James gets a better finals shot as Heat face Mavs (AP)

MIAMI – Even those critics who hated “The Decision” might understand why LeBron James made it.

Or maybe they don’t, because so few of them bothered to watch the 2007 NBA finals.

James was a one-man team swatted away by three great players, his Cleveland Cavaliers held to the worst offensive performance in finals history and swept aside by the San Antonio Spurs. The series drew the worst TV ratings ever and ended with James admitting his team was simply overmatched, that nothing could have been done to change the outcome.

That led him to Miami for a partnership with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, and the promise of multiple championships. Less than a year after coming together, they have a shot at their first when they face Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks in a series that starts Tuesday night.

“I know what this league is all about, about having multiple guys on

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