Heat 115-111 Celtics (31 May, 2012) Play-by-Play

Boston Celtics

39-27, 15-18 away

111

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
BOS	24	29	22	24	12	111
MIA	18	28	35	18	16	115

Miami Heat

46-20, 28-5 home

115

Brandon Bass blocks Shane Battier's 22-foot three point jumper
Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 12-foot two point shot
LeBron James makes driving dunk (Mario Chalmers assists)
Dwyane Wade misses 19-foot jumper
Mario Chalmers misses 13-foot two point shot
Shane Battier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mario Chalmers assists)
Shane Battier misses layup
LeBron James misses driving dunk
Ronny Turiaf makes dunk (Mario Chalmers assists)
Mario Chalmers misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dwyane Wade misses layup
Joel Anthony misses 12-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper
Dwyane Wade misses 19-foot jumper
Dwyane Wade misses 6-foot two point shot
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
Mike Miller makes 18-foot jumper
Mario Chalmers makes two point shot
James Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Norris Cole assists)
LeBron James misses driving layup
Mike Miller misses 28-foot three point jumper
James Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Udonis Haslem misses jumper
Shane Battier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Udonis Haslem assists)
Udonis Haslem misses 17-foot jumper
Mario Chalmers makes 23-foot three point jumper (Shane Battier assists)
Mario Chalmers misses 26-foot three point jumper
Mike Miller makes tip shot
Mario Chalmers misses driving layup
Udonis Haslem misses dunk
Mario Chalmers makes layup
Mario Chalmers misses 2-foot two point shot
LeBron James makes 8-foot jumper (Mario Chalmers assists)
Dwyane Wade misses two point shot
LeBron James misses 8-foot jumper
Mario Chalmers makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mike Miller assists)
Mike Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 19-foot jumper
Mario Chalmers makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Dwyane Wade makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)
Dwyane Wade misses 18-foot jumper
Dwyane Wade misses 18-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dwyane Wade assists)
LeBron James makes 24-foot three point jumper (Joel Anthony assists)
LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper
Dwyane Wade makes 3-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Udonis Haslem makes jumper (Dwyane Wade assists)
Udonis Haslem misses 16-foot jumper
Mario Chalmers makes two point shot
Udonis Haslem makes 8-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
Dwyane Wade makes 17-foot jumper
Dwyane Wade makes 16-foot two point shot
Mario Chalmers makes 1-foot two point shot (Udonis Haslem assists)
Dwyane Wade makes layup (LeBron James assists)
Udonis Haslem makes layup (Dwyane Wade assists)
Dwyane Wade makes running jumper
LeBron James misses three pointer
Shane Battier misses 24-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses layup
LeBron James makes tip shot
Mike Miller misses 9-foot two point shot
Mike Miller makes 23-foot three point jumper (Udonis Haslem assists)
LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper
Mike Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
Udonis Haslem misses driving dunk
Mario Chalmers misses 20-foot jumper
Mario Chalmers makes 11-foot two point shot
Mario Chalmers misses 24-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce blocks Mario Chalmers's 6-foot jumper
Shane Battier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mario Chalmers assists)
Udonis Haslem makes 18-foot jumper (Dwyane Wade assists)
LeBron James misses layup
LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper
Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dwyane Wade makes driving dunk (LeBron James assists)
Udonis Haslem makes 13-foot jumper (Mario Chalmers assists)
Udonis Haslem misses layup
LeBron James makes tip shot
Udonis Haslem makes dunk (LeBron James assists)
Dwyane Wade makes 4-foot two point shot
Shane Battier misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ronny Turiaf blocks Kevin Garnett's driving layup
Paul Pierce makes 19-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo makes 17-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo misses driving layup
Brandon Bass makes layup
Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 14-foot two point shot
Kevin Garnett misses 21-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo misses driving layup
Paul Pierce makes dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
Paul Pierce misses 18-foot jumper
Brandon Bass misses 3-foot jumper
Greg Stiemsma makes 1-foot two point shot
Rajon Rondo makes 19-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes 18-foot two point shot
Brandon Bass makes dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
Paul Pierce makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Kevin Garnett makes 19-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 16-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
Rajon Rondo makes 19-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 17-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo makes 17-foot jumper
Ray Allen makes 17-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo misses layup
Kevin Garnett misses 7-foot hook shot
Rajon Rondo makes 16-foot jumper
Ray Allen makes 18-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ray Allen makes 18-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Ray Allen misses driving layup
Kevin Garnett misses 20-foot jumper
Brandon Bass misses tip shot
Kevin Garnett misses 19-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo makes 6-foot two point shot
Rajon Rondo misses 19-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses layup
Paul Pierce makes driving dunk
Rajon Rondo makes 1-foot two point shot
Paul Pierce misses 16-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes 12-foot two point shot
Paul Pierce misses jumper
Ray Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brandon Bass assists)
Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce makes 19-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo makes 18-foot jumper
Dwyane Wade blocks Ray Allen's layup
Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce misses 19-foot jumper
Udonis Haslem blocks Rajon Rondo's driving layup
Mickael Pietrus misses 24-foot three point jumper
LeBron James blocks Paul Pierce's driving layup
Keyon Dooling makes driving layup
Paul Pierce misses 18-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 23-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo makes two point shot
Kevin Garnett makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Kevin Garnett misses jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 16-foot jumper
Mickael Pietrus makes 23-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Rajon Rondo makes 1-foot two point shot
Mickael Pietrus misses 24-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rajon Rondo misses 20-foot jumper
Dwyane Wade blocks Rajon Rondo's 8-foot two point shot
Rajon Rondo makes 18-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Paul Pierce makes 17-foot jumper
Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 13-foot two point shot
Ray Allen misses 21-foot jumper
Paul Pierce misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 1-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
Ray Allen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Keyon Dooling assists)
Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
Kevin Garnett misses 13-foot two point shot
Rajon Rondo makes 23-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo misses driving layup
Kevin Garnett misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rajon Rondo makes 25-foot three point jumper
Rajon Rondo makes 28-foot three point jumper
Ray Allen misses 27-foot three point jumper

