Heat-Celtics Preview

By JIMMY GOLEN
Posted May 08 2011 6:50PM

WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers did his best to stay out of the trainer's room on Sunday, lest he learn something about one of his injured players that he didn't want to hear.

"It's a pretty busy room right now," he said on Sunday, a day after the Celtics earned a bruising 97-81 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals despite injuries to point guards Rajon Rondo and Delonte West. "Right now, we're going to go with, 'They're all playing."'

Rondo dislocated his left elbow in the third quarter on Saturday night when he got tangled up with Miami guard Dwyane Wade and got thrown to the floor. He had an MRI and CAT scan at New England Baptist Hospital on Sunday, and both tests came out negative, Celtics spokesman Jeff Twiss said.

West, who had a bruised left shoulder, was feeling better on Sunday and did not go to the hospital for tests, Twiss said. Rivers said he would likely decide just before gametime - or later - whether Rondo will play.

"I'm optimistic about both, that they're going to play. I don't know why I am, but I am," Rivers said, adding that he has tried to avoid watching the video of Rondo's arm being bent into an unnatural position when he was thrown to the floor by Wade. "I just don't know how well either one can play."

The Celtics returned to Boston after losing the first two games in Miami and showed the fight that had been lacking when they fell behind 0-2. Kevin Garnett scored 28 points with 18 rebounds - more than he had in the first two games combined - and Paul Pierce added 27 points for the defending Eastern Conference champions.

Game 4 is Monday night, and the Celtics are hoping to tie the series before it shifts back to Miami.

To do that, they'll need Rondo.

The youngest - by far - of Boston's four All-Stars, Rondo was injured early in the second half when he was fouled by Wade. Doctors popped his elbow back into place in the locker room and he was back on the court at the start of the fourth quarter, dribbling, passing and shooting with his right arm while leaving his left dangling at his side.

"All of us sort of looked at each other like, 'What is he doing out here?"' Garnett said. "He's showing a lot of heart (and) a lot of grit. We see it. That doesn't go unspoken or unseen. We see he's out there giving his full effort. We're following that lead."

Rondo finished with 11 assists and six points, including a pair of one-armed baskets in the fourth quarter that the Celtics called the spark they had been lacking.

"Listen," Rivers said with a laugh, "I played with one hand my entire career. So you can do it. And he did it.

"Players play. We can all tell our war stories. But very few could do that - especially in this situation. They try, but very few could succeed. Yesterday was just another example of an NBA player not caring about his health and trying to help the team."

Rondo was not available for comment on Sunday, but he said after the game that he was not concerned. Rivers said he was laying on the trainer's table, with his elbow wrapped in ice, "half-asleep" from painkillers. Both teams described the play as a hard foul, and neither felt that Wade was trying to injure Rondo with the takedown.

"He's about as tough a guy as you'll come across in this league," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "I wasn't even surprised that he came back. He's that type of competitor. You don't like to see anybody injured at this time of year, even your opponent. We want to beat Boston when they're at their best and their healthiest."

Wade didn't want to talk about it.

"I'm not answering questions about that. I'm done with that. I'm moving on," he said. "Ain't nobody fighting, this is basketball. Keep them back from what? They going to beat me up? Did everybody watch the replay? All right.

"I'm done. I've moved on from that."

Rondo and West aren't Boston's only injuries. Center Shaquille O'Neal was also dealing with swelling in his right calf after playing 8 minutes, 29 seconds - his first appearance of the playoffs and just his second since Feb. 1. "I think he's going to have that for the rest of the year," Rivers said.

And the Heat have injury problems of their own. Chris Bosh woke up with a pinched nerve in his neck, though he said it was no excuse for his performance in the game; he scored six points with five rebounds in 30 minutes.

"The way we've been successful all year is by executing our offense, and a lot of that offense runs through Chris," Spoelstra said. "We have to help him as well."

Udonis Haslem still is not ready to return from November foot surgery. And there are more than a few bruised egos on the Miami said.

