Heat 118-114 Clippers (31 Jan, 2006) Play-by-Play

LA Clippers

25-17, 9-10 away

114

	1	2	3	4	T
LAC	33	29	22	30	114
MIA	42	25	19	32	118

Miami Heat

28-18, 15-6 home

118

Udonis Haslem makes 14-foot jumper
Gary Payton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dwyane Wade assists)
Dwyane Wade makes 4-foot hook shot (Gary Payton assists)
Shaquille O'Neal makes layup (Udonis Haslem assists)
Shaquille O'Neal makes dunk (Dwyane Wade assists)
Dwyane Wade makes dunk (Shaquille O'Neal assists)
Udonis Haslem makes 19-foot jumper (Gary Payton assists)
James Posey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Udonis Haslem assists)
Shaquille O'Neal misses 8-foot hook shot
Dwyane Wade makes driving dunk (Gary Payton assists)
Gary Payton makes 5-foot two point shot
James Posey makes layup
Shaquille O'Neal misses layup
Shaquille O'Neal makes 4-foot jumper
Shaun Livingston blocks Gary Payton's layup
James Posey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Gary Payton assists)
Gary Payton misses 24-foot three point jumper
Gary Payton makes layup
James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shaquille O'Neal makes slam dunk
Alonzo Mourning makes dunk (Antoine Walker assists)
Dwyane Wade makes 19-foot jumper
Gary Payton misses 10-foot jumper
Gerald Fitch misses 19-foot jumper
James Posey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dwyane Wade assists)
Gerald Fitch misses 18-foot jumper
Udonis Haslem makes 17-foot jumper (Dwyane Wade assists)
Dwyane Wade makes 12-foot jumper (Gary Payton assists)
Gary Payton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Shaquille O'Neal assists)
Dwyane Wade misses 21-foot jumper
Dwyane Wade misses 15-foot two point shot
Gary Payton misses 24-foot three point jumper
Shaquille O'Neal makes two point shot (Dwyane Wade assists)
Udonis Haslem makes 18-foot jumper (James Posey assists)
Gary Payton misses 6-foot jumper
James Posey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Udonis Haslem assists)
Dwyane Wade misses 6-foot running jumper
James Posey misses driving layup
Shaquille O'Neal makes hook shot (Dwyane Wade assists)
Gary Payton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dwyane Wade assists)
Udonis Haslem misses 20-foot jumper
James Posey misses 24-foot three point jumper
Shaquille O'Neal misses 13-foot jumper
Shaquille O'Neal misses 8-foot two point shot
James Singleton blocks Shaquille O'Neal's 6-foot jumper
Udonis Haslem misses 19-foot jumper
Shaquille O'Neal makes layup
James Posey misses 24-foot three point jumper
Dwyane Wade makes driving layup
Alonzo Mourning makes layup (Gary Payton assists)
Dwyane Wade makes driving layup
Gary Payton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dwyane Wade misses 17-foot jumper
Antoine Walker misses driving layup
Alonzo Mourning makes two point shot
Dwyane Wade misses 25-foot three point jumper
Alonzo Mourning makes dunk (Dwyane Wade assists)
Antoine Walker makes 8-foot two point shot
James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shaquille O'Neal makes two point shot (Dwyane Wade assists)
Elton Brand blocks Dwyane Wade's two point shot
Dwyane Wade makes 15-foot jumper (Gerald Fitch assists)
Dwyane Wade makes 21-foot jumper (Gerald Fitch assists)
Elton Brand blocks Gerald Fitch's driving layup
Antoine Walker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Gary Payton assists)
Elton Brand blocks Gerald Fitch's layup
Dwyane Wade misses 18-foot jumper
Gary Payton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dwyane Wade assists)
Gary Payton makes three point jumper (Dwyane Wade assists)
Dwyane Wade misses 21-foot jumper
James Posey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Udonis Haslem assists)
Dwyane Wade misses 15-foot jumper
Dwyane Wade misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Kaman misses 8-foot hook shot
Cuttino Mobley makes 16-foot jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
