Heat 96-95 Bobcats (29 Dec, 2011) Play-by-Play

Miami Heat

3-0, 2-0 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIA	20	25	24	27	96
CHA	32	28	10	25	95

Charlotte Bobcats

1-1, 1-1 home

Gerald Henderson makes layup (Boris Diaw assists)
Gerald Henderson makes jumper (D.J. Augustin assists)
D.J. Augustin makes driving layup
Corey Maggette misses 23-foot three point jumper
Boris Diaw makes layup
Gerald Henderson misses 21-foot jumper
Boris Diaw misses 26-foot three point jumper
Gerald Henderson makes layup (Boris Diaw assists)
Corey Maggette misses 25-foot three point jumper
Boris Diaw misses 26-foot three point jumper
Gerald Henderson misses 18-foot jumper
Boris Diaw misses layup
D.J. Augustin makes driving layup
Gerald Henderson makes 19-foot jumper (D.J. Augustin assists)
D.J. White makes 10-foot jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Boris Diaw makes 16-foot jumper (D.J. Augustin assists)
Shane Battier blocks D.J. White's layup
D.J. White makes layup (Gerald Henderson assists)
D.J. Augustin makes 28-foot three point jumper
D.J. Augustin misses 26-foot three point jumper
D.J. White makes 17-foot jumper (Gerald Henderson assists)
Boris Diaw makes 27-foot three point jumper (D.J. Augustin assists)
LeBron James blocks Derrick Brown's dunk
Boris Diaw misses 23-foot jumper
Gerald Henderson misses 17-foot jumper
Gerald Henderson makes driving layup
Matt Carroll makes 10-foot two point shot
Byron Mullens misses 19-foot jumper
Kemba Walker makes 20-foot two point shot
Shane Battier blocks Derrick Brown's layup
Bismack Biyombo makes 3-foot hook shot (Boris Diaw assists)
Boris Diaw makes driving layup (Kemba Walker assists)
Boris Diaw makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kemba Walker assists)
Matt Carroll misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kemba Walker makes layup
Kemba Walker makes 15-foot jumper
Gerald Henderson makes 17-foot jumper (D.J. Augustin assists)
Chris Bosh blocks Corey Maggette's layup
Corey Maggette misses layup
Boris Diaw makes layup (D.J. Augustin assists)
Corey Maggette misses 18-foot jumper
Corey Maggette misses 22-foot jumper
D.J. Augustin makes three pointer
D.J. Augustin makes 29-foot three pointer
Boris Diaw misses layup
Gerald Henderson makes 20-foot jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Boris Diaw makes layup (Gerald Henderson assists)
D.J. Augustin misses 5-foot jumper
Gerald Henderson makes 21-foot jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Kemba Walker misses 21-foot jumper
D.J. White misses layup
Boris Diaw misses 26-foot three point jumper
D.J. Augustin misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Jones blocks D.J. White's layup
Kemba Walker makes layup
Gerald Henderson misses 23-foot jumper
Boris Diaw misses layup
Kemba Walker makes 17-foot jumper (D.J. White assists)
Kemba Walker misses 14-foot jumper
Gerald Henderson misses layup
Shane Battier blocks Derrick Brown's layup
Byron Mullens makes layup
Dwyane Wade blocks Derrick Brown's 19-foot jumper
Byron Mullens makes 22-foot jumper (Kemba Walker assists)
Kemba Walker makes 25-foot three point jumper
Byron Mullens makes 16-foot two point shot (Gerald Henderson assists)
Kemba Walker misses 25-foot three point jumper
Corey Maggette misses 20-foot jumper
LeBron James blocks Gerald Henderson's layup
Gerald Henderson misses 15-foot jumper
Dwyane Wade blocks D.J. White's layup
Gerald Henderson misses two point shot
Corey Maggette makes layup (Boris Diaw assists)
D.J. Augustin makes 8-foot jumper
Chris Bosh blocks Corey Maggette's layup
Corey Maggette misses 25-foot three point jumper
