Heat 91-81 Celtics (19 Dec, 2002) Play-by-Play

Miami Heat

7-18, 3-9 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIA	25	23	20	23	91
BOS	16	12	26	27	81

Boston Celtics

16-9, 10-5 home

Tony Battie missed 14 ft Jumper.
Antoine Walker made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Tony Delk missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Antoine Walker missed Jumper.
Antoine Walker made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tony Delk.
Tony Delk missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Eric Williams made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
Tony Battie missed Jumper.
Antoine Walker made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tony Delk.
Paul Pierce missed 10 ft Jumper.
Tony Delk made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Williams.
Shammond Williams missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed 16 ft Jumper.
Vin Baker missed Layup.
Eric Williams missed 17 ft Jumper.
Eric Williams missed 8 ft Jumper.
Walter McCarty missed Three Point Jumper.
Antoine Walker missed 10 ft Jumper.
Shammond Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Paul Pierce missed 18 ft Jumper.
Vin Baker made Dunk. Assisted by Tony Delk.
Tony Delk made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
Paul Pierce missed Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed Layup. Blocked by Vladimir Stepania.
Vin Baker missed Jumper.
Antoine Walker missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Anthony Carter.
Shammond Williams missed Layup.
Paul Pierce missed 15 ft Jumper.
Antoine Walker missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Antoine Walker missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Antoine Walker made Jumper. Assisted by Tony Delk.
Antoine Walker made Layup.
Tony Delk missed 21 ft Jumper.
Paul Pierce made Two Point Shot.
Antoine Walker missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tony Delk missed 15 ft Jumper.
Vin Baker made 5 ft Jumper.
Vin Baker missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tony Delk missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Antoine Walker made Two Point Shot.
Eric Williams missed 7 ft Jumper.
Antoine Walker missed Layup.
Antoine Walker missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Eric Williams missed 15 ft Jumper.
Antoine Walker made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Williams.
Paul Pierce made Slam Dunk.
Shammond Williams made 27 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tony Delk.
Paul Pierce missed 10 ft Jumper.
Shammond Williams missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tony Delk made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shammond Williams.
Shammond Williams missed Layup.
Shammond Williams missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Walter McCarty made 18 ft Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tony Delk missed 11 ft Jumper.
Tony Delk made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shammond Williams.
Walter McCarty missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tony Delk made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shammond Williams made 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Antoine Walker missed 28 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shammond Williams missed 22 ft Jumper.
Walter McCarty made Dunk. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Shammond Williams made Slam Dunk.
Paul Pierce made Layup.
Paul Pierce made 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Shammond Williams missed Layup.
Shammond Williams missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Eddie Jones made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Travis Best.
Caron Butler missed Jumper.
Caron Butler made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Travis Best.
LaPhonso Ellis missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Travis Best missed 12 ft Jumper.
Caron Butler made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Travis Best.
LaPhonso Ellis missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Brian Grant missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tony Battie.
Eddie Jones missed Layup.
Brian Grant made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Eddie Jones missed 11 ft Jumper.
Caron Butler made 14 ft Jumper.
Brian Grant made Layup. Assisted by Travis Best.
Travis Best made Layup.
LaPhonso Ellis made 17 ft Jumper.
Caron Butler made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Brian Grant.
LaPhonso Ellis missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Caron Butler missed 16 ft Jumper.
Eddie Jones missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mike James missed 19 ft Jumper.
Anthony Carter missed 16 ft Jumper.
Caron Butler missed 6 ft Jumper.
Vladimir Stepania made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Caron Butler.
Mike James made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caron Butler.
Vladimir Stepania missed 7 ft Jumper.
Brian Grant made 1 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anthony Carter.
Mike James missed Layup.
Vladimir Stepania made Tip Shot.
Eddie Jones made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Carter.
Vladimir Stepania missed 13 ft Jumper.
Eddie Jones missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
LaPhonso Ellis missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anthony Carter missed 19 ft Jumper. Blocked by Shammond Williams.
Eddie Jones made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Carter.
LaPhonso Ellis made Jumper. Assisted by Mike James.
LaPhonso Ellis missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
LaPhonso Ellis missed Layup. Blocked by Tony Delk.
Mike James made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Travis Best.
Mike James made Two Point Shot.
LaPhonso Ellis missed Layup.
Caron Butler missed 15 ft Jumper.
Eddie Jones missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Caron Butler missed Jumper.
Caron Butler missed Tip Shot.
Travis Best missed 5 ft Jumper.
Brian Grant missed Jumper.
Eddie Jones missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Travis Best made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eddie Jones.
Brian Grant missed 14 ft Jumper.
LaPhonso Ellis made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eddie Jones.
LaPhonso Ellis missed 22 ft Jumper.
Travis Best missed Layup.
Eddie Jones made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caron Butler.
Travis Best made 17 ft Jumper.
LaPhonso Ellis missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Travis Best missed 5 ft Jumper.
Eddie Jones missed 17 ft Jumper.
Eddie Jones missed 55 ft Three Point Jumper.
LaPhonso Ellis missed 14 ft Jumper.
Caron Butler made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by LaPhonso Ellis.
Eddie Jones made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by LaPhonso Ellis.
Mike James missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Eddie Jones missed 15 ft Jumper.
Vladimir Stepania missed 7 ft Jumper.
Caron Butler made Jumper. Assisted by Mike James.
Brian Grant made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mike James.
Caron Butler missed Jumper. Blocked by Paul Pierce.
Vladimir Stepania missed 16 ft Jumper.
Anthony Carter missed 16 ft Jumper.
Brian Grant made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Anthony Carter.
Eddie Jones missed 28 ft Three Point Jumper.
Eddie Jones missed 9 ft Jumper.
Mike James missed 15 ft Jumper.
Eddie Jones missed 4 ft Jumper.
Mike James made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Travis Best.

