Heat-Celtics Preview

By HOWARD ULMAN
Posted Apr 19 2010 7:44PM

BOSTON (AP) The last two times the Boston Celtics were missing Kevin Garnett against the Miami Heat they came away with wins.

They get another, unwanted chance on Tuesday night.

With Garnett suspended for one game for throwing an elbow at Quentin Richardson in the final minute of Boston's win in the playoff opener, the Celtics will be without their emotional leader and one of their best passers and defenders.

But the Heat still expect a tough game.

``This is a good defensive team, no matter who's in the ballgame,'' Dwyane Wade said Monday. ``KG didn't play all 48 minutes the other night. So with KG being out it brings a different game, a different style, (but) it doesn't make it easier.''

Boston won Saturday night 85-76 after overcoming a 61-47 deficit with active defense that forced Miami to speed up its offense and rush shots. With the outcome all but settled, the altercation broke out near the Heat bench with 40 seconds left after Boston's Paul Pierce fell down, clutching his right shoulder after apparently suffering a stinger.

A concerned Garnett hovered over him as Heat players milled about. He said he was trying to clear some space for his teammate. But he elbowed Richardson in the face after the two exchanged words. On Sunday night, the NBA suspended Garnett without pay and fined Richardson $25,000.

Garnett said Monday he wasn't surprised by the suspension and learned his lesson: always keep a cool head.

``Obviously, I want all of this to be over with,'' he said. ``The message here is that whoever it is, my teammates, (coach) Doc Rivers, anybody in this organization, I want them to know I got their backs.

``My elbow wasn't deliberate. But the league does what it has to do to set a tone and I respect (that) and now it's time to move on and get back to a wonderful series.''

Richardson said he was surprised he was fined but also was eager to leave the skirmish behind.

``There's always a chance when there's an altercation that more than one party could be penalized,'' he said. ``It happened. It's over with. I want to put it behind me and just look forward to Game 2.''

Rivers thought Richardson also should have been suspended.

``If we really want to stop fights, you've got to suspend the agitators, too,'' he said. ``The retaliator is getting suspended in all these incidents.''

Might there be any lingering bad blood that could cause another confrontation in Game 2?

``I hope not,'' Rivers said. ``If there's a carryover, then shame on whoever is involved.''

The Celtics were 3-0 against the Heat in the regular season. On Jan. 6, Boston won 112-106 in overtime in Miami with Garnett sidelined with a hyperextended right knee. The Celtics also beat Miami in overtime on March 18, 2009 without Garnett, 112-108, in the teams' final meeting last season.

Garnett missed last year's playoffs with a knee injury and the Celtics struggled. They beat Chicago in seven games, four of them going to overtime, then lost to Orlando in seven in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

In the opener against Miami, he had 15 points and seven rebounds.

Without Garnett, the Celtics will be missing ``defensive energy,'' Rivers said. ``Kevin also facilitates a lot of offense. In the first game, a lot of our open shots came off Kevin being involved in the play. That's my biggest concern. You're losing 15 points and, more importantly, you're losing all the picks, all the postups where they had to trap. That's big. We're going to have to try to find some points somewhere.''

He expects Michael Beasley, who Garnett usually guards, to get the ball more. But he said he didn't know if the taller Rasheed Wallace or the more energetic Glen Davis would start for Garnett.

Miami coach Erik Spoelstra scoffed at the notion that losing Garnett would significantly hamper the Celtics.

``Come on. This is the playoffs,'' he said. ``They have enough guys and they've played well enough without him.''

Spoelstra was more concerned with fixing Miami's opening-game problems - 22 turnovers, poor ball movement and a loss of composure when Boston started whittling the 14-point lead early in the third quarter.

``Having the mental stability and the composure to be able to close the game on both ends of the court is going to be a major factor,'' he said. ``After two days of reviewing film and practicing, we have a very good idea of things we can do better. We were very active and athletic the other night but, in terms of our mind and our focus, I don't think it was very attentive to the game plan.''

He also wants his players to be more aggressive attacking the basket.

That might be easier without Garnett reacting quickly to Miami's pick-and-rolls and picking up the dribbler before he can penetrate too deeply.

``They've still got some big guys down there with Rasheed and (Kendrick) Perkins and Davis,'' Richardson said. ``He (Garnett) is obviously a difference maker, but we need to play the way we need to play (Tuesday) with or without him on the floor. Even after (Tuesday) he'll be back and we're still going to need to be aggressive.''

