The heat have questions to Boston this year. Including the playoffs, three of their four the minimum points marked in a road game happened this year at TD Garden.
The Celtics took the two games against the heat in Boston during the regular season with a victory by 8 points on opening night and a victory by 3 points in February. Miami Big 3 has made beat the Celtics Big 3 by 16 points by... in these games.
BOSTON - His left arm wrapped in a sleeve and dangling lifelessly at his side, Rajon Rondo broke for the basket and sailed past LeBron James for a layup.
Dislocated elbow and stiff back were not going to stop it.
Rondo had a good arm - and leg.
Celtics playmaker made 11 assists in the game and a pair of sneakers tua on Saturday night in the fourth quarter to lead Boston to a victory of 97-81 on the Miami Heat in game 3 of the Eastern Conference semi-finals.
"He has shown he is a young person really difficult," said Kevin Garnett, who had 28 points and 18 rebounds - more than he had in the first two games combined. "I don't know what it will be like when he is 35, but now that he plays very well."
Miami leads the series-of-seven 2-1, with game 4 Monday night in Boston.
Paul Pierce scored 27 for the champions of the East, who have managed to avoid a 3-0 hole, no NBA team has ever overcome. But they came out of it with injuries for two point guards: Coach Doc Rivers said the future of Rondo availability is called into question, and Delonte West his left shoulder bruised packaged the game.
"The playoffs are here." This is what it is: bruises, either, you have to continue, "" West "said.""I think that the light clicked on us today."
Dwyane Wade has 23 points and 7 assists, and Joel Anthony continues to contribute the bench, marking 12 with 11 rebounds. Playing in the building where his Cleveland career ended, stimulate his defection of the free agency Miami James scored 15 points as he and Wade are combined to make only 14 of 35 photos of speak.
Ray Allen and Paul Pierce, two-thirds of the 3 Big in Boston suffer when Rajon Rondo seat. Allen and Paul Pierce points per 40 minutes on average two drop when no Rondo this season.
-Source: ESPN statistics and information
Wade was also the one who fouled Rondo in the third quarter, as the two tangle and crashed to the Court. Rondo landed awkwardly on his left arm. He had to be helped to his feet and taken to the floor, while the team of Mr. Brian McKeon locked arm of the Rondo.
But while the Celtics were announcing that Rondo had a dislocated left elbow, he was back on the bench. He returned for the start of the fourth and - despite playing with his left arm dangling at his sides - provided the Celtics with the spark, they had been absent in the first two games.
"We fully understand now how difficult to shoot down a champion," said heat coach Erik Spoelstra. "All this fuel, the last three days, has happened, I had lurked.". "Because you know it's a proud group, and you knew that they would have a response".
After two games sloppy in Miami, in which he unraveled in the end, Boston has provided its first real resistance in the series, jumping on a 16-7 lead in the opening minutes. The heat is back in the second quarter to take the head, but the Celtics displayed half a second dominant, with Rondo as their emotional leader.
Return to the bench of the third quarter Celtics, Rondo received a standing ovation from the crowd when a photo of him on the bench has been posted on the dashboard.
Kevin Garnett was a different player - and a manufacturer of difference - in game 3 of the Celtics victory. Saturday numbers were better than his combined total of the first two games of the series.
"The first report, it was 'out, - broke' mainly for good, said rivers." Thirty seconds later, I was in the caucus and I saw the Rondo walk by me, and it appeared he was going to play. Obviously, this has pleased everyone. It was great to see her back on the floor. ?
Rondo was clearly favouring his left arm, but that was when he returned, steps prevent a right-handed dunk after an interception and breakaway with 8: 39 left to give Boston an 81-63 lead. Two minutes later, he led and disarmed on James.
He finished with six points, four of them in the fourth quarter.
"I did not make notation - fair achievement," he said. "Who uses your mouth, with my legs."
Miami led 46-44 at the half, but the Celtics scored nine of the first 10 points, capped by basket first of the Rondo of the game, stacking of driving with 3 minutes left in the third gave Boston a 53-47 lead. In all, the Celtics scored 16 of the first 20 points in the second half; James missed three of four shots during the term, and only other points came on a 3 by Wade pointer.
Shaquille O'Neal returned to Boston and was not much of a factor. He scored two points, with zero rebounds, 8: 29 for his first playoff action.
Game notes
During a timeout in the second quarter, the Celtics played a video honoring US Army. The greatest joy has been to the logo of the seal team Six, who conducted the raid which killed Osama bin Laden. ... Josh Beckett, John Lackey, Dustin Pedroia, Josh Bard and Jacoby Ellsbury Red Sox players were at stake. Thus was Bruins before Milan Lucic. ... Pierce, Ray Allen and Garnett scored first 23 points for the Celtics. Pierce opened the way with 12, hit three shots after a design fault while attempting a 3 pointer, then hit from beyond the arc. ... West, who was playing with a pelted shoulder, scored 10 points in the first half.
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