LeBron James scored 15 points on 6-for-16 shooting, adding seven rebounds and four assists for his worst playoff performance in more than three years. Combined, Miami's Big Three had a total of 44 points - the fewest since they joined together amid much hoopla during the offseason.

The answer, James said, could be even more physical play of the type that filled the Celtics training room.

"We've got to be aggressive. They're a very aggressive team. The only way you counter aggressiveness is to be aggressive on the other end, too," he said "We know we didn't play as well as we wanted to - probably our worst game of the postseason. We're looking to get better in Game 4."

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James, Wade lead Heat past Celtics 98-90 in OT

By JIMMY GOLEN
Posted May 10 2011 4:24AM

BOSTON (AP) LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh are on the verge of doing something together that neither of them could accomplish on his own.

Miami's Big Three combined for 83 points as the Heat beat Boston 98-90 in overtime on Monday night to move within one game of the Eastern Conference finals. James scored 35, Wade had 28 and the threesome also combined for 35 of Miami's 45 rebounds.

"We're the guys. We're the ones who get all the attention. We're the ones that get all the praise," Wade said. "This team is going to go as far as us three takes it."

One game after their worst performance as a threesome, James, Wade and Bosh had one of their best. They scored all 12 of Miami's points in overtime; Bosh and Wade had five apiece after James' fallaway jumper on the Heat's first possession of the extra period gave them the lead for good.

The Heat lead the best-of-seven East semifinals 3-1, with a chance to close out the series in Miami on Wednesday.

"Wednesday night will be our greatest challenge that we've had with this group so far," coach Erik Spoelstra said. "We'll get their best games on Wednesday. And we have to be better. If we're real about what we want to do, we have to beat the Boston Celtics at their best."

Paul Pierce scored 27, Ray Allen had 17 and Kevin Garnett had seven points and 10 rebounds for Boston. Rajon Rondo, who dislocated his left elbow Saturday night in Game 3, played 39 minutes with a padded sleeve covering what appeared to be a brace on his left arm, scoring 10 with five assists.

The Celtics would need to win three in a row - two of them in Miami - to have a chance to defend their Eastern Conference championship.

"These are those moments. I look forward to it," Allen said. "Everybody on this team, we know what to do. We can't talk about it; we just have to put our best foot forward. It's not easy. It just makes it that much more special if we're able to do it."

Boston has reached the NBA finals in two of the last three seasons, both times knocking James and the Cavaliers out along the way. The Celtics eliminated the Heat in the first round last year, one round after knocking Cleveland out and sending James on the journey that landed him in Miami.

In all, Wade had lost 11 straight regular-season and playoff games in Boston. James had lost 13 of 15, including the one that ended his Cleveland career.

"I haven't had much success in this building," James said. "We put a lot of pressure on ourselves to just come out and do whatever it took."

Boston took an 84-81 lead with 2:28 left after back-to-back 3-pointers by Delonte West and Allen, but James hit a 3 to tie it and then made a left-handed lay-in with 48 seconds to play to give Miami an 86-84 lead. Pierce drove to the basket to tie it, but James lost control of the ball while he was dribbling down the clock.

Allen went for it and was bumped by James Jones, giving Boston the ball out of bounds with 19.5 seconds left and the game tied at 86. Pierce got the ball, waited out the clock and then took a high-arcing fallaway jumper in the final seconds that rimmed out as time expired.

The Celtics scored just four points in overtime, shooting 1 for 6 and making four of their 18 turnovers. Garnett started things off by throwing the ball away, and then James made a fallaway jumper as the shot clock expired to give Miami an 88-86 lead.

Allen missed, Bosh dunked at the other end, West missed a 3-pointer and then James drew a charging foul on Pierce. After another Boston turnover, Wade made a 2-pointer with his foot on the 3-point arc to give Miami a 92-86 lead with 2 minutes left in overtime.

"We just had poor execution down the stretch," Pierce said. "It just carried into overtime, it seemed like. We feel like tonight we beat ourselves."

