Rivas, a native of Puerto Rico and lives in Chicago, perhaps the highlights of last month following the end of the last division title between the Bulls and Heat.
It broke my heart, I said.
After the defeat of the Bulls, Rivas knew he was in the Western Conference champions that followed against Miami.
I also knew that the Mavericks have a huge advantage over heat: a Puerto Rican point guard Jose Juan Barea called it, well, happens to be the set of five feet 11 inches tall.
JJ Barea, as known in the NBA, he played a crucial role in the heat, especially on Sunday when Dallas beat Miami for NBA champion for the first time in its history.
In 2001, after playing at Northeastern University in Boston, began his career Barea played for the Indians in Puerto Rico, Mayaguez.
The Dallas Mavericks signed Barea in 2006 and was to play the seventh of Puerto Rico in the NBA.
Has described as the ultimate favorite player Barea not only a championship ring in the NBA, but became a national hero in Puerto Rico.
Everbody politicians, artists, sing their praises.
In this last big game against heat, Barea scored five points in the final period, including a triple, that seemed to stun the heat and the rest of the crowd. Even LeBron James was later to shoot Bareas Miami killed the last unit and changed the tempo of the game.
6th November Barea hit baskets, while four of five from three-point line. It was clear that irritates Heater superstars, none of which could be one way to find to stop the charge of the basket into a breakneck chase.
Barea led to the ring and everything was still open, Rivas said, still kind of excitement. Heat defense collapsed. When the German fans stayed up all night to see Mavericks Dirk Nowitzki Center, Puerto Rico fans both on the island, cheering every move Bareas Chicago and the basket.
Barea led Puerto Rico flag on their shoulders while celebrating the victory with his teammates alternately to lift the trophy for the NBA.
I'm not a basketball player, but I know enough about the game that surprised that a player who has handled almost as short as possible and score against players who, like the Tower skyscraper. Barea came when the Mavericks, Nowitzki still doubted he could play in the NBA.
Therefore, Rivas is still a Bulls fan who can not wait for a rematch between the Bulls and Heat. A little revenge is in order. And if the Bulls are confronted with the Mavericks in the Finals in the coming years, he said, probably the result of Derrick Rose and the Bulls.
On Saturday, when Chicago Puerto Rican community is their annual parade in the circuit and Division Street to keep, Puerto Ricans have a reason to celebrate.
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