CELTICS

HEAT

TIME		BOS	MIA
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Kevin Garnett vs. Ronny Turiaf (Shane Battier gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Brandon Bass blocks Shane Battier's 22-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:37	Miami offensive team rebound	0	0
11:33	Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:33	Miami offensive team rebound	0	0
11:33	Kevin Garnett loose ball foul (Ronny Turiaf draws the foul)	0	0
11:22	LeBron James misses 12-foot two point shot	0	0
11:22	Brandon Bass defensive rebound	0	0
11:07	Ronny Turiaf blocks Kevin Garnett's driving layup	0	0
11:06	Ronny Turiaf defensive rebound	0	0
11:02	LeBron James makes driving dunk (Mario Chalmers assists)	0	2
10:44	Paul Pierce makes 19-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)	2	2
10:19	Dwyane Wade misses 19-foot jumper	2	2
10:18	Rajon Rondo defensive rebound	2	2
10:11	Rajon Rondo makes 17-foot jumper	4	2
9:55	Brandon Bass personal foul (Dwyane Wade draws the foul)	4	2
9:49	Mario Chalmers misses 13-foot two point shot	4	2
9:48	Ray Allen defensive rebound	4	2
9:44	Rajon Rondo misses driving layup	4	2
9:42	Brandon Bass offensive rebound	4	2
9:38	Brandon Bass makes layup	6	2
9:15	Shane Battier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mario Chalmers assists)	6	5
9:08	Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper	6	5
9:07	Ronny Turiaf defensive rebound	6	5
8:48	Shane Battier misses layup	6	5
8:47	Ray Allen defensive rebound	6	5
8:30	Kevin Garnett misses 14-foot two point shot	6	5
8:29	Dwyane Wade defensive rebound	6	5
8:15	LeBron James misses driving dunk	6	5
8:15	Brandon Bass defensive rebound	6	5
7:54	Rajon Rondo bad pass	6	5
7:45	Ronny Turiaf makes dunk (Mario Chalmers assists)	6	7
7:20	Paul Pierce bad pass (Dwyane Wade steals)	6	7
7:09	Mario Chalmers bad pass	6	7
7:09	Joel Anthony enters the game for Ronny Turiaf	6	7
6:52	Kevin Garnett misses 21-foot jumper	6	7
6:52	Dwyane Wade defensive rebound	6	7
6:39	Mario Chalmers misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	7
6:37	Brandon Bass defensive rebound	6	7
6:33	Rajon Rondo misses driving layup	6	7
6:31	Joel Anthony defensive rebound	6	7
6:18	Dwyane Wade misses layup	6	7
6:18	Miami offensive team rebound	6	7
6:18	Greg Stiemsma enters the game for Kevin Garnett	6	7
6:13	Joel Anthony misses 12-foot jumper	6	7
6:13	Greg Stiemsma defensive rebound	6	7
5:58	Paul Pierce makes dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)	8	7
5:52	Miami full timeout	8	7
5:47	Paul Pierce personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	8	7
5:33	LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper	8	7
5:31	Ray Allen defensive rebound	8	7
5:22	Paul Pierce misses 18-foot jumper	8	7
5:22	Brandon Bass offensive rebound	8	7
5:18	Brandon Bass misses 3-foot jumper	8	7
5:18	Greg Stiemsma offensive rebound	8	7
5:16	Greg Stiemsma makes 1-foot two point shot	10	7
4:54	Dwyane Wade misses 19-foot jumper	10	7
4:54	Joel Anthony offensive rebound	10	7
4:52	Dwyane Wade misses 6-foot two point shot	10	7
4:50	Miami offensive team rebound	10	7
4:50	Greg Stiemsma personal foul (Dwyane Wade draws the foul)	10	7
