Celtics 93-91 Heat (4 Jun, 2012) Play-by-Play

Miami Heat

46-20, 18-15 away

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
MIA	23	24	21	21	2	91
BOS	34	27	12	16	4	93

Boston Celtics

39-27, 24-9 home

Paul Pierce makes 17-foot two point shot
Rajon Rondo makes two point shot
Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
Ray Allen misses jumper
Rajon Rondo misses layup
Rajon Rondo misses layup
Brandon Bass misses 16-foot jumper
Paul Pierce misses 17-foot two point shot
Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brandon Bass assists)
Ray Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Kevin Garnett makes 14-foot two point shot (Brandon Bass assists)
Kevin Garnett makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Paul Pierce misses layup
Paul Pierce makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
Brandon Bass misses 11-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo makes two point shot
Paul Pierce makes driving layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Paul Pierce misses 27-foot three point jumper
Brandon Bass makes layup
Rajon Rondo makes two point shot
Brandon Bass makes jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo misses 29-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 21-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Ray Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Keyon Dooling makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Keyon Dooling makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ray Allen assists)
Rajon Rondo misses layup
Kevin Garnett misses layup
Keyon Dooling misses 24-foot three point jumper
Mickael Pietrus misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ray Allen misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ray Allen makes 22-foot jumper
Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce misses 16-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo misses 24-foot three pointer
Dwyane Wade blocks Paul Pierce's 10-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 1-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 9-foot two point shot
Paul Pierce makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Paul Pierce makes 23-foot jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dwyane Wade blocks Brandon Bass's layup
Ray Allen makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo misses layup
Ray Allen misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ray Allen misses 27-foot three point jumper
Brandon Bass misses 2-foot two point shot
Rajon Rondo makes two point shot
Ray Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
LeBron James blocks Ray Allen's layup
Kevin Garnett misses 14-foot jumper
Ray Allen misses 23-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce misses 15-foot jumper
Ray Allen makes 21-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Brandon Bass makes 10-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 8-foot two point shot
Keyon Dooling makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 21-foot two point shot
Marquis Daniels misses 4-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 17-foot jumper
Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper
Mickael Pietrus misses 22-foot three point jumper
Joel Anthony blocks Paul Pierce's layup
Dwyane Wade blocks Keyon Dooling's 7-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 9-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes driving layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Ray Allen makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brandon Bass assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 17-foot jumper
Brandon Bass misses 14-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes tip shot
Shane Battier blocks Ray Allen's layup
Ray Allen misses 22-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 4-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes layup
Rajon Rondo makes 3-foot two point shot
Kevin Garnett makes 21-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 20-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Mickael Pietrus misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rajon Rondo makes 2-foot two point shot
Rajon Rondo misses layup
Ray Allen misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 3-foot jumper
Dwyane Wade misses 12-foot two point shot
Mario Chalmers makes 8-foot running jumper
LeBron James misses two point shot
Kevin Garnett blocks Dwyane Wade's 4-foot jumper
Shane Battier misses 4-foot jumper
Mario Chalmers makes 7-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dwyane Wade misses 22-foot jumper
Dwyane Wade misses layup
LeBron James misses layup
LeBron James makes layup
Shane Battier makes three point jumper (Mario Chalmers assists)
LeBron James makes driving dunk
Mike Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper
Mario Chalmers makes driving layup
LeBron James makes layup (Dwyane Wade assists)
Dwyane Wade makes driving layup
LeBron James makes 1-foot two point shot (Mario Chalmers assists)
LeBron James makes 7-foot jumper (Mike Miller assists)
LeBron James makes layup (Udonis Haslem assists)
Mike Miller misses 29-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses layup
James Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dwyane Wade assists)
Dwyane Wade misses 8-foot jumper
LeBron James makes layup (Dwyane Wade assists)
James Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
Udonis Haslem makes jumper (James Jones assists)
Dwyane Wade misses two point shot
Dwyane Wade misses 8-foot jumper
Mickael Pietrus blocks Mario Chalmers's 4-foot jumper
LeBron James makes layup
Udonis Haslem makes 16-foot jumper (Mario Chalmers assists)
Mario Chalmers misses layup
Mario Chalmers misses 7-foot running jumper
Mike Miller makes 18-foot jumper
Dwyane Wade makes 26-foot three point jumper
Dwyane Wade misses layup
Dwyane Wade misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 2-foot two point shot (Udonis Haslem assists)
Mike Miller misses 20-foot jumper
Mario Chalmers misses 24-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 15-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett blocks LeBron James's layup
Mario Chalmers makes layup
Mario Chalmers misses 16-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett blocks Dwyane Wade's 6-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 6-foot jumper
Udonis Haslem makes two point shot
Udonis Haslem misses 10-foot jumper
Dwyane Wade makes 6-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes driving dunk
Dwyane Wade makes jumper (Shane Battier assists)
Dwyane Wade makes 18-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Joel Anthony makes 9-foot two point shot (Norris Cole assists)
Dwyane Wade makes 26-foot three point jumper
Dwyane Wade misses 25-foot three pointer
Dwyane Wade misses 18-foot jumper
Norris Cole misses 22-foot jumper
Mickael Pietrus blocks James Jones's 20-foot jumper
Shane Battier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dwyane Wade assists)
LeBron James makes layup (Norris Cole assists)
Norris Cole makes two point shot
LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper
Dwyane Wade makes dunk (Mario Chalmers assists)
Dwyane Wade misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett blocks LeBron James's layup
LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper
Mario Chalmers misses 22-foot three point jumper
Mario Chalmers makes driving layup
LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dwyane Wade assists)
Udonis Haslem misses 18-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 15-foot two point shot
Dwyane Wade misses 18-foot jumper
Udonis Haslem makes driving dunk (Dwyane Wade assists)
Mario Chalmers misses 22-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett blocks Mario Chalmers's layup
LeBron James misses 9-foot jumper
Shane Battier misses 24-foot three point jumper
Dwyane Wade misses 25-foot three point jumper

