Celtics lose Game 7 to Heat, 101-88, fall short in attempt at improbable title run

By Gary Dzen, Boston.com Staff

MIAMI -- Playing out the fifth season of a three-year window, the Celtics fell one game short of the NBA Finals in an unlikely championship run, losing to the Miami Heat, 101-88, in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

LeBron James took over in the fourth quarter for the Heat, scoring 11 of his 31 points as Miami took a 73-73 tie after three quarters and turned it into a 13-point win. For one of the few times this series, James had the help of a superstar on his level as Dwyane Wade scored nine points in the final frame to help put the game away.Seeking their first title since the arrival of James two seasons ago, Miami now advances to the Finals for the second straight year. The Celtics are left to sort out the impending free agencies of Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, and to contemplate a run that started with a championship in 2008 and continued with a Game-7 NBA Finals loss to the Lakers in 2010 and this run to the final game of the Eastern Conference playoffs.

"I don't know if I've ever had a group like this," said Celtics coach Doc Rivers. "They did everything I asked them to do. They came up short."

The Celtics got off to a much stronger start in Game 7 than they did in Game 6, taking a 23-14 lead before Garnett went to the bench with 3:46 remaining in the first quarter. As they've done all postseason without Garnett, the Celtics struggled, and they found themselves with a four-point lead after one. James was 1 of 3 from the floor in the first quarter but made all six free throws he attempted.

When Garnett picked up his third foul on an illegal screen with 7:08 left in the second quarter, the Celtics found themselves without their emotional leader again. This time, however, they pieced together a 14-3 run, increasing the lead with a super-small lineup led by Brandon Bass. Bass scored 10 points in the quarter and also took turns guarding James. It was a welcome surprise and unexpected boost for Boston, who took a 53-46 lead into halftime. Rondo, who had 5 turnovers and 5 assists in the first half of Game 6, had 10 assists and no turnovers in the first half of Game 7.

The third quarter was a bumpy ride for the Celtics. They committed five turnovers. Pierce picked up his fourth foul. And they struggled to put the ball in the basket, hitting 41 percent of their shots in the period. But just as they've done over and over again this season, the Celtics found a way to hang around through the rough patch, entering the fourth quarter tied at 73.

"You can never relax at any time on the court against them," said James. "You can never feel comfortable. You're always on edge against them."

The Celtics send a message after Game 6

It was a four-word message. Concise and confident. The Celtics are planning on a long road trip.The Celtics Twitter accountposted this image from the team's locker room in the early morning Thursday.

After getting pummeled in Game 6, Boston heads to Miami for Game 7 on Saturday. If the Celtics top the Heat, they would have to fly directly to Oklahoma City for the first two games of the NBA Finals.

Perhaps it's a practical reminder. Or maybe just a firm belief in positive thinking.

Hopefully Boston will remember to pack some defense after LeBron dropped 45 points on the Celtics Thursday.

Celtics beat Heat in overtime, 93-91, tie series

By Gary Dzen, Boston.com Staff

Paul Pierce and LeBron James both fouled out, and Dwyane Wade missed a shot at the buzzer as the Celtics held off the Heat in overtime, 93-91, to tie the Eastern Conference Finals at two games apiece.

James fouled out with 1:51 left overtime. He fouled out for the fourth time in his career and the first time since April of 2008, when he was with Cleveland. Pierce fouled out with 4:22 remaining in the game, the second time he's fouled out this series. This time, however, the Celtics were able to pull through.

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Just as they did Friday night, the Celtics got off to a hot start. The 34 points the Celtics scored in the first quarter of Game 4 were their most points scored in a first quarter this season. Rajon Rondo had 8 points and 4 assists in the first quarter, while Brandon Bass had 7 points and 5 rebounds, three of them offensive, as the Celtics built their lead.

The Celtics made seven 3-pointers in the first half, many of them set up by the acrobatics of Rondo, who had 10 assists at the break. One one play, Rondo literally ran into Mike Miller in the paint but was able to contort his body enough to find Keyon Dooling in the corner for an open shot. During a sideline interview before walking off the court at halftime, Rondo was asked how the Celtics were able to exploit the Miami defense.

