National Basketball Association
Boston 94, Miami 90
When: 8:30 PM ET, Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Where: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Officials:
#10 Ron Garretson, #13 Monty McCutchen, #9 Derrick Stafford
Attendance:
20021
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CELTICS 94, HEAT 90: Kevin Garnett had 26 points and 11 rebounds and Paul Pierce scored 19 points as visiting Boston took a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.
Mickael Pietrus and Ray Allen added 13 points apiece for the Celtics, who notched the first road victory in the best-of-7 series.
LeBron James had 30 points and 13 rebounds and Dwyane Wade scored 27 points for Miami, which looks to avoid elimination when the series returns to Boston for Game 6 on Thursday.
Miami’s Chris Bosh returned from injury and had nine points and seven rebounds in 14 minutes off the bench.
The Celtics overcame a nine-point third-quarter deficit and took the lead for good on two free throws by Pierce with 1:34 remaining.
Pierce added a contested 3-pointer over James to give the Celtics a 90-86 lead with 52.9 seconds left. James pulled the Heat within 92-90 on a driving basket with 9.4 seconds to play before Garnett hit two free throws with 8.8 seconds left to provide the final margin.
Boston outscored Miami 15-1 over the final six minutes of third quarter to take a 65-60 lead into the final stanza.
A 3-pointer by Pierce gave Boston a six-point lead with just over 11 minutes left before Miami went on a 16-4 run to take a 78-72 lead on Wade’s driving basket with 6:16 remaining.
Udonis Haslem had 14 rebounds for Miami and Rajon Rondo had 13 assists for Boston.
Bosh entered the contest with 5:06 left in the first quarter and had nine points and six rebounds in the first half. Bosh had missed nine games since suffering a strained lower abdominal muscle on May 13 against the Indiana Pacers.
The Celtics never led until Pietrus drained a 22-footer with 48.6 seconds left in the third quarter.
Miami led by as many as 13 points but Boston outscored the Heat 18-7 over seven-plus minutes to pull within two late in the half. The Heat led 42-40 at halftime.
GAME NOTEBOOK: James has three double-doubles in the series and six in the postseason … Rondo set a Celtics franchise record with his 39th career double-digit assists game in the playoffs, passing Hall of Famer Bob Cousy’s mark. … Bosh came off the bench for the first time since 2003 when he was a rookie with the Toronto Raptors. … The Celtics had 13 steals, led by four from Rondo. … Miami had a 49-39 rebounding edge. … Pierce was 6 of 19 from the field.
Top Game Performances
| Boston |
|
Miami |
|
Kevin Garnett 26 |
Scoring |
LeBron James 30 |
|
Rajon Rondo 13 |
Assists |
Mario Chalmers 3 |
|
Kevin Garnett 11 |
Rebounds |
Udonis Haslem 14 |
|
Ray Allen 8 |
Free Throws Made |
LeBron James 6 |
|
Rajon Rondo 4 |
Steals |
Norris Cole 2 |
|
Kevin Garnett 2 |
Blocks |
Shane Battier 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Boston
|
94 |
40.7 |
6-15 |
22-27 |
19 |
39 |
4 |
13 |
13 |
| Miami
|
90 |
39.0 |
7-26 |
19-25 |
13 |
49 |
3 |
6 |
15 |
Upcoming Games
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Miami will play their next game on the road against Boston. The Heat have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Boston will play their next game at home against Miami. The Celtics have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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