Final

Series (Game 1 of 2)

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Game 1: Monday, January 18th
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Game 2: Saturday, March 20th
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Mavericks 99

(27-14, 14-7 away)

Celtics 90

(27-12, 11-7 home)

Coverage: TNT

8:00 PM ET, January 18, 2010

TD Garden, Boston, MA

1 2 3 4 T
DAL 20 21 34 2499
BOS 25 25 18 2290

Top Performers

Dallas: D. Nowitzki 37 Pts, 7 Reb, 3 Ast

Boston: P. Pierce 24 Pts, 3 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk

3rd Qtr Play-By-Play

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3rd Quarter Summary

TIMEDALLASSCOREBOSTON
12:00Start of the 3rd Quarter
11:36 41-53Paul Pierce makes 27-foot three pointer
11:15Erick Dampier makes layup (Dirk Nowitzki assists)43-53 
11:15 43-53Ray Allen shooting foul (Erick Dampier draws the foul)
11:15Erick Dampier makes free throw 1 of 144-53 
11:03 44-53Paul Pierce misses layup
11:02Shawn Marion defensive rebound44-53 
10:56Shawn Marion makes 10-foot running jumper46-53 
10:45 46-55Ray Allen makes 18-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
10:25Jason Kidd misses 22-foot jumper46-55 
10:22Jason Kidd offensive rebound46-55 
10:14Josh Howard bad pass (Rajon Rondo steals)46-55 
9:49 46-55Erick Dampier blocks Kendrick Perkins's jumper
9:48 46-55Boston offensive rebound
9:48 46-55shot clock violation
9:41Dirk Nowitzki makes 21-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)48-55 
9:26 48-55Rasheed Wallace misses 5-foot jumper
9:25Shawn Marion defensive rebound48-55 
9:11Erick Dampier makes 14-foot jumper50-55 
8:48 50-57Paul Pierce makes 3-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
8:30Shawn Marion makes 4-foot running jumper (Josh Howard assists)52-57 
8:07 52-59Kendrick Perkins makes two point shot (Paul Pierce assists)
7:58Erick Dampier makes 7-foot two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)54-59 
7:33 54-61Rajon Rondo makes 17-foot two point shot
7:22Jason Kidd makes layup56-61 
7:07Josh Howard personal foul (Kendrick Perkins draws the foul)56-61 
7:01Jason Kidd shooting foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)56-61 
7:01 56-62Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2
7:01 56-63Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2
6:50Erick Dampier makes layup (Josh Howard assists)58-63 
6:50 58-63Rajon Rondo shooting foul (Erick Dampier draws the foul)
6:50Erick Dampier misses free throw 1 of 158-63 
6:48 58-63Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound
6:39 58-63Ray Allen misses three point jumper
6:39Erick Dampier defensive rebound58-63 
6:33Shawn Marion misses layup58-63 
6:31 58-63Ray Allen defensive rebound
6:26 58-63Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
6:24Jason Kidd defensive rebound58-63 
6:22Erick Dampier offensive foul (Ray Allen draws the foul)58-63 
6:22Erick Dampier turnover58-63 
6:05 58-63Kendrick Perkins bad pass
5:56 58-63Kendrick Perkins personal foul (Erick Dampier draws the foul)
5:56Boston full timeout
5:48Jason Kidd bad pass (Kendrick Perkins steals)58-63 
5:47 58-63Rajon Rondo discontinue dribble
5:31Shawn Marion misses 24-foot three point jumper58-63 
5:31Erick Dampier offensive rebound58-63 
5:26Dirk Nowitzki makes 18-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)60-63 
5:16 60-63Rasheed Wallace offensive foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul)
5:16 60-63Rasheed Wallace turnover
5:01Dirk Nowitzki misses jumper60-63 
5:01 60-63Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound
4:48 60-65Kendrick Perkins makes 8-foot two point shot
4:31Erick Dampier makes driving layup62-65 
4:09 62-65Rasheed Wallace misses three point jumper
4:09Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound62-65 
3:56Erick Dampier offensive goaltending62-65 
3:56 62-65Brian Scalabrine enters the game for Rasheed Wallace
3:43 62-65Rajon Rondo misses 18-foot jumper
3:42Shawn Marion defensive rebound62-65 
3:32Erick Dampier lost ball (Rajon Rondo steals)62-65 
3:19 62-65Kendrick Perkins misses 6-foot jumper
3:15Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound62-65 
3:15 62-65Rajon Rondo personal foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul)
2:56 62-65Kendrick Perkins illegal defense foul (3rd personal foul)
2:56Dallas full timeout
2:56Dirk Nowitzki makes technical free throw63-65 
2:48Dirk Nowitzki makes jumper (Jason Kidd assists)65-65 
2:29 65-68Paul Pierce makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brian Scalabrine assists)
2:08Dirk Nowitzki makes two point shot67-68 
1:54 67-68Josh Howard blocks Ray Allen's 19-foot jumper
1:53Jason Kidd defensive rebound67-68 
1:42Dirk Nowitzki makes 17-foot jumper69-68 
1:19 69-68Paul Pierce misses 16-foot jumper
1:17Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound69-68 
1:02Dirk Nowitzki makes 22-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)71-68 
1:01Boston 20 Sec. timeout
1:01 71-68Glen Davis enters the game for Brian Scalabrine
0:52Shawn Marion personal foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)71-68 
0:46 71-68Glen Davis misses layup
0:45Erick Dampier defensive rebound71-68 
0:40Shawn Marion makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)73-68 
0:21 73-68Paul Pierce misses layup
0:20Erick Dampier defensive rebound73-68 
0:14Shawn Marion makes two point shot (Josh Howard assists)75-68 
0:00End of the 3rd Quarter