Celtics-Heat Preview

By TIM REYNOLDS
Posted Apr 30 2011 3:22PM

MIAMI (AP) LeBron James planned to spend a large part of Saturday studying film, looking for any edge that the Miami Heat may use against the Boston Celtics.

Film from this season, that is.

No need to watch the Celtics inflicting past playoff wounds on him. Those remain fresh - and time has not yet healed them.

The inability to beat Boston is one of the biggest reasons why James is now wearing a Miami Heat uniform. He'll get a third attempt to top the Celtics in a postseason series starting Sunday when the teams collide in Game 1 of what may easily become an epic Eastern Conference semifinal.

"It is personal," James said Saturday as the Heat finished practice. "It is. Absolutely right. You don't want to keeping getting beat by the same team, the same team keep sending you home to plan a vacation. So it is personal."

The Celtics expected him to say nothing less.

"It would be personal for me," Boston forward Paul Pierce said. "I'm sure he's going to take it personal and you've got to expect his best."

Unwittingly or not, the Celtics played a huge role in setting up an offseason unlike any other in NBA history. Boston gave James a big push toward Miami for a strength-in-numbers approach with the Heat that wasn't possible during the two-time MVP's stint with the Cavaliers.

Collectively, James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh figure to rate a better chance, and that theory is about to get put to the real test. They left a combined $51 million on the bargaining table last summer, and victory in this best-of-seven series may make that money seem exceptionally well-spent.

"I think you've got two really good teams, two teams with a lot of will, two teams with a lot of pride," Celtics general manager Danny Ainge said. "And I think it's going to be a great series."

The Celtics have 17 NBA championship banners, and there's at least that many story lines for this matchup.

Boston's Shaquille O'Neal wants to come back from injury for this series, as does Udonis Haslem for Miami. The Heat know they need to find ways of getting Wade going against the Celtics, which didn't happen in the regular season. Boston wants to exploit what it figures to be a significant edge at point guard with Rajon Rondo over the duo of Mike Bibby and Mario Chalmers.

And there's that small matter of the teams just plain not liking one another.

"Playoffs is a new season," Boston forward Kevin Garnett said. "New situations, new scenarios. So everything we've done up to this point is just history."

In Miami's case, the history is not good.

Not only did Boston oust both Wade (in the first round) and James (in the second round) from last year's playoffs, but the Celtics have won 18 of their last 21 meetings overall against Miami - even after the Heat rolled to a 100-77 win at home on April 10, the lone time they knocked off the defending East kings in four matchups this season.

The dominance has extended into the playoffs, too.

Of the 15 players on Miami's roster, nine have been ousted from past postseasons by the Celtics, with James and Zydrunas Ilgauskas enduring that fate in both 2008 and 2010 with the Cavaliers. Only one player - James Jones, a reserve with Indiana in 2005 - knows how it feels to beat the NBA's all-time championship leaders in a playoff series.

"I look forward to the challenge," Wade said. "I know I haven't played well against this team. That's no secret."

In Boston's eyes, Miami's hopes may not be pinned on Wade or James. The Celtics say the key may be Bosh.

Sometimes the forgotten man in the series of megadeals that reshaped the Heat last summer, Bosh had three double-doubles in five games against Philadelphia in the opening round. When he gets to at least 10 points and 10 rebounds, the Heat win at a 77 percent clip (24-7).

"LeBron and Wade are LeBron and Wade," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. "They're going to be great. They were great before the series, they'll be great during it and they'll be great after and this summer when you're talking about it, you'll say 'LeBron and Wade are great players.' That's not going to change. But when Bosh plays great, then their team is great. And so, he's a key guy for them."

Boston hasn't played for a week since sweeping the New York Knicks out of the first round, and the Heat had slow starts in all five games of their series against Philadelphia.

"We've prepared a long time for this," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "It's time to toss the ball up in the air."

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Round 1 to Wade and the Heat, 99-90 over Celtics

By TIM REYNOLDS
Posted May 01 2011 8:02PM

MIAMI (AP) Dwyane Wade knew his regular-season numbers against Boston were lacking.

