National Basketball Association
Boston 112, Miami 107
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 11, 2010
Where: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Officials:
#52 Pat Fraher, #13 Monty McCutchen, #63 Derek Richardson
Attendance:
19650
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Ray Allen connected on his first seven 3-pointers and scored a team-high 35 points to lead the Boston Celtics to a 112-107 win over the Heat at Miami on Thursday night.
As in Boston's 88-80 season-opening win, the Celtics led throughout the contest.
Boston (7-2) built a 17-point lead in the second quarter and maintained the advantage late in the third quarter.
The Heat closed the gap to 88-78 after three quarters and cut it to 110-107 with 13 seconds left. But Allen put the game away a couple of seconds later on the free throw line.
Allen finished 7 for 9 from 3-point range. Paul Pierce had 25 points and Rajon Rondo had 16 assists for the Celtics.
LeBron James led Miami (5-4) with 35 points. Chris Bosh had 15 and Dwyane Wade had eight on 2 of 12 shooting.
Shaquille O’Neal returned to the Boston lineup after missing the last five games with a bruised right knee. He scored five points and grabbed seven rebounds.
Top Game Performances
| Boston |
|
Miami |
|
Ray Allen 35 |
Scoring |
LeBron James 35 |
|
Rajon Rondo 16 |
Assists |
LeBron James 9 |
|
Kevin Garnett 13 |
Rebounds |
Udonis Haslem 10 |
|
Kevin Garnett 4 |
Free Throws Made |
LeBron James 17 |
|
Kevin Garnett 2 |
Steals |
LeBron James 3 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Chris Bosh 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Boston
|
112 |
54.4 |
9-16 |
17-25 |
24 |
35 |
0 |
5 |
12 |
| Miami
|
107 |
50.0 |
3-16 |
32-41 |
18 |
37 |
4 |
4 |
14 |
Upcoming Games
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Miami will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Heat have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Boston will play their next game on the road against Memphis. The Celtics have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.