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Saturday, June 9, 2012Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed BOS by 7 at halftime and won 101–88.

Final · CF · G7 · Box score
Celtics88
Heat101
Q1 MIA -4; Q2 MIA -7; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 MIA +13
On this day · 2010–11Jun 9, 2011: 1 game. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Heat), 29 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 7 · Celtics-Heat

LeBron James posts 31 and 12 as Miami beats Boston

Rajon Rondo posts a triple-double

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-70+13MIA AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2726201588
Heat23232728101
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 40, 30, 28, 32, 34, 34, 29, 30, 45, 31MIA31 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 41, 22, 23, 18, 20, 27, 17, 23MIA23 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 18, 16, 44, 21, 15, 7, 21, 22BOS22 PTS · 10 REB · 14 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 15, 12, 21, 23, 23, 19, 9, 19BOS19 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Final · Celtics-Heat
Celtics 88Heat 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2726201588
Heat23232728101
The story
Dwyane Wade had 23 points as Miami beat Boston 101-88

Brandon Bass led Boston with 16 PTS, 5 REB 23 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 8-17 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Heat won the fourth 28-15, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −4−70+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.1Reg. season avg35.3Last 3 playoff games

35.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.1 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 31 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
35.2Reg. season avg24.5Last 3 playoff games

24.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 35.2 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 19 points in 31 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 23.1 a game in the regular season (65 games). Line: 12 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 31

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 40, 30, 28, 32, 34, 34, 29, 30, 45, 31Heat-Celtics · W
30.8 PPG playoffs to date · +0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 41, 22, 23, 18, 20, 27, 17, 23Heat-Celtics · W
22.9 PPG playoffs to date · +0.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 18, 16, 44, 21, 15, 7, 21, 22Celtics-Heat · L
17.3 PPG playoffs to date · +4.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jason Kidd PHX, Apr 25, 1999: 22 PTS · 10 REB · 14 AST
22 PTS · 10 REB · 14 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 22, 9, 21, 9, 17, 19, 13, 9, 7, 19Heat-Celtics · W
13.7 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 15, 12, 21, 23, 23, 19, 9, 19Celtics-Heat · L
18.9 PPG playoffs to date · +0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Brandon BassPoints, last 10 games: 27, 8, 16, 8, 8, 4, 11, 10, 12, 16Celtics-Heat · L
11.1 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Heat20