Dirk Nowitzki misses a last-second shot over Udonis Haslem, allowing the Miami Heat to escape with an 88-86 win over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 3 of the NBA Finals.

LeBron James dunks over Ian Mahinmi for two of his 17 points. He also had nine assists as the Heat seized a 2-1 lead on the Mavs.

Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman watches Game 3 at American Airlines Center in Dallas.

Mike Miller falls into the stands behind the basket in the second half.

Terrell Owens, who used to play for the Cowboys, watches Game 3 in Dallas.

LeBron James soars for a dunk in the first half but deferred to Dwyane Wade down the stretch. James did not score for the final 11:39.

Chris Bosh continued his poor shooting in the Finals, missing 11 of 18 shots. He did make an open 17-footer from the baseline with 40 seconds left, which proved to be the game-winner.

Dirk Nowitzki was tremendous again for the Mavs with 34 points and 11 rebounds. He scored his team's final 12 points but missed a shot at the buzzer.

Dwayne Wade had 29 points and 11 rebounds in yet another superlative Finals performance.

LeBron James dunks off a pass from Dwyane Wade.

Jason Terry scored 15 points but failed to deliver in the fourth quarter, missing all three of his shots while being defended by LeBron James.

Dallas backup center Ian Mahinmi played for the first time in the NBA Finals because Brendan Haywood was ruled out with a hip pointer. Mahinmi finished with two points, one rebound and five fouls in eight minutes.

Chris Bosh went down in pain after Jason Kidd poked him in the eye in the first half. Bosh later hit the game-winning shot with 40 seconds left.

Jason Kidd outplayed Mike Bibby, finishing with 10 assists, nine points and six rebounds. Bibby made a 3-pointer on Miami's first possession but did not score again.