He also knew that wouldn't matter in the playoffs.

And Game 1 - which seemed more like Round 1 - of what's already an emotionally charged series went to Wade and the Miami Heat.

Wade scored 38 points on 14 of 21 shooting, James Jones set a Miami postseason record with 25 points off the bench, and the Heat beat the Celtics 99-90 on Sunday to open their Eastern Conference semifinal series.

"We're going to have to fight for every inch, every game we get," Wade said. "Right now, we won Game 1. We're supposed to. We'll go back and focus on winning Game 2. We're at home, we have home-court advantage. They're just trying to come in and steal one like they've done in the past. So it's our job to come out with the same mentality in the next one."

LeBron James finished with 22 points, six rebounds and five assists for Miami, which led by as many as 19 before a fiery finish that saw plenty of players jawing at each other - more than that in some cases. Paul Pierce was ejected with 7 minutes left, after picking up two technicals in skirmishes with Wade and Jones within a span of 59 seconds.

Ray Allen scored 25 points for Boston, which lost for the first time in five games this postseason. Pierce scored 19 and Delonte West finished with 10 for the Celtics, while Rajon Rondo and Kevin Garnett were held to a combined 14 points on 6-for-19 shooting.

"There's so many things we need to do to get better," Allen said. "I think everybody in that locker room knows that, just from a small conversation we just had."

Game 2 is Tuesday in Miami.

Given how Boston ousted Miami last season, and ended James' playoff runs with Cleveland in 2008 and 2010, these teams have history - and more than a bit of dislike, and that was apparent. It was physical throughout, with West earning a technical and Jermaine O'Neal picking up a flagrant foul along the way, before things really got hot in the fourth.

Pierce took offense with a hard foul by Jones, each getting double-technicals there, and Pierce and Wade - who have a bit of history themselves - renewed acquaintances not long after that.

Referee Ed Malloy called both for double-technicals, and Pierce was screaming as he departed. Boston coach Doc Rivers said he thought Jones and Wade went at Pierce too aggressively on the two plays that ended his forward's night.

"I thought both were flagrant fouls, personally, and I don't think we should react to either one," Rivers said.

Wade acted like he didn't hear what Pierce said to him on the play with 7 minutes left, dismissing it as "gibberish." Crew chief Dan Crawford said Pierce's second technical was merited because he directed profanity at Wade.

"And in the rulebook, that is a verbal taunt," Crawford said. "And it just so happened to be Pierce's second technical foul."

Pierce's first technical, Crawford said, came after he made contact with Jones during a dead ball period. Rivers said he knew the Heat would try to play physical ball, but said what he saw Sunday didn't apply.

"That's chippy," Rivers said. "That ain't physical."

Countered Wade: "Very interesting that Doc said that."

Pierce did not speak with reporters postgame.

After he departed, the Celtics tried to rally. Allen made a 3-pointer to get within 90-82, but Chris Bosh and Wade had Miami's next two baskets, restoring a double-digit lead that wasn't again seriously threatened.

"Every game is going to go like this," Wade said. "We look forward to the challenge."

Wade averaged 12.8 points on 28 percent shooting against the Celtics in four regular-season matchups, his worst numbers in both categories against any opponent this season.

Whatever wasn't working then, well, it was fixed for Game 1.

He had nine field goals and 23 points by halftime - while the entire Boston starting five combined for eight field goals and 21 points in the first 24 minutes. He had a steal to set up Mario Chalmers' layup with 0.1 seconds left in the first quarter that put Miami up 20-14, and added a more spectacular buzzer-beater near halftime.

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra wanted a 20-second timeout to set up the final possession of the half, only to get overruled - surely without complaint, either. Wade waved it off, then kept waving his arm to clear his teammates away, setting up a drive past West for a bank shot with 0.8 ticks remaining that put Miami ahead 51-36 at the break.

Boston was completely out of sorts, perhaps rusty from sitting around for a week after sweeping the New York Knicks, and partly because Miami's defense bottled up everything the Celtics tried. Rondo was on the bench with three fouls for the final 11 minutes of the half, and the Celtics missed 20 of their first 26 shots from the field.

