Final

Series (Game 2 of 2)

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Game 1: Wednesday, January 11th
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Celtics85
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Game 2: Monday, February 20th
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Celtics 73

(15-16, 4-8 away)

Mavericks 89

(21-12, 13-5 home)

Coverage: TNT

8:00 PM ET, February 20, 2012

American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX

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BOS 15 19 19 2073
DAL 20 24 26 1989

Top Performers

Boston: P. Pierce 20 Pts, 4 Reb, 2 Ast, 4 Stl

Dallas: D. Nowitzki 26 Pts, 16 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

TIMEBOSTONSCOREDALLAS
12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00Jumpball: Jermaine O'Neal vs. Brendan Haywood (Chris Wilcox gains possession)0-0 
11:45Ray Allen misses 3-foot two point shot0-0 
11:42 0-0Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound
11:27 0-0Dirk Nowitzki misses 17-foot jumper
11:26Ray Allen defensive rebound0-0 
11:18Paul Pierce misses jumper0-0 
11:18 0-0Shawn Marion defensive rebound
11:10 0-2Shawn Marion makes 12-foot running jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
10:45Avery Bradley makes 21-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)2-2 
10:32 2-2Jermaine O'Neal blocks Brendan Haywood's two point shot
10:30 2-2Brendan Haywood offensive rebound
10:26 2-4Brendan Haywood makes two point shot
10:10Ray Allen misses 13-foot jumper2-4 
10:08 2-4Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound
10:08Avery Bradley loose ball foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul)2-4 
9:52 2-4Shawn Marion misses 1-foot two point shot
9:52 2-4Dallas offensive team rebound
9:44 2-4Dirk Nowitzki misses jumper
9:44 2-4Dallas offensive team rebound
9:44 2-4shot clock turnover
9:30Dirk Nowitzki blocks Avery Bradley's 5-foot two point shot2-4 
9:30Boston offensive team rebound2-4 
9:23Paul Pierce makes 18-foot two point shot4-4 
9:10 4-4Shawn Marion bad pass (Paul Pierce steals)
9:00Chris Wilcox bad pass (Vince Carter steals)4-4 
8:52 4-6Brendan Haywood makes layup (Vince Carter assists)
8:36Paul Pierce traveling4-6 
8:26 4-8Dirk Nowitzki makes 11-foot two point shot
7:58Avery Bradley makes 20-foot jumper6-8 
7:43 6-8Vince Carter misses 25-foot three point jumper
7:43Paul Pierce defensive rebound6-8 
7:35Paul Pierce lost ball (Dirk Nowitzki steals)6-8 
7:31 6-8Jermaine O'Neal blocks Vince Carter's driving layup
7:30Chris Wilcox defensive rebound6-8 
7:24Dirk Nowitzki blocks Avery Bradley's driving dunk6-8 
7:22 6-8Jason Kidd defensive rebound
7:07Chris Wilcox personal foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul)6-8 
7:07 6-8Jason Terry enters the game for Vince Carter
6:56 6-10Dirk Nowitzki makes 18-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
6:39Boston full timeout
6:33Jermaine O'Neal misses 8-foot two point shot6-10 
6:31 6-10Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound
6:13 6-10Dirk Nowitzki misses 13-foot two point shot
6:13Jermaine O'Neal defensive rebound6-10 
6:07Chris Wilcox misses layup6-10 
6:05 6-10Jason Terry defensive rebound
5:54 6-12Dirk Nowitzki makes 15-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
5:54Chris Wilcox shooting foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul)6-12 
5:54 6-13Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 1 of 1
5:35Avery Bradley misses 1-foot two point shot6-13 
5:33 6-13Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound
5:24 6-13Brendan Haywood misses 6-foot two point shot
5:22Avery Bradley defensive rebound6-13 
5:11Paul Pierce misses 24-foot three point jumper6-13 
5:11 6-13Brendan Haywood defensive rebound
5:01 6-13Shawn Marion lost ball (Paul Pierce steals)
4:50Avery Bradley makes 18-foot two point shot (Ray Allen assists)8-13 
4:30 8-13Shawn Marion misses 9-foot two point shot
4:28Ray Allen defensive rebound8-13 
4:26Ray Allen bad pass (Shawn Marion steals)8-13 
4:24 8-13Jermaine O'Neal blocks Shawn Marion's layup
4:22 8-13Brendan Haywood offensive rebound
4:22Dallas full timeout
4:22 8-13Dominique Jones enters the game for Brendan Haywood
4:22 8-13Ian Mahinmi enters the game for Jason Kidd
4:22Greg Stiemsma enters the game for Chris Wilcox8-13 
4:22Mickael Pietrus enters the game for Jermaine O'Neal8-13 
4:11 8-13Dirk Nowitzki misses 13-foot jumper
4:09 8-13Ian Mahinmi offensive rebound
4:09 8-13Ian Mahinmi misses two point shot
4:07Avery Bradley defensive rebound8-13 
3:49Mickael Pietrus misses 24-foot three point jumper8-13 
3:49 8-13Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound
3:31 8-13Dirk Nowitzki misses 10-foot two point shot
3:31Greg Stiemsma defensive rebound8-13 
3:15Mickael Pietrus out of bounds lost ball turnover8-13 
3:15 8-13Lamar Odom enters the game for Dirk Nowitzki
3:15Keyon Dooling enters the game for Avery Bradley8-13 
2:59 8-15Dominique Jones makes driving layup
2:48Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper8-15 
2:47 8-15Shawn Marion defensive rebound
2:34 8-15Ian Mahinmi out of bounds lost ball turnover
2:34JaJuan Johnson enters the game for Ray Allen8-15 
2:24Mickael Pietrus makes 22-foot three point jumper (Keyon Dooling assists)11-15 
2:06 11-17Jason Terry makes two point shot
1:45Greg Stiemsma misses 16-foot jumper11-17 
1:44 11-17Jason Terry defensive rebound
1:35 11-17Shawn Marion misses two point shot
1:34Paul Pierce defensive rebound11-17 
1:21 11-17Lamar Odom shooting foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)
1:21Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 212-17 
1:21 12-17Vince Carter enters the game for Shawn Marion
1:21Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 213-17 
1:07 13-17Lamar Odom misses 23-foot three point jumper
1:07Keyon Dooling defensive rebound13-17 
0:57Paul Pierce makes 13-foot two point shot (Keyon Dooling assists)15-17 
0:57 15-17Dominique Jones shooting foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)
0:57Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 115-17 
0:56 15-17Vince Carter defensive rebound
0:42JaJuan Johnson shooting foul (Ian Mahinmi draws the foul)15-17 
0:42 15-17Ian Mahinmi misses free throw 1 of 2
0:42 15-17Dallas offensive team rebound
0:42 15-18Ian Mahinmi makes free throw 2 of 2
0:23Paul Pierce misses 5-foot two point shot15-18 
0:22 15-18Lamar Odom defensive rebound
0:18 15-20Dominique Jones makes driving layup (Lamar Odom assists)
0:00Keyon Dooling misses 22-foot jumper15-20 
0:00 15-20Lamar Odom defensive rebound
0:00End of the 1st Quarter