On Monday, Garnett practiced with Boston's second team. He won't be allowed in TD Garden for Tuesday's game and planned to watch it at the home of general manager Danny Ainge.

``That's going to be an experience,'' said Garnett, a noted on-court trash talker. ``Danny talks through the whole game.''

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Davis fills in for Garnett as Celtics take 2-0 series lead

By Couper Moorhead, for NBA.com
Posted Wednesday April 21, 2010 1:02AM

BOSTON (NBA.com exclusive) -- So many times this season, the Boston Celtics have tapped into their considerable well of defensive fortitude and crushed teams for five, six minutes at a time. So many times they have dominated for the length of basketball's version of a sprint. So many times they would those games won had they done a single thing.

Sustain.

For what seemed like the first time in months, the Celtics used a huge 21-0 second-quarter run as a catalyst for stamping out the hopes of the challengers. With a 16-point lead at the break, the Celtics only needed another six minutes to go up 30 and send the Miami Heat packing. The final tally: a 41-8 run between the second and third quarters, and a 106-77 victory, giving Boston the 2-0 series lead.

"Their crowd got into it and they kept rolling," Dwyane Wade said. "You could feel it leaving and going fast. That's not a good feeling, not at all."

For once, the Celtics looked like their own particular brand of vintage -- say, a nice '08 -- in combining back-to-back quarters of demoralizing defense. Call it dominant, call it an Omega Swarm, call it whatever adjective you will, but the fact remains that in a season which has seen countless opponents -- featuring inferior talent -- stand defiant in Boston, the Celtics' defense won the war of the mind.

"It felt like a two quarter drought," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "After we missed eight or nine straight, that's where we lost it."

Afterwards, Celtics coach Doc Rivers said that the run was probably the best 16-minute stretch his team has played all season. Not to mention that Boston was without it's best defender in Kevin Garnett.

With Garnett suspended for throwing an elbow at Quentin Richardson in Game 1, Rivers had to make a decision between starting an offensively inconsistent Glen Davis or the disappointment of Rasheed Wallace. Rivers chose Davis and the rest was, well, a really good performance.

"The pick and roll game required a lot of rotation from both bigs," Rivers said. "You need one of your bigs to have great speed. Not having Kevin, you needed [Davis]."

Davis finished with 23 points -- despite being blocked five times -- and eight rebounds, but most impressive were his 11 free-throw attempts. While Davis was hampering Wade into giving up the ball on screen-rolls, he also forced the Heat to respect his offense with consistent tenacity.

"[Davis] was the difference in this game," Wade said. "We have to have somebody that's going to match that intensity and that energy if we're going to win."

And once the defense started playing Davis straight up, that opened up the left corner for Ray Allen (25 points); a corner that was Allen's Alley as he hit five third-quarter 3s, almost all from the same spot.

But the 3s were only the final Boston charge before the Heat were completely engulfed. It was the defense that fanned the flames during the run, a defense that held supposed Wade cohorts Michael Beasley and Jermaine O'Neal to a combined 7-of-24, or kept Miami to a season-low 20 points in the paint -- 17 below their season average.

"We understand that Wade is such a great player and has been in big playoff games and he is going to be having the ball in his hands 90 percent of the time," Paul Pierce said. "It's going to be almost impossible to stop him from getting 20 shots, 30 points, so the eky is limiting these other guys."

So, as predicted, Wade got his 29 on 18 shots, but those other guys, the rest of the Heat, made just 18 field goals, shooting 31 percent.

The Celtics had shown flashed of that defense before this year, but those efforts had always been derailed by a tendency to allow untimely offensive rebounds to harder-working opponents, and an inability to complete defensive possessions by securing the ball.

Once one of the top rebounding teams in the league, the Celtics suffered the greatest fall in rebounding stats of any squad, dropping to 13th and 29th in offensive and defensive rebounding percentages, respectively.

For whatever reason, the Celtics shook their standings in those categories -- though this can rationally be explained by them finally having a cohesive effort in the area -- and allowed a mere six offensive ballboards, two off Boston's season low, with a total rebounding margin of 50-33.

"It was our number one focus going into the game tonight, that we had to be dominant -- not good -- we had to have a dominant effort on the glass," Rivers said.

