When the regular season ended, the ragtag group of veterans and castoffs surrounding Dirk Nowitzki in Dallas was a 20/1 longshot to win the NBA title.
Good thing for Mavericks fans that nobody told the players they had no chance of winning.
The Mavs completed a 4-2 win over Miami on Sunday and fans cheered Nowitzki's longtime search for a title and jeered the Heat, whose free agency moves to bring in LeBron James and Chris Bosh were derided.
Miami had been favored throughout and after dispatching Boston and Chicago in the East, were significant favorites entering the Finals.
But LeBron wilted and Dwyane Wade wasn't able to singlehandedly deliver wins like he did in 2006 against these same Mavericks.
Check back soon as the 2012 NBA title odds will be posted shortly.
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And the NBA 2012 future odds:
MiamiHeat 5/2
Los AngelesLakers 11/2
ChicagoBulls 6/1
Oklahoma City Thunder 8/1
DallasMavericks 10/1
BostonCeltics 12/1
San AntonioSpurs 20/1
OrlandoMagic 22/1
New YorkKnicks 28/1
PortlandTrailblazers 30/1
DenverNuggets 40/1
AtlantaHawks 40/1
MemphisGrizzlies 40/1
New OrleansHornets 45/1
HoustonRockets 50/1
UtahJazz 60/1
Philadelphia76ers 65/1
PhoenixSuns 65/1
New Jersey Nets 65/1
CharlotteBobcats 75/1
IndianaPacers 75/1
Los AngelesClippers 75/1
DetroitPistons 100/1
GoldenStateWarriors 100/1
MilwaukeeBucks 100/1
MinnesotaTimberwolves 100/1
SacramentoKings 100/1
WashingtonWizards 100/1
ClevelandCavaliers 100/1
TorontoRaptors 150/1
