Lukewarm Heat On the Ropes.: ; Mavericks Dominate with Defense, Perimeter Game, Depth

Charleston Gazette › June 14, 2006

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MIAMI - Outside Bongo's Cuban Cafe, workers in golf carts whizzed around the home of the Miami Heat preparing for the first NBA finals game in South Florida.

Roughed up on their road trip to Texas, the Heat are in familiar surroundings again. But unless they make some drastic changes - like maybe sinking their free throws - Shaq and his crew won't be traveling again this season.

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Lukewarm Heat On the Ropes.: ; Mavericks Dominate with Defense, Perimeter Game, Depth

"We can't get down 3-0," guard Gary Payton said. "We have to focus on Game 3 and get that one."

Or else.

By double-teaming Shaquille O'Neal's every touch and congesting Dwyane Wade's routes to the hoop, the Dallas Mavericks dominated Ga...

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