One game after the Heat's Big Three combined for just 44 points, they provided almost all the offense. No one else had more than four points, and the Heat's bench totaled just seven.

The 83 total points is tied for ninth-most by the Big Three, and their 84.7 percent of total team points is the second-highest percentage of the season, according to STATS LLC.

NOTES: Miami had zero assists in the second quarter, and just eight through three. ... Boston activated point guard Carlos Arroyo in case Rondo's elbow and West's shoulder became a problem. He did not get into the game. ... Jermaine O'Neal was called for a flagrant foul on James in the first five minutes, perhaps an attempt by the officials to make sure things didn't get nasty after Saturday night's takedown in which Rondo was injured. ... Spoelstra shuffled his lineup, activating Udonis Haslem for the first time since November foot surgery and rewarding Joel Anthony for his play in the early games with his first start of the playoffs. Haslem made just one appearance, playing 3 minutes and picking up an offensive foul, a loose-ball foul and a technical foul.

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• Heat: Dampier, Magloire, Pittman
• Celtics: Bradley, Murphy, Pavlovic

• Heat: Haslem
• Celtics: --

• Lead Changes: 9
• Times Tied: 8

• Arena: TD Garden, Boston, MA
• Officials: #25 Tony Brothers, #13 Monty McCutchen, #9 Derrick Stafford
• Attendance: 18624
• Duration: 2:53