Cuttino Mobley makes 21-foot jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
Sam Cassell misses 21-foot jumper
Cuttino Mobley makes 15-foot jumper
Dwyane Wade blocks Cuttino Mobley's 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Wilcox misses 14-foot jumper
James Singleton makes 20-foot jumper (Shaun Livingston assists)
Shaquille O'Neal blocks Elton Brand's two point shot
Chris Wilcox makes jumper (Cuttino Mobley assists)
Cuttino Mobley makes layup
Shaun Livingston misses 24-foot three point jumper
James Singleton makes 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Wilcox makes 4-foot hook shot (Cuttino Mobley assists)
Elton Brand makes 15-foot jumper
Elton Brand makes 13-foot hook shot (Cuttino Mobley assists)
Shaun Livingston makes 17-foot jumper
Cuttino Mobley makes 20-foot jumper
Shaun Livingston misses 19-foot jumper
Chris Kaman makes layup
Chris Kaman makes 17-foot jumper
James Singleton makes 5-foot hook shot (Cuttino Mobley assists)
Chris Wilcox makes 9-foot two point shot
Shaun Livingston misses 20-foot jumper
James Singleton misses tip shot
Elton Brand makes 16-foot two point shot
Elton Brand misses 17-foot jumper
James Singleton makes 20-foot jumper (Elton Brand assists)
Sam Cassell misses 15-foot jumper
Chris Kaman misses 6-foot hook shot
Elton Brand misses 11-foot jumper
Sam Cassell makes 9-foot two point shot
Elton Brand makes 20-foot jumper (Cuttino Mobley assists)
Dwyane Wade blocks Cuttino Mobley's 16-foot jumper
Cuttino Mobley misses driving layup
Antoine Walker blocks Chris Wilcox's dunk
Elton Brand misses 15-foot jumper
James Singleton makes jumper
Sam Cassell makes 15-foot jumper
Elton Brand makes 17-foot jumper (Cuttino Mobley assists)
Boniface Napos;Dong makes 15-foot two point shot (Sam Cassell assists)
Boniface Napos;Dong makes 20-foot jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
Elton Brand makes 13-foot jumper (Cuttino Mobley assists)
Dwyane Wade blocks Boniface Napos;Dong's 18-foot jumper
Cuttino Mobley makes 19-foot jumper
Quinton Ross makes 21-foot jumper (Cuttino Mobley assists)
Quinton Ross misses 19-foot jumper
Chris Wilcox misses 9-foot two point shot
Elton Brand makes 18-foot jumper (Cuttino Mobley assists)
Cuttino Mobley makes 5-foot two point shot
Sam Cassell misses 16-foot jumper
Elton Brand makes 7-foot two point shot (Cuttino Mobley assists)
Cuttino Mobley makes 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Wilcox makes 11-foot jumper (Elton Brand assists)
Sam Cassell makes 11-foot jumper
Shaquille O'Neal blocks Elton Brand's 7-foot jumper
Sam Cassell misses 19-foot jumper
James Singleton misses tip shot
Shaquille O'Neal blocks Elton Brand's 17-foot jumper
Sam Cassell misses 18-foot jumper
Elton Brand misses 21-foot jumper
Cuttino Mobley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Elton Brand assists)
James Singleton misses dunk
Boniface Napos;Dong misses 16-foot jumper
Cuttino Mobley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Cuttino Mobley makes 25-foot three point jumper
Shaun Livingston makes 5-foot jumper
Shaun Livingston misses 21-foot jumper
Alonzo Mourning blocks Cuttino Mobley's driving layup
Shaun Livingston misses two point shot
Chris Wilcox misses 6-foot hook shot
Elton Brand makes jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
Sam Cassell makes 18-foot jumper
Sam Cassell misses 21-foot jumper
Elton Brand makes 19-foot jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
Elton Brand makes 9-foot jumper
Cuttino Mobley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
Elton Brand makes 12-foot jumper
Sam Cassell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Elton Brand assists)
Cuttino Mobley misses 18-foot jumper
Elton Brand misses 20-foot jumper
Dwyane Wade blocks Cuttino Mobley's 25-foot three point jumper
James Singleton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cuttino Mobley assists)