HEAT

CELTICS

TIME		MIA	BOS
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball. Brian Grant vs. Tony Battie. Tony Delk gains possession.	0	0
11:45	Tony Battie missed 14 ft Jumper.	0	0
11:42	Caron Butler Defensive Rebound.	0	0
11:34	Eddie Jones made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Travis Best.	3	0
11:15	Antoine Walker made 9 ft Two Point Shot.	3	2
10:52	Caron Butler missed Jumper.	3	2
10:51	Eric Williams Defensive Rebound.	3	2
10:40	Tony Delk missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	3	2
10:37	Tony Battie Offensive Rebound.	3	2
10:29	Antoine Walker missed Jumper.	3	2
10:26	Brian Grant Defensive Rebound.	3	2
10:07	Caron Butler made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Travis Best.	5	2
9:48	Antoine Walker made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tony Delk.	5	5
9:30	LaPhonso Ellis missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	5
9:27	Paul Pierce Defensive Rebound.	5	5
9:19	Tony Delk missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	5
9:17	LaPhonso Ellis Defensive Rebound.	5	5
9:06	Travis Best missed 12 ft Jumper.	5	5
9:03	Antoine Walker Defensive Rebound.	5	5
8:56	Eddie Jones Shooting Foul	5	5
8:56	Paul Pierce made Free Throw 1 of 2.	5	6
8:56	Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 2.	5	7
8:44	Antoine Walker Personal Foul	5	7
8:34	Caron Butler made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Travis Best.	7	7
8:21	Eric Williams made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Antoine Walker.	7	9
7:52	LaPhonso Ellis missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	9
7:50	Brian Grant Offensive Rebound.	7	9
7:48	Brian Grant missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tony Battie.	7	9
7:46	Eric Williams Defensive Rebound.	7	9
7:41	LaPhonso Ellis Personal Foul	7	9
7:33	Eric Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by Brian Grant.	7	9
7:28	Eddie Jones missed Layup.	7	9
7:26	Tony Delk Defensive Rebound.	7	9
7:22	Tony Battie missed Jumper.	7	9
7:20	Travis Best Defensive Rebound.	7	9
7:05	Eddie Jones Lost Ball. Stolen by Paul Pierce.	7	9
6:56	Antoine Walker made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tony Delk.	7	12
6:48	Miami Full Timeout.	7	12
6:30	Brian Grant made 11 ft Two Point Shot.	9	12
6:13	Paul Pierce missed 10 ft Jumper.	9	12
6:11	Brian Grant Defensive Rebound.	9	12
6:03	Antoine Walker Illegal Defense Foul	9	12
6:03	Eddie Jones missed Technical Free Throw.	9	12
6:03	Miami Offensive Rebound.	9	12
5:50	Eddie Jones missed 11 ft Jumper.	9	12
5:48	Caron Butler Offensive Rebound.	9	12
5:45	Caron Butler made 14 ft Jumper.	11	12
5:28	Tony Delk made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Williams.	11	15
5:09	Brian Grant made Layup. Assisted by Travis Best.	13	15
4:52	Eric Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by Travis Best.	13	15
4:47	Travis Best made Layup.	15	15
4:41	Vin Baker enters the game for Tony Battie.	15	15
4:24	Vin Baker 3 second	15	15
4:24	Walter McCarty enters the game for Eric Williams.	15	15