Miami Heat (59-24)		Boston Celtics (56-27)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball O'Neal vs Anthony
(12:00) [BOS] O'Neal Violation:Jump Ball
Bosh Jump Shot: Missed	11:50
	11:49	Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Wade Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:35
	11:35 [BOS 1-0]	Garnett Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	11:35 [BOS 2-0]	Garnett Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Bibby Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:26 [MIA 2-2]
	11:09 [BOS 4-2]	O'Neal Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rondo (1 AST)
Bibby Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Garnett (1 ST)	10:52
	10:46 [BOS 6-2]	Rondo Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Bosh Jump Shot: Missed	10:23
	10:22	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:17 [BOS 8-2]	Pierce Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Bibby Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:17
	10:17 [BOS 9-2]	Pierce Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Wade Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:56 [MIA 4-9]
	09:32	Rondo Jump Shot: Missed
Bosh Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:31
Bibby Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:21 [MIA 6-9]
	09:01 [BOS 11-6]	O'Neal Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Garnett (1 AST)
Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed	08:35
	08:33	Team Rebound
	08:20	Allen Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:James (1 ST)
Bosh Jump Shot: Missed	08:09
Wade Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:07
Wade Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:O'Neal (1 ST)	07:59
	07:50	Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
James Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:37 [MIA 8-11]
	07:37	O'Neal Foul : Flagrant Type 1 (1 PF)
James (3 PTS)	07:37 [MIA 9-11]
Bosh Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Wade (1 AST)	07:30 [MIA 11-11]
	07:18 [BOS 14-11]	Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: O'Neal (1 AST)
James Jump Shot: Missed	06:57
James Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	06:56
James Jump Shot: Missed	06:55
	06:54	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Bibby Foul : Personal Block (2 PF)	06:53
Bibby Substitution replaced by Chalmers	06:53
	06:33 [BOS 16-11]	Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: O'Neal (2 AST)
Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed	06:09
	06:07	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:45	Allen Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:43
Bosh Jump Shot: Missed	05:33
	05:32	O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Anthony Foul : Personal (1 PF)	05:27
	05:27	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:15 [BOS 18-11]	Garnett Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Allen (1 AST)
	04:58	Garnett Foul : Personal (1 PF)
James Jump Shot: Missed	04:42
	04:41	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:35	Allen Substitution replaced by West
	04:28	Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:27
Bosh Jump Shot: Missed	04:15
	04:14	O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Chalmers Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:06
	04:06 [BOS 19-11]	Garnett Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	04:06	Garnett Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:06
Chalmers 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Wade (2 AST)	03:51 [MIA 14-19]
	03:42	Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Chalmers (1 ST)
James Slam Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (1 AST)	03:40 [MIA 16-19]
Chalmers Foul : Personal (2 PF)	03:31
	03:31	O'Neal Substitution replaced by O'Neal
Bosh Substitution replaced by Jones	03:31
Anthony Substitution replaced by Ilgauskas	03:31
	03:31 [BOS 20-16]	Rondo Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	03:31 [BOS 21-16]	Rondo Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
	03:23	O'Neal Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
James Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	03:23 [MIA 17-21]
Chalmers Substitution replaced by House	03:23
James Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	03:23 [MIA 18-21]
	03:05	West Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:House (1 ST)
Ilgauskas Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Wade (3 AST)	02:56 [MIA 20-21]
	02:38 [BOS 23-20]	Pierce Pullup Jump shot: Made (8 PTS)
	02:21	O'Neal Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:21
	02:21	Garnett Substitution replaced by Green
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	02:21 [MIA 21-23]
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	02:21 [MIA 22-23]
Ilgauskas Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:07
	02:07 [BOS 24-22]	Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	02:07 [BOS 25-22]	Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
House Jump Shot: Missed	01:53
	01:52	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	01:41	Pierce Jump Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	01:39
James Foul : Offensive Charge (1 PF)	01:35
James Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	01:35
Wade Substitution replaced by Miller	01:35
Jones Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:21
	01:21 [BOS 26-22]	Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	01:21	Rondo Substitution replaced by Davis
	01:21 [BOS 27-22]	Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
	01:07	Pierce Foul : Personal (1 PF)
James Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	01:07 [MIA 23-27]
James Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	01:07 [MIA 24-27]
	00:52.3 [BOS 29-24]	West Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS)
James Running Bank shot: Made (11 PTS)	00:42.5 [MIA 26-29]
	00:24.3 [BOS 31-26]	Pierce Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)
James Floating Jump shot: Made (13 PTS)	00:02.5 [MIA 28-31]
	00:00.0	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Miami Heat (59-24)		Boston Celtics (56-27)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:43	West Jump Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	11:42
