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Tuesday, June 5, 2012Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed MIA by 8 after the first quarter and won 94–90.

Final · CF · G5 · Box score
Celtics94
Heat90
Q1 BOS -8; Q2 BOS -2; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +4
On this day · 2010–11Jun 5, 2011: 1 game. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Heat), 34 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 5 · Celtics-Heat

Boston beats Miami by 4, moves within one of advancing

LeBron James goes for 30 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-2+5+4BOS AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1624252994
Heat2418183090
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 27, 9, 20, 20, 18, 23, 18, 24, 17, 26BOS26 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 16, 24, 15, 12, 21, 23, 23, 19BOS19 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 40, 30, 28, 32, 34, 34, 29, 30MIA30 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 24, 5, 30, 28, 41, 22, 23, 18, 20, 27MIA27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Final · Celtics-Heat
Celtics 94Heat 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1624252994
Heat2418183090
The story
Kevin Garnett had 26 points and 11 rebounds as Boston beat Miami 94-90

Dwyane Wade led Miami with 27 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 11-20 FG

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Celtics took the third 25-18.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −8−2+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.8Reg. season avg22.3Last 3 playoff games

22.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.8 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 26 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
35.2Reg. season avg21.8Last 3 playoff games

21.8 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 35.2 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 9 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34.0Reg. season avg43.0Today

43 minutes today, against 34.0 a game in the regular season (61 games). Line: 19 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 30

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 40, 30, 28, 32, 34, 34, 29, 30Heat-Celtics · L
29.9 PPG playoffs to date · +0.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 24, 5, 30, 28, 41, 22, 23, 18, 20, 27Heat-Celtics · L
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 27, 9, 20, 20, 18, 23, 18, 24, 17, 26Celtics-Heat · W
19.9 PPG playoffs to date · +6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 16, 24, 15, 12, 21, 23, 23, 19Celtics-Heat · W
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · −0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 3, 5, 5, 9, 11, 6, 13, 10, 16, 13Celtics-Heat · W
10.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Mickael PietrusPoints, last 10 games: 13, 5, 3, 5, 4, 1, 3, 2, 0, 13Celtics-Heat · W
3.7 PPG playoffs to date · +9.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Heat5