GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: MIAMI (1-7) at BOSTON (7-0)

NBA: MIAMI at BOSTON

<div class="pre">NBA MIAMI 56
BOSTON 62 5:33 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MIAMI 59
BOSTON 70 3:19 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MIAMI 66
BOSTON 75 END, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NBA: MIAMI at BOSTON

<div class="pre">NBA END 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MIAMI 24 22 20 66
BOSTON 24 28 23 75 END 3RD QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 3RD QUARTER

MIA - DWYANE WADE 15, SHAQUILLE O'NEAL 14,
RICKY DAVIS 12
BOS - KEVIN GARNETT 22, RAY ALLEN 16, KENDRICK
PERKINS 10</div>

 

NBA: MIAMI at BOSTON

<div class="pre">NBA MIAMI 69
BOSTON 84 9:10 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MIAMI 78
BOSTON 86 6:03 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MIAMI 85
BOSTON 86 3:05 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MIAMI 90
BOSTON 90 0:34 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MIAMI 91
BOSTON 92 FINAL</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MIAMI 24 22 20 25 91
BOSTON 24 28 23 17 92 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: MIA - DWYANE WADE 23, RICKY DAVIS 20,
SHAQUILLE O'NEAL 17
BOS - KEVIN GARNETT 26, RAY ALLEN 19, JAMES
POSEY 13</div>

 

Re: NBA: MIAMI (1-7) at BOSTON (7-0)

Wow what a game. We win by ONE points. haha</p>

<font size="5">GO CELTICS!!!!!!!!!!!</font></p>

 

Re: NBA: MIAMI (1-7) at BOSTON (7-0)

Nice win. These are the games that you have to win if you want to keep the streak alive. The C's played pretty badly in the 4th with 7 or 8 turnovers, but they held on just enough to take the win.</p>

That was a great play setup by Doc to get Pierce the game winner.</p>

 

Re: NBA: MIAMI (1-7) at BOSTON (7-0)

Yea they had 7 turnovers and 19 altogether I believe. haha</p>

But still like you said these are the games that we need to win and also get to experience beating teams in the last minute. This will help us for the playoffs when all games are close.</p>

 

Re: NBA: MIAMI (1-7) at BOSTON (7-0)

Posey was the player of the game IMO. Made some big shots and also his defense is outstanding out there.</p>

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BOSTON (Ticker) -- Paul Pierce scored on a baseline drive with25 seconds left and Dwyane Wade missed a straightaway jumperfrom the top of the key in the waning seconds as the BostonCeltics survived a fourth-quarter meltdown for a 92-91 victoryover the Miami Heat on Friday.


Kevin Garnett helped get Shaquille O'Neal in early foul troubleand scored 26 points as the Celtics (8-0) continued their beststart since beginning the 1972-73 season with 10 straight wins.

Wade had 23 points and six assists in his second game - firststart - and O'Neal scored 17 in 27 minutes for the Heat (1-8),who are off to their worst nine-game start since losing theirfirst 17 games of the 1988-89 season.


The Celtics blew a 15-point fourth-quarter lead with lacklusterplay and poor shot selection but came through down the stretch.

A short jumper by Garnett gave Boston an 86-71 lead with 8:11left, but that was the last point the Celtics scored until RayAllen hit two free throws with 2:08 left that broke a tie.

In between, Ricky Davis scored six points, Wade knocked down a3-pointer and O'Neal converted 1-of-2 free throws to tie thegame at 86-86.


After Allen's free throws, Rajon Rondo hit a short jumper fromthe right corner for a four-point lead, but Wade got two back ona drive to the left.


A fast-break dunk by Daequan Cook off a steal by Udonis Haslemtied the game, but the rookie missed a chance to convert thethree-point play with 53 seconds left.


After Pierce came up short on a drive, Haslem rebounded, gotfouled and split two free throws for a 91-90 lead with 33seconds left.