It's always premature to determine the fate of a series after two games, before one team has even had a chance to play at home. But Tuesday night, the Heat were so thoroughly beaten by the Celtics, so clearly exposed for being a one-man team, that's its tough to give them much of a chance barring some incredible individual adjustments. That is, as long as Boston's recent propensity for sustaining elite-level play holds strong.

"We can't focus on what the series is right now," Rivers said. "We haven't been good at that. We have not been. It will be a good test for us."

• Heat: Diawara, Hasbrouck, Randolph
• Celtics: Gaffney, Lafayette, Scalabrine

• Heat: --
• Celtics: Wallace

• Lead Changes: 2
• Times Tied: 2

• Arena: TD Garden, Boston, MA
• Officials: #32 Eddie F. Rush, #26 Bob Delaney, #34 Marc Davis
• Attendance: 18624
• Duration: 2:34

Miami Heat (47-36)		Boston Celtics (51-32)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Perkins vs O'Neal (Davis gains possession)
	11:38	Allen Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
O'Neal Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	11:22
	11:22	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:15 [BOS 3-0]	Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Rondo (1 AST)
Richardson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Arroyo (1 AST)	10:48 [MIA 2-3]
	10:30	Pierce Jump Shot: Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:29
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	10:22
	10:21	Davis Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:15	Rondo Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:12
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	10:02
	10:01	Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:48	Davis Layup Shot: Missed Block: O'Neal (1 BLK)
	09:47	Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:36 [BOS 5-2]	Rondo Step Back Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Instant Replay - Overturn Ruling	09:36
Beasley Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Wade (1 AST)	09:13 [MIA 4-6]
	08:45 [BOS 8-4]	Perkins Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rondo (2 AST)
Arroyo Layup Shot: Missed	08:28
	08:28	Team Rebound
	08:12	Davis Layup Shot: Missed Block: O'Neal (2 BLK)
Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:11
O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed	08:01
	08:01	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Beasley Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:54
	07:54 [BOS 9-4]	Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	07:54 [BOS 10-4]	Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	07:38
	07:37	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:25	Davis Jump Shot: Missed Block: O'Neal (3 BLK)
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:23
Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed	07:11
	07:10	Davis Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:05 [BOS 12-4]	Perkins Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rondo (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:57
Wade Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	06:46 [MIA 6-11]
	06:30	Davis Layup Shot: Missed Block: O'Neal (4 BLK)
	06:29	Davis Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
O'Neal Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:29
	06:19	Perkins Jump Shot: Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:18
Davis Violation:Defensive Goaltending	06:07
Wade Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Arroyo (2 AST)	06:07 [MIA 8-11]
	05:56 [BOS 13-8]	Perkins Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Allen (1 AST)
Wade Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed	05:29
	05:28	Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:20	Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Arroyo (1 ST)
Wade Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Arroyo (3 AST)	05:16 [MIA 10-13]
	04:52	Perkins Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed Block: O'Neal (5 BLK)
Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	04:51
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	04:36
	04:35	Davis Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Richardson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:30
	04:30 [BOS 14-10]	Rondo Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
Arroyo Substitution replaced by Chalmers	04:30
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Magloire	04:30
	04:30 [BOS 15-10]	Rondo Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Magloire Jump Shot: Missed	04:16
	04:15	Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Chalmers Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:04
	04:04	Perkins Substitution replaced by Wallace
	04:04 [BOS 16-10]	Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	04:04 [BOS 17-10]	Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Magloire Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Rondo (1 ST)	03:52
	03:45 [BOS 19-10]	Davis Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rondo (4 AST)
Chalmers 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Richardson (1 AST)	03:24 [MIA 13-19]
	03:08	Wallace Jump Shot: Missed
Magloire Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:07
Richardson 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (1 AST)	02:55 [MIA 16-19]
Magloire Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:35
	02:35	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:35	Allen Substitution replaced by Allen
Beasley Substitution replaced by Haslem	02:35
	02:35 [BOS 20-16]	Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	02:35 [BOS 21-16]	Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Wade Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (8 PTS)	02:21 [MIA 18-21]
	02:04 [BOS 23-18]	Pierce Running Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Haslem Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (2 AST)	01:45 [MIA 20-23]
	01:44	Wallace Technical
Wade Free Throw Technical Missed	01:44
	01:44	Team Rebound
Richardson Substitution replaced by Wright	01:44
	01:44	Davis Substitution replaced by Williams
	01:35	Pierce Jump Shot: Missed
	01:33	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	01:32	Williams Tip Shot: Missed
Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:29
Magloire Layup Shot: Missed Block: Pierce (1 BLK)	01:23
	01:22	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	01:17	Pierce Layup Shot: Missed
