Are the MAVERICKS and NOWITZKI up for the TASK?.......DIdn't look like it in GAME 1.....WADE, JAMES, and HEAT Cruise to W

It was a typical MAVRICKS PACE or looking back on the last series for the HEAT it was their PACE also. The 2011 NBA Finals started off with a ............STILL WAITING...........A...........Yeah there was that much action in GAME 1.

The HEAT hold serve as they go up 1-0 on the MAVS and the HEAT for the most part never really looked like they were in trouble and looked about as laxed as they probably do in a MORNING Shootaround.

The MAVS on the OTHER hand tried a few things LIKE ZONE and getting back early in transition to negate the HEAT'S easy bucket in Transition. Having said that the MAVS still looked a step slow and a PLAY late as they never really got their feet under them.

Dirk NOWITZKI, the 2011 NBA PLAYOFFS MVP to this point in the BLUEDUDE'S Opinion, had a subpar game and never really posed problem to the HEAT'S Defense. Dirk shot 12-12 from the Charity Stripe but only 7-18 from the floor. He was guarded by KING JAMES, Joel ANTHONY, HASLEM, and even Juwan HOWARD.

The HEAT on the other hand kept plugging away until finally WADE COUNTY and KING JAMES just took over at both ends of the FLOOR. JAMES had 24, 9, and 5 and WADE had 22, 10 and 6 a they jsut simply looked like they have in the previous Playoff Series.....the BEST 2 PLAYERS on the PLANET.....PERIOD.

The MAVS Bench was a non-factor because the GAME never changed any hands when both tams used their benches..........in other words NO IMPACT POINTS or POSSESSIONS when the BENCH Players played.

Looking at GAME 2.......the MAVS have to force the issue little and put the HEAT back on their HEELS....but the more and more I look at it.....this might be a bad Match-up for the MAVS.........they have no one to handle WADE or JAMES and the HEAT feel very comfortable in how they can handle NOWITZKI.

This is where the SERIES will be won......let's see how the MAVS and Coach CARLISLE, CASEY, and STOTTS handle GAME 2 and see what COACH SPO does to maybe counter the MAVS........because both of these Coaches can make key ADjustments on the FLY.

But towards th end of GAME 1 the HEAT theatrics were a little bit over the top and just like BULLS Center/Forward Joahkim NOAH said after the Series with the HEAT," The HEAT are HOLLYWOOD as HELL but DAMN GOOD". C'MON MAVS.........put Brian CARDINAL out there next time and GIVE one of them fools a FLAGARANT 25......So you will be suspended next season....WHO CARES.

GAME 2 THURSDAY in 305 at 9ET on ABC SPORTS.................