Game #2: Boston Celtics (0-1) vs. Miami Heat (1-0)
Game #2: Boston Celtics (0-1) vs. Miami Heat (1-0)
| Final - 12.25.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Heat | 32 | 30 | 35 | 8 | 105 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 17 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 94 |
Game #2: Boston Celtics (0-1) vs. Miami Heat (1-0)
Heat dominate Dallas in Christmas Day opener
LeBron James scored 37, and the the Miami Heat led by as many as 35 in a 105-94 Christmas win over the Dallas Mavericks.
The Mavs showed they need time that isn't there. The Heat showed high pace stars and 8 points-a-4th-quarter.
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On Sunday, the Miami Heat will receive the gift of watching the Dallas Mavericks unfurl the team's 2010-11 NBA Championship banner. But LeBron James and company may have the last laugh.
Game #1: Miami Heat (0-0) vs. Dallas Mavericks (0-0)
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| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami | 32 | 30 | 35 | 8 | 105 |
| Dallas | 17 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 94 |
| Miami | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 36 | 11-19 | 0-0 | 15-19 | 10-3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3-0 | 37 |
| Chris Bosh | 23 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5-0 | 4 |
| Joel Anthony | 25 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-0 | 6 |
| Dwyane Wade | 34 | 11-21 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 8-1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4-0 | 26 |
| Mario Chalmers | 24 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3-0 | 3 |
| Norris Cole | 23 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3-0 | 7 |
| Udonis Haslem | 32 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 14-6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5-0 | 9 |
| Juwan Howard | 7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Shane Battier | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| James Jones | 18 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 9 |
| Terrel Harris | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Dexter Pittman | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Mickell Gladness | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 0 |
| Mike Miller | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Eddy Curry | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 38-78 | 4-7 | 25-36 | 51-15 | 18 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 28-1 | 105 | |
| .487 | .571 | .694 | Team Reb: 14 | Total TO: 1 (25 pts) | |||||||
| Dallas | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Marion | 29 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6-2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3-0 | 12 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 29 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 5-1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-0 | 21 |
| Brendan Haywood | 13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-0 | 0 |
| Vince Carter | 20 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-0 | 5 |
| Jason Kidd | 27 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 9 |
| Lamar Odom | 13 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-2 | 4 |
| Jason Terry | 28 | 9-18 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 23 |
| Ian Mahinmi | 15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-0 | 2 |
| Delonte West | 24 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 10 |
| Brian Cardinal | 14 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 4 |
| Brandan Wright | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Rodrigue Beaubois | 8 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Dominique Jones | 4 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Sean Williams | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 31-82 | 9-28 | 23-30 | 31-8 | 23 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 29-5 | 94 | |
| .378 | .321 | .767 | Team Reb: 13 | Total TO: 0 (29 pts) | |||||||