Mavs Win the NBA Finals!
Noticing a pattern to these headlines? Yeah, we thought you might.
Published: June 7, 2006
Okay, so maybe posting the predictions of EA games' simulations as headlines is getting a little old, but perhaps you didn't notice our little friend Mr. Exclamation Point? He almost makes headlines true all on his own! See! Ah, we can't stop! Help! Whew, that's better. Almost got stuck there! AHHH! Ohgod, make it stop!
AHHHH!
Oh, oh wait, there we go. Whew. So, yeah, NBA Live 07 is using EA Sports' special brand of digital juju to predict the outcome of the NBA Finals. If this sounds just a little bit familiar, it's probably because we did a story on FIFA doing it just two days ago with the World Cup. But hey, who are we to doubt the almighty power of the sports game simulation? They certainly have more stats and number-crunching powers than our awesome Dart Board of Justice™®© method.
According to NBA Live, the Dallas Mavericks will win all, beating out the Miami heat in full final of seven games with the Mavs' Nowitzki claiming MVP honors for his averaged 25.3 points and 10 rebounds per game. His clutch game-winning buzzer beater brought the totals for Game 7 to 27 points and 11 boards, sealing the final score of 90-88. Fellow Maverick Jerry Stackhouse netted 18 points, while Miami guard (and NBA Live 06 cover man) Dwayne Wade a whopping 29 points and nine assists, joining Antoine Walker's 19 points and five rebounds in a close-but-no-cigar defeat.
According to Live's predictions (and yes, we're totally cutting and pasting here), after splitting the first two game of the series in Dallas, the Mavericks won games three and four against the Heat on their home court to go up three games to one before Miami came storming back. Shaquille O’Neal had a series-high 28 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks to propel the Heat to an 87-84 victory in Game 6 that forced a seventh game. Miami also won the fifth game 93-81 after Walker hit six-of-10 three-pointers for a team-high 22 points.
The teams split the first two games of the series with Dallas winning the opener 97-90 and Miami taking Game 2 with a 101-97 overtime win. Dallas won the third game, 93-90, and the fourth game, 102-101 in overtime, after Nowitzki hit a game-winning shot as time expired.
Yeaaaaahhhh, we love us some cut n' paste. In fact, here's more for you stat-tracking freaks!
Game 1: Dallas 97 - Miami 90
:Key Stats:
-Miami-
Shaquille O'Neal | PTS: 16 | REB: 9 | BLK: 2
Dwyane Wade | PTS: 23 | REB: 5 | AST: 8
-Dallas-
Dirk Nowitzki | PTS: 27 | REB: 11 | BLK: 2
Jason Terry | PTS: 16 | AST: 6 | STL: 3
Game 2: Miami 101 - Dallas 97 (OT)
-Miami-
Antoine Walker | PTS: 19 | 3PT: 5/8
Dwyane Wade | PTS: 28 | REB: 9 | AST: 9
-Dallas-
Josh Howard | PTS: 21 | REB: 8 | STL: 2
Dirk Nowitzki | PTS: 23 | REB: 9 | AST: 4
Game 3: Dallas 93 - Miami 90
-Miami-
Shaquille O'Neal | PTS: 22 | REB: 11 | TO: 5
Dwyane Wade | PTS: 23 | REB: 6 | AST: 7
-Dallas-
Josh Howard | PTS: 21 | REB: 8 | STL: 2
Dirk Nowitzki | PTS: 32 | REB: 12 | FT: 11/12
Game 4: Dallas 102 - Miami 101 (OT)
-Miami-
Jason Williams | PTS: 16 | AST: 8 | ST: 4
Dwyane Wade | PTS: 29 | REB: 6 | AST: 3
-Dallas-
Jason Terry | PTS: 23 | AST: 3 | STL: 2
Dirk Nowitzki | PTS: 30 | REB: 8 | TO: 4
Game 5: Miami 93 - Dallas 81
-Miami-
Alonzo Mourning | PTS: 11 | REB: 7 | BLK: 5
Antoine Walker | PTS: 22 | REB: 5 | 3PT: 6/10
-Dallas-
Jason Terry | PTS: 23 | AST: 3 | STL: 2
Dirk Nowitzki | PTS: 16 | REB: 8 | FG: 6/19
Game 6: Miami 87 - Dallas 84
-Miami-
Shaquille O' Neal | PTS: 28 | REB: 11 | BLK: 3
Dwyane Wade | PTS: 21 | REB: 4 | AST: 7
-Dallas-
Josh Howard | PTS: 35 | AST: 3 | REB: 6
Dirk Nowitzki | PTS: 22 | REB: 11
Game 7: Dallas 90 - Miami 88
-Miami-
Antoine Walker | PTS: 19 | REB: 5
Dwyane Wade | PTS: 29 | REB: 4 | AST: 9
-Dallas-
Jerry Stackhouse | PTS: 18 | AST: 3 | STL: 1
Dirk Nowitzki | PTS: 27 | REB: 11 | FT: 8/9
If you trust the soothsaying powers of a bunch of ones and zeroes... well, we guess it's time to call your bookie, eh? Or, you can just wait until the game hits later this fall -- it's landing on the PS2, PSP and PS3 (as a launch title, no less), so if you own a Sony system, you're covered.