	01:13	Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	01:13	Allen Layup Shot: Missed
Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:12
	01:06	Wallace Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Wright Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	00:56.3
	00:29.9	Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed
Wade Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:28.8
Chalmers 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Wade (2 AST)	00:08.9 [MIA 23-23]
	00:00.0	Rondo Jump Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Miami Heat (47-36)		Boston Celtics (51-32)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:37	Allen Foul : Inbound (1 PF)
Chalmers Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	11:37 [MIA 24-23]
Chalmers Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	11:37 [MIA 25-23]
	11:20 [BOS 25-25]	Wallace Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (2 PTS)
O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed	10:53
	10:53	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:45	Allen Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	10:44
Haslem Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (3 AST)	10:33 [MIA 27-25]
	10:20	Williams Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:O'Neal (1 ST)
O'Neal Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Arroyo (4 AST)	10:10 [MIA 29-25]
	10:10	Wallace Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	10:10
	10:10	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	09:58	Wallace Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	09:57
Arroyo Jump Shot: Missed	09:49
O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	09:48
Haslem Jump Shot: Missed	09:34
	09:34	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Chalmers Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:27
	09:27	Wallace Substitution replaced by Perkins
	09:21 [BOS 28-29]	Finley 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Perkins (1 AST)
O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed	08:56
Team Rebound	08:54
Timeout : Official	08:54
O'Neal Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	08:37
	08:36	Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:16 [BOS 31-29]	Allen 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Allen (1 AST)
O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed	07:58
	07:57	Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	07:50	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
Arroyo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:48
Wright 3pt Shot: Missed	07:42
	07:41	Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:19 [BOS 33-29]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Finley (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:16
	07:16	Williams Substitution replaced by Davis
Chalmers Substitution replaced by Wade	07:16
Arroyo Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Allen (1 ST)	06:55
Arroyo Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:50
Arroyo Foul : Personal (2 PF)	06:47
	06:47	Finley Substitution replaced by Pierce
Wright Substitution replaced by Richardson	06:47
	06:44	Perkins Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
O'Neal Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)	06:30
	06:30	Allen Substitution replaced by Rondo
	06:18 [BOS 35-29]	Davis Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Perkins (2 AST)
O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed	06:00
	05:59	Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:53	Pierce Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)
Richardson Jump Shot: Missed	05:37
	05:36	Davis Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	05:18 [BOS 37-29]	Davis Running Hook Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	05:11
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Beasley	05:11
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	05:03
	05:02	Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	04:43 [BOS 40-29]	Allen 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Davis (1 AST)
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed Block: Perkins (1 BLK)	04:25
	04:24	Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:02	Davis Jump Shot: Missed
Richardson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:01
Arroyo Running Jump Shot: Missed	03:49
	03:48	Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Wade Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:43
Arroyo Substitution replaced by Chalmers	03:43
	03:43 [BOS 41-29]	Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	03:43 [BOS 42-29]	Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Richardson Jump Shot: Missed	03:19
	03:18	Davis Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	03:01 [BOS 44-29]	Allen Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:56
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	02:34
	02:33	Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
Beasley Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:28
	02:28 [BOS 45-29]	Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	02:28 [BOS 46-29]	Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
	02:17	Rondo Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Beasley Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Richardson (2 AST)	02:07 [MIA 31-46]
Beasley Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	01:43
	01:43 [BOS 47-32]	Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
Beasley Substitution replaced by O'Neal	01:43
	01:43 [BOS 48-32]	Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Wade Floating Jump shot: Made (10 PTS)	01:18 [MIA 34-48]
	01:08	Perkins Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Wade 3pt Shot: Missed	00:51.9
	00:50.9	Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	00:40.9	Allen Jump Shot: Missed
	00:39.6	Perkins Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
Haslem Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:38.9
	00:38.9	Perkins Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:38.9	Team Rebound
	00:38.9 [BOS 49-34]	Perkins Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Wade Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Davis (1 ST)	00:24.9
	00:00.9	Davis Jump Shot: Missed Block: Wade (1 BLK)
	00:00.9	Team Rebound