D.J. White misses 19-foot jumper
D.J. Augustin makes layup
Gerald Henderson misses 23-foot jumper
Gerald Henderson makes layup
Gerald Henderson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
D.J. Augustin misses 28-foot three point jumper
Chris Bosh misses 16-foot jumper
Joel Anthony misses two point shot
Mario Chalmers misses 23-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses jumper
Dwyane Wade misses 19-foot jumper
LeBron James makes driving layup
Dwyane Wade makes dunk (LeBron James assists)
Gerald Henderson blocks Dwyane Wade's layup
LeBron James misses 12-foot jumper
Dwyane Wade misses 7-foot jumper
Chris Bosh makes 17-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Mario Chalmers makes 4-foot two point shot
Mario Chalmers makes 6-foot jumper (Chris Bosh assists)
Chris Bosh makes 6-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes 6-foot jumper
Shane Battier misses 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 13-foot two point shot
Norris Cole misses layup
Boris Diaw blocks Norris Cole's layup
Udonis Haslem makes 18-foot jumper (Juwan Howard assists)
Norris Cole misses 25-foot three point jumper
Udonis Haslem misses 21-foot jumper
Norris Cole misses jumper
Udonis Haslem misses 19-foot jumper
Dwyane Wade makes 11-foot jumper (Norris Cole assists)
Norris Cole makes layup
Bismack Biyombo blocks Chris Bosh's layup
Norris Cole makes 24-foot jumper
Dwyane Wade misses 11-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 17-foot two point shot
Dwyane Wade misses 1-foot two point shot
Mario Chalmers makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dwyane Wade assists)
Mario Chalmers misses 4-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 5-foot jumper
Dwyane Wade misses layup
D.J. White blocks Chris Bosh's 6-foot jumper
Mario Chalmers makes 15-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 14-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 23-foot jumper
Chris Bosh makes 7-foot jumper (Mario Chalmers assists)
LeBron James makes layup
LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper
Gerald Henderson blocks Chris Bosh's 16-foot jumper
D.J. White blocks Mario Chalmers's 6-foot jumper
Mario Chalmers misses layup
Mario Chalmers makes layup (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes layup (Mario Chalmers assists)
LeBron James makes dunk (Mario Chalmers assists)
LeBron James misses 10-foot two point shot
James Jones makes 21-foot jumper (Mario Chalmers assists)
D.J. White blocks Mario Chalmers's 9-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 9-foot jumper
Udonis Haslem misses 16-foot jumper
James Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper
Mario Chalmers makes jumper
LeBron James makes 6-foot jumper
Mario Chalmers misses 28-foot three point jumper
Bismack Biyombo blocks Norris Cole's layup
Shane Battier misses layup
Dwyane Wade makes two point shot (Chris Bosh assists)
Chris Bosh makes 9-foot two point shot (Dwyane Wade assists)
Chris Bosh misses 20-foot jumper
Chris Bosh makes layup (LeBron James assists)
Chris Bosh makes dunk (Dwyane Wade assists)
Corey Maggette blocks Norris Cole's layup
LeBron James makes driving layup
Dwyane Wade misses dunk
LeBron James misses dunk
LeBron James makes driving layup
Chris Bosh makes dunk (LeBron James assists)
Dwyane Wade misses 5-foot jumper
Dwyane Wade makes dunk (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes two point shot
LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper
Chris Bosh makes 19-foot jumper (Dwyane Wade assists)
Dwyane Wade makes 7-foot two point shot

