The setting is almost surreal. Almost immediately after Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavs won the NBA championship to win a huge victory for the everyman, the NHL final series has been extended to a final and deciding Game 7.
It really doesn't get any better than this. The Dallas Mavericks came in the underdog to the high-flying, cocky Miami Heat. They stole a few games from the Heat and then convincingly won the final game, proving to everyone that a championship cannot be bought. Here's the catch.... WHAT a brutal celebration! I assume the after party was a wild affair, but the on-court celebration when the Mavericks won was like game 6 of the regular season. Their leader and best player immediately bailed, and although he returned after, it was undeniably odd. Lets hope they paint the town red this week.
In hockey news, the Boston Bruins and the Vancouver Canucks are locked at three games apiece in the Stanley Cup finals. The series has been crazy and undeniably entertaining, featuring controversy and heroics. Its been a homer series so far, but I am having a hard time trusting Luongo in the net, even though his record in stellar at home. As a goalie myself, I know how tough it is to shake of a performance like that. After he first returned from Boston, he could just play it off as a bad few days, but now he has come and gone and got a similarly poor result. Its gotta be kicking around in the back of his mind.
Boston 3-1 empty net
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