Haslem Jump Shot: Missed	11:32
	11:31	O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	11:16 [BOS 33-28]	O'Neal Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: West (1 AST)
Bosh Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:West (1 ST)	10:56
	10:51 [BOS 35-28]	West Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)
James 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS)	10:28 [MIA 31-35]
	10:04	O'Neal Layup Shot: Missed
Chalmers Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:03
	09:56	Green Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Haslem Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	09:56
Haslem Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	09:56
Team Violation : Delay Of Game	09:56
	09:35 [BOS 38-31]	Green 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Allen (2 AST)
James Jump Shot: Missed	09:15
	09:14	Team Rebound
Haslem Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	09:14
Haslem Substitution replaced by Anthony	09:14
Haslem Technical	09:14
	09:14	Allen Free Throw Technical Missed
	09:14	Team Rebound
	08:58 [BOS 40-31]	Davis Running Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:50
James Substitution replaced by Wade	08:50
Chalmers Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:West (2 ST)	08:41
	08:24 [BOS 42-31]	West Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Wade Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	08:01 [MIA 33-42]
	07:44	Allen Jump Shot: Missed
Jones Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:43
Jones Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:31 [MIA 35-42]
	07:11	Green Jump Hook Shot: Missed
Bosh Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:10
	06:54	Davis Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	06:54 [MIA 36-42]
	06:54	Green Substitution replaced by Pierce
	06:54	Davis Substitution replaced by Garnett
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	06:54 [MIA 37-42]
Chalmers Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	06:36
	06:36	Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	06:36	Team Rebound
	06:36	West Substitution replaced by Rondo
Chalmers Substitution replaced by Bibby	06:36
Jones Substitution replaced by James	06:36
	06:36 [BOS 43-37]	Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Anthony Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Garnett (2 ST)	06:18
	05:53	O'Neal Layup Shot: Missed Block: Anthony (1 BLK)
Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:52
Bosh Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	05:50 [MIA 39-43]
	05:50	Garnett Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	05:50
Bosh Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	05:50 [MIA 40-43]
	05:34	Allen Jump Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	05:31
Wade Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	05:28
	05:17	Team Timeout : Short
Wade Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:09
	05:09 [BOS 44-40]	O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	05:09 [BOS 45-40]	O'Neal Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
James Driving Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)	04:56 [MIA 42-45]
	04:36	Pierce Jump Shot: Missed
Wade Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:35
Bosh Jump Shot: Missed	04:26
Team Rebound	04:26
	04:26	Pierce Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
	04:26	O'Neal Substitution replaced by Davis
James 3pt Shot: Missed	04:08
	04:07	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:50	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:49
Bibby Jump Shot: Missed	03:38
	03:36	Team Rebound
Bosh Substitution replaced by Jones	03:35
	03:17	Davis Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	03:17	Davis Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Wade Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	03:04 [MIA 44-45]
	02:56	Allen Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:James (2 ST)
James Dunk Shot: Made (20 PTS)	02:53 [MIA 46-45]
	02:29 [BOS 47-46]	Pierce Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Rondo (2 AST)
Jones Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	02:14
Jones Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	02:14
	02:14	Team Timeout : Regular
Jones Substitution replaced by Bosh	02:14
James Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	01:55
	01:55 [BOS 48-46]	Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	01:55 [BOS 49-46]	Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
James Layup Shot: Missed	01:38
Wade Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	01:37
Wade Putback Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS)	01:37 [MIA 48-49]
	01:17	Garnett Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Bosh (1 ST)
Wade Layup Shot: Missed Block: Garnett (1 BLK)	01:10
Team Rebound	01:09
James Jump Shot: Missed	00:55.9
	00:53.9	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	00:49.9 [BOS 51-48]	Allen Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Pierce (1 AST)
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	00:31.9
Wade Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	00:29.9
	00:29.3	Davis Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	00:29.3	Davis Substitution replaced by Green
James Substitution replaced by Miller	00:29.3
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	00:29.3 [MIA 49-51]
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	00:29.3 [MIA 50-51]
	00:06.0 [BOS 53-50]	Pierce Step Back Jump shot: Made (19 PTS)
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Miami Heat (59-24)		Boston Celtics (56-27)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:43 [BOS 55-50]	Allen Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rondo (3 AST)
Anthony Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: James (1 AST)	11:16 [MIA 52-55]
	10:47	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
Bosh Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	10:46
James 3pt Shot: Missed	10:23
	10:22	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Bosh Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:22
	10:05	Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed
Bosh Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	10:03