HEAT

CELTICS

TIME		MIA	BOS
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Joel Anthony vs. Kevin Garnett (Rajon Rondo gains possession)	0	0
11:34	Paul Pierce makes 17-foot two point shot	0	2
11:07	Shane Battier bad pass	0	2
10:47	Rajon Rondo makes two point shot	0	4
10:36	Dwyane Wade misses 12-foot two point shot	0	4
10:34	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	0	4
10:26	Rajon Rondo makes driving layup	0	6
10:06	Mario Chalmers makes 8-foot running jumper	2	6
9:52	Ray Allen misses jumper	2	6
9:51	Joel Anthony defensive rebound	2	6
9:38	LeBron James misses two point shot	2	6
9:37	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	2	6
9:33	Rajon Rondo misses layup	2	6
9:30	Rajon Rondo offensive rebound	2	6
9:25	Ray Allen bad pass (Dwyane Wade steals)	2	6
9:18	Mario Chalmers bad pass	2	6
9:03	Kevin Garnett lost ball (Mario Chalmers steals)	2	6
8:48	Kevin Garnett blocks Dwyane Wade's 4-foot jumper	2	6
8:48	Miami offensive team rebound	2	6
8:41	Shane Battier misses 4-foot jumper	2	6
8:40	Rajon Rondo defensive rebound	2	6
8:34	Rajon Rondo misses layup	2	6
8:34	Brandon Bass offensive rebound	2	6
8:34	Shane Battier shooting foul (Brandon Bass draws the foul)	2	6
8:34	Brandon Bass makes free throw 1 of 2	2	7
8:34	Brandon Bass makes free throw 2 of 2	2	8
8:18	Mario Chalmers makes 7-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)	4	8
7:56	Brandon Bass misses 16-foot jumper	4	8
7:56	Dwyane Wade defensive rebound	4	8
7:50	LeBron James bad pass	4	8
7:37	Paul Pierce misses 17-foot two point shot	4	8
7:37	Brandon Bass offensive rebound	4	8
7:33	Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brandon Bass assists)	4	11
7:16	LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	11
7:13	Brandon Bass defensive rebound	4	11
7:05	Ray Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)	4	14
7:03	Miami full timeout	4	14
6:47	Dwyane Wade misses 22-foot jumper	4	14
6:45	Miami defensive team rebound	4	14
6:26	Kevin Garnett makes 14-foot two point shot (Brandon Bass assists)	4	16
6:01	Dwyane Wade misses layup	4	16
6:01	Brandon Bass defensive rebound	4	16
5:52	Kevin Garnett makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)	4	18
5:37	LeBron James misses layup	4	18
5:37	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	4	18
5:37	Kevin Garnett opposite basket turnover	9	21
5:28	LeBron James makes layup	6	18
5:20	Paul Pierce misses layup	6	18
5:20	Kevin Garnett offensive rebound	6	18
5:16	Paul Pierce makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)	6	21
4:56	Shane Battier makes three point jumper (Mario Chalmers assists)	9	21
4:46	Boston full timeout	9	21
4:46	Greg Stiemsma enters the game for Kevin Garnett	9	21
4:46	Mike Miller enters the game for Joel Anthony	9	21
4:37	Paul Pierce bad pass (LeBron James steals)	9	21
4:28	LeBron James makes driving dunk	11	21
