000000000♠"></span>6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">185 lb (84 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1977–09–15 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Arizona" title="University of Arizona">Arizona</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Small_forward" title="Small forward">SF</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000200000000000000♠">2</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Keith_Van_Horn" title="Keith Van Horn">Van Horn, Keith</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000208279999999999♠"></span>6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">220 lb (100 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1975–10–23 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Utah" title="University of Utah">Utah</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <dl><dt>Head coach</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Avery_Johnson" title="Avery Johnson">Avery Johnson</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Assistant coach(es)</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rolando_Blackman" title="Rolando Blackman">Rolando Blackman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Del_Harris" title="Del Harris">Del Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Prunty" title="Joe Prunty">Joe Prunty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Riley_(basketball)" title="Larry Riley (basketball)">Larry Riley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brad_Davis_(basketball)" title="Brad Davis (basketball)">Brad Davis</a></li></ul> <hr /> <dl><dt>Legend</dt></dl> <div><ul><li><b>(DP)</b> Unsigned draft pick</li><li><b>(FA)</b> Free agent</li><li><b>(S)</b> Suspended</li><li><b>(DL)</b> On <a href="/wiki/Assignment_(NBA_D-League)" class="mw-redirect" title="Assignment (NBA D-League)">assignment</a> to D-League affiliate</li><li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Injured"><img alt="Injured" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/8px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/12px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/16px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="62" /></span></span> Injured</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>Shaquille O'Neal and Gary Payton became the 6th and 7th players to play in the NBA Finals for three different teams. O'Neal played in the <a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_Finals" title="1995 NBA Finals">1995 NBA Finals</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a> and four times with the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>, while Payton played in the <a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_Finals" title="1996 NBA Finals">1996 NBA Finals</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a> and with O'Neal on the 2004 Lakers team that lost to the Pistons. The other players to play in the Finals for three teams are: <a href="/wiki/Danny_Ainge" title="Danny Ainge">Danny Ainge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sam_Perkins" title="Sam Perkins">Sam Perkins</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Salley" title="John Salley">John Salley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Horace_Grant" title="Horace Grant">Horace Grant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Robert_Horry" title="Robert Horry">Robert Horry</a> and now <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> with the Cavs, Heat and the Lakers.</li> <li>Also, O'Neal and Alonzo Mourning achieved the rare feat of being the former first-round picks from the same year (1992) to win a championship with the same team. O'Neal was the first overall draft pick of the <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a>, while Mourning went second to the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a>. Ironically, the third pick in that draft, <a href="/wiki/Christian_Laettner" title="Christian Laettner">Christian Laettner</a> (who was selected by the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a>), was a member of <a href="/wiki/2004-05_Miami_Heat_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2004-05 Miami Heat season">the previous year's team</a>, his final season before retiring.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Series_summary">Series summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Series summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Road team</th> <th>Result</th> <th>Home team </th></tr> <tr> <td>Game 1</td> <td>June 8</td> <td>Miami Heat</td> <td>80–90 (0–1)</td> <td><b>Dallas Mavericks</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Game 2</td> <td>June 11</td> <td>Miami Heat</td> <td>86–99 (0–2)</td> <td><b>Dallas Mavericks</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Game 3</td> <td>June 13</td> <td>Dallas Mavericks</td> <td>96–98 (2–1)</td> <td><b>Miami Heat</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Game 4</td> <td>June 15</td> <td>Dallas Mavericks</td> <td>74–98 (2–2)</td> <td><b>Miami Heat</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Game 5</td> <td>June 18</td> <td>Dallas Mavericks</td> <td>100–101 (OT) (2–3)</td> <td><b>Miami Heat</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Game 6</td> <td>June 20</td> <td><b>Miami Heat</b></td> <td>95–92 (4–2)</td> <td>Dallas Mavericks </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The Heat became the second team since 1985 to sweep the middle three games at home, the 2004 Detroit Pistons being the first. In 1985 the NBA switched the Finals to the 2-3-2 format, which was changed back to the 2-2-1-1-1 format for the <a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_Finals" title="2014 NBA Finals">2014 NBA Finals</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Game_summaries">Game summaries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Game summaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><i>All times are in <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">Eastern Daylight Time</a> (<a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%924" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−4">UTC−4</a>). If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.</i></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_1">Game 1</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Game 1"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dallas' <a href="/wiki/Jason_Terry" title="Jason Terry">Jason Terry</a> scored a playoff-high 32 points as the Mavericks overcame a 31–23 deficit at the end of the first quarter. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ABC" title="NBA on ABC">ABC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 8<br /><small> 9:00pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(8:00 pm <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101201124323/http://www.nba.com/games/20060608/MIADAL/recap.html">1</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> (archived December 1, 2010)</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> 80, <b><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> 90</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>31</b>–23, 13–<b>23</b>, 24–24, 12–<b>20</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a> 30<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Udonis_Haslem" title="Udonis Haslem">Udonis Haslem</a> 8<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a> 7</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jason_Terry" title="Jason Terry">Jason Terry</a> 32<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Josh_Howard" title="Josh Howard">Josh Howard</a> 12<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dirk_Nowitzki" title="Dirk Nowitzki">Nowitzki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Josh_Howard" title="Josh Howard">Howard</a> 5 each</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Dallas leads series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Center" title="American Airlines Center">American Airlines Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dallas,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas, Texas">Dallas, Texas</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,475<br /><b>Referees:</b> <ul><li>No. 17 <a href="/wiki/Joe_Crawford_(basketball,_born_1951)" class="mw-redirect" title="Joe Crawford (basketball, born 1951)">Joe Crawford</a></li> <li>No. 14 <a href="/wiki/Joe_DeRosa_(referee)" class="mw-redirect" title="Joe DeRosa (referee)">Joe DeRosa</a></li> <li>No. 15 <a href="/wiki/Bennett_Salvatore" title="Bennett Salvatore">Bennett Salvatore</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_2">Game 2</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Game 2"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Dirk_Nowitzki" title="Dirk Nowitzki">Dirk Nowitzki</a> had a stellar 30 point and 12 rebound performance, and the Mavericks cruised past the Heat to take a 2–0 series lead. