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Article: Foul-line woes plague Heat in 90-80 loss to Mavs in finals.
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- South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
- Article date:
- June 9, 2006
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Byline: Ira Winderman
Jun. 9--DALLAS -- The hard part was getting here, the franchise's first appearance in the NBA Finals. That challenge the Heat finally was able to overcome after 18 seasons of waiting. The easy part was what kept it from its first Finals victory. A deplorable 7 of 19 from the foul line, the Heat dropped the opener of the best-of-7 series 90-80 Thursday night to the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center. "We were horrendous from the free-throw line," coach Pat Riley said. Neither a torrid start nor a late push from a double-digit deficit could overcome the foul-line foibles of center Shaquille O'Neal and guard Dwyane ...
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