Final

Series (Game 1 of 2)

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Series starts 12/30

Game 1: Sunday, December 30th
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Game 2: Wednesday, January 30th
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Celtics 96

(14-16, 5-11 away)

Kings 118

(11-19, 10-7 home)

9:00 PM ET, December 30, 2012

Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento, CA

1 2 3 4 T
BOS 18 31 24 2396
SAC 24 30 30 34118

Top Performers

Boston: K. Garnett 16 Pts, 12 Reb, 6 Ast

Sacramento: I. Thomas 27 Pts, 4 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 Stl

3rd Qtr Play-By-Play

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3rd Quarter Summary

TIMEBOSTONSCORESACRAMENTO
11:41Jason Terry misses jumper49-54 
11:41Celtics offensive team rebound49-54 
11:41 49-54Isaiah Thomas loose ball foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)
11:30Kevin Garnett makes 18-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)51-54 
11:18 51-56Marcus Thornton makes 21-foot jumper (Isaiah Thomas assists)
10:56Kevin Garnett misses 9-foot jumper51-56 
10:56 51-56John Salmons defensive rebound
10:52 51-58John Salmons makes 9-foot jumper
10:52Jason Collins shooting foul (John Salmons draws the foul)51-58 
10:52 51-59John Salmons makes free throw 1 of 1
10:33Kevin Garnett makes 19-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)53-59 
10:11 53-59Isaiah Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper
10:11 53-59DeMarcus Cousins offensive rebound
10:11Jason Collins personal foul (DeMarcus Cousins draws the foul)53-59 
10:03 53-59John Salmons misses 23-foot three point jumper
10:03Jason Collins defensive rebound53-59 
9:48Paul Pierce makes dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)55-59 
9:29 55-59Jason Thompson misses 10-foot two point shot
9:27Jason Terry defensive rebound55-59 
9:19Kevin Garnett makes 4-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)57-59 
9:19Kings Full timeout
9:00 57-59John Salmons misses 16-foot two point shot
9:00Kevin Garnett defensive rebound57-59 
8:47 57-59Jason Thompson personal foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)
8:33Jason Thompson blocks Jason Collins 's 3-foot layup57-59 
8:32 57-59Isaiah Thomas defensive rebound
8:27 57-59Marcus Thornton misses 8-foot jumper
8:27Paul Pierce defensive rebound57-59 
8:18Jason Terry misses jumper57-59 
8:18 57-59Marcus Thornton defensive rebound
8:07 57-59Isaiah Thomas misses 5-foot running hook shot
8:06Kevin Garnett defensive rebound57-59 
7:58 57-59Marcus Thornton defensive rebound
7:39 57-62Marcus Thornton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Thomas assists)
7:39Jason Terry shooting foul (Marcus Thornton draws the foul)57-63 
7:39Kings Full timeout
7:39 57-62James Johnson enters the game for Marcus Thornton
7:24Kevin Garnett misses 14-foot two point shot57-63 
7:24 57-63John Salmons defensive rebound
7:15Jason Collins personal foul (DeMarcus Cousins draws the foul)57-63 
7:15Jared Sullinger enters the game for Kevin Garnett57-63 
7:15Brandon Bass enters the game for Jason Collins57-63 
7:01 57-65Isaiah Thomas makes driving layup (John Salmons assists)
6:37Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jared Sullinger assists)60-65 
6:22 60-67Jason Thompson makes 14-foot jumper (John Salmons assists)
6:13Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)63-67 
5:56 63-67James Johnson lost ball turnover (Jason Terry steals)
5:52 63-67DeMarcus Cousins personal foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)
5:52Jeff Green enters the game for Jason Terry63-67 
5:41Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper 63-67 
5:41 63-67Isaiah Thomas defensive rebound
5:37Jared Sullinger personal foul (Jason Thompson draws the foul)63-67 
5:37 63-68Jason Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2
5:37 63-69Jason Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2
5:24 63-69DeMarcus Cousins personal foul (Jared Sullinger draws the foul)
5:22Paul Pierce bad pass (Jason Thompson steals)63-69 
5:22Brandon Bass personal foul (Jason Thompson draws the foul)63-69 
5:22 63-69Jason Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
5:22 63-69Kings offensive team rebound
5:22 63-70Jason Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2
5:07Paul Pierce misses layup63-70 
5:07 63-70James Johnson defensive rebound
4:58 63-72John Salmons makes 19-foot two point shot (James Johnson assists)
4:56Celtics Full timeout
4:39Jeff Green misses jumper63-72 
4:39 63-72James Johnson defensive rebound
4:26 63-74John Salmons makes 4-foot two point shot
4:16 63-74DeMarcus Cousins shooting foul (Jared Sullinger draws the foul)
4:16Jared Sullinger makes free throw 1 of 264-74 
4:16Courtney Lee enters the game for Paul Pierce64-74 
4:16Kevin Garnett enters the game for Brandon Bass64-74 
4:16Jared Sullinger makes free throw 2 of 265-74 
4:03 65-74DeMarcus Cousins misses 4-foot jumper
4:01Kevin Garnett defensive rebound65-74 
3:48 65-74James Johnson shooting foul (Jared Sullinger draws the foul)
3:48Jared Sullinger makes free throw 1 of 266-74 
3:48Jared Sullinger makes free throw 2 of 267-74 
3:40 67-76Isaiah Thomas makes driving layup
3:21Courtney Lee misses 23-foot three point jumper 67-76 
3:21 67-76DeMarcus Cousins defensive rebound
3:11 67-76Jason Thompson misses 17-foot jumper
3:10Kevin Garnett defensive rebound67-76 
2:51Jeff Green misses 16-foot two point shot67-76 
2:51 67-76James Johnson defensive rebound
2:46Jared Sullinger personal foul (Isaiah Thomas draws the foul)67-76 
2:46 67-77Isaiah Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
2:46 67-77Chuck Hayes enters the game for DeMarcus Cousins
2:46 67-77Isaiah Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
2:45Jeff Green defensive rebound67-77 
2:26James Johnson blocks Jeff Green 's 3-foot layup67-77 
2:25Jeff Green offensive rebound67-77 
2:24Jeff Green misses layup67-77 
2:23 67-77James Johnson defensive rebound
2:20 67-77James Johnson bad pass (Courtney Lee steals)
2:14Courtney Lee misses 25-foot three point jumper 67-77 
2:13Celtics offensive team rebound68-77 
2:13 69-77Chuck Hayes loose ball foul (Jared Sullinger draws the foul)
2:13Jared Sullinger makes free throw 1 of 268-77 
2:13Jared Sullinger makes free throw 2 of 269-77 
1:57 69-77Chuck Hayes misses jumper
1:55 69-77Jason Thompson offensive rebound
1:44 69-79Jason Thompson makes 7-foot two point shot
1:27Jared Sullinger makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)71-79 
1:08Courtney Lee shooting foul (James Johnson draws the foul)71-80 
1:08 71-80James Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
1:08Jason Terry enters the game for Rajon Rondo71-80 
1:08 71-80Jimmer Fredette enters the game for John Salmons
1:08 71-81James Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
0:55Courtney Lee misses layup71-81 
0:54Jared Sullinger misses tip shot71-81 
0:54Jared Sullinger offensive rebound71-81 
0:53Jason Terry offensive rebound71-81 
0:50Courtney Lee traveling 71-81 
0:32 71-84Isaiah Thomas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jimmer Fredette assists)
0:17Jeff Green makes 2-foot dunk (Kevin Garnett assists)73-84 
0:01 73-84Isaiah Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper
0:00Kevin Garnett defensive rebound73-84 
0:00End of the 3rd Quarter