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ABC" title="NBA on ABC">ABC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 11<br /><small> 9:00pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(8:00 pm <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101201124329/http://www.nba.com/games/20060611/MIADAL/recap.html">2</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> (archived December 1, 2010)</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> 85, <b><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> 101</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 17–<b>20</b>, 17–<b>32</b>, 24–<b>32</b>, <b>27</b>–17</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a> 21<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a> 8<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Payton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jason_Williams_(basketball,_born_1975)" title="Jason Williams (basketball, born 1975)">Williams</a> 5 each</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dirk_Nowitzki" title="Dirk Nowitzki">Dirk Nowitzki</a> 30<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dirk_Nowitzki" title="Dirk Nowitzki">Dirk Nowitzki</a> 12<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jason_Terry" title="Jason Terry">Jason Terry</a> 8</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Dallas leads series, 2–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Center" title="American Airlines Center">American Airlines Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dallas,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas, Texas">Dallas, Texas</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,459<br /><b>Referees:</b> <ul><li>No. 26 <a href="/wiki/Bob_Delaney_(basketball_referee)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bob Delaney (basketball referee)">Bob Delaney</a></li> <li>No. 29 <a href="/wiki/Steve_Javie" title="Steve Javie">Steve Javie</a></li> <li>No. 32 <a href="/wiki/Eddie_F._Rush" class="mw-redirect" title="Eddie F. Rush">Eddie F. Rush</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_3">Game 3</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Game 3"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Game_3_of_the_2006_NBA_Finals.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Game_3_of_the_2006_NBA_Finals.jpg/220px-Game_3_of_the_2006_NBA_Finals.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Game_3_of_the_2006_NBA_Finals.jpg/330px-Game_3_of_the_2006_NBA_Finals.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Game_3_of_the_2006_NBA_Finals.jpg/440px-Game_3_of_the_2006_NBA_Finals.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Game 3 of the 2006 NBA Finals</figcaption></figure> <p>Led by <a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a>'s 42 points and 13 rebounds, the Heat rallied from a 13-point deficit with six minutes to go in the fourth quarter. The momentum-changing comeback was capped by a <a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a> field goal from just inside the three-point line with 9.3 seconds left. <a href="/wiki/Dirk_Nowitzki" title="Dirk Nowitzki">Dirk Nowitzki</a> had a chance to tie the game at the free throw line with 3.4 seconds to go, but missed 1 of 2, sealing the win for Miami. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ABC" title="NBA on ABC">ABC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 13<br /><small> 9:00pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101201124334/http://www.nba.com/games/20060613/DALMIA/recap.html">3</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> (archived December 1, 2010)</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> 96, <b><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> 98</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 21–<b>29</b>, 22–<b>23</b>, <b>34</b>–16, 19–<b>30</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dirk_Nowitzki" title="Dirk Nowitzki">Dirk Nowitzki</a> 30<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Erick_Dampier" title="Erick Dampier">Erick Dampier</a> 9<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jason_Terry" title="Jason Terry">Jason Terry</a> 5</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a> 42<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a> 13<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 5</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Dallas leads series, 2–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="American Airlines Arena">American Airlines Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami,_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami, Florida">Miami, Florida</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,145<br /><b>Referees:</b> <ul><li>No. 43 <a href="/wiki/Dan_Crawford_(basketball_referee)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dan Crawford (basketball referee)">Dan Crawford</a></li> <li>No. 41 <a href="/wiki/Ken_Mauer" title="Ken Mauer">Ken Mauer</a></li> <li>No. 35 <a href="/wiki/Jack_Nies" title="Jack Nies">Jack Nies</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_4">Game 4</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Game 4"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dwyane Wade shined again for the Heat with 36 points, and Miami held Dallas to just seven points in the fourth quarter en route to a series-tying, blowout victory. The Mavericks' fourth quarter was the lowest ever by any team during the NBA Finals. <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Stackhouse" title="Jerry Stackhouse">Jerry Stackhouse</a> caught <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> with a flagrant foul that resulted in his suspension for Game 5. Stackhouse was the final NBA player to be suspended in the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a> until <a href="/wiki/Draymond_Green" title="Draymond Green">Draymond Green</a> was suspended in the <a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_Finals" title="2016 NBA Finals">2016 NBA Finals</a>. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ABC" title="NBA on ABC">ABC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 15<br /><small> 9:00pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101201124340/http://www.nba.com/games/20060615/DALMIA/recap.html">4</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> (archived December 1, 2010)</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> 74, <b><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> 98</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 25–<b>30</b>, 19–<b>24</b>, 23–<b>24</b>, 7–<b>20</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jason_Terry" title="Jason Terry">Jason Terry</a> 17<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dirk_Nowitzki" title="Dirk Nowitzki">Dirk Nowitzki</a> 9<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Stackhouse" title="Jerry Stackhouse">Jerry Stackhouse</a> 4</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a> 36<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 13<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jason_Williams_(basketball,_born_1975)" title="Jason Williams (basketball, born 1975)">Jason Williams</a> 6</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 2–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="American Airlines Arena">American Airlines Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami,_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami, Florida">Miami, Florida</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,145<br /><b>Referees:</b> <ul><li>No. 27 <a href="/wiki/Dick_Bavetta" title="Dick Bavetta">Dick Bavetta</a></li> <li>No. 14 <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mike_Callahan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mike Callahan (page does not exist)">Mike Callahan</a></li> <li>No. 7 <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Fryer" title="Bernie Fryer">Bernie Fryer</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_5">Game 5</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Game 5"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dwyane Wade shot 25 free throws - as many free throws as all the Mavericks combined (a fact that did not sit well with Mavericks head coach Avery Johnson<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>), leading the Heat to their third straight win over Dallas after being down 0–2 in the series. </p><p>With 9.1 seconds left in overtime and the Heat trailing by 1 point, they inbounded the ball to Wade, who caught the ball in the air and then landed in the backcourt. Mavericks' team owner Mark Cuban felt Wade had therefore committed a backcourt violation after receiving the ball. </p><p>Dallas was then penalized with a controversial foul call that sent Wade to the line to shoot the go-ahead free throws with 1.9 seconds left on the overtime game clock. Wade hit the first free throw, and Dallas Mavericks coach Avery Johnson signaled to his team to call a timeout after Wade's second attempt. <a href="/wiki/Josh_Howard" title="Josh Howard">Josh Howard</a> then made a timeout gesture with his hands and began to walk off the floor, and the referees called the Mavericks' last remaining timeout, which prevented them from advancing the ball after the second attempt if Wade converted. After the timeout, Wade made the second free throw to give his team a one-point lead, after which <a href="/wiki/Devin_Harris" title="Devin Harris">Devin Harris</a> missed a Hail Mary half-court shot as time expired. Wade finished the game with 43 points while setting an NBA Finals record for most made free throws in a game with 21.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> added a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds. Miami converted 32 of its 49 attempts from the free throw line. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Jason_Terry" title="Jason Terry">Jason Terry</a> led Dallas with 35 points in a losing effort, while Howard added 25. 