	09:45	O'Neal Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	09:45
Team Rebound	09:45
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	09:45 [MIA 53-55]
	09:24 [BOS 57-53]	Rondo Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed	09:00
James Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	08:59
James Layup Shot: Missed	08:57
	08:56	Team Rebound
Anthony Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	08:56
	08:32	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
	08:17	Pierce Violation:Kicked Ball
Bosh Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Wade (4 AST)	08:06 [MIA 55-57]
	07:46	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	07:45
Wade Floating Jump shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Anthony (1 AST)	07:32 [MIA 57-57]
Wade Violation:Kicked Ball	07:23
	07:13	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
Bosh Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	07:10
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	06:54
Bosh Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	06:51
Bosh Tip Shot: Missed	06:51
Bosh Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	06:47
Bosh Tip Shot: Made (9 PTS)	06:47 [MIA 59-57]
	06:33 [BOS 59-59]	Allen Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Garnett (2 AST)
Wade Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)	06:06
	05:45	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
Bosh Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	05:44
Bosh Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (11 PTS)	05:25 [MIA 61-59]
	05:01	Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Wade (1 ST)
Wade Dunk Shot: Made (19 PTS)	04:57 [MIA 63-59]
	04:57	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:48	Pierce Jump Shot: Missed
Bosh Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	04:47
Bibby Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Garnett (3 ST)	04:37
	04:32 [BOS 61-63]	Pierce Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Rondo (4 AST)
James Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Pierce (1 ST)	04:10
	04:08	Team Timeout : Short
	04:08	O'Neal Substitution replaced by Davis
	04:02	Pierce Layup Shot: Missed Block: Anthony (2 BLK)
	04:00	Rondo Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
James Foul : Personal (3 PF)	04:00
Bosh Foul : Defense 3 Second (1 PF)	03:51
	03:51 [BOS 62-63]	Allen Free Throw Technical (9 PTS)
	03:36	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
	03:36	Team Rebound
	03:36	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Wade Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS)	03:23 [MIA 65-62]
	03:10 [BOS 65-65]	Allen 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Rondo (5 AST)
Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed	02:55
	02:54	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Bibby Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	02:52
Team Timeout : Regular	02:52
	02:52	Rondo Substitution replaced by West
Bosh Substitution replaced by Chalmers	02:52
Bibby Substitution replaced by Jones	02:52
	02:52 [BOS 66-65]	Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	02:52 [BOS 67-65]	Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Wade Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	02:32
	02:30	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
Chalmers Foul : Personal Block (4 PF)	02:25
	02:25 [BOS 68-65]	Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
Chalmers Substitution replaced by Miller	02:25
	02:25 [BOS 69-65]	Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
	02:14	Pierce Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	02:14	Garnett Substitution replaced by O'Neal
	02:14	Allen Substitution replaced by Green
Anthony Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	02:08
Miller Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:57
	01:57 [BOS 70-65]	Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	01:57 [BOS 71-65]	Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Miller 3pt Shot: Missed	01:37
	01:36	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	01:14 [BOS 73-65]	Green Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Anthony Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: James (2 AST)	00:54.6 [MIA 67-73]
	00:33.9	Davis Jump Shot: Missed
	00:31.9	O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:30.9	O'Neal Layup Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	00:29.7
James Driving Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS)	00:09.8 [MIA 69-73]
	00:00.0	Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
Miami Heat (59-24)		Boston Celtics (56-27)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
James Jump Shot: Missed Block: Pierce (1 BLK)	11:39
	11:38	Team Rebound
	11:13	Davis Jump Shot: Missed
Chalmers Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:12
	11:00	O'Neal Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	11:00	Pierce Substitution replaced by Allen
Bosh Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	11:00 [MIA 70-73]
Bosh Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	11:00 [MIA 71-73]
	10:38	Davis Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	10:37
Bosh Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	10:14
James Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	10:12
Miller 3pt Shot: Missed	09:57
	09:56	Team Rebound
	09:55	O'Neal Substitution replaced by Rondo
	09:55	Davis Substitution replaced by Garnett
	09:39 [BOS 75-71]	Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
	09:14	Green Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Miller Substitution replaced by Wade	09:14
Wade Layup Shot: Missed Block: Garnett (2 BLK)	09:06
Team Rebound	09:05
James Pullup Jump shot: Missed	09:00
	08:59	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
Wade Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	08:49
	08:49
	08:49 [BOS 76-71]	West Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	08:49	West Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
James Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)	08:48
	08:34	Green Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)	08:34 [MIA 72-76]
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (23 PTS)	08:34 [MIA 73-76]