"Ultimately, what we're trying to do is beat the Boston Celtics in basketball, the game of basketball, four times," Spoelstra said. "We have one of them right now."

Jones drew Rondo's third foul on a play where he ended up sprawled out under the Boston basket, grabbing his lower back and writhing in pain. Jones inflicted hurt the rest of the quarter, shooting 4 for 5 from 3-point range in the second period alone.

"JJ probably had the best game of anybody," James said.

Jones took down Pierce and Allen in the 3-point shootout at All-Star weekend - and some of that same form returned Sunday.

"Someone had to step up," Jones said. "I got some good looks. All of our playmakers got me good looks and I was able to knock them down with confidence because these guys trust me in the big moments."

NOTES: Including the April 10 victory, Miami has now won consecutive meetings with Boston for the first time since early 2007. ... Boston was without Shaquille O'Neal (calf) and Miami remained without Udonis Haslem (foot), both still out with injuries, though it seems both could be returning at some point in this series - maybe even Tuesday. ... Plenty of celebrities showed up, including Diddy, Gloria Estefan and rappers Drake and Rick Ross. ... Rivers, on former Boston assistant Tom Thibodeau winning the NBA's coach of the year award: "He came in and did his job."

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Celtics-Heat notebook

By Shandel D. Richardson, for NBA.com
Posted Sunday May 1, 2011 8:07PM

THE FACTS: The Miami Heat defeated the Boston Celtics 99-90 Sunday in the Eastern Conference semifinals, taking a 1-0 series lead. Guard Dwyane Wade scored a game-high 38 points while reserve forward James Jones added 25 points, including five 3-pointers. Forward LeBron James added 22 points, six rebounds and five assists.

The Heat led throughout, staving off several mini-runs by the Celtics. The action hit a boil when Paul Pierce was ejected in the fourth quarter after being called for his second technical foul. Pierce finished with 19 points. Guard Ray Allen led Boston with 25 points.

QUOTABLE: "Now we have to try to get amnesia as quickly as possible and try to figure out how we can play better," Heat coack Erik Spoelstra said.

THE STAT: The Heat got 29 points from the bench, with most coming from James Jones. Bench play has been a concern in Miami most of the season.

TURNING POINT: The Heat set the tone early by jumping to a 20-14 lead after the first quarter and never came close to trailing again. The early key was their defense on Celtics guard Rajon Rondo, who finished with just eight points and seven assists. Credit Mike Bibby, who was solid defensively against Rondo.

QUOTABLE II: "I thought they were prepared, they were ready, they played with unbelievable intensity."
-- Celtics coach Doc Rivers.

HOT: Wade had his first breakout game against the Celtics. After struggling in the four regular season meetings, Wade was 14-for-21 from the field. He scored 13 first-quarter points, deciding to take over the game in the early stages.

NOT: Rondo was a virtual non-factor in the game. The Heat entered the series with stopping him as the main concern. Rondo shot just 3 of 10 from the field and was never able to become the distributor that has made him so effective this season.

FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: LeBron James had 22 points, but also recorded six rebounds and five assists. He also had two steals and two blocked shots.

INSIDE THE ARENA: Rapper Drake, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Gloria Estefan, rapper Rick Ross. Ne-Yo and Ray J.

GOOD MOVE: The Heat several different defensive looks to slow Rondo. Mike Bibby and Mario Chalmers were both effective against him. At times, coach Erik Spoelstra went to a 2-3 zone to create even more problems for the Celtics.

BAD MOVE: The Celtics seemed to lose track of Jones on several occasions, perhaps a sign they were focusing too much on James and Wade. Most of Jones' baskets came on wide open looks.

NOTABLE: Udonis Haslem and Erick Dampier were both inactive for Game 1. Celtics center Shaquille O'Neal didn't play because of a calf injury. The timetable on his return remains unknown. Jones' five 3-pointers were career-high in the postseason.

UP NEXT: Game 2 is Tuesday at AmericanAirlines Arena.