Boston called time, gave Pierce another chance, and the All-Stardrove the left baseline and banked in the go-ahead hoop with 25seconds left.


After a timeout, Wade dribbled the clock down to five secondsbut couldn't shake James Posey, settling for a step-back jumperthat clanked off the backboard and rim.


Allen finished with 19 points and Pierce scored 12 for Boston,which overcame 18 turnovers.

 

NBA: MIAMI at BOSTON

<div class="pre">MIAMI (91) AT BOSTON (92)

MIAMI

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

J WILLIAMS G 34:44 1-5 0-0 0 2 2 5 3 1 2 2
D WADE G 38:19 8-15 7-12 0 1 1 6 0 1 3 23
U HASLEM F 38:01 3-8 3-4 0 8 8 1 3 3 0 9
R DAVIS F 42:08 8-18 1-2 0 4 4 2 2 1 2 20
S O'NEAL C 26:40 7-10 3-4 3 6 9 2 5 0 2 17
A MOURNING 19:12 2-3 2-5 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 6
D COOK 15:19 3-6 0-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 6
S PARKER 11:36 3-6 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 8
P HARDAWAY 8:48 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
M BLOUNT 5:13 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
A JOHNSON DNP - COACH'S DECISION
D WRIGHT DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 35-74 16-28 4 29 33 18 16 8 11 91
(.473) (.571) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 11 (0 PTS)

BOSTON

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

R RONDO G 37:37 4-7 1-1 1 6 7 10 3 0 2 9
R ALLEN G 45:17 5-15 7-7 0 2 2 7 3 0 4 19
K GARNETT F 40:36 10-14 6-6 0 11 11 4 3 1 1 26
P PIERCE F 30:40 5-12 2-3 0 4 4 4 4 1 4 12
K PERKINS C 31:58 5-8 0-0 2 2 4 2 3 0 2 10
J POSEY 27:24 5-8 0-0 0 5 5 2 4 1 1 13
E HOUSE 9:51 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0
S POLLARD 7:24 1-1 1-1 1 4 5 0 2 0 0 3
B SCALABRINE 6:08 0-3 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
T ALLEN 3:05 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
L POWE DNP - COACH'S DECISION
G DAVIS DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 35-71 17-18 5 35 40 29 22 5 18 92
(.493) (.944) TEAM REBS: 3 TOTAL TO: 19 (0 PTS)

MIAMI 24 22 20 25 - 91
BOSTON 24 28 23 17 - 92

BLOCKED SHOTS: MIAMI - A MOURNING 3, S O'NEAL 2, S PARKER 2. BOSTON -
K GARNETT, K PERKINS.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MIAMI 5-18 (.278), J WILLIAMS 0-2, D WADE 0-1, R DAVIS 3-
9, D COOK 0-3, S PARKER 2-3. BOSTON 5-14 (.357), R ALLEN 2-5, P PIERCE 0-
1, J POSEY 3-6, E HOUSE 0-1, B SCALABRINE 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: MIAMI - A MOURNING, S O'NEAL, A MOURNING.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BILL SPOONER, DAVID GUTHRIE, JASON PHILLIPS.
A - 18,624. T - 2:25.</div>

 

NBA: MIAMI at BOSTON

<div class="pre">MIAMI (91)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
J Williams 34:44 1-5 0-0 0-2 5 3 2
D Wade 38:19 8-15 7-12 0-1 6 0 23
U Haslem 38:01 3-8 3-4 0-8 1 3 9
R Davis 42:08 8-18 1-2 0-4 2 2 20
S O'Neal 26:40 7-10 3-4 3-9 2 5 17
A Mourning 19:12 2-3 2-5 1-3 0 1 6
D Cook 15:19 3-6 0-1 0-1 1 0 6
S Parker 11:36 3-6 0-0 0-2 1 2 8
P Hardaway 8:48 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
M Blount 5:13 0-1 0-0 0-3 0 0 0
A Johnson DNP - COACH'S DECISION
D Wright DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 35-74 16-28 4-33 18 16 91
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.473, FT-.571. 3-Point Goals:
5-18, .278 (J Williams 0-2, D Wade 0-1, R
Davis 3-9, D Cook 0-3, S Parker 2-3). Team
Rebounds: 12. Blocked Shots:7 (A Mourning 3,
S O'Neal 2, S Parker 2). Turnovers:11 (D Wade
3, S O'Neal 2, J Williams 2, R Davis 2, P
Hardaway, D Cook). Steals: 8 (U Haslem 3, P
Hardaway, J Williams, D Cook, R Davis, D
Wade).


