( CNN ) -- Jason Terry can keep the tattoo . One of the many story lines in the NBA Finals won by the Dallas Mavericks Sunday night was Terry 's bold tattoo . Terry said he had the Larry O'Brien championship trophy tattooed on his right bicep before the season began because he was confident the Mavs would clinch the title . Losing would 've been painful for Terry , literally , as he said he would have the tattoo removed . The Mavs won 105-95 , with Terry leading the team with 27 points . It was the Mavs ' first NBA championship in franchise history . Dallas clinched the series by a margin of 4-2 . Prior to their Game 6 victory , no player on the Mavs had won an NBA title . `` When you did something as crazy as I did , you have to back it up , '' Terry said showing his tattoo to the television cameras . `` This team never gave up when faced with adversity . We never gave up . Tonight we got vindication . '' The Mavs used furious scoring barrages by Terry and weathered an uneven game by star forward Dirk Nowitzki to win . In the end , Miami could not overcome Dallas ' zone defense . `` I still really ca n't believe it . The team worked so long and so hard . The team deserves this . The Mavs nation deserves this , '' Nowitski said . `` I could not get in a rhythm today but the team carried me to this win . '' `` I got ta give it up for the fellas , '' Nowitski said . Despite a poor shooting night , Nowitzki still had 21 points . The Mavs held a slim 53-51 lead at halftime and were able to grow the lead . They led by nine at the end of the third quarter . They pulled away in the fourth quarter , helped by Miami 's sloppy play and turnovers . The loss was devastating for Miami , a team that seemed to be put together for a championship . Before the season , the Heat added perennial all-star forward Chris Bosh and superstar forward LeBron James to a team that was headed by talented guard Dwayne Wade . A dejected James shook a few hands before quickly walking off the floor . The rest of the Heat stayed out to shake the hands . `` It hurts , of course . But I am not going to hang my head low , '' James told reporters after the game . The win not only means the first championship for star power forward Nowitzki , it also means his Mavericks avenged their crushing loss against the Heat in the 2006 NBA Finals . That year , Nowitzki and the Mavericks watched a 2-0 series lead in the NBA Finals evaporate at the hands of Wade and the Heat . For 38-year-old Dallas point guard Jason Kidd , Sunday 's victory was a long-time coming . `` It 's something that you always dream of when you come into the league , '' Kidd said shortly after the victory . `` And it just shows the character of this team ... I guess the third time 's a charm . '' The post-game celebration resulted in at least 14 arrests in downtown Dallas , according to police , including four for disorderly conduct and six for public intoxication . CNN 's Benjamin Gottlieb and Vivian Kuo contributed to this report .
LeBron James : `` not going to hang my head low '' Mavericks avenge loss to Miami Heat in 2006 Finals . Dallas leads by 9 points at the end of the third quarter . Jason Terry leads Mavs in scoring with 27 points .