"Them complaining and crying to referees in transition," said Rondo. Shot fired.

Pierce led the Celtics with 18 points at the half.

After putting up 61 points in the first half, the Celtics managed just 12 points in the third quarter on 5 of 16 shooting. Pierce and Rondo each picked up their fourth fouls in the period, and Boston finished the quarter without them, clinging to a five-point lead to start the fourth.

The fourth quarter wasn't much prettier. The Celtics were 0 for 5 to begin the period, their field goal drought spanning more than six minutes between the third and fourth quarters. Boston managed just 16 points in the fourth, but they clamped down defensively, holding Miami to 6 of 15 shooting and forcing overtime.

Both James and Pierce fouled out in the extra frame, but Wade's miss at the buzzer capped a dramatic game and tied the series, which heads back to Miami for Game 5 Wednesday night. James led the Heat with 29 points. Rondo had 15 points and 15 assists for the Celtics.

Final: Celtics 93, Heat 91

21.4 seconds OT, Celtics 93-91: Rondo makes one of two free throws. Heat have to look for Wade here.

23.5 seconds OT, Celtics 92-91: Loose ball foul on Haslem, Celtics ball.

1:51 OT, Celtics 92-91: James fouls out. Wow. Never thought we'd see that in a playoff game.

4:20 OT, Tied at 89: Pierce fouls out.

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Garnett comes to life to spearhead Celtics

Garnett grimaced in pain, then rolled over and did eight pushups before going to the bench for a timeout. Garnett wants everyone to know those were bare-knuckle pushups.

"I'm getting crap about my form, but I want people to notice it was on the knuckles," Garnett said. "That's old-school. .. There's very few who do them on their knuckles. That's some Army-Navy type stuff. Yeah, knuckles."

• MORE: Celtics bounce back with Game 3 win vs. Heat

Garnett put the Celtics on his back and lifted the Celtics to a 101-91 victory over the Heat in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Garnett had 24 points and 11 rebounds, his seventh game of at least 20 points and 10 rebounds in this season's playoffs. He had just seven 20-10 games in 60 regular-season games this season.

"Desperation game, man, to be honest, and we played like it, too," he said. "We didn't want to be down 3-0 to a team like this, a very, very good team, a very talented team, a well-coached team. It felt like we played desperation basketball."

Garnett hasn't turned the clock back 10 years. It's not even the Kevin Garnett of 2007-2008 when the Celtics won the NBA championship.

But even knowing the end is near, he's still a dangerous and proud player at 36 years old.

"KG is a difficult matchup for a lot of guys, period," Heat forward LeBron James said. "He started off really well. That's part of the reason why they had 58 points in the paint. He opened up a lot not only for himself but his teammates as well. And he's definitely a threat down there, and he made some huge shots."

Celtics coach Doc Rivers has been trying to get Garnett more involved in the offense, especially in pick-and-rolls with Garnett going to rim after setting a screen.

Rivers noticed that Miami did more switching on the pick-and-roll with Garnett in Game 2 but didn't make the right adjustments. Rivers showed his team video of how Miami was defending Garnett. The Celtics took advantage of it in Game 3.

"One of things we keep telling them at the end of the day, 'Throw it up,' " Rivers said. "There's nobody taller than him on the floor. Throw it up in the air. Kevin will go get it."

Garnett made 10-of-16 shots, including 8-of-12 inside the paint - 7-of-11 at the rim. Boston outscored Miami 58-46 in the paint and outrebounded the Heat 44-32, areas of the game that are turning out to be keys to victory in this series.

"They established him deep in the paint," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "We can do some things better in terms of getting him a step further out and trying to disrupt him a little bit on his catches, but he was able to get in a real good comfort zone."

Garnett had 12 points in the first half and was instrumental in Boston's third quarter. He had eight points as Boston stretched a 55-42 halftime lead to 85-63 after three quarters. It was a big enough gap to hold off Miami's fourth-quarter rally.

Garnett is averaging team-highs in points (19.7) and rebounds (10.6) in the playoffs. He was Boston's leader in plus-minus (points scored vs. points scored against while a player is on the floor) during the regular season at plus-267. Point guard Rajon Rondo was next at 167.