BOSTON (92)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
R Rondo 37:37 4-7 1-1 1-7 10 3 9
R Allen 45:17 5-15 7-7 0-2 7 3 19
K Garnett 40:36 10-14 6-6 0-11 4 3 26
P Pierce 30:40 5-12 2-3 0-4 4 4 12
K Perkins 31:58 5-8 0-0 2-4 2 3 10
J Posey 27:24 5-8 0-0 0-5 2 4 13
E House 9:51 0-2 0-0 0-1 0 0 0
S Pollard 7:24 1-1 1-1 1-5 0 2 3
B Scalabrine 6:08 0-3 0-0 1-1 0 0 0
T Allen 3:05 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
L Powe DNP - COACH'S DECISION
G Davis DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 35-71 17-18 5-40 29 22 92
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.493, FT-.944. 3-Point Goals:
5-14, .357 (R Allen 2-5, P Pierce 0-1, J
Posey 3-6, E House 0-1, B Scalabrine 0-1).
Team Rebounds: 3. Blocked Shots:2 (K Garnett,
K Perkins). Turnovers:18 (R Allen 4, P Pierce
4, E House 2, B Scalabrine 2, R Rondo 2, K
Perkins 2, K Garnett, J Posey). Steals: 5 (K
Garnett, J Posey, E House, T Allen, P
Pierce).

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MIAMI 24 22 20 25 - 91
BOSTON 24 28 23 17 - 92
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Technical fouls: Miami - 3 (A Mourning, 0:49
2nd; S O'Neal, 6:24 2nd; A Mourning, 10:00
4th).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 18,624. T: 2:25.
Officials: Bill Spooner, David Guthrie, Jason
Phillips.</div>

 

BOSTON (Ticker) -- The Boston Celtics did their best to giveaway the game, but Paul Pierce came through at the end.

Pierce scored on a baseline drive with 25 seconds left andDwyane Wade missed a straightaway jumper from the top of the keyin the waning seconds as the Boston Celtics survived afourth-quarter meltdown for a 92-91 victory over the Miami Heaton Friday.


Kevin Garnett helped get Shaquille O'Neal in early foul troubleand scored 26 points as the Celtics (8-0) continued their beststart since beginning the 1972-73 season with 10 straight wins.

Wade had 23 points and six assists in his second game - firststart - and O'Neal scored 17 in 27 minutes for the Heat (1-8),who are off to their worst nine-game start since losing theirfirst 17 games of the 1988-89 season.


The Celtics blew a 15-point fourth-quarter lead with lacklusterplay, committing seven of their 18 turnovers in the fourth andmaking just 6-of-15 shots but came through down the stretch.

A short jumper by Garnett gave Boston an 86-71 lead with 8:11left, but that was the last point the Celtics scored until RayAllen hit two free throws with 2:08 left that broke a tie.

In between, Ricky Davis scored six points, Wade knocked down a3-pointer and O'Neal converted 1-of-2 free throws to tie thegame at 86-86.


After Allen's free throws, Rajon Rondo hit a short jumper fromthe right corner for a four-point lead, but Wade got two back ona drive to the left.


A fast-break dunk by Daequan Cook off a steal by Udonis Haslemtied the game, but the rookie missed a chance to convert thethree-point play with 53 seconds left.


After Pierce came up short on a drive, Haslem rebounded, gotfouled and split two free throws for a 91-90 lead with 33seconds left.


