Game 3 in Boston isn't until Saturday night, and the Celtics may be particularly thankful for the break. Rajon Rondo played through a balky back to score 20 points and add 12 assists for Boston, which got 16 points from Kevin Garnett and 13 from Paul Pierce -- who retreated to the locker room for treatment on his strained left Achilles in the first half.
Ray Allen was held to seven points, and left with what he said was a bruised chest cavity courtesy of an elbow from James in the third quarter. Boston tied the game at 80 on a pair of free throws by Pierce with left. The Celtics missed their next six shots and Miami pulled away, taking command of both the game and the series. We know the only way for us to win games, especially in the playoffs, is to play defense," James said. If one guy gets beat, another steps up.
They made a run, a heck of a run Jeff Green scored 11 and Delonte West added 10 for the Celtics. Even for a franchise with such fabled history as the Celtics, a deficit represents a colossal challenge.
This is now the ninth time Boston has dropped the first two games in a best-of-seven series. The last time Boston lost the first two games of a playoff matchup was in , when it was swept by Indiana. The current core of Celtics had lost Game 1s four other times before this series, then bounced back to win Game 2 each time, against Chicago and Orlando in , then Cleveland and the Lakers in Whatever the past is, it is. They've won two games at home. By Scout Staff. Jan 6, at am ET 2 min read.
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They might as well have started the celebration right then. There were only 15 lead changes in seven games -- not one of them after the opening period. The Hawks turned the contest into a laugher in the final quarter. Flip Murray hit a 3-pointer to give Atlanta its biggest lead, , and both teams cleared their benches in the closing minutes. Things got ugly late while the Hawks fans chanted "Hey, hey, hey, goodbye! The Miami forward was tossed out of the game for a flagrant foul, while Atlanta coach Mike Woodson charged onto the court to make sure no punches were thrown.
Miami is done, its finale epitomized by Haslem's inglorious exit. He ripped off his jersey on the way to the locker room, throwing it into the crowd before he disappeared down the tunnel. Still, it was quite a comeback season for Wade and the Heat, which bounced back from a dismal record to make the playoffs as the fifth seed in the East. We've got something to build on.
Wade scored 31 points but the majority of those came after the Hawks had already built a comfortable lead. Bothered by back spasms throughout the series, he didn't have enough help from his young teammates to get through to a matchup against James in the second round. Instead, it's the Hawks moving on. Red and silver streamers fell from the roof of Philips Arena as the horn sounded, celebrating the team's first playoff series win since a five-game triumph over Detroit in That team was swept by New York in the next round and then drifted into irrelevance, enduring nine straight losing seasons before this year's mark was good enough for home-court advantage in the opening round of the playoffs.
A year ago, the Hawks learned the benefits of playing Game 7 at home. This time, the Hawks got to play at home, and they doled out the same treatment to Miami.
Mike Bibby might have been the Hawks most valuable player in the series. He averaged just under 15 points and 5 assists in the seven games.
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