4:43	Greg Stiemsma personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	10	7
4:43	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	10	8
4:43	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	10	9
4:31	Rajon Rondo makes 19-foot jumper	12	9
4:13	Greg Stiemsma shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	12	9
4:13	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	12	10
4:13	Mike Miller enters the game for Dwyane Wade	12	10
4:13	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	12	11
4:01	Paul Pierce makes 18-foot two point shot	14	11
3:43	LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	11
3:42	Greg Stiemsma defensive rebound	14	11
3:35	Brandon Bass makes dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)	16	11
3:15	Greg Stiemsma shooting foul (Mario Chalmers draws the foul)	16	11
3:15	Mario Chalmers misses free throw 1 of 2	16	11
3:15	Miami offensive team rebound	16	11
3:15	Kevin Garnett enters the game for Greg Stiemsma	16	11
3:15	Mario Chalmers misses free throw 2 of 2	16	11
3:15	Brandon Bass defensive rebound	16	11
3:00	Paul Pierce makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)	18	11
2:33	Mike Miller makes 18-foot jumper	18	13
2:15	Kevin Garnett makes 19-foot jumper	20	13
1:57	Mario Chalmers makes two point shot	20	15
1:42	Mario Chalmers shooting foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)	20	15
1:42	Boston full timeout	20	15
1:42	Mickael Pietrus enters the game for Ray Allen	20	15
1:42	James Jones enters the game for Shane Battier	20	15
1:42	Norris Cole enters the game for Mario Chalmers	20	15
1:42	Rajon Rondo misses free throw 1 of 2	20	15
1:42	Boston offensive team rebound	20	15
1:42	Rajon Rondo makes free throw 2 of 2	21	15
1:29	James Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Norris Cole assists)	21	18
1:08	Joel Anthony personal foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)	21	18
1:08	Rajon Rondo makes free throw 1 of 2	22	18
1:08	Keyon Dooling enters the game for Brandon Bass	22	18
1:08	Rajon Rondo makes free throw 2 of 2	23	18
53.9	LeBron James misses driving layup	23	18
52.9	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	23	18
44.3	Mike Miller shooting foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)	23	18
44.3	Rajon Rondo misses free throw 1 of 2	23	18
44.3	Boston offensive team rebound	23	18
44.3	Rajon Rondo makes free throw 2 of 2	24	18
21.9	Mike Miller misses 28-foot three point jumper	24	18
20.9	Rajon Rondo defensive rebound	24	18
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	24	18

Celtics
79
Heat
93

Game 1

29/5

Celtics
111
Heat
115

Game 2

31/5

Heat
91
Celtics
101

Game 3

2/6

Heat
91
Celtics
93

Game 4

4/6

Celtics
94
Heat
90

Game 5

6/6

Heat
98
Celtics
79

Game 6

8/6

Celtics
88
Heat
101

Game 7

10/6

Kaseya Center

1:30 AM, 31 May 2012

Miami, FL

Attendance: 19,973

Referees:
James Capers
Ken Mauer
Tom Washington

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	64	18	.780	-	W2
New York	50	32	.610	14	W5
Philadelphia	47	35	.573	17	W8
Brooklyn	32	50	.390	32	L2
Toronto	25	57	.305	39	L4

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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