• Celtics: Bradley, O'Neal, Pavlovic
• Heat: Dampier, Haslem, Pittman

• Celtics: Pierce, Pierce, West
• Heat: Jones, Wade

• Lead Changes: 4
• Times Tied: 2

• Arena: American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL
• Officials: #43 Dan Crawford, #14 Ed Malloy, #11 Derrick Collins
• Attendance: 20021
• Duration: 2:37

Boston Celtics (56-27)		Miami Heat (59-24)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Ilgauskas vs O'Neal (Bibby gains possession)
	11:35	James Jump Shot: Missed
Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:34
O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed	11:17
	11:16	Wade Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:56	Bosh Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:55
	10:52	Bosh Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Garnett Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	10:43
	10:42	Bosh Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:34 [MIA 2-0]	Wade Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Pierce Illegal Screen Turnover : (1 TO)	10:23
	10:05 [MIA 4-0]	Wade Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Pierce Driving Layup Shot: Missed	09:54
	09:52	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:41	Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:40
	09:33	Bibby Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Rondo Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	09:33 [BOS 1-4]
Rondo Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	09:33 [BOS 2-4]
O'Neal Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:20
	09:15	Bosh Jump Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:14
Garnett Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:00 [BOS 4-4]
	08:51	Ilgauskas Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	08:51	Ilgauskas Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bibby (1 BLK)	08:43
	08:42	Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Garnett Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:37
	08:37	James Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:37	Team Rebound
	08:37	James Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:36
Allen Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:13 [BOS 6-4]
	08:00	James 3pt Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:59
Rondo Jump Shot: Missed	07:48
	07:47	Team Rebound
Rondo Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	07:47
	07:30	Bibby Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:29
Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: James (1 BLK)	07:25
	07:24	Bosh Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:03	Ilgauskas Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:02
Pierce Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:James (1 ST)	06:54
Rondo Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:52
	06:52 [MIA 5-6]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	06:52 [MIA 6-6]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed	06:34
	06:33	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:24	Bosh Jump Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:23
	06:21	James Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Missed	06:16
	06:15	Bosh Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	06:01	Wade 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:00	Bosh Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	05:58	Bosh Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
	05:58	Team Timeout : Regular
Allen Jump Bank Shot: Made (4 PTS)	05:37 [BOS 8-6]
Pierce Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:24
	05:24	James Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:24	Team Rebound
	05:24 [MIA 7-8]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Pierce Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Wade (1 ST)	05:13
	05:08 [MIA 9-8]	James Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Wade (1 AST)
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	04:44
	04:43	Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:26	James Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Rondo (1 ST)
	04:20	Bosh Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Davis	04:20
	04:20	Bosh Substitution replaced by Anthony
Rondo Substitution replaced by West	04:20
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:20
Team Rebound	04:20
	04:20	Ilgauskas Substitution replaced by Jones
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	04:20
	04:19	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	04:06	Wade Floating Jump shot: Missed
West Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:05
Allen Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	03:55 [BOS 10-9]
	03:36 [MIA 11-10]	Wade Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: James (1 AST)
Pierce Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	03:16
	03:15	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	03:05 [MIA 13-10]	Wade Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Allen Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:05
Garnett Substitution replaced by Krstic	03:05
Pierce Substitution replaced by Green	03:05
Team Timeout : Regular	03:05
	03:05 [MIA 14-10]	Wade Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
Allen Jump Shot: Missed Block: Wade (1 BLK)	02:45
Krstic Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	02:44
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	02:42
Davis Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	02:40
West 3pt Shot: Missed	02:37
Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	02:33
Green Jump Shot: Missed	02:22
	02:21	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	02:11	Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	02:09
Davis Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: West (1 AST)	01:45 [BOS 12-14]
Krstic Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:25
	01:25 [MIA 15-12]	Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	01:25	Bibby Substitution replaced by Chalmers
	01:25 [MIA 16-12]	Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
