This Year is Different: How the Mavs Won It All : the Official Story

by Sturm, Bob; Cuban, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780983988564
• ISBN10: 0983988560
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-05-22
• Publisher: Diversion Pub of Texas

Summary

Dallas sports talk host Bob Sturm wants everyone to know exactly how the Mavericks pulled off their magical championship run in 2011. Through extensive interviews and covering the Mavericks as a passionate journalist, Sturm illuminates what exactly brought the Mavericks together as a teama team that won 57 regular season games and compiled playoff series victories over Portland, Los Angeles, and Oklahoma City before taking the home the Larry O'Brien Trophy from the Finals by convincingly defeating the Miami Heat. THIS YEAR IS DIFFERENT covers all the important details of the Dallas Mavericks' 2011 championship season, including: The transformation of the Dallas Mavericks franchise from perennial loser to NBA powerhouse. Dirk Nowitzki's career-long battle to cement his dynasty with an NBA championship, including a bitter loss in the 2006 Finals to Dwyane Wade's Miami Heat. Tracing the ups and downs of the 2011 campaign, as the Mavs soared to the top of the standings, only to suffer critical injuries mid-season and a string of losses which threatened their playoff hopes. A game-by-game recap of the Mavericks' 2011 playoff run, as they battled through the quarter-, semi-, and Western Conference Finals for a chance to compete for the NBA championship.

Author Biography

Bob Sturm, a native of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, and a graduate of Liberty University, has hosted his half of the Bob and Dan Show on Sportsradio 1310, The Ticket in Dallas, Texas, since 1999. Bob has also worked in television sports and has written sports blogs and stories for the Dallas Morning News, D Magazine, and Fox Sports Southwest. He and his wife, Sally, and three children, Madeline, Brett, and Justin, live in Lewisville, Texas.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 1
Introduction	p. 3
The Parade	p. 9
The Trade For Tyson	p. 17
The Tattoo	p. 26
The Start Of The March	p. 36
The Old Kidd	p. 47
The Roll Through The Holidays	p. 55
The Injuries	p. 66
The Response	p. 75
The Holger Routine	p. 83
The "Soft" Label	p. 93
The Jet Comes Unglued	p. 103
Portland Games 1-2	p. 113
Portland Games 3-4	p. 121
Portland Games 5-6	p. 128
Los Angeles Lakers Games 1-2	p. 138
Los Angeles Lakers Games 3-4	p. 149
Oklahoma City Game 1	p. 159
Oklahoma City Games 2-3	p. 168
Oklahoma City Games 4-5	p. 177
MIAMI Game 1	p. 189
MIAMI Game 2	p. 197
MIAMI Game 3	p. 203
MIAMI Game 4	p. 211
MIAMI Game 5	p. 220
MIAMI Game 6	p. 231
Epilogue	p. 243
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