Chris Bosh and the Miami Heat lost the 2011 Finals to the Dallas Mavericks in six games despite being the more talented team. The Heat were led by LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Bosh, while the Mavs only had one superstar on the team in Dirk Nowitzki.
However, James played poorly in the six-game series, while Nowitzki won Finals MVP after averaging 26.0 points, 9.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists.
On the latest episode of “Club Shay Shay” with Shannon Sharpe, Bosh opened up about the 2011 Finals loss and how it was embarrassing.
"It was embarrassing, it was hard, we were shameful. We just weren't ready, they were better than us. LeBron didn't play well, nobody did."@chrisbosh on Finals loss to the Mavs pic.twitter.com/sVTNVVBfQK
— Club Shay Shay (@ClubShayShay) October 15, 2020
LeBron James averaged only 17.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 6.8 assists in the 2011 Finals for the Heat. He wasn't ready mentally for the big stage and it showed.
Chris Bosh, meanwhile, shot just 41.3 percent from the field. Overall, it was a bad series for the Heat, who lost Game 6 at home and had to watch the Mavs celebrate on their home floor.
Fortunately for Bosh and Co., James got his act together and led the team to the 2012 and 2013 championships. The Heat defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2012 and the San Antonio Spurs in 2013, with James winning Finals MVP both times.
However, Bosh had the biggest rebound of the 2013 series in Game 6 after James missed a 3-pointer that would have tied the game with just seconds left in the fourth quarter. Bosh got the offensive rebound and found Ray Allen in the corner. The sharpshooter then hit the 3-pointer and Game 6 went into overtime, where the Heat wound up winning to force a Game 7.
The Heat retired Bosh's No.1 jersey during the 2018-19 season. The lefty, of course, had to retire from the NBA prematurely due to blood clots.
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