It's even more dramatic in the playoffs - Garnett is a plus-157, and guard Avery Bradley (done for season after recent shoulder surgery) us next at plus-63, a huge difference in just a handful of playoff games.

Garnett's impact can't be measured in just points and rebounds. With Garnett on the bench for 14 minutes, the Heat outscored the Celtics by 17 points and shot 84.2% from the field, according to NBA.com. With Garnett on the court for 34 minutes, Boston outscored Miami by 10 points, and the Heat shot 37.9% from the field.

Garnett's teammate, reserve guard Keyon Dooling, is inspired. "Everything does, he makes me want to run through a wall," Dooling said.

What did Dooling think of the pushups?

"As an athlete you have to get yourself going," Dooling said. "You get knocked down, you don't want your opponent to see you vulnerable.

"KG plays a lot of mental games with himself. And with us."

A few news reporters around Dooling's locker chuckled.

Garnett wasn't laughing when he finally addressed reporters in the locker room, nearly 60 minutes after the game ended.

Still fired up, he extolled the virtues of the home crowd with expletive-laced compliment.

He's ready for Game 4.

"You've got to anticipate them making adjustments," he said. "We're going to make some adjustments. But the tenacity, the desperation has to be there."

Celtics Jump Out to Big Early Lead, and This Time They Don’t Let Up

By HOWARD BECK

Published: June 1, 2012BOSTON — The foul was hard and sudden, and it left Kevin Garnett flat on his back, his lanky frame spread across a broad expanse of green-toned hardwood. He flipped over, put his knuckles to the floor and pressed hard for eight push-ups, the din at the TD Garden growing louder with each one.It was only the second quarter, but the Boston Celtics had made their point: down, not out. Prone, but still kicking.

Garnett provided the symbolism Friday night, then followed through with enough points, rebounds and determination to lead the Celtics to a series-saving 101-91 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals. Miami leads the series, two games to one.

There was nothing subtle about the Celtics’ agenda. They wanted Garnett deep in the paint, the ball in his hands or sailing toward him for easy layups and dunks. He shot 16 times, converted 10 times and finished with team highs in points (24), rebounds (11) and push-ups.

“My uncle taught me to do push-ups on my knuckles,” Garnett explained. “I don’t know who do push-ups in here, but there’s very few who do it on their knuckles. That’s some Army-Navy type stuff.”

How tough is it? “Try it,” he said.

After being routed in Game 1 and collapsing in overtime in Game 2, the Celtics put together their best collective performance in game 3, dominating the middle quarters, building a 24-point lead, then hanging on for dear life when Miami cut the margin to 8 late in the fourth quarter.

Rajon Rondo followed up his 44-point game with a more modest but equally vital effort: 21 points, 10 assists and 6 rebounds. Paul Pierce added 23 points on a difficult shooting night (7 for 21).

For the first time in the series, Boston outscored Miami in the paint (58-46) and took more free throws (26-20). So it was Miami’s turn to ponder the officiating. LeBron Jameswas awarded only five foul shots — 19 fewer than his Game 2 total. Dwyane Wade took none, the first time that has happened in a playoff game since his rookie season.

“I don’t know,” Wade said, when asked if it bothered him. “I played my game. I attacked when I needed to.” He added, “I guess it just wasn’t for me — it wasn’t easy for me to get to the line tonight.”

James and Wade kept their comments measured. Coach Erik Spoelstra did not make officiating an issue, either. But James seemed to make his point when he noted: “We’re attack guys. We’ll continue to attack and try to force the issue.”

James was the Heat’s only consistent scorer, with 34 points. Wade struggled all night, shooting 9 for 20 to finish with 18 points. Mario Chalmers added 14 points.

Boston took its biggest lead, 87-63, on a Ray Allen jumper early in the fourth quarter, and the Celtics seemed ready to cruise to the final buzzer. The mood changed rather quickly.

Miami deployed a small lineup — James and Wade, along with Shane Battier, Mike Miller and Chalmers — and ran off an 11-0 blitz. Miller hit three 3-pointers in the run, sending a shudder through the building. A 3-point play by Chalmers cut the lead to 95-87 with 3 minutes 9 seconds to play.

