<Tr> <Th> Western Finals </Th> <Td> Mavericks defeated Suns, 4--2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <2005 NBA Finals 2007> </Td> </Tr> <P> The 2006 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 2005--06 National Basketball Association season . The Miami Heat won the title in six games over the Dallas Mavericks, becoming the third team--after the 1969 Celtics and the 1977 Trail Blazers--to win a championship after trailing 0--2 in the series . Heat guard Dwyane Wade was named Most Valuable Player of the series . </P> <P> This series marked the first time since 1971 that the Finals featured two teams playing in their first NBA Finals series . It was the first occasion since 1978 that two teams who had never won an NBA Championship contested the NBA Finals . The two teams met again five years later in 2011, the second Finals appearance for both franchises, with the Mavericks winning the rematch over the Heat . </P>

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