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Rush">Eddie F. Rush</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Player_statistics">Player statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Player statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="min-width:40em; white-space: nowrap;"> <caption>Legend </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;">  GP </td> <td>Games played </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black">  GS  </td> <td>Games started </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> MPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minute_(basketball)" title="Minute (basketball)">Minutes</a> per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> FG%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Field_goal_(basketball)" title="Field goal (basketball)">Field-goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> 3P%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Three-point_field_goal" title="Three-point field goal">3-point field-goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> FT%  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Free_throw" title="Free throw">Free-throw</a> percentage </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> RPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebounds</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> APG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> SPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steal_(basketball)" title="Steal (basketball)">Steals</a> per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> BPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Block_(basketball)" title="Block (basketball)">Blocks</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> PPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Points</a> per game </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Miami Heat</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption>Miami Heat statistics </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">Player </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">GP </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">GS </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">MPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">FG% </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">3P% </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">FT% </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">RPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">APG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">SPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">BPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">PPG </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Anderson, Shandon"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Shandon_Anderson" title="Shandon Anderson">Shandon Anderson</a></span></span></span></td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>7.7</td> <td>.333</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.500</td> <td>1.8</td> <td>0.8</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>1.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Doleac, Michael"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Doleac" title="Michael Doleac">Michael Doleac</a></span></span></span></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.000</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Haslem, Udonis"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Udonis_Haslem" title="Udonis Haslem">Udonis Haslem</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>29.2</td> <td>.500</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.300</td> <td>6.2</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>6.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Kapono, Jason"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jason_Kapono" title="Jason Kapono">Jason Kapono</a></span></span></span></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.000</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Mourning, Alonzo"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Alonzo Mourning</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>11.0</td> <td><b>.692</b></td> <td>.000</td> <td>.667</td> <td>3.2</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.3</td> <td><b>1.5</b></td> <td>4.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="O'Neal, Shaquille"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>35.2</td> <td>.607</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.292</td> <td><b>10.2</b></td> <td>2.8</td> <td>0.5</td> <td>0.8</td> <td>13.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Payton, Gary"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>22.3</td> <td>.368</td> <td>.143</td> <td>.333</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>2.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Posey, James"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/James_Posey" title="James Posey">James Posey</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>29.5</td> <td>.419</td> <td><b>.400</b></td> <td>.769</td> <td>6.0</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>7.3 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#FDE910;"> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Wade, Dwyane"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td><b>43.5</b></td> <td>.468</td> <td>.273</td> <td><b>.773</b></td> <td>7.8</td> <td>3.8</td> <td><b>2.7</b></td> <td>1.0</td> <td><b>34.7</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Walker, Antoine"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Antoine_Walker" title="Antoine Walker">Antoine Walker</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>36.6</td> <td>.391</td> <td>.270</td> <td>.556</td> <td>5.5</td> <td>2.2</td> <td>0.7</td> <td>0.5</td> <td>13.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Williams, Jason"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jason_Williams_(basketball,_born_1975)" title="Jason Williams (basketball, born 1975)">Jason Williams</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>31.3</td> <td>.360</td> <td>.345</td> <td>.636</td> <td>1.8</td> <td><b>4.7</b></td> <td>0.5</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>8.8 </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Dallas Mavericks</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption>Dallas Mavericks statistics </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #0064B1 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">Player </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #0064B1 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">GP </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #0064B1 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">GS </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #0064B1 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">MPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #0064B1 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">FG% </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #0064B1 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">3P% </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #0064B1 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">FT% </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #0064B1 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">RPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #0064B1 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">APG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #0064B1 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">SPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #0064B1 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">BPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #0064B1 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">PPG </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Armstrong, Darrell"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Armstrong" title="Darrell Armstrong">Darrell Armstrong</a></span></span></span></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>6.3</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.000</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Dampier, Erick"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Erick_Dampier" title="Erick Dampier">Erick Dampier</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>24.6</td> <td><b>.722</b></td> <td>.000</td> <td>.500</td> <td>8.2</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>0.7</td> <td>5.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Daniels, Marquis"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Marquis_Daniels" title="Marquis Daniels">Marquis Daniels</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>8.8</td> <td>.545</td> <td>.333</td> <td>.800</td> <td>0.5</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>2.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Diop, DeSagana"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/DeSagana_Diop" title="DeSagana Diop">DeSagana Diop</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>15.7</td> <td>.500</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.500</td> <td>3.3</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>0.3</td> <td><b>0.8</b></td> <td>1.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Griffin, Adrian"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Griffin" title="Adrian Griffin">Adrian Griffin</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> <td>13.7</td> <td>.563</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.000</td> <td>3.2</td> <td>0.8</td> <td>0.8</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>3.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Harris, Devin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Devin_Harris" title="Devin Harris">Devin Harris</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> <td>24.5</td> <td>.364</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.750</td> <td>0.8</td> <td>2.8</td> <td>0.8</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>7.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Howard, Josh"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Josh_Howard" title="Josh Howard">Josh Howard</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>38.4</td> <td>.388</td> <td>.263</td> <td>.808</td> <td>8.2</td> <td>1.8</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>0.7</td> <td>14.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Mbenga, D. J."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/D._J._Mbenga" title="D. J. Mbenga">D. J. Mbenga</a></span></span></span></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>4.5</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.000</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Nowitzki, Dirk"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dirk_Nowitzki" title="Dirk Nowitzki">Dirk Nowitzki</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td><b>43.7</b></td> <td>.390</td> <td>.250</td> <td>.891</td> <td><b>10.8</b></td> <td>2.5</td> <td>0.7</td> <td>0.7</td> <td><b>22.8</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Powell, Josh"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Josh_Powell" title="Josh Powell">Josh Powell</a></span></span></span></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>3.6</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.000</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Stackhouse, Jerry"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Stackhouse" title="Jerry Stackhouse">Jerry Stackhouse</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>30.0</td> <td>.355</td> <td><b>.368</b></td> <td><b>.929</b></td> <td>3.4</td> <td>3.0</td> <td>0.8</td> <td>0.6</td> <td>12.