During the 2006 NBA finals, the Dallas Mavericks went to an early 2-0 series lead before a one-man wrecking crew in Dwyane Wade brought a sweep of the next four games to win the championship for the Miami Heat. Fast forward to 2011, the Heat demolished the Chicago Bulls, 83-80, to win the Eastern Conference finals series and set a title rematch with the Mavericks. But unlike five years ago, the Heat are going into the championship series with the tag of being the favorites to win it all. The Heat won the 2006 title all because of Wade and now, the South Beach outfit has become a three-headed monster with the addition of future hall-of-famers LeBron James and Chris Bosh. Despite winning the East, James, who top-scored anew with 28 points in their series-clinching win over Bulls, remain cautious going into the finals against the dangerous Mavericks. He says there are still lot of works to do for them to win this year’s Larry O’Brien trophy, according to the Associated Press.
“There’s no sense of relief right now. We still have lots of work to do. We have a little bit of time tomorrow to go over what we accomplished. We don’t take for granted this win and being Eastern Conference champion. We have a lot of work to do still and we look forward to the challenge.”
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