The 2011 NBA Finals Game 2 between the Miami Heat and the Dallas Mavericks, will be played on Thursday night, June 2, 2011 at the American Airlines Arena, in Miami, Florida, according to a report at NBA.com. Other reports say that it will be aired live on ABC and ABS-CBN television channels.

Miami leads the best-of-seven series versus Dallas, 1-0, after winning Game 1 last Tuesday, May 31. The Heat rallied in the third quarter against the Mavericks to win, 92-84.

Defense was the key to the Heat‘s victory in Game 1 as they limited the Mavericks to a low 37.3 percent field goal shooting.

Dallas will try to bounce back in Game 2 of the 2011 NBA Finals, after losing steam in Game 1.

Game 2 tip-off will be 9 pm ET. It will also be aired live in the Philippines on Friday, June 3 at 9 am on ABS-CBN‘s Channel 2.

According to ABS-CBN, Game 2 replay will be shown on the same day on Studio 23 at 7 p.m.

Check the 2011 NBA Finals complete schedule of games here.