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Terry, Jason"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jason_Terry" title="Jason Terry">Jason Terry</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>40.0</td> <td>.478</td> <td>.317</td> <td>.733</td> <td>2.2</td> <td><b>3.5</b></td> <td><b>1.8</b></td> <td>0.0</td> <td>22.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Van Horn, Keith"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Keith_Van_Horn" title="Keith Van Horn">Keith Van Horn</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>7.8</td> <td>.273</td> <td>.167</td> <td>.0000</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>1.4 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Broadcasting">Broadcasting</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Broadcasting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> had exclusive rights to televise the NBA Finals in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Play-by-play" class="mw-redirect" title="Play-by-play">Play-by-play</a> announcer <a href="/wiki/Mike_Breen" title="Mike Breen">Mike Breen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Color_commentator" title="Color commentator">color commentator</a> <a href="/wiki/Hubie_Brown" title="Hubie Brown">Hubie Brown</a> called the action, with courtside reporting by <a href="/wiki/Lisa_Salters" title="Lisa Salters">Lisa Salters</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stuart_Scott" title="Stuart Scott">Stuart Scott</a>. Radio counterpart <a href="/wiki/ESPN_Radio" title="ESPN Radio">ESPN Radio</a> broadcast the Finals, with <a href="/wiki/Jim_Durham" title="Jim Durham">Jim Durham</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dr._Jack_Ramsay" class="mw-redirect" title="Dr. Jack Ramsay">Dr. Jack Ramsay</a> calling the action. The featured song, aired throughout the <a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 NBA Playoffs">playoffs</a>, was <a href="/wiki/Tom_Petty_and_the_Heartbreakers" title="Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers">Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers</a>' "<a href="/wiki/Runnin%27_Down_a_Dream" title="Runnin' Down a Dream">Runnin' Down a Dream</a>." </p><p>This marked the first of 18 consecutive NBA Finals called by Breen, currently the most among NBA play-by-play voices; the only games he would not call during this period was Games 1 and 2 of the <a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_Finals" title="2022 NBA Finals">2022 NBA Finals</a>, when <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jones_(sportscaster)" title="Mark Jones (sportscaster)">Mark Jones</a> took over due to Breen's quarantine as a result of <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19</a>. However, it was the only NBA Finals to feature Breen with Hubie Brown. The following season, Brown slid down to ESPN's secondary team with <a href="/wiki/Mike_Tirico" title="Mike Tirico">Mike Tirico</a> (the pair would also call ESPN Radio's NBA Finals broadcasts that season), while <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson" title="Mark Jackson">Mark Jackson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Van_Gundy" title="Jeff Van Gundy">Jeff Van Gundy</a> (the latter after his dismissal as <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a> head coach) joined Breen on the lead team. However, by the end of the <a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_Finals" title="2023 NBA Finals">2023 NBA Finals</a>, Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson were let go of the network and were replaced by <a href="/wiki/Doris_Burke" title="Doris Burke">Doris Burke</a> and <a href="/wiki/Doc_Rivers" title="Doc Rivers">Doc Rivers</a> at the start of the <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_NBA_season" title="2023–24 NBA season">2023–24 NBA season</a>; after Rivers was hired as the head coach of the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> in January 2024 he was replaced by <a href="/wiki/JJ_Redick" title="JJ Redick">JJ Redick</a>. </p><p>Game 2 of the Finals, which took place the same evening as the <a href="/wiki/60th_Tony_Awards" title="60th Tony Awards">60th Tony Awards</a>, was the most-watched program of June 11, 2006. ABC won the night with 3.5 rating and 10 share, CBS came in fourth with a 1.5/4 for the Tonys.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On June 20, Game 6 had a 4.4/13 among viewers aged 18–49.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The local ABC affiliates of the participating teams were <a href="/wiki/WPLG" title="WPLG">WPLG</a> in Miami and <a href="/wiki/WFAA" title="WFAA">WFAA</a> in Dallas. </p><p>The finals were shown on <a href="/wiki/Sky_Sports" title="Sky Sports">Sky Sports</a> in the UK and Ireland. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Mavericks would post the league's best record with 67 victories in the <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NBA_season" title="2006–07 NBA season">2006–07 NBA season</a> but were ousted by the eight-seeded <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> in a six-game first round of the <a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 NBA Playoffs">2007 NBA Playoffs</a>. The Mavs' playoff defeat marked the first time a top seed was eliminated in a seven-game first round series since it was implemented in <a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2003 NBA Playoffs">2003</a>. Still, <a href="/wiki/Dirk_Nowitzki" title="Dirk Nowitzki">Dirk Nowitzki</a> was named the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Most Valuable Player Award">regular season MVP</a> at season's end. After another playoff loss to the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Hornets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans Hornets">New Orleans Hornets</a> in <a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 NBA Playoffs">2008</a>, in which the Mavericks brought back <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Jason Kidd</a>, head coach Avery Johnson was fired and replaced by <a href="/wiki/Rick_Carlisle" title="Rick Carlisle">Rick Carlisle</a>. After another two early playoff exits, the Mavericks won 57 games in the 2010–11 season and returned to the <a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_Finals" title="2011 NBA Finals">Finals</a>. </p><p>The Heat would lose convincingly by 42 points to the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> in the opening night of the 2006–07 season, the worst opening-day margin of defeat for a defending champion in NBA history. Injuries would keep the team from surpassing or even equaling last season's total, yet they still won the <a href="/wiki/Southeast_Division_(NBA)" title="Southeast Division (NBA)">Southeast Division</a> despite winning only 44 games. The Bulls would oust them in a four-game sweep in the first round of the playoffs, the first such occurrence since <a href="/wiki/1957_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1957 NBA Playoffs">1957</a>. The following year, Miami completed its two-year turnaround from NBA champion to the NBA's worst team by winning only 15 games, equaling the mark set by the team in <a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_Miami_Heat_season" title="1988–89 Miami Heat season">their inaugural season</a>, which saw Shaquille O'Neal traded to the <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> in mid-season and Dwyane Wade missing 31 games. The Heat gradually climbed back to contention in the <a href="/wiki/Erik_Spoelstra" title="Erik Spoelstra">Erik Spoelstra</a> era, culminating in the much-publicized free-agent acquisitions of <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chris_Bosh" title="Chris Bosh">Chris Bosh</a>. The Heat won 58 games in the <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NBA_season" title="2010–11 NBA season">2010–11 season</a>, and along with the Mavericks, returned to the Finals in <a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_Finals" title="2011 NBA Finals">2011</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_Finals" title="2011 NBA Finals">2011 NBA Finals</a>, which was a rematch of 2006, saw the Mavericks win in six games after trailing 2–1 in the Finals. It was the Mavericks' first NBA championship, as well as both teams' second appearances in the Finals. Dirk Nowitzki was named <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell_NBA_Finals_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award">Finals MVP</a>. Like the Heat in 2006, the Mavericks experienced a post-championship letdown, getting swept by the <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Thunder" title="Oklahoma City Thunder">Oklahoma City Thunder</a> in the opening round of the <a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 NBA Playoffs">2012 NBA Playoffs</a>, and then missed the postseason entirely in <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NBA_season" title="2012–13 NBA season">2013</a>. </p><p>As of 2024<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2006_NBA_Finals&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, this was <a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami</a>'s fifth championship out of a total of eight among the <a href="/wiki/Major_professional_sports_teams_of_the_United_States_and_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="Major professional sports teams of the United States and Canada">Big Four sports leagues</a>; the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">MLB</a>'s <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> Florida (now <a href="/wiki/Miami_Marlins" title="Miami Marlins">Miami</a>) Marlins won the <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> in <a href="/wiki/1997_World_Series" title="1997 World Series">1997</a> and <a href="/wiki/2003_World_Series" title="2003 World Series">2003</a> while the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">NFL</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Miami_Dolphins" title="Miami Dolphins">Miami Dolphins</a> won the <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a> in <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_VII" title="Super Bowl VII">1973</a> and <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_VIII" title="Super Bowl VIII">1974</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">NHL</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Florida_Panthers" title="Florida Panthers">Florida Panthers</a> later joined this company by winning the <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup" title="Stanley Cup">Stanley Cup</a> in <a href="/wiki/2024_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2024 Stanley Cup Finals">2024</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> would go on to win a second championship in <a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_Finals" title="2012 NBA Finals">2012</a> against the Thunder in 5 games and a third championship in <a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_Finals" title="2013 NBA Finals">2013</a> against the <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> in 7 games before falling in <a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_Finals" title="2014 NBA Finals">2014</a> against the same Spurs team in 5 games. More recently, the Heat lost the <a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_Finals" title="2020 NBA Finals">2020 NBA Finals</a> and the <a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_Finals" title="2023 NBA Finals">2023 NBA Finals</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a>, respectively. The Mavericks lost to the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_Finals" title="2024 NBA Finals">2024 NBA Finals</a>; coincidentally, the head coach <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Jason Kidd</a> won a championship in 2011 with the team. </p><p>This was the second "Big Four" postseason game or series to pit a team from Miami against a team from Dallas. In <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_VI" title="Super Bowl VI">1971</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys" title="Dallas Cowboys">Dallas Cowboys</a> defeated the Dolphins to claim their first of five Super Bowls. 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Finals">1959</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1960_NBA_Finals" title="1960 NBA Finals">1960</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1961_NBA_Finals" title="1961 NBA Finals">1961</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1962_NBA_Finals" title="1962 NBA Finals">1962</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1963_NBA_Finals" title="1963 NBA Finals">1963</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1964_NBA_Finals" title="1964 NBA Finals">1964</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1965_NBA_Finals" title="1965 NBA Finals">1965</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1966_NBA_Finals" title="1966 NBA Finals">1966</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1967_NBA_Finals" title="1967 NBA Finals">1967</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1968_NBA_Finals" title="1968 NBA Finals">1968</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1969_NBA_Finals" title="1969 NBA Finals">1969</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1970_NBA_Finals" title="1970 NBA Finals">1970</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1971_NBA_Finals" title="1971 NBA Finals">1971</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1972_NBA_Finals" title="1972 NBA Finals">1972</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1973_NBA_Finals" title="1973 NBA Finals">1973</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1974_NBA_Finals" title="1974 NBA Finals">1974</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1975_NBA_Finals" title="1975 NBA Finals">1975</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1976_NBA_Finals" title="1976 NBA Finals">1976</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1977_NBA_Finals" title="1977 NBA Finals">1977</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1978_NBA_Finals" title="1978 NBA Finals">1978</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1979_NBA_Finals" title="1979 NBA Finals">1979</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1980_NBA_Finals" title="1980 NBA Finals">1980</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1981_NBA_Finals" title="1981 NBA Finals">1981</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1982_NBA_Finals" title="1982 NBA Finals">1982</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1983_NBA_Finals" title="1983 NBA Finals">1983</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1984_NBA_Finals" title="1984 NBA Finals">1984</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_Finals" title="1985 NBA Finals">1985</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1986_NBA_Finals" title="1986 NBA Finals">1986</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_Finals" title="1987 NBA Finals">1987</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_Finals" title="1988 NBA Finals">1988</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1989_NBA_Finals" title="1989 NBA Finals">1989</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1990_NBA_Finals" title="1990 NBA Finals">1990</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1991_NBA_Finals" title="1991 NBA Finals">1991</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1992_NBA_Finals" title="1992 NBA Finals">1992</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_Finals" title="1993 NBA Finals">1993</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1994_NBA_Finals" title="1994 NBA Finals">1994</a></td> <td 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color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;"><div> <ul><li>Founded in <b><a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_NBA_season" title="1988–89 NBA season"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">1988</span></a></b></li> <li>Based in <b><a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Miami, Florida</span></a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #98002E !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">Franchise</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Miami_Heat" title="History of the Miami Heat">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat_all-time_roster" title="Miami Heat all-time roster">All-time roster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat_draft_history" title="Miami Heat draft history">Draft history</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_expansion_draft" title="1988 NBA expansion draft">1988</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat_accomplishments_and_records" title="Miami Heat accomplishments and records">Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Miami_Heat_head_coaches" title="List of Miami Heat head coaches">Head coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Miami_Heat_seasons" title="List of Miami Heat seasons">Seasons</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_Miami_Heat_season" title="2024–25 Miami Heat season">Current season</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #98002E !important; 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color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">G League affiliate</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Sioux_Falls_Skyforce" title="Sioux Falls Skyforce">Sioux Falls Skyforce</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #98002E !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">Retired numbers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Bosh" title="Chris Bosh">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Hardaway" title="Tim Hardaway">10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Udonis_Haslem" title="Udonis Haslem">40</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #98002E !important; 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color: #FFFFFF !important;"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)"><span style="background-color: #1D428A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">Eastern</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:5em;background-color: #1D428A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;"><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Division_(NBA)" title="Atlantic Division (NBA)"><span style="background-color: #1D428A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">Atlantic</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Boston_Celtics_season" title="2005–06 Boston Celtics season">Boston</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_New_Jersey_Nets_season" title="2005–06 New Jersey Nets season">New Jersey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_New_York_Knicks_season" title="2005–06 New York Knicks season">New York</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="2005–06 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2005–06 Toronto Raptors season">Toronto</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:5em;background-color: #1D428A !important; 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Clippers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2005–06 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="2005–06 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="2005–06 Sacramento Kings season">Sacramento</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:5em;background-color: #C8102E !