Mark Cuban and Julian Edelman Revisit The Dallas Mavericks 2011 Championship Run

Full Episode: On today’s episode we’ve got everyone’s favorite shark, business mogul, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. We go back to the 2011 NBA Finals and that wild Mavs run to the title. This is the closeout, Game 6 between the Dallas Mavericks and the Miami Heat. You won’t believe where this one nets out on the scoring scale. We wrap the episode by re-reviewing our patented scoring system.

00:00 Intro
3:48 Mark Cuban joins the show
7:34 Investing in professional sports teams
11:37 Introducing the game
14:20 Mark purchases the Mavs
20:36 On this date
21:37 Jules and Kyrie Irving
23:31 Life for Mark in 2011
25:32 The Mavericks recruited LeBron
26:23 Pat Riley's intimidation
27:26 Old Tweets
29:34 Setting the stage
31:14 The influence of social media in athletes
34:33 The 2011 Dallas Mavericks
36:32 Mark Cuban beat Dirk in 1v1
37:40 The Mavericks' road to the NBA Finals
40:00 Mark's relationship with Kobe
42:00 Locking in for the playoffs
43:36 The game breakdown
44:41 Free Chalupas
47:12 Celebrating the championship
50:11 Mark's card got declined
52:04 Dirk Nowitski
55:50 Tony Romo
56:25 Scoring the game
1:00:23 Wrapping up
1:02:31

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Hosted by former Super Bowl MVP Julian Edelman, Games with Names is a podcast on the search to find the greatest games of all time. From the infamous to the unforgettable, we dive back into the classic matchups and eras across all of sports history. Joined by the players, coaches, and celebrity fans that lived it, we’ll uncover first-hand insights and never-before-heard stories, shining new light and perspective on the greatest games of all time.