	00:00.9	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Miami Heat (47-36)		Boston Celtics (51-32)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Beasley Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	11:37 [MIA 35-49]
O'Neal Foul : Personal (2 PF)	11:14
	11:10 [BOS 51-35]	Allen Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Rondo (5 AST)
O'Neal Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	10:49
O'Neal Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	10:49
	10:30	Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Richardson (1 ST)
Beasley Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Wade (3 AST)	10:14 [MIA 37-51]
Richardson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	10:01
	09:51 [BOS 53-37]	Perkins Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Rondo (6 AST)
Arroyo Jump Shot: Missed Block: Perkins (2 BLK)	09:38
	09:36	Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Beasley Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	09:33
	09:33	Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	09:33	Team Rebound
Beasley Substitution replaced by Haslem	09:33
	09:33 [BOS 54-37]	Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
O'Neal Layup Shot: Missed Block: Rondo (1 BLK)	09:21
	09:20	Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	09:11	Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
Haslem Jump Shot: Missed	08:48
	08:47	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	08:30 [BOS 56-37]	Davis Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Allen (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:29
Arroyo Substitution replaced by Chalmers	08:29
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	08:11
Chalmers Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:10
Richardson Jump Shot: Missed	08:04
	08:04	Team Rebound
	07:46	Perkins Hook Shot: Missed
Richardson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:46
O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed	07:37
	07:36	Perkins Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	07:30 [BOS 59-37]	Allen 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Rondo (7 AST)
Chalmers Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	07:19
Chalmers Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	07:19
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Anthony	07:19
	07:08 [BOS 62-37]	Allen 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Rondo (8 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:07
	06:59	Perkins Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Haslem Hook Shot: Missed	06:47
	06:46	Davis Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
Chalmers Foul : Personal (4 PF)	06:39
	06:26 [BOS 64-37]	Davis Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Perkins (3 AST)
Chalmers Foul : Offensive (5 PF)	06:11
Chalmers Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	06:11
Chalmers Substitution replaced by Wright	06:11
	05:59	Anthony Violation:Defensive Goaltending
	05:59 [BOS 66-37]	Davis Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Perkins (4 AST)
Richardson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	05:59
	05:59	Team Violation : Delay Of Game
	05:59	Davis Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:59
Haslem Jump Shot: Missed	05:44
	05:44	Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	05:38 [BOS 69-37]	Allen 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Rondo (9 AST)
	05:24	Allen Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	05:24 [MIA 38-69]
Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	05:24 [MIA 39-69]
	05:09 [BOS 71-39]	Davis Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Allen (3 AST)
Wade 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS)	04:53 [MIA 42-71]
	04:41 [BOS 74-42]	Allen 3pt Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Rondo (10 AST)
	04:29	Allen Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Instant Replay - Overturn Ruling	04:29
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:29
Team Rebound	04:29
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	04:29 [MIA 43-74]
Richardson Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	04:15
	04:15 [BOS 75-43]	Perkins Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
Richardson Substitution replaced by Jones	04:15
	04:15 [BOS 76-43]	Perkins Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Wade 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS)	04:05 [MIA 46-76]
	03:48	Davis Layup Shot: Missed
	03:47	Perkins Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	03:47 [BOS 78-46]	Perkins Tip Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Jones Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Rondo (2 ST)	03:21
Wade Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:18
	03:18	Pierce Substitution replaced by Allen
	03:18	Rondo Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:18	Team Rebound
	03:18 [BOS 79-46]	Rondo Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Haslem Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Wade (4 AST)	03:06 [MIA 48-79]
	02:56	Allen Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
	02:50	Allen Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	02:50	Perkins Substitution replaced by Wallace
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)	02:50 [MIA 49-79]
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:50
	02:49	Davis Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	02:28	Allen Jump Shot: Missed
	02:27	Allen Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	02:17 [BOS 82-49]	Allen 3pt Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Wallace (1 AST)
Wade 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS)	02:03 [MIA 52-82]
	01:43	Allen Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Wade 3pt Shot: Made (24 PTS)	01:27 [MIA 55-82]
	01:03 [BOS 84-55]	Allen Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rondo (11 AST)
	00:45.0	Rondo Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	00:45.0 [MIA 56-84]
Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	00:45.0 [MIA 57-84]
	00:33.1	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:32.6
Wade 3pt Shot: Missed	00:21.9
Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:20.7
Wright Layup Shot: Missed	00:16.1
Wade Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:16.1
Wade Putback Dunk Shot: Made (26 PTS)	00:16.1 [MIA 59-84]
	00:11.8	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:11.8	Davis Substitution replaced by Robinson
	00:11.8	Wallace Substitution replaced by Pierce
