迈阿密已用推土机推平的方式进入决赛，赢得4场比赛之后直接粉碎头号种子公牛队。热火队一直占据主导地位，包括NBA的4连败赔率。
　　但是，大约是以前韦德的失败提醒了达拉斯，热火队在2011年最引人注目的是勒布朗 、詹姆斯和波什。詹姆斯已经在季后赛引起了轰动，平均每场26.0分，8.9个篮板，5.5次助攻，1.7次抢断和1.5次盖帽。这甚至并不是他最出色的防守。
　　韦德依然是被受关注的，尽管詹姆斯已经超越了他。作为专营权的事实领导者，韦德仍是热火队季后赛的希望，或者至少你会认为他最是关键的球员。韦德在与公牛队的对抗赛中没有得到良好的发挥，每场比赛场均只有18.8分，低于前三场赛事中的20。在第五场比赛中，韦德被看见坐在板凳上护理他受伤的肩膀。韦德在热火的表现欠佳，但最后还是赢了公牛队。
　　达拉斯在短短的五场比赛中，完成了年轻有为的俄克拉荷马城雷霆，包括关闭了该系列的三连胜。公牛队已经令人难以置信的被列在了季后赛NBA的赔率名单中。
　　诺维茨基在2011年里犹如处在风暴眼之中。一旦贴上了季后赛的颈饰标签，诺维茨基就需要走很长的路才能揭下标签。他在德国的赛事中平均每场28.4分和7.5个篮板，同时投篮命中率51.7％。如今他对自己的比赛提出了更高的要求，得分40分以上，平均每场32.2分，投篮命中率55.6％，甚至比这更高。
　　特里是目前唯一的特立独行的人。在2006年与迈阿密的决赛中有平均每场比赛17.3分的成绩。特里的特别，是因为他偶而有爆发性的表现。
　　在对阵雷霆队的比赛中，真正令人惊讶的是马里昂，他有几次演变成了“黑客帝国”，得到了18分和26点的爆发。
　　迈阿密和达拉斯两次在常规赛中相遇。公牛队在11月106-95主场取胜，并在12月98-96客场，总数超过了两次。
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　　2011 NBA Championship Betting
　　Miami has bulldozed its way into the Finals, crushing the top-seeded Bulls by winning four straight after losing the series opener. The Heat have been dominant against the spread, covering four straight games on NBA odds and going 8-2 in their past 10 games against the spread.
　　But while Dwyane Wade is around to remind Dallas of its previous failures, the Heat have a decidedly different look in 2011—most notably the addition of LeBron James and Chris Bosh. James has been sensational, averaging 26.0 points, 8.9 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.5 blocks per game during the postseason. That doesn’t even factor in his excellent defense and clutch play in the fourth quarter.
　　Get the most betting options and the fastest payouts of any online sportsbook. Click here!Wade, though, is a bit of a concern. Though James has surpassed him as the defacto leader of the franchise, D-Wade is still crucial to Miami’s playoff hopes—or, at least you’d assume he was. Wade didn’t play very well against the Bulls, averaging just 18.8 points per game and getting held to less than 20 points three times. In Game 5, Wade was seen nursing his shoulder on the bench. The Heat won in spite of Wade’s subpar performance, but they may not be so lucky against the Mavericks.
　　Dallas needed just five games to finish off the young and talented Oklahoma City Thunder, including three straight wins to close out the series. Dallas has been incredible on NBA odds during the postseason, going 12-2-1 against the spread.
　　Dirk Nowitzki has been at the eye of the storm. Once labelled a playoff choker, Nowitzki has gone a long way to shredding that label in 2011. The big German is averaging 28.4 points and 7.5 rebounds per game while shooting 51.7 percent from the field. He raised his game even higher against the Thunder, scoring 40-plus points twice, averaging 32.2 points and shooting 55.6 percent from the field.
　　And while Miami is credited for having a Big Three, Dallas is hardly a one-man team. Jason Terry—the only other current Maverick who faced Miami in the 2006 Finals—is averaging 17.3 points per game. Terry is a little inconsistent, but he offers the occasional explosive performance.
　　The real surprise against the Thunder was Shawn Marion, who morphed back into “The Matrix” a few times. Not only did he play phenomenal defense on Kevin Durant and Co.—which will be crucial in slowing LeBron James—Marion had 18 and 26-point outbursts.
　　Miami and Dallas faced off twice in the regular season. The Mavericks won and covered both times; a 106-95 home win in November, and a 98-96 road win in December. The total went over both times.