Honestly, a Twitter recap for Game 2 of the NBA Finals could be a list of different ways to say “holy sh**,” but of course, the first 41 minutes of the game matter, too. If you turned the TV off with Dallas down by 15 and seven minutes left, you probably missed something important, say, a 22-5 run to give the Mavericks a historic 95-93 victory against the Miami Heat.
To get it out of the way, the postgame Twitter trends included “LeBum,” “Series Tied” and “Tinky Winky,” though it’s unclear whether the latter was an adjective referring to Chris Bosh‘s defense on Dirk Nowitzki or something completely unrelated.
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First, the game started off with the American Airlines Center event staff deciding to make up for Game 1’s Michael McDonald national anthem with a more youthful “Star Spangled Banner.”
@saltcityhoops: No way that little girl singing the national anthem is 10. Some kind of Dominican birth certificate shenanigans going on. 8 yrs old tops.
@forumbluegold: Great anthem by Julia Dale. Though I think she and Mike Brown share the same dentist.
Meanwhile, Orlando Magic guard Gilbert Arenas was hoping for spectacular games from the Miami Heat players en route to a Miami loss — we think.
@agentzeroshow: I’m rootin for lbj to hav 40 10 10 dwade to have 50 10 8 and mike miller to have six 3’s mike bibby bear down with 4 threes but a lost haha
Wow. Agent Zero actually called Bibby’s surprising four threes. And it didn’t look like a loss would happen with Nowitzki and Jason Terry struggling to hit jumpers from the onset. Still, it was Peja Stojakovic who got the brunt of the critwitcism.
@ArtGarcia_NBA: Peja Stojakovic must be watching Mike Bibby hit shot after shot thinking, “I used to be able to do that.” #kingsforlife
@greggdoyelcbs: The Miami Heat have a house DJ for the same reason the Mavs have a Peja. None.
Essentially, the first three quarters were all about Miami looking really slick but for some reason failing to pull away. After all, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade were having a dunk-fest, driving the lane without being touched. Meanwhile, Nowitzki struggled to hit his open jumpers.
@bandwagonknick: Based on potential Sportscenter footage, the Heat are leading 55-2.
Not surprisingly, the lack of physicality from the Dallas defense was reflected in the slight number of fouls called in the Heat’s favor.
@johnhollinger: I can’t be the only media member who saw Ed Malloy in the hotel lobby and thought “please be the alternate, please be the alternate…
Then again, a Heat Hater would say that it was still called in a biased way. Rick Carlisle was called for a technical after some pointed words toward the officials while Erik Spoelstra got off the hook after jabbering for a foul to be called on a Wade fastbreak lay-up miss.
@TheNoLookPass: The refs didn’t like the Ace Ventura movies, I guess
@TommyDeeTKB: Nothing like an official walking away after getting cursed at for 10 seconds. Good composure, just isn’t consistent all year
But as the game went on, LeBron couldn’t hit a long-range jumper down the stretch, and the Mavericks’ defense cranked into high gear. Nowitzki gave Dallas a go-ahead three-pointer for a 93-90 lead with under a minute to go, and immediately the Heat went to … Mario Chalmers?
@TheBillWalton: Mario Chalmers clearly stayed in a Holiday Inn Express last night! I have no other explanation.
Chalmers’ bucket tied it at 93 before Nowitzki blew by Chris Bosh for the game-winner.
@AdamZagoria: Dirk Nowitzki has huge Cojones. What a game.
Meanwhile, some kid won a spelling bee, and Phoenix point guard Steve Nash probably knows how to spell “girlfriend.” He watched the game live, sitting next to an unnamed, attractive woman.
@sportspickle: Spelling Bee Finalist Eliminated on the Word “Girlfriend” –sportspickle.com/news/957/spell…#FromTheArchives
@KamPashai: Nash’s pickup line has to be “so have you heard that Nelly Furtado song?”
So as of Thursday night, Nash, and the Mavs too, are indeed #winners.
@ronartest: If Dallas wins four one I’ll run down Santa monica with electrical shocks on my chest nipples
There’s a chance, Ron.
@ronartest: What’s the score?
@sportspickle: If only there was a way to find out this information on the smart phone you’re tweeting on RT @ronartest What’s the score?
Somebody warn the man.
Will Game 3 go the same way?
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