	08:20	Garnett Layup Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)	08:18
Wade Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed	08:06
	08:02	Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:58	Green Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
	07:58	Green Substitution replaced by Pierce
	07:46	West Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Bosh Jump Shot: Missed	07:36
	07:35	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
Jones Substitution replaced by Anthony	07:27
	07:21	Allen Jump Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:3 Def:10)	07:20
James Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:West (3 ST)	07:16
	07:09	Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:07
	06:51	Rondo Foul : Personal (1 PF)
James Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)	06:51 [MIA 74-76]
Anthony Substitution replaced by Jones	06:51
James Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)	06:51 [MIA 75-76]
	06:38	Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	06:37	West Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	06:27	Pierce Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:James (3 ST)
James Layup Shot: Made (26 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (2 AST)	06:11 [MIA 77-76]
	05:46 [BOS 78-77]	Pierce Jump Shot: Made (23 PTS)
Wade Jump Shot: Missed Block: Pierce (2 BLK)	05:19
Bosh Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	05:16
Bosh Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	05:14 [MIA 79-78]
	05:01	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
Wade Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	04:59
Team Timeout : Regular	04:55
James Jump Shot: Missed	04:37
	04:36	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	04:13	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
Wade Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	04:12
James Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (4 TO)	03:59
	03:46	Pierce Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Jones (1 ST)
	03:44	Garnett Foul : Personal (3 PF)
James Free Throw 1 of 2 (27 PTS)	03:44 [MIA 80-78]
James Free Throw 2 of 2 (28 PTS)	03:44 [MIA 81-78]
	03:35	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
Jones Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:34
James 3pt Shot: Missed	03:11
	03:10	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
	03:00 [BOS 81-81]	West 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Pierce (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	02:59
	02:59	Team Timeout : Regular
Wade Driving Layup Shot: Missed	02:43
	02:41	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:9)
	02:28 [BOS 84-81]	Allen 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Pierce (3 AST)
James 3pt Shot: Made (31 PTS)	02:00 [MIA 84-84]
	01:46	Pierce Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
James 3pt Shot: Missed	01:25
	01:23	Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:11	Rondo Layup Shot: Missed
Wade Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	01:10
James Layup Shot: Made (33 PTS)	00:48.0 [MIA 86-84]
	00:48.0	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:41.4 [BOS 86-86]	Pierce Driving Layup Shot: Made (25 PTS)
James Turnover : Lost Ball (5 TO) Steal:Allen (1 ST)	00:19.5
Jones Foul : Personal (3 PF)	00:19.5
	00:19.5	Team Timeout : Short
Bosh Substitution replaced by Anthony	00:19.5
	00:00.9	Pierce Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	00:00.0
End of 4th Quarter
Miami Heat (59-24)		Boston Celtics (56-27)
Start of 1st OvertimeBack to Top
(05:00) Jump Ball Garnett vs Bosh (West gains possession)
	04:43	Garnett Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Jones (2 ST)
James Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (35 PTS)	04:17 [MIA 88-86]
	04:01	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
Chalmers Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:59
Bosh Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: James (3 AST)	03:42 [MIA 90-86]
	03:41	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:41	Rondo Substitution replaced by Green
	03:26	West 3pt Shot: Missed
Wade Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	03:24
Wade Floating Jump shot: Missed	03:06
	03:05	Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:00	Pierce Foul : Offensive Charge (4 PF)
	03:00	Pierce Turnover : Foul (4 TO)
James Jump Shot: Missed	02:39
	02:38	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:10)
	02:25	West Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Wade Jump Shot: Made (25 PTS)	02:01 [MIA 92-86]
	02:00	Team Timeout : Regular
Wade Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	01:56
	01:56 [BOS 87-92]	Garnett Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	01:56	Green Substitution replaced by Rondo
	01:56 [BOS 88-92]	Garnett Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Chalmers Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	01:35
	01:24	Team Timeout : Short
	01:24	Rondo Substitution replaced by Green
	01:12	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:3 Def:11)	01:11
	00:55.2	Garnett Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (26 PTS)	00:55.2 [MIA 93-88]
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:55.2
	00:55.2	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
	00:47.8 [BOS 90-93]	Pierce Driving Layup Shot: Made (27 PTS)
James Jump Shot: Missed	00:25.9
Bosh Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)	00:24.2
Bosh Tip Shot: Made (19 PTS)	00:24.2 [MIA 95-90]
	00:17.9	West 3pt Shot: Missed
Wade Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	00:16.7
	00:15.8	Allen Foul : Personal Take (1 PF)
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (27 PTS)	00:15.8 [MIA 96-90]
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (28 PTS)	00:15.8 [MIA 97-90]
	00:11.9	West Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Bosh (2 ST)
	00:09.1	Garnett Foul : Personal Take (5 PF)
Bosh Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:09.1
Team Rebound	00:09.1
Bosh Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	00:09.1 [MIA 98-90]
	00:04.9	Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed
Bosh Rebound (Off:4 Def:8)	00:03.9
End of 1st Overtime

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