The Miami Heat pulled a major choke job in game #2 of the NBA Finals after being up 15 points following a Dwyane Wade 3-pointer from "Double Dribble" land. Up 15 with 7:15 remaining in the game and installed as 4.5-point favorites according to the NBA betting odds, Heat backers we celebrating along with Lebron and Dwyane in what seemed like a "lock" of a win leading to Miami going up 2-0 in the series. The Dallas Mavericks were not going out without a fight and went on to hold the Heat to just one basket the rest of the game and capped off the 95-93 comeback shocker with Dirk Nowitzki's layup to win with 3.6 seconds left in regulation. How does their collapse at home affect the Heat based on NBA Final's history? A team up 2-0 in the NBA Finals historically is 28-3 (90%) to go on and win the series and hoist up The Larry O'Brien NBA Championship Trophy.

The betting world opened the Dallas Mavericks as a 3-point favorite over the Miami Heat, but that number has been bet down to -2.0. The total on this game opened at 187.5, but is sitting at 188.5 as of now with the public basically split on the over and under. At last check, 54% of the betting public according to SportsbookSpy have their money on the Miami Heat and 56% were betting on the over.

NBA Free Pick: This has been a very tight series so far as their last game was only the 9th time in history of the NBA a best of seven series was tied after the first two quarters. Being a team based soley on their starting lineup, Chris Bosh can't have a repeat of his 4 of 16 performance if the Heat expects to take command back in this series. We are going with a small lean on the Miami Heat plus the two in this game as Lebron and company should bounce back and save any "chest bumping" until the clock reaches 0:00. We suggest reading NBA FINALS Gm-3 in BIG-D: 2 PLAYS w/DEEP Player Performance Audit by forum poster Stevebeav which is packed with some great NBA Finals betting information for game #3.

NBA Finals Game #3 Start Time:

When: Sunday June 5th at 8:00pm EST
Where: American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas)
TV: ABC
Injury Updates: Dallas Mavericks C Brendan Haywood upgraded to probable
Current Odds: Dallas Mavericks -2.0/ Miami Heat +2.0 Over 188.5/ Under 188.5  (click for updated NBA betting odds)
Current Series Price: Miami Heat -150/ Dallas Mavericks +130

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