At that point, the Heat had converted 10 of 15 field goals in the quarter, while the Celtics were disintegrating one possession at a time: four turnovers and nine missed field goals.

But the Celtics rediscovered their defense down the stretch, holding Miami to 4 points in the final three minutes. Pierce made two free throws, Rondo sliced in for a layup and Garnett hit a 20-footer to help secure the victory. Game 4 is Sunday, also in Boston.

“I thought we settled a bit tonight,” Chalmers said of the Heat’s offense. “We weren’t getting things to go our way, so we started settling for jumpers.”

The Celtics seized control early, taking a modest lead late in the first quarter, extending it to 13 points in the second and to 22 in the third. Their 24-point lead in the fourth was the largest by either team in the series.

Garnett was the key, taking advantage of Miami’s shaky front line and the absence of the injured All-Star Chris Bosh.

“We’ve got to just keep the discipline of staying with it," Coach Doc Rivers said of featuring Garnett.

Rondo added: “He kept preaching to just throw it up to him. We just threw it up to the rim. He went and got most of them.”

Celtics can’t finish the job on Dwyane Wade

By Dan Duggan
Thursday, May 31, 2012 - Added 1 hour agoMIAMI — The Celtics [team stats] have devised a game plan to stop Dwyane Wade. For long stretches of the first two games of the Eastern Conference finals, the strategy has been successful.

But Wade managed to get loose during a pivotal third-quarter run and again in overtime to help the lead Miami Heat to a 115-111 win against the Celtics in Game 2 last night at American Airlines [AMR] Arena.“I’ve been trying to be patient,” Wade said. “They are playing me on my pick-and-rolls, they are blitzing me a lot, making sure they stay on it. So instead of jacking up a shot or trying to do something to get a turnover, I’ve been trying to get off the ball until my time comes, until I have opportunities. I’m reading it throughout the game and right now I think I’m making the right adjustments for our team to win. And that’s all that’s important.”

Wade didn’t score his first points until he converted a layup with 27 seconds remaining in the first half. He went on to add 21 more points, including seven in overtime as the Heat overcame a brilliant performance by Celtics point guardRajon Rondo [stats].

Though it took Wade a while to heat up, LeBron James (team-high 34 points) knew he could count on his teammate in crunch time.

“Always feel like he’s going to make a play, no matter what’s going on in his game at that moment,” James said. “I always feel the next play he’s going to make a play to help us push forward, and he was definitely doing that late in the game. He made some unbelievable shots.”

The simple fact is the Celtics don’t have anyone capable of guarding Wade one-on-one. It’s a tough task for most teams and the C’s are hopeless without Avery Bradley. Ray Allen and Mickael Pietrus are too slow, and Rondo, despite his admirable willingness to try, isn’t strong enough to keep Wade from getting where he wants.

Celtics coach Doc Rivers is acutely aware of that predicament, so he has loaded up his halfcourt defense to contain Wade.

“We did a great job (in the first half),” Rivers said. “We trapped him, took the ball out of his hands, made him a passer. That’s what we thought we had to do. I love the game plan. We just didn’t follow through with it in the second half as well as we did in the first half.”

Wade sealed the win in overtime with a 3-point play on Kevin Garnett with 59 seconds remaining. As Wade stood up, he had a few choice words for Garnett, much like James did in Game 1. Clearly, Wade has no intention of backing down.

“Once it became go-to time in the overtime, that’s when Dwyane’s mentally toughest,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “He made some big plays down the stretch.”

76ers Top Celtics to Force Game 7 in East Semis

The buzz at the start was for Allen Iverson's ceremonial return.

By the end, more than 20,000 fans were on their feet and going wild for Jrue Holiday, Elton Brand, Andre Iguodala and the rugged-and-determined play that kept the eighth-seeded Philadelphia 76ers alive for at least one more game.

Yes, the Sixers are talking about Game 7 — and they're taking this improbable postseason run back to Boston.

Holiday scored 20 points, and Brand had 13 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Sixers to an 82-75 victory over the Celtics on Wednesday night that tied the Eastern Conference semifinals.