Boston called time, gave Pierce another chance, and the All-Stardrove the left baseline and banked in the go-ahead hoop with 25seconds left.


After a timeout, Wade dribbled the clock down to five secondsbut couldn't shake James Posey, settling for a step-back jumperthat clanked off the backboard and rim.


Allen finished with 19 points and Pierce scored 12 for Boston,which overcame 18 turnovers.


The teams exchanged leads seven times in the first six minutesof the second quarter before Garnett's 16-foot jumper with 5:31gave the Celtics the lead. Boston used Garnett's 16 first-halfpoints to take a 52-46 halftime lead.


The Celtics extended their lead to 15 twice in the third quarteras Posey came off the bench to score seven points while helpingBoston to a 76-65 lead after three.

 

BOSTON (Ticker) -- The Boston Celtics did their best to giveaway the game, but Paul Pierce came through at the end.

Pierce scored on a baseline drive with 25 seconds left andDwyane Wade missed a straightaway jumper from the top of the keyin the waning seconds as the Boston Celtics survived afourth-quarter meltdown for a 92-91 victory over the Miami Heaton Friday.


Kevin Garnett helped get Shaquille O'Neal in early foul troubleand scored 26 points as the Celtics (8-0) continued their beststart since beginning the 1972-73 season with 10 straight wins.

"Well we won the game," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. "And itwas a great game to win. The end of the game stuff was good,that we could actually use it. I told our guys I was proud ofthem, because at the end of the game we had a couple of greatthings that happened."


"We're trying to get better and we know the way we have to getbetter is through the small things which add up into victoriesand losses and we know in order to stay a solid consistent teamwe have to consistently do these little things," Garnett said.

Wade had 23 points and six assists in his second game - firststart - and O'Neal scored 17 in 27 minutes for the Heat (1-8),who are off to their worst nine-game start since losing theirfirst 17 games of the 1988-89 season.


"You gotta watch out for teams like this," Pierce said. "They're1-7 and they're desperate for a win and they have Wade back. Welet our guard down for a minute I thought, but it was a goodgame for us. Every night we're finding out more and more aboutourselves and games like this really help us."


The Celtics blew a 15-point fourth-quarter lead with lacklusterplay, committing seven of their 18 turnovers in the fourth andmaking just 6-of-15 shots but came through down the stretch.

A short jumper by Garnett gave Boston an 86-71 lead with 8:11left, but that was the last point the Celtics scored until RayAllen hit two free throws with 2:08 left that broke a tie.

In between, Ricky Davis scored six points, Wade knocked down a3-pointer and O'Neal converted 1-of-2 free throws to tie thegame at 86-86.


"We've always had horrible third quarters but we would know howto fight back in the fourth and we had it, all we needed was onestop," O'Neal said. "Paul Pierce made a fabulous move andD-Wade took the final shot and it hit the back iron."

After Allen's free throws, Rajon Rondo hit a short jumper fromthe right corner for a four-point lead, but Wade got two back ona drive to the left.


A fast-break dunk by Daequan Cook off a steal by Udonis Haslemtied the game, but the rookie missed a chance to convert thethree-point play with 53 seconds left.


After Pierce came up short on a drive, Haslem rebounded, gotfouled by Kevin Garnett and split two free throws for a 91-90lead with 33 seconds left.


"It was a (dumb) foul," Garnett said. "I thought both teamsplayed well down the stretch. I mean we turned the ball overand made some careless mistakes to make the game interesting,but Paul and Rondo hit some big shots and Pose (Posey) at theend had a big stop."


Boston called time, gave Pierce another chance, and the All-Stardrove the left baseline and banked in the go-ahead hoop with 25seconds left.


"Truthfully I was surprised coach called the play for me,"Pierce said. "I've been struggling with a strain in my back andI've been struggling all night, but he still has tremendousconfidence in me, in all of us, and I wanted to be there for myteammates at the end. It was a good call."