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;"><a href="/wiki/Midwest_Division_(NBA)" title="Midwest Division (NBA)"><span style="background-color: #C8102E !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">Southwest</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="2005–06 Dallas Mavericks season">Dallas</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Houston_Rockets_season" title="2005–06 Houston Rockets 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style="width:1%">Related<br />programs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_Countdown" title="NBA Countdown">NBA Countdown</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_Access_with_Ahmad_Rashad" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Access with Ahmad Rashad">NBA Access with Ahmad Rashad</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_Inside_Stuff" title="NBA Inside Stuff">NBA Inside Stuff</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_Saturday_Primetime" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Saturday Primetime">NBA Saturday Primetime</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_Sunday_Showcase" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Sunday Showcase">NBA Sunday Showcase</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/WNBA_on_ABC" title="WNBA on ABC">WNBA on ABC</a></i></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a 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draft">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_draft" title="2005 NBA draft">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_draft" title="2006 NBA draft">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_draft" title="2007 NBA draft">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_draft" title="2008 NBA draft">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_draft" title="2009 NBA draft">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_draft" title="2010 NBA draft">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_draft" title="2011 NBA draft">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_draft" title="2012 NBA draft">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_draft" title="2013 NBA draft">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_draft" title="2014 NBA draft">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_draft" title="2015 NBA draft">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_draft" title="2016 NBA draft">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_draft" title="2017 NBA draft">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_draft" title="2018 NBA draft">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_draft" title="2019 NBA draft">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_draft" title="2020 NBA draft">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_draft" title="2021 NBA draft">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_draft" title="2022 NBA draft">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_draft" title="2023 NBA draft">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_draft" title="2024 NBA draft">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Non-NBA<br />programs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/College_Basketball_on_ABC" title="College Basketball on ABC">College Basketball on ABC</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/ABC_Olympic_broadcasts" title="ABC Olympic broadcasts">Olympics on ABC</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related<br />articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association_on_television" class="mw-redirect" title="National Basketball Association on television">NBA on TV</a> (<a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals_television_ratings" title="NBA Finals television ratings">NBA Finals TV ratings</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_television_in_the_1960s" title="NBA on television in the 1960s">1960s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_television_in_the_1970s" title="NBA on television in the 1970s">1970s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_television_in_the_2000s" title="NBA on television in the 2000s">2000s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_television_in_the_2010s" title="NBA on television in the 2010s">2010s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_television_in_the_2020s" title="NBA on television in the 2020s">2020s</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_on_ABC_commentators" title="List of NBA on ABC commentators">Key figures</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_All-Star_Game_broadcasters" title="List of NBA All-Star Game broadcasters">All-Star Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_on_ESPN_commentators" title="List of NBA on ESPN commentators">ESPN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_Finals_broadcasters" title="List of NBA Finals broadcasters">NBA Finals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_WNBA_All-Star_Game_broadcasters" title="List of WNBA All-Star Game broadcasters">WNBA All-Star Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_WNBA_Finals_broadcasters" title="List of WNBA Finals broadcasters">WNBA Finals</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Play-by-play</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Breen" title="Mike Breen">Mike Breen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Durham" title="Jim Durham">Jim Durham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Flemming" title="Bill Flemming">Bill Flemming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chet_Forte" title="Chet Forte">Chet Forte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gordon_(sportscaster)" title="Jim Gordon (sportscaster)">Jim Gordon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curt_Gowdy" title="Curt Gowdy">Curt Gowdy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Howard" title="Chuck Howard">Chuck Howard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keith_Jackson" title="Keith Jackson">Keith Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Jones_(sportscaster)" title="Mark Jones (sportscaster)">Mark Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_McKay" title="Jim McKay">Jim McKay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Michaels" title="Al Michaels">Al Michaels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brent_Musburger" title="Brent Musburger">Brent Musburger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brad_Nessler" title="Brad Nessler">Brad Nessler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Pasch" title="Dave Pasch">Dave Pasch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Ruocco" title="Ryan Ruocco">Ryan Ruocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Saunders_(journalist)" title="John Saunders (journalist)">John Saunders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Schenkel" title="Chris Schenkel">Chris Schenkel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Tirico" title="Mike Tirico">Mike Tirico</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Color<br />commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Anthony" title="Greg Anthony">Greg Anthony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hubie_Brown" title="Hubie Brown">Hubie Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doris_Burke" title="Doris Burke">Doris Burke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vince_Carter" title="Vince Carter">Vince Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Bob Cousy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_Elliott" title="Sean Elliott">Sean Elliott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Len_Elmore" title="Len Elmore">Len Elmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Legler" title="Tim Legler">Tim Legler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson" title="Mark Jackson">Mark Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Jefferson" title="Richard Jefferson">Richard Jefferson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_%22Snapper%22_Jones" title="Steve "Snapper" Jones">Steve "Snapper" Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Kerr" title="Johnny Kerr">Johnny Kerr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Majerle" title="Dan Majerle">Dan Majerle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Ramsay" title="Jack Ramsay">Jack Ramsay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/JJ_Redick" title="JJ Redick">JJ Redick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doc_Rivers" title="Doc Rivers">Doc Rivers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Tolbert" title="Tom Tolbert">Tom Tolbert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Twyman" title="Jack Twyman">Jack Twyman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Van_Gundy" title="Jeff Van Gundy">Jeff Van Gundy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Walton" title="Bill Walton">Bill Walton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">Jerry West</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sideline<br />reporters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/David_Aldridge" title="David Aldridge">David Aldridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malika_Andrews" title="Malika Andrews">Malika Andrews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doris_Burke" title="Doris Burke">Doris Burke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Cosell" title="Howard Cosell">Howard Cosell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heather_Cox" title="Heather Cox">Heather Cox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Diles" title="Dave Diles">Dave Diles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israel_Gutierrez" title="Israel Gutierrez">Israel Gutierrez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cassidy_Hubbarth" title="Cassidy Hubbarth">Cassidy Hubbarth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Jones_(sportscaster)" title="Mark Jones (sportscaster)">Mark Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sal_Masekela" class="mw-redirect" title="Sal