No team has won consecutive games in a series where neither team has played well enough to seize control. But the Sixers were good enough to win Game 6, improving to 5-0 this postseason in games following a loss.

"Game 7," coach Doug Collins said. "That's all we wanted was to win tonight and give ourselves a chance to go into Boston and see what happens on Saturday."

Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo could be playing their last game together Saturday night if they can't find a way to hang onto the ball and put away a Sixers team that won't quit.

Boston has learned three times already how difficult that can be.

The fun started when the not-quite retired Iverson earned a roaring standing ovation when he presented the game ball.

It ended with the song, "I'm Shipping Up to Boston," blasting through the arena.

"I want more," Collins said. "We're going to get greedy. We want more."

The Celtics posted ugly numbers across the board: Blame the loss on the 33 percent shooting, the 17 turnovers or the 3 for 14 3-point shooting. Either way, there's enough to go around. Pierce had 24 points and 10 rebounds, and Garnett had 20 points and 11 boards.

"We found a way to stay in the game, for the most part," Pierce said.

They did because the Sixers again failed to put up the sparkling numbers in the box score usually required for a deep postseason run. They missed 8 of 9 3-pointers, shot a woeful 17 of 28 from the free throw line and had 12 turnovers.

But when the Sixers really needed that game-changing basket, there was Evan Turner twisting and fighting through defenders down the lane. When the Sixers needed a stop, there was Brand, ripping a rebound away from Boston, even with painful neck and shoulder injuries that keep him awake at night.

"When you get out there, you don't feel much," Brand said. "You've got the adrenaline flowing. You're banging and fighting. That's why Coach has confidence in me to play 34 minutes."

The Sixers wrote "Huddle Up and Fight" on their locker room chalkboard.

They did just that and are now one win away from reaching the conference finals for the first time since 2001.

Iverson was the MVP of that run.

Maybe a little of that ol' A.I. magic rubbed off in Game 6.

Unlike Game 5, when the Sixers collapsed in the third quarter and blew a lead, they suddenly found a groove in front of 20,403 fans.

The Sixers started hitting free throws, kept turnovers to a minimum (two), and fed the ball to a starting lineup that had been largely outproduced by a fantastic bench.

Turner was fouled on a go-ahead layup but missed from the line. That made the Sixers 5 of 13 while the Celtics were 14 for 14.

Hawks hold off Celtics to stay alive in series

In his first start since January, Horford scored 19 points, hit Atlanta's final two baskets and came up with a huge defensive play to make sure the Hawks kept their season going with a frenetic 87-86 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference playoffs Tuesday night.
"I wanted to bring that energy to the team," Horford said.

