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| Miami Heat center Shaquille O'Neal (R) shoots over
the defense of Dallas Mavericks center DeSagana Diop during Game 1 of the
2006 NBA Finals in Dallas, Texas June 8, 2006. (Xinhua/Reuters
photo) | WASHINGTON, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Jason Terry scored 12
of his game-high 32 points in the fourth quarter to help the Dallas Mavericks to
a 90-80 victory over the Miami Heat in the opener of the NBA Finals on Thursday
at American Airlines Center, Dallas.
Dirk Nowitzki went 4-for-14 from the field, but ended
with 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Mavericks.
Terry, who was held scoreless in the third quarter,
went 13-of-18 from the field and Dallas' defense clamped down in the final
quarter, limiting the Eastern Conference champions to 5-of-20 shooting over the
last 12 minutes.
Josh Howard had 10 points and 12 rebounds, but he and
Nowitzki combined to shoot 7-of-28 from the floor.
Dwyane Wade had 28 points to pace the Heat, while
Shaquille O'Neal added 17 points and seven rebounds, but made just 1-of-9 foul
shots. Miami shot 7-of-19 from the charity stripe to set an NBA Finals record
for worst free throw percentage (36.8%).
The Heat will try to bounce back in Game 2 Sunday night at American Airlines Center. Enditem [1] [2] [3] [4]
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