AHHHH!
Oh, oh wait, there we go. Whew. So, yeah, NBA Live 07 is using EA Sports' special brand of digital juju to predict the outcome of the NBA Finals. If this sounds just a little bit familiar, it's probably because we did a story on FIFA doing it just two days ago with the World Cup. But hey, who are we to doubt the almighty power of the sports game simulation? They certainly have more stats and number-crunching powers than our awesome Dart Board of Justice™®© method.
According to NBA Live, the Dallas Mavericks will win all, beating out the Miami heat in full final of seven games with the Mavs' Nowitzki claiming MVP honors for his averaged 25.3 points and 10 rebounds per game. His clutch game-winning buzzer beater brought the totals for Game 7 to 27 points and 11 boards, sealing the final score of 90-88. Fellow Maverick Jerry Stackhouse netted 18 points, while Miami guard (and NBA Live 06 cover man) Dwayne Wade a whopping 29 points and nine assists, joining Antoine Walker's 19 points and five rebounds in a close-but-no-cigar defeat.
According to Live's predictions (and yes, we're totally cutting and pasting here), after splitting the first two game of the series in Dallas, the Mavericks won games three and four against the Heat on their home court to go up three games to one before Miami came storming back. Shaquille O’Neal had a series-high 28 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks to propel the Heat to an 87-84 victory in Game 6 that forced a seventh game. Miami also won the fifth game 93-81 after Walker hit six-of-10 three-pointers for a team-high 22 points.
The teams split the first two games of the series with Dallas winning the opener 97-90 and Miami taking Game 2 with a 101-97 overtime win. Dallas won the third game, 93-90, and the fourth game, 102-101 in overtime, after Nowitzki hit a game-winning shot as time expired.
Yeaaaaahhhh, we love us some cut n' paste. In fact, here's more for you stat-tracking freaks!
Game 1: Dallas 97 - Miami 90
:Key Stats:
-Miami-
Shaquille O'Neal | PTS: 16 | REB: 9 | BLK: 2
Dwyane Wade | PTS: 23 | REB: 5 | AST: 8
-Dallas-
Dirk Nowitzki | PTS: 27 | REB: 11 | BLK: 2
Jason Terry | PTS: 16 | AST: 6 | STL: 3
Game 2: Miami 101 - Dallas 97 (OT)
-Miami-
Antoine Walker | PTS: 19 | 3PT: 5/8
Dwyane Wade | PTS: 28 | REB: 9 | AST: 9
-Dallas-
Josh Howard | PTS: 21 | REB: 8 | STL: 2
Dirk Nowitzki | PTS: 23 | REB: 9 | AST: 4
Game 3: Dallas 93 - Miami 90
-Miami-
Shaquille O'Neal | PTS: 22 | REB: 11 | TO: 5
Dwyane Wade | PTS: 23 | REB: 6 | AST: 7
-Dallas-
Josh Howard | PTS: 21 | REB: 8 | STL: 2
Dirk Nowitzki | PTS: 32 | REB: 12 | FT: 11/12
Game 4: Dallas 102 - Miami 101 (OT)
-Miami-
Jason Williams | PTS: 16 | AST: 8 | ST: 4
Dwyane Wade | PTS: 29 | REB: 6 | AST: 3
-Dallas-
Jason Terry | PTS: 23 | AST: 3 | STL: 2
Dirk Nowitzki | PTS: 30 | REB: 8 | TO: 4
Game 5: Miami 93 - Dallas 81
-Miami-
Alonzo Mourning | PTS: 11 | REB: 7 | BLK: 5
Antoine Walker | PTS: 22 | REB: 5 | 3PT: 6/10
-Dallas-
Jason Terry | PTS: 23 | AST: 3 | STL: 2
Dirk Nowitzki | PTS: 16 | REB: 8 | FG: 6/19
Game 6: Miami 87 - Dallas 84
-Miami-
Shaquille O' Neal | PTS: 28 | REB: 11 | BLK: 3
Dwyane Wade | PTS: 21 | REB: 4 | AST: 7
-Dallas-
Josh Howard | PTS: 35 | AST: 3 | REB: 6
Dirk Nowitzki | PTS: 22 | REB: 11
Game 7: Dallas 90 - Miami 88
-Miami-
Antoine Walker | PTS: 19 | REB: 5
Dwyane Wade | PTS: 29 | REB: 4 | AST: 9
-Dallas-
Jerry Stackhouse | PTS: 18 | AST: 3 | STL: 1
Dirk Nowitzki | PTS: 27 | REB: 11 | FT: 8/9
If you trust the soothsaying powers of a bunch of ones and zeroes... well, we guess it's time to call your bookie, eh? Or, you can just wait until the game hits later this fall -- it's landing on the PS2, PSP and PS3 (as a launch title, no less), so if you own a Sony system, you're covered.