4:13	Mario Chalmers personal foul (Ray Allen draws the foul)	11	21
4:13	Marquis Daniels enters the game for Greg Stiemsma	11	21
4:05	Ray Allen bad pass (Dwyane Wade steals)	11	21
3:55	Mike Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper	11	21
3:54	Dwyane Wade offensive rebound	11	21
3:44	Marquis Daniels personal foul (Dwyane Wade draws the foul)	11	21
3:44	Keyon Dooling enters the game for Ray Allen	11	21
3:31	Mario Chalmers makes driving layup	13	21
3:15	Brandon Bass misses 11-foot jumper	13	21
3:14	Mike Miller defensive rebound	13	21
3:09	LeBron James makes layup (Dwyane Wade assists)	15	21
2:55	Rajon Rondo makes two point shot	15	23
2:46	Dwyane Wade makes driving layup	17	23
2:34	Paul Pierce makes driving layup (Rajon Rondo assists)	17	25
2:12	Paul Pierce personal block (Shane Battier draws the foul)	17	25
2:12	Udonis Haslem enters the game for Dwyane Wade	17	25
2:12	Norris Cole enters the game for Shane Battier	17	25
2:02	Marquis Daniels personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	17	25
2:00	LeBron James makes 1-foot two point shot (Mario Chalmers assists)	19	25
1:51	Norris Cole kicked ball	19	25
1:39	Paul Pierce misses 27-foot three point jumper	19	25
1:38	Brandon Bass offensive rebound	19	25
1:37	Brandon Bass makes layup	19	27
1:37	Mike Miller shooting foul (Brandon Bass draws the foul)	19	27
1:37	Brandon Bass makes free throw 1 of 1	19	28
1:19	LeBron James makes 7-foot jumper (Mike Miller assists)	21	28
1:06	Rajon Rondo makes two point shot	21	30
1:01	Keyon Dooling personal foul (Mario Chalmers draws the foul)	21	30
1:01	Joel Anthony enters the game for Mario Chalmers	21	30
46.9	LeBron James makes layup (Udonis Haslem assists)	23	30
36.8	Brandon Bass makes jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)	23	32
22.9	Mike Miller misses 29-foot three point jumper	23	32
21.9	LeBron James offensive rebound	23	32
18.3	LeBron James misses layup	23	32
18.3	Miami defensive team rebound	23	32
18.3	Udonis Haslem loose ball foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)	23	32
18.3	Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2	23	33
18.3	James Jones enters the game for Joel Anthony	23	33
18.3	Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2	23	34
1.8	LeBron James bad pass	23	34
1.8	Ray Allen enters the game for Marquis Daniels	23	34
1.8	Kevin Garnett enters the game for Brandon Bass	23	34
0.0	Rajon Rondo misses 29-foot three point jumper	23	34
0.0	Boston offensive team rebound	23	34
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	23	34

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

TD Garden

1:30 AM, 4 June 2012

Boston, MA

Attendance: 18,624

Referees:
Joe Crawford
Bill Kennedy
Greg Willard

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

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

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