	01:01	James Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	01:01	James Substitution replaced by Miller
Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	01:01 [BOS 13-16]
Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	01:01 [BOS 14-16]
	00:45.9	Chalmers Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Krstic Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:44.9
Krstic Jump Shot: Missed	00:33.9
	00:32.9	Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:19.1 [MIA 18-14]	Wade Driving Jump shot: Made (13 PTS)
Davis Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Wade (2 ST)	00:02.9
	00:00.1 [MIA 20-14]	Chalmers Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Wade (2 AST)
End of 1st Quarter
Boston Celtics (56-27)		Miami Heat (59-24)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Davis Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Green (1 AST)	11:37 [BOS 16-20]
	11:18	Bosh Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
	11:17	Team Rebound
Rondo Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	11:17
Rondo Substitution replaced by Pierce	11:17
	11:07 [MIA 22-16]	Bosh Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)
West Jump Shot: Missed	10:40
	10:39	Bosh Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	10:29	Bosh Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (2 TO)
Green Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Bosh (1 ST)	10:14
	10:02 [MIA 25-16]	Jones 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (1 AST)
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed	09:39
	09:38	Chalmers Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:28 [MIA 28-16]	Jones 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Miller (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:24
West Technical	09:24
Krstic Substitution replaced by Garnett	09:24
	09:24 [MIA 29-16]	Jones Free Throw Technical (7 PTS)
West Driving Dunk Shot: Missed	09:11
West Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:06
West Turnover : Illegal Assist Turnover (1 TO)	09:06
Garnett Foul : Personal (2 PF)	08:56
	08:45	Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Green (1 ST)
Green Jump Shot: Missed	08:34
	08:33	Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:23	Anthony Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Green 3pt Shot: Missed	08:04
Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	08:03
West 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Garnett (1 AST)	07:46 [BOS 19-29]
	07:37	Team Timeout : Regular
Green Substitution replaced by Allen	07:37
	07:37	Miller Substitution replaced by James
	07:23	James Jump Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	07:22
Pierce Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Allen (1 AST)	07:18 [BOS 21-29]
	06:58 [MIA 32-21]	Jones 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: James (2 AST)
Allen 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Garnett (2 AST)	06:32 [BOS 24-32]
	06:14	Jones 3pt Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	06:13
Garnett Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Allen (2 AST)	05:59 [BOS 26-32]
	05:37	Bosh Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Garnett (1 ST)
	05:35	Jones Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	05:35	Chalmers Substitution replaced by Wade
Davis Hook Shot: Missed	05:16
West Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	05:15
West Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)	05:14 [BOS 28-32]
	04:53	Bosh Jump Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	04:52
Pierce Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	04:38
Pierce Turnover : Foul (4 TO)	04:38
	04:14 [MIA 35-28]	James 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	03:54
	03:53	Jones Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:35 [MIA 38-28]	Jones 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Wade (3 AST)
Allen Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)	03:04 [BOS 30-38]
Pierce Foul : Defense 3 Second (2 PF)	02:42
	02:42
	02:42	Bosh Substitution replaced by Chalmers
	02:42 [MIA 39-30]	Jones Free Throw Technical (14 PTS)
	02:37 [MIA 41-30]	Wade Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Davis Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:37
	02:37 [MIA 42-30]	Wade Free Throw 1 of 1 (16 PTS)
Davis Layup Shot: Missed Block: James (2 BLK)	02:25
	02:24	Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:07 [MIA 44-30]	Wade Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: James (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	01:57
Davis Substitution replaced by Green	01:57
Green 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Pierce (1 AST)	01:44 [BOS 33-44]
	01:16 [MIA 46-33]	James Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
West 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Allen (3 AST)	01:00 [BOS 36-46]
	00:36.6 [MIA 49-36]	Wade 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS)
	00:28.3	Anthony Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	00:28.3	James Substitution replaced by Miller
West Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Wade (2 BLK)	00:15.9
	00:14.3	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:00.8 [MIA 51-36]	Wade Fade Away Bank shot: Made (23 PTS)
Green 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.5
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Boston Celtics (56-27)		Miami Heat (59-24)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	11:36
	11:14 [MIA 53-36]	James Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed	10:57
	10:56	Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:48	James 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:47	Bosh Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	10:35 [MIA 55-36]	Bosh Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Wade (4 AST)
O'Neal Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:13 [BOS 38-55]
	10:13	Bosh Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	10:13 [BOS 39-55]
	09:54	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	09:53
