Mark Cuban continues to insist the 2006 NBA Finals were 'stolen' from the Mavericks. The Mavericks took a 2-0 series lead before Dwyane Wade turned the series in the final minutes and the Heat won four straight to claim their first championship. Wade averaged 35 points, eight rebounds and four assists on 47 percent shooting and won Finals MVP. The performance accelerated Wade's Hall of Fame career and ranks among the most impressive individual Finals performances. Dallas later defeated Miami in the 2011 NBA Finals, but Cuban still revisits the 2006 outcome.
The NBA Finals series that sparked Dwyane Wade's Hall of Fame career, and the one that helped put the Miami Heat on the map, still haunts former Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban to this day. Cuban admitted as much on a recent podcast with DLLS Mavs. During the interview, Cuban said that he still believes that series was "stolen" from the Mavs.
The Heat, led by the heroics of Wade, would go on to win the next four games in the series en route to their first NBA Championship in team history. This NBA Finals run from Wade would also catapult him to one of the best careers for a shooting guard in league history. During that series, Wade, on his way to winning NBA Finals MVP, would go on to average 35 points, eight rebounds, and four assists on 47 percent shooting from the field.
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