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Friday, June 1, 2012Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G3 · Box score
Heat91
Celtics101
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +13; Q3 BOS +22; Q4 BOS +10
The lead · Conference finals · Game 3 · Heat-Celtics

Boston gets one back against Miami

LeBron James goes for 34 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+13+22+10BOS AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2814212891
Celtics30253016101
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 29, 15, 27, 9, 20, 20, 18, 23, 18, 24BOS24 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 24, 24, 16, 24, 15, 12, 21, 23BOS23 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 32, 28, 22, 40, 30, 28, 32, 34, 34MIA34 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 24, 5, 30, 28, 41, 22, 23, 18MIA18 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Final · Heat-Celtics
Heat 91Celtics 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2814212891
Celtics30253016101
The story
Rajon Rondo had 21 points and 10 assists as Boston beat Miami 101-91

Dwyane Wade led Miami with 18 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB · 9-16 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the second 25-14, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
300 +2+13+22+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.9Reg. season avg27.0Last 3 playoff games

27.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.9 in the regular season (53 games). Today: 21 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.7Reg. season avg26.7Last 3 playoff games

26.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.7 in the regular season (59 games). Today: 4 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Reg. season avg43.7Today

44 minutes today, against 28.5 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 14 points, 1 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 34

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 32, 28, 22, 40, 30, 28, 32, 34, 34Heat-Celtics · L
29.9 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 29, 15, 27, 9, 20, 20, 18, 23, 18, 24Celtics-Heat · W
19.7 PPG playoffs to date · +4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 24, 24, 16, 24, 15, 12, 21, 23Celtics-Heat · W
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 23, 15, 13, 9, 18, 16, 44, 21Celtics-Heat · W
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 24, 5, 30, 28, 41, 22, 23, 18Heat-Celtics · L
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · −5.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Mario ChalmersPoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 5, 25, 8, 8, 15, 9, 22, 14Heat-Celtics · L
12.1 PPG playoffs to date · +2.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Heat-Celtics6