?boston (ap) — kevin garnett had 24 points and 11 rebounds and rajon rondo scored 21 points with 10 assists to lead the boston celtics to a 101-91 victory over the heat in game 3 of the eastern conference finals on friday night, cutting miami's lead in the series to 2-1.
game 4 is sunday night in boston.
paul pierce scored 23 points for boston.
lebron james scored 34 points, but the nba mvp and the rest of the heat went cold during a 7-minute stretch at the end of the first quarter and the beginning of the second, when boston outscored them 15-0 to turn a six-point deficit into a nine-point lead.
james scored 16 points in the first quarter but had just four points with one rebound and one assist in the fourth, when miami cut a 24-point deficit to eight. mike miller hit consecutive 3-pointers during an 11-0 run that cut the deficit to 95-87.
miami still trailed by eight points, with the ball, when dwyane wade missed and ray allen grabbed the rebound, sending rondo on a fast break that made it a 99-89 with 99 seconds to play. james threw the ball away underneath, then missed a 3-point attempt the next time down — one of only four shots he took in the fourth quarter.
pierce found garnett for a long jumper at the other end, and the teams began emptying their benches.
coming off his 44-point effort in the game 2 loss in miami, in which he played every second of regulation and overtime, rondo was 9 for 16 from the field and grabbed six rebounds. marquis daniels led the boston bench with nine points and five rebounds in 18 minutes. |
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