The Big German just canned an 18-foot bank shot from the left wing and the Mavericks are rolling with a 60-54 lead.

The amazing thing about the Mavericks is that they haven't lost at American Airlines Arena since the 2006 NBA Finals. In fact, they've handled the Heat pretty easily, not that it means much to Dirk.

"I'd rather take it the other way around,'' he said before the game. "I'd rather have the ring and lose in the regular season. But they played a hell of a Final series. They were a little better than we were.''

The third quarter is barely two minutes old and Erick Dampier already has secured his fifth double-double of the season.

It's a good thing he's rebounding, because nobody else is. He has a dozen boards and the rest of the Mavericks have 13. The Heat has 27.

Shawn Marion had his left ankle re-taped and is back in the game.

Meanwhile, the Heat has scored eight points in a row to pull within 81-73. This is as close as they've been since halftime.

The Mavericks had to burn a timeout with under a minute to go in the third quarter to stop the bleeding.

It's like they are the hottest Christmas gift right now.

J.J. Barea just got his first of the season with 10 points and 10 assists.

Erick Dampier is finishing off simply a monster game with 18 points and 14 rebounds.

And the Mavericks are rumbling away from the Heat 98-84 with 5:48 to go.

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