Stacy Stine Cary is an accomplished entrepreneur who has more than two decades of experience in the oil and gas exploration industry, in addition to real estate development and private equity investment. When she is not managing her various business endeavors, Stacy Cary supports Texas sports teams such as the Dallas Mavericks.

1. The Dallas Mavericks’ 2011 Run
for the NBA Championship
Stacy Cary

2. Introduction
• Stacy Stine Cary is an accomplished entrepreneur who has more
than two decades of experience in the oil and gas exploration
industry, in addition to real estate development and private equity
investment. When she is not managing her various business
endeavors, Stacy Cary supports Texas sports teams such as the
Dallas Mavericks.
The Dallas Mavericks have played 36 seasons in the National
Basketball Association (NBA), beginning with the 1980-1981 season.
Since that time, they have qualified for postseason play on 21
occasions, including a streak of 12 playoff runs between 2001 and
2012. The Mavericks’ most notable postseason success came after
the 2010-2011 NBA season.
The Mavericks went 57-25 during the regular season, securing the
third seed in the Western Conference playoffs.

3. Dallas Mavericks
• Dallas opened the postseason play against the Portland Trailblazers.
After winning three of the first five games of the series, all of which
were relatively close, the Mavericks edged the Blazers 103-96 in
Portland to take the series in six games.
In the second round of the playoffs, Dallas faced Kobe Bryant and
the second-seeded Los Angeles Lakers. Los Angeles dropped home
court advantage in the first game, losing 96-94, and then lost game
2 by 12 points. The Mavericks held off a spirited Lakers team in
game 3, 98-96, before trouncing the Lakers 122-86 in game 4 and
sweeping the series. Dallas subsequently retained its momentum in
the Western Conference Finals, defeating a talented but
inexperienced Oklahoma City Thunder squad in five games.

4. Conclusion
• Dallas was considered the underdog entering the NBA
Finals against the Miami Heat, a team sporting three
All Stars in LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris
Bosh. After losing game 1 by eight points, Dallas stole
home court advantage in game 2 with a 95-93 win in
Miami. The Heat immediately responded with an 88-86
victory in Dallas, but the Mavericks came back and won
the following two games by a combined total of 12
points and then secured a 105-95 victory in Miami to
take game 6 and the title. The 2011 win marked the
Dallas Mavericks’ first and only NBA championship.