Outside of Miami, '06 Finals marked by controversy
Tony Mejia June 21, 2006
By Tony Mejia
CBS SportsLine.com Staff Writer
DALLAS -- Give Miami credit for winning a championship. The Heat reversed the course of their season, then the course of the Finals.
However, it will always be remembered as a title soaked in controversy, and the conspiracy theorists got a little more fodder with 26.2 seconds remaining in Game 6, when Dirk Nowitzki was whistled for fouling Dwyane Wade on a drive. Wade went out of his way to initiate contact, something he normally does and normally gets.
He didn't draw any contact at the end of Game 5. Replays have shown as much. On this particular drive, which resulted in two made free throws for Wade and a three-point lead for the Heat, it was Wade who stuck out his elbow. Plain and simple.
Two superstars, one call to be made. The difference between the Mavericks and Heat, one could argue, was the referees' judgment in granting Wade his superstar calls
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