HEAT

BOBCATS

TIME		MIA	CHA
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Joel Anthony vs. D.J. White (Boris Diaw gains possession)	0	0
11:38	Dwyane Wade shooting foul (D.J. White draws the foul)	0	0
11:38	D.J. White makes free throw 1 of 2	0	1
11:38	D.J. White misses free throw 2 of 2	0	1
11:37	LeBron James defensive rebound	0	1
11:26	Chris Bosh misses 16-foot jumper	0	1
11:26	D.J. Augustin defensive rebound	0	1
11:19	Mario Chalmers shooting foul (D.J. Augustin draws the foul)	0	1
11:19	D.J. Augustin makes free throw 1 of 2	0	2
11:19	D.J. Augustin makes free throw 2 of 2	0	3
11:03	Joel Anthony misses two point shot	0	3
11:02	Boris Diaw defensive rebound	0	3
10:49	Gerald Henderson makes layup (Boris Diaw assists)	0	5
10:30	Mario Chalmers misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	5
10:30	Corey Maggette defensive rebound	0	5
10:18	Gerald Henderson makes jumper (D.J. Augustin assists)	0	7
9:56	Mario Chalmers bad pass (Gerald Henderson steals)	0	7
9:49	D.J. Augustin makes driving layup	0	9
9:42	Miami full timeout	0	9
9:30	LeBron James misses jumper	0	9
9:29	D.J. White defensive rebound	0	9
9:21	Joel Anthony personal foul (D.J. Augustin draws the foul)	0	9
9:11	Corey Maggette misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	9
9:11	Boris Diaw offensive rebound	0	9
9:08	Boris Diaw makes layup	0	11
8:56	Dwyane Wade misses 19-foot jumper	0	11
8:55	Miami defensive team rebound	0	11
8:41	Gerald Henderson misses 21-foot jumper	0	11
8:38	LeBron James defensive rebound	0	11
8:32	LeBron James makes driving layup	2	11
8:07	Boris Diaw misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	11
8:06	Joel Anthony defensive rebound	2	11
8:00	Dwyane Wade makes dunk (LeBron James assists)	4	11
7:43	Gerald Henderson makes layup (Boris Diaw assists)	4	13
7:31	Gerald Henderson blocks Dwyane Wade's layup	4	13
7:31	Jumpball: LeBron James vs. Gerald Henderson (Charlotte gains possession)	4	13
7:31	Miami defensive team rebound	4	13
7:11	Corey Maggette misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	13
7:07	Chris Bosh defensive rebound	4	13
6:58	LeBron James misses 12-foot jumper	4	13
6:56	Boris Diaw defensive rebound	4	13
6:48	Boris Diaw misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	13
6:47	Joel Anthony defensive rebound	4	13
6:41	Dwyane Wade misses 7-foot jumper	4	13
6:39	Corey Maggette defensive rebound	4	13
6:33	Gerald Henderson misses 18-foot jumper	4	13
6:31	Boris Diaw offensive rebound	4	13
6:28	Boris Diaw misses layup	4	13
6:28	LeBron James defensive rebound	4	13
6:11	Chris Bosh makes 17-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)	6	13
5:54	D.J. Augustin makes driving layup	6	15
5:46	Mario Chalmers makes 4-foot two point shot	8	15
5:39	Gerald Henderson makes 19-foot jumper (D.J. Augustin assists)	8	17
5:24	Mario Chalmers makes 6-foot jumper (Chris Bosh assists)	10	17
5:09	D.J. White makes 10-foot jumper (Boris Diaw assists)	10	19
4:46	Chris Bosh makes 6-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)	12	19
4:30	Mario Chalmers personal foul (D.J. Augustin draws the foul)	12	19
4:30	Shane Battier enters the game for Dwyane Wade	12	19
4:30	Norris Cole enters the game for Chris Bosh	12	19
4:30	Udonis Haslem enters the game for Mario Chalmers	12	19
4:24	Boris Diaw makes 16-foot jumper (D.J. Augustin assists)	12	21
4:01	LeBron James makes 6-foot jumper	14	21
3:43	Norris Cole shooting foul (D.J. Augustin draws the foul)	14	21
3:43	D.J. Augustin makes free throw 1 of 2	14	22
3:43	D.J. Augustin misses free throw 2 of 2	14	22
3:41	D.J. White offensive rebound	14	22
3:41	Shane Battier blocks D.J. White's layup	14	22
3:41	Charlotte defensive team rebound	14	22
3:21	Shane Battier misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	22
3:20	Boris Diaw defensive rebound	14	22
3:15	Gerald Henderson bad pass	14	22
2:53	LeBron James makes 13-foot two point shot	16	22
2:38	D.J. White makes layup (Gerald Henderson assists)	16	24
2:28	Norris Cole misses layup	16	24
2:25	D.J. White defensive rebound	16	24
2:18	D.J. Augustin makes 28-foot three point jumper	16	27
2:15	Miami 20 Sec. timeout	16	27
2:15	Charlotte full timeout	16	27
2:15	Juwan Howard enters the game for Joel Anthony	16	27
2:04	Corey Maggette shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	16	27
2:04	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	17	27
2:04	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	18	27
1:49	D.J. Augustin misses 26-foot three point jumper	18	27
1:47	Udonis Haslem defensive rebound	18	27
1:35	Boris Diaw blocks Norris Cole's layup	18	27
1:32	Juwan Howard offensive rebound	18	27
1:25	Udonis Haslem makes 18-foot jumper (Juwan Howard assists)	20	27
1:17	Corey Maggette offensive foul (Udonis Haslem draws the foul)	20	27
1:17	Corey Maggette turnover	20	27
1:17	Derrick Brown enters the game for Corey Maggette	20	27
59.8	Norris Cole misses 25-foot three point jumper	20	27
58.8	Boris Diaw defensive rebound	20	27
47.2	D.J. White makes 17-foot jumper (Gerald Henderson assists)	20	29
37.8	Udonis Haslem bad pass	20	29
30.1	Boris Diaw makes 27-foot three point jumper (D.J. Augustin assists)	20	32
10.9	LeBron James lost ball (Derrick Brown steals)	20	32
5.9	LeBron James blocks Derrick Brown's dunk	20	32
3.9	D.J. Augustin offensive rebound	20	32
1.0	Boris Diaw misses 23-foot jumper	20	32
0.1	Charlotte offensive team rebound	20	32
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	20	32

Regular Season Series

MIA leads 1-0

Heat
96
Bobcats
95

Game 1

29/12

Bobcats
90
Heat
129

Game 2

1/1

Bobcats
82
Heat
105

Game 3

14/4

Spectrum Center

12:00 AM, 29 December 2011

Charlotte, NC

Attendance: 19,614

Referees:
Derrick Collins
James Capers
J.T. Orr

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Orlando	47	35	.573	-	W1
Miami	46	36	.561	1	W2
Atlanta	36	46	.439	11	L6
Charlotte	21	61	.256	26	W1
Washington	15	67	.183	32	L6

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