Masekela">Sal Masekela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Rinaldi" title="Tom Rinaldi">Tom Rinaldi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craig_Sager" title="Craig Sager">Craig Sager</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Salters" title="Lisa Salters">Lisa Salters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stuart_Scott" title="Stuart Scott">Stuart Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jorge_Sedano" title="Jorge Sedano">Jorge Sedano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michele_Tafoya" title="Michele Tafoya">Michele Tafoya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Wolff" title="Bob Wolff">Bob Wolff</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio<br />hosts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Malika_Andrews" title="Malika Andrews">Malika Andrews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michelle_Beadle" title="Michelle Beadle">Michelle Beadle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Greenberg" title="Mike Greenberg">Mike Greenberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Nichols_(journalist)" title="Rachel Nichols (journalist)">Rachel Nichols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Patrick_(sportscaster)" title="Dan Patrick (sportscaster)">Dan Patrick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Saunders_(journalist)" title="John Saunders (journalist)">John Saunders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stuart_Scott" title="Stuart Scott">Stuart Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sage_Steele" title="Sage Steele">Sage Steele</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hannah_Storm" title="Hannah Storm">Hannah Storm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maria_Taylor_(sportscaster)" title="Maria Taylor (sportscaster)">Maria Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Tirico" title="Mike Tirico">Mike Tirico</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio<br />analysts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Barry" title="Jon Barry">Jon Barry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chauncey_Billups" title="Chauncey Billups">Chauncey Billups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Broussard" title="Chris Broussard">Chris Broussard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Collins_(basketball)" title="Doug Collins (basketball)">Doug Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Javie" title="Steve Javie">Steve Javie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Jefferson" title="Richard Jefferson">Richard Jefferson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avery_Johnson" title="Avery Johnson">Avery Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Karl" title="George Karl">George Karl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Myers" title="Bob Myers">Bob Myers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiney_Ogwumike" title="Chiney Ogwumike">Chiney Ogwumike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Perkins" title="Kendrick Perkins">Kendrick Perkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Pierce" title="Paul Pierce">Paul Pierce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jalen_Rose" title="Jalen Rose">Jalen Rose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byron_Scott" title="Byron Scott">Byron Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Simmons" title="Bill Simmons">Bill Simmons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_A._Smith" title="Stephen A. Smith">Stephen A. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Wilbon" title="Michael Wilbon">Michael Wilbon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jay_Williams_(basketball)" title="Jay Williams (basketball)">Jay Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Wojnarowski" title="Adrian Wojnarowski">Adrian Wojnarowski</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/ABC_Radio_(1945%E2%80%932009)" class="mw-redirect" title="ABC Radio (1945–2009)">ABC Radio</a><br />announcers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marv_Albert" title="Marv Albert">Marv Albert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Barnett" title="Dave Barnett">Dave Barnett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chick_Hearn" title="Chick Hearn">Chick Hearn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hot_Rod_Hundley" title="Hot Rod Hundley">Rod Hundley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_%22Snapper%22_Jones" title="Steve "Snapper" Jones">Steve "Snapper" Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Manfra" title="Fred Manfra">Fred Manfra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_Monroe" title="Earl Monroe">Earl Monroe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Most" title="Johnny Most">Johnny Most</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Oscar Robertson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Vitale" title="Dick Vitale">Dick Vitale</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1965_NBA_Finals" title="1965 NBA Finals">1965</a> (Games 1, 5)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_NBA_Finals" title="1966 NBA Finals">1966</a> (Games 1, 5)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_NBA_Finals" title="1967 NBA Finals">1967</a> (Games 2, 5)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_NBA_Finals" title="1968 NBA Finals">1968</a> (Games 1, 4)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_NBA_Finals" title="1969 NBA Finals">1969</a> (Games 3, 5-7)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_NBA_Finals" title="1970 NBA Finals">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_NBA_Finals" title="1971 NBA Finals">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_NBA_Finals" title="1972 NBA Finals">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_NBA_Finals" title="1973 NBA Finals">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_Finals" title="2003 NBA Finals">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_Finals" title="2004 NBA Finals">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_Finals" title="2005 NBA Finals">2005</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_Finals" title="2007 NBA Finals">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_Finals" title="2008 NBA Finals">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_Finals" title="2009 NBA Finals">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_Finals" title="2010 NBA Finals">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_Finals" title="2011 NBA Finals">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_Finals" title="2012 NBA Finals">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_Finals" title="2013 NBA Finals">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_Finals" title="2014 NBA Finals">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_Finals" title="2015 NBA Finals">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_Finals" title="2016 NBA Finals">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_Finals" title="2017 NBA Finals">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_Finals" title="2018 NBA Finals">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_Finals" title="2019 NBA Finals">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_Finals" title="2020 NBA Finals">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_Finals" title="2021 NBA Finals">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_Finals" title="2022 NBA Finals">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_Finals" title="2023 NBA Finals">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_Finals" title="2024 NBA Finals">2024</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/ABC_Radio_(1945%E2%80%932009)" class="mw-redirect" title="ABC Radio (1945–2009)">ABC Radio</a>'s<br />coverage</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_Finals" title="1985 NBA Finals">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_NBA_Finals" title="1986 NBA Finals">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_Finals" title="1987 NBA Finals">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_Finals" title="1988 NBA Finals">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_NBA_Finals" title="1989 NBA Finals">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_NBA_Finals" title="1990 NBA Finals">1990</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WNBA_Finals" title="WNBA Finals">WNBA Finals</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2003_WNBA_Finals" title="2003 WNBA Finals">2003</a> (Game 2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_WNBA_Finals" title="2005 WNBA Finals">2005</a> (Game 3)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_WNBA_Finals" title="2010 WNBA Finals">2010</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_WNBA_Finals" title="2014 WNBA Finals">2014</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_WNBA_Finals" title="2015 WNBA Finals">2015</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_WNBA_Finals" title="2016 WNBA Finals">2016</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_WNBA_Finals" title="2017 WNBA Finals">2017</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_WNBA_Finals" title="2018 WNBA Finals">2018</a> (Game 2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_WNBA_Finals" title="2019 WNBA Finals">2019</a> (Game 3)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_WNBA_Finals" title="2020 WNBA Finals">2020</a> (Game 2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_WNBA_Finals" title="2021 WNBA Finals">2021</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_WNBA_Finals" title="2022 WNBA Finals">2022</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_WNBA_Finals" title="2023 WNBA Finals">2023</a> (Games 1, 3)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_WNBA_Finals" title="2024 WNBA Finals">2024</a> (Game 2)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game" title="NBA