CLIPPERS

HEAT

TIME		LAC	MIA
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Chris Kaman vs. Shaquille O'Neal (Udonis Haslem gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Udonis Haslem makes 14-foot jumper	0	2
11:21	Cuttino Mobley bad pass (James Posey steals)	0	2
11:08	Chris Kaman personal foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul)	0	2
11:08	Chris Kaman technical foul (1st technical foul)	0	2
11:08	Udonis Haslem makes technical free throw	0	3
11:03	Gary Payton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dwyane Wade assists)	0	6
10:52	Chris Kaman misses 8-foot hook shot	0	6
10:49	Los Angeles defensive rebound	0	6
10:37	Shaquille O'Neal traveling	0	6
10:23	Cuttino Mobley makes 16-foot jumper (Sam Cassell assists)	2	6
10:14	Dwyane Wade makes 4-foot hook shot (Gary Payton assists)	2	8
10:14	Quinton Ross shooting foul (Dwyane Wade draws the foul)	2	8
10:14	Dwyane Wade makes free throw 1 of 1	2	9
10:03	Cuttino Mobley makes 21-foot jumper (Sam Cassell assists)	4	9
9:45	Shaquille O'Neal makes layup (Udonis Haslem assists)	4	11
9:33	Sam Cassell misses 21-foot jumper	4	11
9:30	Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound	4	11
9:26	Shaquille O'Neal makes dunk (Dwyane Wade assists)	4	13
9:11	Cuttino Mobley makes 15-foot jumper	6	13
9:11	Dwyane Wade shooting foul (Cuttino Mobley draws the foul)	6	13
9:11	Cuttino Mobley makes free throw 1 of 1	7	13
9:00	Quinton Ross shooting foul (Dwyane Wade draws the foul)	7	13
9:00	Chris Wilcox enters the game for Chris Kaman	7	13
9:00	Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 2	7	13
9:00	Miami offensive rebound	7	13
9:00	James Singleton enters the game for Quinton Ross	7	13
9:00	Dwyane Wade makes free throw 2 of 2	7	14
8:52	Dwyane Wade blocks Cuttino Mobley's 24-foot three point jumper	7	14
8:49	Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound	7	14
8:45	Dwyane Wade makes dunk (Shaquille O'Neal assists)	7	16
8:45	Sam Cassell shooting foul (Dwyane Wade draws the foul)	7	16
8:45	Dwyane Wade makes free throw 1 of 1	7	17
8:33	Chris Wilcox misses 14-foot jumper	7	17
8:30	Gary Payton defensive rebound	7	17
8:22	Udonis Haslem makes 19-foot jumper (Gary Payton assists)	7	19
8:15	Los Angeles full timeout	7	19
8:10	Sam Cassell offensive foul (Gary Payton draws the foul)	7	19
8:10	Sam Cassell turnover	7	19
8:10	Shaun Livingston enters the game for Sam Cassell	7	19
7:54	James Posey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Udonis Haslem assists)	7	22
7:37	James Singleton makes 20-foot jumper (Shaun Livingston assists)	9	22
7:22	Shaquille O'Neal misses 8-foot hook shot	9	22
7:20	James Singleton defensive rebound	9	22
7:11	Shaquille O'Neal blocks Elton Brand's two point shot	9	22
7:09	Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound	9	22
7:03	Dwyane Wade makes driving dunk (Gary Payton assists)	9	24
6:56	Udonis Haslem personal foul (James Singleton draws the foul)	9	24
6:50	Gary Payton personal foul (Elton Brand draws the foul)	9	24
6:46	Chris Wilcox makes jumper (Cuttino Mobley assists)	11	24
6:46	James Posey shooting foul (Chris Wilcox draws the foul)	11	24
6:46	Chris Wilcox makes free throw 1 of 1	12	24