"We ran it and Paul got it deep, and scored," Rivers added. "AndI told Paul I was just really proud of him because on gamesthat you struggle, we still believe in you. And he respondedwith a made basket. We had plenty of chances to take this gameout of reach."


After a timeout, Wade dribbled the clock down to five secondsbut couldn't shake James Posey, settling for a step-back jumperthat clanked off the backboard and rim.


"I'm a gamer man, the coach called the play and I'm a gamer andI went for the game," said Wade, who made his first start andplayed in his second game back since injuring his shoulder inthe playoffs last season.


"The shot, I had a good look and I just didn't make it, you giveit to me 10 more times and I will do the same thing ten moretimes. It's just my mentality."


Allen finished with 19 points and Pierce scored 12 for Boston,which overcame 18 turnovers.


The teams exchanged leads seven times in the first six minutesof the second quarter before Garnett's 16-foot jumper with 5:31gave the Celtics the lead. Boston used Garnett's 16 first-halfpoints to take a 52-46 halftime lead.


The Celtics extended their lead to 15 twice in the third quarteras Posey came off the bench to score seven points while helpingBoston to a 76-65 lead after three.

 

NBA: MIAMI at BOSTON

<div class="pre">MIAMI (91) AT BOSTON (92)

MIAMI

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

J WILLIAMS G 34:44 1-5 0-0 0 2 2 5 3 1 2 2
D WADE G 38:19 8-15 7-12 0 1 1 6 0 1 3 23
U HASLEM F 38:01 3-8 3-4 0 8 8 1 3 3 0 9
R DAVIS F 42:08 8-18 1-2 0 4 4 2 2 1 2 20
S O'NEAL C 26:40 7-10 3-4 3 6 9 2 5 0 2 17
A MOURNING 19:12 2-3 2-5 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 6
D COOK 15:19 3-6 0-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 6
S PARKER 11:36 3-6 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 8
P HARDAWAY 8:48 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
M BLOUNT 5:13 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
A JOHNSON DNP - COACH'S DECISION
D WRIGHT DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 35-74 16-28 4 29 33 18 16 8 11 91
(.473) (.571) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 11 (7 PTS)

BOSTON

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

R RONDO G 37:37 4-7 1-1 1 6 7 10 3 0 2 9
R ALLEN G 45:17 5-15 7-7 0 2 2 7 3 0 4 19
K GARNETT F 40:36 10-14 6-6 0 11 11 4 3 1 1 26
P PIERCE F 30:40 5-12 2-3 0 4 4 4 4 1 4 12
K PERKINS C 31:58 5-8 0-0 2 2 4 2 3 0 2 10
J POSEY 27:24 5-8 0-0 0 5 5 2 4 1 1 13
E HOUSE 9:51 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0
S POLLARD 7:24 1-1 1-1 1 4 5 0 2 0 0 3
B SCALABRINE 6:08 0-3 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
T ALLEN 3:05 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
L POWE DNP - COACH'S DECISION
G DAVIS DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 35-71 17-18 5 35 40 29 22 5 18 92
(.493) (.944) TEAM REBS: 3 TOTAL TO: 19 (19 PTS)

MIAMI 24 22 20 25 - 91
BOSTON 24 28 23 17 - 92

BLOCKED SHOTS: MIAMI - A MOURNING 3, S O'NEAL 2, S PARKER 2. BOSTON -
K GARNETT, K PERKINS.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MIAMI 5-18 (.278), J WILLIAMS 0-2, D WADE 0-1, R DAVIS 3-
9, D COOK 0-3, S PARKER 2-3. BOSTON 5-14 (.357), R ALLEN 2-5, P PIERCE 0-
1, J POSEY 3-6, E HOUSE 0-1, B SCALABRINE 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: MIAMI - DEFENSIVE THREE 3.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BILL SPOONER, DAVID GUTHRIE, JASON PHILLIPS.
A - 18,624. T - 2:25.</div>