National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Miami 93, Boston 79
When: 8:30 PM ET, Monday, May 28, 2012
Where: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Officials: #43 Dan Crawford, #14 Ed Malloy, #23 Jason Phillips
Attendance: 19912

HEAT 93, CELTICS 79
: LeBron James had 32 points, 13 rebounds and three blocked shots to lead host Miami past Boston in the opening contest of the Eastern Conference finals.

Dwyane Wade added 22 points and seven assists and Shane Battier had 10 points and 10 rebounds for Miami, which began pulling away in the third quarter.

Kevin Garnett had 23 points and 10 rebounds and Rajon Rondo had 16 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for Boston.

Game 2 is Wednesday in Miami.

The contest was tied at 50 early in the third quarter until Battier drained a go-ahead with 8:30 left. The basket started a 12-4 run that saw Miami take an eight-point lead.

Paul Pierce pulled Boston within 62-58 with 4:35 left before the Heat rolled off eight straight points and secured a 70-58 lead on a basket by Mario Chalmers.

A layup by James increased Miami’s lead to 78-61 with 9:48 to play.

Pierce scored 12 points but hit just 5 of 18 shots.

Miami had a 48-33 rebounding edge and blocked 11 Boston shots.

The Heat led by as many 11 points in the second quarter but the contest was tied at 46 at halftime. James had 13 points in the opening quarter as Miami jumped out to a 21-11 lead. Boston hit just five of 20 shots in the first stanza and shot 39.5 percent for the game.

GAME NOTEBOOK
: James had 11 20-point outings and four double-doubles in 12 postseason games. … Boston was called for four technical fouls – Rondo, guard Ray Allen and coach Doc Rivers were flagged while another was issued for a delay of game warning. … Officials overturned a first-half basket by Miami’s Joel Anthony after conducting a video review. … Boston was just 11 of 21 from the free-throw line and Allen missed four free throws in the first half. It was the first time he had missed four foul shots in a game since Dec. 26, 2006 when he was a member of the Seattle SuperSonics.
Top Game Performances
 
Boston   Miami
Kevin Garnett 23 Scoring LeBron James 32
Rajon Rondo 7 Assists Dwyane Wade 7
Kevin Garnett 10 Rebounds LeBron James 13
Kevin Garnett 5 Free Throws Made LeBron James 6
Ray Allen 2 Steals Shane Battier 1
Kevin Garnett 1 Blocks LeBron James 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Boston 79 39.5 4-14 11-21 19 33 1 6 9
Miami 93 50.0 5-25 16-23 17 48 11 4 14
Upcoming Games
  • Miami will play their next game at home against Boston. The Heat have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Boston will play their next game on the road against Miami. The Celtics have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.