6:28	Shaquille O'Neal 3 second	12	24
6:16	Cuttino Mobley makes layup	14	24
5:54	Gary Payton makes 5-foot two point shot	14	26
5:50	Elton Brand bad pass (James Posey steals)	14	26
5:48	James Posey makes layup	14	28
5:39	Shaun Livingston misses 24-foot three point jumper	14	28
5:37	Elton Brand offensive rebound	14	28
5:33	James Singleton makes 24-foot three point jumper	17	28
5:16	Shaquille O'Neal misses layup	17	28
5:13	James Singleton defensive rebound	17	28
5:01	Chris Wilcox makes 4-foot hook shot (Cuttino Mobley assists)	19	28
4:47	Shaquille O'Neal makes 4-foot jumper	19	30
4:47	Elton Brand shooting foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul)	19	30
4:47	Shaquille O'Neal makes free throw 1 of 1	19	31
4:30	Elton Brand makes 15-foot jumper	21	31
4:15	Shaun Livingston blocks Gary Payton's layup	21	31
4:11	Gary Payton offensive rebound	21	31
4:09	James Posey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Gary Payton assists)	21	34
4:05	Shaun Livingston offensive foul (James Posey draws the foul)	21	34
4:05	Shaun Livingston turnover	21	34
4:05	Antoine Walker enters the game for Dwyane Wade	21	34
3:48	Gary Payton misses 24-foot three point jumper	21	34
3:47	Chris Wilcox defensive rebound	21	34
3:33	Shaquille O'Neal shooting foul (Elton Brand draws the foul)	21	34
3:33	Elton Brand makes free throw 1 of 2	22	34
3:33	Elton Brand makes free throw 2 of 2	23	34
3:19	Gary Payton makes layup	23	36
3:04	Elton Brand bad pass	23	36
2:54	James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper	23	36
2:51	Shaquille O'Neal offensive rebound	23	36
2:49	Shaquille O'Neal makes slam dunk	23	38
2:38	Elton Brand makes 13-foot hook shot (Cuttino Mobley assists)	25	38
2:29	Miami full timeout	25	38
2:29	Alonzo Mourning enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal	25	38
2:18	Alonzo Mourning makes dunk (Antoine Walker assists)	25	40
1:55	Shaun Livingston makes 17-foot jumper	27	40
1:35	Alonzo Mourning 3 second	27	40
1:21	Cuttino Mobley makes 20-foot jumper	29	40
1:07	Alonzo Mourning offensive foul (Chris Wilcox draws the foul)	29	40
1:07	Alonzo Mourning turnover	29	40
1:07	Dwyane Wade enters the game for Udonis Haslem	29	40
1:07	Chris Kaman enters the game for Elton Brand	29	40
46.9	Shaun Livingston misses 19-foot jumper	29	40
45.5	Chris Kaman offensive rebound	29	40
44.9	Chris Kaman makes layup	31	40
24.6	Alonzo Mourning traveling	31	40
11.7	Chris Kaman makes 17-foot jumper	33	40
0.9	Dwyane Wade makes 19-foot jumper	33	42
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	33	42

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Heat
89
Clippers
99

Game 1

6/12

Clippers
114
Heat
118

Game 2

31/1

Kaseya Center

12:30 AM, 31 January 2006

Miami, FL

Attendance: 19,600

Referees:
Bob Delaney
Mark Wunderlich
Tony Brown

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	16	12	.571	-	W3
Golden State	15	12	.556	0.5	W1
LA Clippers	16	13	.552	0.5	L1
Phoenix	14	13	.519	1.5	L2
Sacramento	13	17	.433	4	L4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Orlando	18	12	.600	-	W1
Miami	13	13	.500	3	L3
Atlanta	14	15	.483	3.5	L3
Charlotte	7	21	.250	10	L4
Washington	4	22	.154	12	L1

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