	00:11.8	Allen Substitution replaced by Finley
Anthony Substitution replaced by Arroyo	00:11.8
	00:01.9	Rondo Layup Shot: Missed Block: Wade (2 BLK)
	00:01.3	Team Rebound
	00:01.3	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:01.3	Robinson Substitution replaced by Wallace
Jones Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:01.1
	00:01.1 [BOS 85-59]	Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	00:01.1	Finley Substitution replaced by Allen
	00:01.1	Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	00:01.1	Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	00:00.0	Pierce Jump Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
Miami Heat (47-36)		Boston Celtics (51-32)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Haslem Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	11:46
	11:46 [BOS 86-59]	Wallace Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	11:46 [BOS 87-59]	Wallace Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Jones 3pt Shot: Missed	11:32
	11:31	Allen Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
Wade Foul : Personal (3 PF)	11:17
Jones Substitution replaced by Richardson	11:17
Anthony Substitution replaced by Beasley	11:17
	11:06 [BOS 89-59]	Wallace Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Pierce (1 AST)
Haslem Jump Shot: Missed	10:50
	10:49	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	10:43	Allen Punched Ball Turnover : (2 TO)
Wade 3pt Shot: Made (29 PTS)	10:33 [MIA 62-89]
	10:06 [BOS 92-62]	Rondo 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Pierce (2 AST)
Haslem Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Wade (5 AST)	09:49 [MIA 64-92]
	09:29 [BOS 94-64]	Allen Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)
Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed	09:12
	09:12	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	09:04 [BOS 97-64]	Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Rondo (12 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:02
	09:02	Pierce Substitution replaced by Finley
	08:52	Allen Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	08:50	Allen Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	08:50
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	08:50
Team Rebound	08:50
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	08:50
	08:49	Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	08:28	Allen Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Richardson (2 ST)
Wright Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Allen (2 ST)	08:22
	08:18	Allen Layup Shot: Missed
Richardson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:16
Haslem Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	08:04
	07:42	Rondo Jump Shot: Missed
Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	07:41
	07:33	Williams Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	07:33	Rondo Substitution replaced by Robinson
Wright Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:23 [MIA 66-97]
	06:57	Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	06:56
Wade 3pt Shot: Missed	06:47
	06:47	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	06:29 [BOS 99-66]	Robinson Jump Bank Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Beasley Layup Shot: Missed	06:13
	06:12	Allen Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	06:07	Robinson Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
	06:07	Allen Substitution replaced by Daniels
Wade Substitution replaced by Chalmers	06:07
Haslem Substitution replaced by Anthony	06:07
	05:52	Wallace Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Timeout : Official	05:52
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	05:38
	05:35	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	05:19	Wallace Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Wright Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:18
Chalmers Pullup Jump shot: Made (10 PTS)	05:07 [MIA 68-99]
	04:52 [BOS 101-68]	Daniels Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Finley (2 AST)
Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed	04:25
	04:24	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	04:06	Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed
Chalmers Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:05
Beasley 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (4 AST)	03:56 [MIA 71-101]
Chalmers Foul : Personal (6 PF)	03:39
Chalmers Substitution replaced by Arroyo	03:39
Richardson Substitution replaced by Jones	03:39
	03:32	Finley Jump Shot: Missed
	03:31	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	03:26	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Wright Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:25
Beasley Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Robinson (1 ST)	03:12
	03:07 [BOS 103-71]	Robinson Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Beasley Layup Shot: Missed	02:43
Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	02:42
Beasley Putback Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)	02:42 [MIA 73-103]
	02:22	Finley 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:22	Daniels Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	02:08	Daniels Jump Shot: Missed
Wright Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:07
Beasley Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Robinson (2 ST)	01:56
	01:51 [BOS 106-73]	Robinson 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Arroyo Jump Shot: Missed	01:34
Anthony Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	01:33
Anthony Putback Layup Shot: Missed	01:33
	01:31	Daniels Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	01:12	Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed
Wright Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	01:11
Arroyo Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Wright (1 AST)	00:57.7 [MIA 75-106]
	00:37.9	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Wright Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	00:37.4
	00:35.5	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:29.7	Robinson Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Arroyo Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	00:29.7 [MIA 76-106]
Arroyo Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	00:29.7 [MIA 77-106]
	00:04.9	Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	00:03.7
End of 4th Quarter

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