	09:50	Bibby Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	09:50 [BOS 40-55]
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	09:50 [BOS 41-55]
	09:29	James Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
	09:28	Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	09:26	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Rondo (1 AST)	09:06 [BOS 44-55]
	08:53	Ilgauskas Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	08:53	Ilgauskas Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Rondo Floating Jump shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Pierce (2 AST)	08:43 [BOS 46-55]
	08:43	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:18	Wade 3pt Shot: Missed
Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	08:17
	08:16	Wade Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed	08:04
	08:03	Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	07:42	James Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Allen (1 ST)
Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed	07:37
	07:36	Bosh Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	07:24	James Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Rondo (2 ST)
Pierce Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Rondo (2 AST)	07:20 [BOS 48-55]
	07:09	Ilgauskas Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	07:09	Ilgauskas Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
	07:09	Ilgauskas Substitution replaced by Anthony
O'Neal Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	06:53
	06:52	Bosh Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	06:38 [MIA 57-48]	James Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	06:16
	06:15	Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:07 [MIA 59-48]	James Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:07
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	05:45
	05:44	Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
O'Neal Foul : Personal (2 PF)	05:29
	05:18	Anthony Jump Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	05:17
O'Neal Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Garnett (3 AST)	05:05 [BOS 50-59]
Garnett Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	04:40
	04:40 [MIA 60-50]	Bosh Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	04:40	Bosh Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	04:39
Allen 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Rondo (3 AST)	04:26 [BOS 53-60]
	04:05 [MIA 62-53]	Wade Jump Shot: Made (25 PTS)
Pierce Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed Block: Anthony (1 BLK)	03:46
	03:44	Bosh Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	03:38 [MIA 64-53]	James Driving Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Allen Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:38
	03:38	Bosh Substitution replaced by Jones
	03:38	James Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:37
Allen 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Rondo (4 AST)	03:24 [BOS 56-64]
	03:02 [MIA 67-56]	Jones 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Bibby (1 AST)
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	02:46
O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	02:45
O'Neal Jump Bank Shot: Made (7 PTS)	02:44 [BOS 58-67]
O'Neal Foul : Flagrant Type 1 (3 PF)	02:30
	02:30 [MIA 68-58]	Jones Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
	02:30 [MIA 69-58]	Jones Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 1 (19 PTS)
Pierce Substitution replaced by Green	02:30
Garnett Substitution replaced by Davis	02:30
	02:30	Wade Substitution replaced by Miller
	02:12 [MIA 72-58]	Bibby 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Miller (3 AST)
Rondo Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed	01:52
	01:51	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
O'Neal Foul : Personal (4 PF)	01:51
	01:51 [MIA 73-58]	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
O'Neal Substitution replaced by West	01:51
	01:51 [MIA 74-58]	Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Green Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Anthony (2 BLK)	01:40
	01:39	Jones Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:32	Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:31	James Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	01:05	James Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	01:04
Davis Driving Layup Shot: Missed	00:58.9
	00:57.9	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Davis Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:40.3
	00:40.3 [MIA 75-58]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
	00:40.3	Bibby Substitution replaced by Chalmers
	00:40.3 [MIA 76-58]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
	00:21.8	Anthony Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Green Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:21.8
Team Rebound	00:21.8
Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	00:21.8 [BOS 59-76]
	00:03.4	Anthony Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	00:03.4	Anthony Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Davis Substitution replaced by Pierce	00:03.4
Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS)	00:00.1 [BOS 62-76]
End of 3rd Quarter
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	11:43	James Jump Shot: Missed Block: Green (1 BLK)
Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	11:42
Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed	11:33
	11:32	Bosh Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	11:18	Bosh Jump Shot: Missed
West Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	11:17
Green 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Rondo (5 AST)	11:08 [BOS 65-76]
	10:41	James Jump Shot: Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:40
West 3pt Shot: Missed	10:32
	10:31	Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Green Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)	10:13
	10:13 [MIA 77-65]	Jones Free Throw Technical (20 PTS)
	10:13	James Substitution replaced by Wade
