June 20 2006 In the NBA Finals of the playoffs, the Miami defeated Dallas 92-95 to take the series 4-2 and eliminate Dallas and win the NBA Championship. It was Dallas' first trip to the Finals. 2006 Jerry Stackhouse received 3 stitches on the top of his head during Game 6 as a result of an inadvertent elbow. He did not miss any game time due to the injury. 2006 The NBA fined Mark Cuban $250,000 for "several acts of misconduct" following Game 5 at Miami, including yelling at the ref after the game ended and cursing while answering reporters' questions. 2015 Named Melvin Hunt as an assistant coach. Games Record: 0-1 (home: 0-1, road: 0-0) Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2006 L Miami 92-95 -3 DNowitzki 29 DNowitzki 15 DWade 36 A jumper by Josh Howard pulled Dallas within 90-91 with 42 seconds left. Dwyane Wade (Mia) hit 2 free throws with 26 seconds left. On a pick-and-roll, Dirk Nowitzki passed to Erick Dampier and Dampier fumbled the ball away. Wade (Mia) hit 2 free throws to give Miami a 95-90 lead with 18 seconds left. Howard hit 2 free throws with 12 seconds left. Wade (Mia) missed 2 free throws with 10 seconds left, but Jason Terry missed a 3-point attempt and that was the game. Miami shot 44.9% FG and Dallas shot 37% FG. Wade (Mia) had 36 points on 10-18 FG and 16-21 FT, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists and Udonis Haslem (Mia) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Nowitzki had 29 points and 15 rebounds, Jason Terry had 16 points on 7-25 FG and 2-11 3-pointers, and Josh Howard had 14 points including 5-16 FG and 12 rebounds. It was the only game in the series in which the road team won. Miami won 4 straight games to win the NBA Championship - it was the only time all season that Dallas had lost 4 straight games. Wade (Mia) was named as MVP of the Finals. Game 6: Miami won series 4-2