All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1968_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1968 NBA All-Star Game">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1969 NBA All-Star Game">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1970 NBA All-Star Game">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1971 NBA All-Star Game">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1972 NBA All-Star Game">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1973 NBA All-Star Game">1973</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/ABC_Radio_(1945%E2%80%932009)" class="mw-redirect" title="ABC Radio (1945–2009)">ABC Radio</a>'s<br />coverage</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1985 NBA All-Star Game">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1986 NBA All-Star Game">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1987 NBA All-Star Game">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1988 NBA All-Star Game">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1989 NBA All-Star Game">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1990 NBA All-Star Game">1990</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="WNBA All-Star Game">WNBA</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2003_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2003 WNBA All-Star Game">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2005 WNBA All-Star Game">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2007 WNBA All-Star Game">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2009 WNBA All-Star Game">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2011 WNBA All-Star Game">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2013 WNBA All-Star Game">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2015 WNBA All-Star Game">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2017 WNBA All-Star Game">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2018 WNBA All-Star Game">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2019 WNBA All-Star Game">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2022 WNBA All-Star Game">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2023 WNBA All-Star Game">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2024 WNBA All-Star Game">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Twyman#Broadcasting_career" title="Jack Twyman"><i>"I think we see Willis coming out!"</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Block_(basketball)" title="The Block (basketball)">"The Block (2016)"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association_Christmas_games" class="mw-redirect" title="National Basketball Association Christmas games">Christmas Day</a> </li></ul></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaq%E2%80%93Kobe_feud" title="Shaq–Kobe feud">Bryant–O'Neal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakers%E2%80%93Pistons_rivalry" title="Lakers–Pistons rivalry">Lakers–Pistons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry" title="Celtics–Lakers rivalry">Celtics–Lakers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cavaliers%E2%80%93Warriors_rivalry" title="Cavaliers–Warriors rivalry">Cavaliers–Warriors</a></li> 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navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Amin" title="Adam Amin">Adam Amin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Calabro" title="Kevin Calabro">Kevin Calabro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Durham" title="Jim Durham">Jim Durham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Flemming" title="Dave Flemming">Dave Flemming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_Kelley_(sportscaster)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sean Kelley (sportscaster)">Sean Kelley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marc_Kestecher" title="Marc Kestecher">Marc Kestecher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brent_Musburger" title="Brent Musburger">Brent Musburger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Pasch" title="Dave Pasch">Dave Pasch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Tirico" title="Mike Tirico">Mike Tirico</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Color commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kelenna_Azubuike" title="Kelenna Azubuike">Kelenna Azubuike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Barry" title="Jon Barry">Jon Barry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hubie_Brown" title="Hubie Brown">Hubie Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doris_Burke" title="Doris Burke">Doris Burke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosalyn_Gold-Onwude" class="mw-redirect" title="Rosalyn Gold-Onwude">Rosalyn Gold-Onwude</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Legler" title="Tim Legler">Tim Legler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will_Perdue" title="Will Perdue">Will Perdue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Ramsay" title="Jack Ramsay">Jack Ramsay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">James Worthy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sideline reporters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Anthony" title="Greg Anthony">Greg Anthony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ric_Bucher" title="Ric Bucher">Ric Bucher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quinn_Buckner" title="Quinn Buckner">Quinn Buckner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Carter" title="Fred Carter">Fred Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinny_Del_Negro" title="Vinny Del Negro">Vinny Del Negro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Salters" title="Lisa Salters">Lisa Salters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramona_Shelburne" title="Ramona Shelburne">Ramona Shelburne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shelley_Smith_(sports_reporter)" title="Shelley Smith (sports reporter)">Shelley Smith</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio hosts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Brown_(sportscaster)" title="Doug Brown (sportscaster)">Doug Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Durham" title="Jim Durham">Jim Durham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marc_Kestecher" title="Marc Kestecher">Marc Kestecher</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio analysts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/P._J._Carlesimo" title="P. J. Carlesimo">P. J. Carlesimo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Loughery" title="Kevin Loughery">Kevin Loughery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monica_McNutt" title="Monica McNutt">Monica McNutt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Mullin" title="Chris Mullin">Chris Mullin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will_Perdue" title="Will Perdue">Will Perdue</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">All-Star Game</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1996 NBA All-Star Game">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1997 NBA All-Star Game">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1998 NBA All-Star Game">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2000 NBA All-Star Game">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2001 NBA All-Star Game">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2002 NBA All-Star Game">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2003 NBA All-Star Game">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2004 NBA All-Star Game">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2005 NBA All-Star Game">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2006 NBA All-Star Game">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2007 NBA All-Star Game">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2008 NBA All-Star Game">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2009 NBA All-Star Game">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2010 NBA All-Star Game">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2011 NBA All-Star Game">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2012 NBA All-Star Game">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2013 NBA All-Star Game">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2014 NBA All-Star Game">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2015 NBA All-Star Game">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2016 NBA All-Star Game">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2017 NBA All-Star Game">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2018 NBA All-Star Game">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2019 NBA All-Star Game">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2020 NBA All-Star Game">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2021 NBA All-Star Game">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2022 NBA All-Star Game">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2023 NBA All-Star Game">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2024 NBA All-Star Game">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2025_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2025 NBA All-Star Game">2025</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">NBA Finals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_Finals" title="1996 NBA Finals">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_Finals" title="1997 NBA Finals">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_Finals" title="1998 NBA Finals">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_NBA_Finals" title="1999 NBA Finals">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_Finals" title="2000 NBA Finals">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_Finals" title="2001 NBA Finals">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_Finals" title="2002 NBA Finals">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_Finals" title="2003 NBA Finals">2003</a></li> <li><a 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