	09:59 [MIA 79-65]	Wade Jump Shot: Made (27 PTS)
Green Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	09:46
Green Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	09:46
Pierce Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	09:34
	09:34 [MIA 80-65]	Jones Free Throw 1 of 3 (21 PTS)
	09:34 [MIA 81-65]	Jones Free Throw 2 of 3 (22 PTS)
	09:34 [MIA 82-65]	Jones Free Throw 3 of 3 (23 PTS)
Green Substitution replaced by Garnett	09:23
Rondo Running Hook Shot: Missed	09:08
	09:07	Bosh Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)
	08:56	Wade Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Pierce (1 ST)
Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	08:50 [BOS 67-82]
	08:39	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	08:38
Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: West (2 AST)	08:29 [BOS 70-82]
	08:29	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:06	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:05	Team Rebound
	08:05	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
	07:59	Jones Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	07:59	Double Technical - Jones, Pierce
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	07:59 [BOS 71-82]
	07:59	Jones Substitution replaced by James
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	07:59 [BOS 72-82]
	07:39 [MIA 84-72]	James Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Wade (5 AST)
	07:34	Bosh Violation:Kicked Ball
Pierce Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS)	07:20 [BOS 74-84]
	07:03 [MIA 86-74]	Wade Layup Shot: Made (29 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (2 AST)
Rondo Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	07:03
West Substitution replaced by Allen	07:03
	07:03 [MIA 87-74]	Wade Free Throw 1 of 1 (30 PTS)
	07:00	Wade Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	07:00	Double Technical - Wade, Pierce
Pierce Ejection:Second Technical	07:00
Pierce Substitution replaced by Green	07:00
Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bosh (1 BLK)	06:55
	06:54	Team Rebound
	06:31	James Jump Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	06:30
Rondo Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	06:27
	06:04	James Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
	06:03	Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	05:57 [MIA 90-74]	Wade 3pt Shot: Made (33 PTS) Assist: Anthony (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:57
Davis Substitution replaced by O'Neal	05:57
Garnett Jump Bank Shot: Missed	05:43
	05:42	Chalmers Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:29	Wade Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	05:29	Wade Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Allen 3pt Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Rondo (6 AST)	05:19 [BOS 77-90]
	04:58	Wade 3pt Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	04:57
	04:45	Anthony Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	04:45 [BOS 78-90]
O'Neal Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	04:45 [BOS 79-90]
	04:29	James Jump Shot: Missed
Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	04:28
Allen 3pt Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Rondo (7 AST)	04:22 [BOS 82-90]
	04:18	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:18	Anthony Substitution replaced by Jones
Allen Foul : Personal (3 PF)	04:13
	03:55 [MIA 92-82]	Bosh Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: James (4 AST)
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	03:38
	03:36	Team Rebound
	03:14	Wade Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	03:13
Rondo Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:James (2 ST)	03:07
	03:03 [MIA 94-82]	Wade Running Layup Shot: Made (35 PTS) Assist: James (5 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:03
O'Neal Substitution replaced by West	03:03
Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Wade (3 ST)	02:58
Allen Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	02:54
	02:54 [MIA 95-82]	Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (36 PTS)
	02:54 [MIA 96-82]	Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (37 PTS)
Green Driving Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS)	02:46 [BOS 84-96]
	02:46	Bosh Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Green Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	02:46
	02:45	Bosh Rebound (Off:2 Def:10)
	02:25	Chalmers Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Rondo (3 ST)
Garnett Running Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)	02:20 [BOS 86-96]
	01:50	Bosh Layup Shot: Missed Block: Garnett (1 BLK)
Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	01:49
Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Chalmers (1 ST)	01:45
	01:41	Chalmers Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:41
Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO)	01:31
	01:12	Chalmers Floating Jump shot: Missed Block: Garnett (2 BLK)
	01:11	Team Rebound
	01:07	Jones 3pt Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)	01:06
Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	00:55.3 [BOS 88-96]
	00:49.4	Team Timeout : Short
West Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:46.6
	00:46.6 [MIA 97-88]	Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (38 PTS)
	00:46.6	Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
West Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	00:45.9
	00:37.5	Wade Foul : Personal (4 PF)
West Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	00:37.5 [BOS 89-97]
West Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	00:37.5 [BOS 90-97]
West Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:28.8
	00:28.8 [MIA 98-90]	Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)
	00:28.8 [MIA 99-90]	Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)
West 3pt Shot: Missed	00:17.8
	00:15.9	Jones Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
End of 4th Quarter

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