4:07	LaPhonso Ellis made 17 ft Jumper.	17	15
3:51	Paul Pierce Lost Ball	17	15
3:39	Caron Butler made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Brian Grant.	19	15
3:30	Boston Full Timeout.	19	15
3:30	Shammond Williams enters the game for Tony Delk.	19	15
3:16	Shammond Williams missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	19	15
3:15	LaPhonso Ellis Defensive Rebound.	19	15
3:03	LaPhonso Ellis missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	19	15
3:01	Vin Baker Defensive Rebound.	19	15
2:50	Paul Pierce missed 16 ft Jumper.	19	15
2:48	Boston Offensive Rebound.	19	15
2:47	LaPhonso Ellis Shooting Foul	19	15
2:47	Antoine Walker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	19	15
2:47	Boston Offensive Rebound.	19	15
2:47	Vladimir Stepania enters the game for LaPhonso Ellis.	19	15
2:47	Antoine Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.	19	16
2:30	Caron Butler missed 16 ft Jumper.	19	16
2:28	Vladimir Stepania Offensive Rebound.	19	16
2:24	Eddie Jones missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	19	16
2:20	Paul Pierce Defensive Rebound.	19	16
2:16	Shammond Williams Lost Ball	19	16
2:00	Vin Baker Shooting Foul	19	16
2:00	Vladimir Stepania made Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	16
2:00	Eric Williams enters the game for Antoine Walker.	20	16
2:00	Vladimir Stepania made Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	16
1:46	Vin Baker missed Layup.	21	16
1:44	Vladimir Stepania Defensive Rebound.	21	16
1:39	Vin Baker Technical Foul	21	16
1:39	Eddie Jones made Technical Free Throw.	22	16
1:39	Bruno Sundov enters the game for Vin Baker.	22	16
1:27	Caron Butler Lost Ball. Stolen by Walter McCarty.	22	16
1:21	Paul Pierce Bad Pass. Stolen by Travis Best.	22	16
1:07	Bruno Sundov Shooting Foul	22	16
1:07	Brian Grant made Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	16
1:07	Mike James enters the game for Eddie Jones.	23	16
1:07	Brian Grant made Free Throw 2 of 2.	24	16
53.0	Eric Williams missed 17 ft Jumper.	24	16
50.0	Brian Grant Defensive Rebound.	24	16
43.0	Caron Butler Bad Pass. Stolen by Eric Williams.	24	16
37.4	Eric Williams Offensive Foul	24	16
37.4	Eric Williams Foul	24	16
19.0	Shammond Williams Personal Foul	24	16
19.0	Travis Best missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	24	16
19.0	Miami Offensive Rebound.	24	16
19.0	Travis Best made Free Throw 2 of 2.	25	16
1.2	Eric Williams missed 8 ft Jumper.	25	16
0.0	Boston Offensive Rebound.	25	16
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	25	16

Regular Season Series

MIA leads 1-0

Heat
91
Celtics
81

Game 1

19/12

Celtics
70
Heat
90

Game 2

28/12

Heat
62
Celtics
90

Game 3

3/4

Celtics
94
Heat
86

Game 4

13/4

TD Garden

12:00 AM, 19 December 2002

Boston, MA

Attendance: 13,994

Referees:
Dan Crawford
Ron Olesiak
Kevin Fehr

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	7	1	.875	-	W3
Brooklyn	4	4	.500	3	W1
New York	3	3	.500	3	L1
Toronto	2	6	.250	5	L1
Philadelphia	1	5	.167	5	L3

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