That he did, dribbling out at the head of fast breaks and diving fearlessly on the court for loose balls, not the least bit worried about reinjuring the pectoral muscle that kept him out most of the season. In addition to leading the Hawks in scoring, he grabbed 11 rebounds, dished out three assists, came up with three steals and blocked three shots — all while playing more than 31 minutes, far more than the Hawks intended.
"I didn't expect to play that many at all," Horford said. "We had an arrangement. It was going to be between 15 and 25."
With the season on the line, the Hawks couldn't worry about pre-game arrangements. The Celtics lead the series 3-2 heading back to Boston for Game 6 on Thursday. If the Hawks can steal one on the road, the deciding game would be Saturday in Atlanta.
"We can be nothing but confident," Horford said. "We know it's going to be a big challenge up there. "
Boston had a chance to clinch the series when Rajon Rondo stole Josh Smith's inbounds pass with 10 seconds remaining and raced down the court, looking for the winner. But the point guard got hemmed in along the sideline when Horford jumped out to defend him, which caused Rondo to lose control and fling a desperation pass. Smith knocked it away, the ball rolling harmlessly out of bounds as the horn sounded.
"I cornered myself," Rondo said. "Give Al credit."
A relieved Smith collapsed on the scorer's table as glittery streamers fell from the rafters.
"I feel awful the game ended the way it ended, because I thought Rondo willed us back into the game," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said.
Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett led the Celtics with 16 points apiece. Rondo had 13 points and 12 assists, and the last of his five steals gave Boston a chance to end the series early and get some much-needed rest.
But there's still work to do, and now the Celtics have to cope with an Atlanta player who spent most of the season rehabbing. Horford tore his left pectoral muscle in January, missing the rest of the regular season and the first three games of the playoffs. But he made a surprise return in Game 4, one of the few bright spots in an embarrassing 101-79 loss that gave the Celtics command of the series.
"We got everybody back at the right time," Atlanta star Joe Johnson said. "We have a chance to do something special."
Smith clearly looked hobbled by a sore knee that kept him out of Game 3, but still managed 13 points and 16 rebounds. Jeff Teague had 16 points, while Johnson and Marvin Williams had 15 apiece, giving Atlanta double-figure scoring from all five starters in a revamped lineup.
"This is the team they thought they were going to start the season with," Rivers said. "They now have it, and we have to deal with it."
In a back-and-forth game, the Celtics tied it at 83 on Ray Allen's 3-pointer from the corner, capping a quick 7-0 run.
The Hawks called time out and set up a play that reclaimed the lead for good. Teague drove into the lane and dumped it off to Horford for an uncontested dunk.
After Garnett missed a jumper in the lane, Johnson ran down the shot clock looking as though he had every intention of shooting. But, at the last possible second, he rifled a pass to Horford coming off the wing. The big center threw up a sort of pseudo-hook with Garnett and Brandon Bass all over him. The ball bounced around the rim before falling through with 1:34 left, giving the Hawks an 87-83 lead.
With less than a minute to go, after misses by Pierce and Horford canceled each other out, Pierce was inexplicably left open for a 3-pointer. He swished it, pulling the Celtics within a point. They wouldn't get another, even with a couple of chances.
Teague missed an open 3 for the Hawks, giving Pierce a look at the go-ahead shot. But his 18-foot jumper with Johnson in his face barely touched the bottom of the net, falling harmlessly out of bounds while Pierce looked around in disbelief, believing he must have been fouled.
Rondo's steal gave the Celtics one more chance, but they never got a shot off.
Boston appeared to have the momentum when it closed the third quarter on a Rondo-led 10-0 spurt that cut Atlanta's 12-point lead down to a mere basket. First, he flipped a brilliant lob pass to Ryan Hollins for a dunk. Then, Rondo soared through the lane for a putback after Allen missed a 3-pointer. When Smith followed with a lazy inbounds pass, Rondo stole it away and hit a jumper. The Hawks turned it over again when Horford doled out an illegal pick, and Rondo went right back to work. Even after missing a 3-pointer, he darted into the lane when Hollins snatched the offensive rebound, took a pass and laid it in.
Finally, with the Hawks in total panic mode, Johnson dribbled too close to the sideline, got pinned and turned it over. The Celtics took off the other way, with Allen delivering a pass to Mickael Pietrus for a reverse layup with three-tenths of a second remaining. Just like that, Boston had sliced it to 66-64 heading to the fourth. The road team, cheered on by thousands of green-clad fans sprinkled around Philips Arena, kept it going early in the fourth, pushing out to a 73-69 lead on Allen's 3-pointer with 8 1-2 minutes remaining.
But no lead was safe in this topsy-turvy game. The Hawks ripped off a 14-3 run. The Celtics called time out and scored seven straight of their own, capped by another 3 by Allen.
Looking to spark his team and generate more offense, Atlanta coach Larry Drew juggled his lineup for Game 5. Horford's first start since his injury wasn't totally surprising, given the center had 12 points and five rebounds off the bench in Sunday's 22-point loss.
Perhaps more significantly, the Hawks started Williams at small forward and shifted Johnson to shooting guard, hoping that would create mismatches and give Atlanta's top scorer more offensive chances. He took only eight shots in Game 4, a totally unacceptable number that left Johnson grumbling that Horford's return seemed to disrupt the offense more than it helped.
No complaints now.
"To have a full deck, with everybody back," Johnson said, "it's a blessing."
Notes: The Hawks have used three different lineups in the five-game series. … Despite bone spurs, Allen kept up his solid play off the bench with 15 points. Bass added 14. … With Horford back, former starter Jason Collins played only 10 seconds for Atlanta.