-I hate to be a fatalist even though it's just game one, but really? 73% of NBA Finals game 1 winners have gone on to take the series. And the Dallas Mavericks uncanny run of dominance over the Miami Heat only seems to apply in regular-season games. -Dallas led after the first quarter, despite shooting just 29%. They led all the way into the 3rd quarter before collapsing. … [Read more...] about Heat 92, Mavericks 84, NBA Finals Game 1: Do We Really Have to?