Even When Rajon Rondo Isn't Good, He's Still Great
It may not be obvious from a box score that shows him shooting just 3-15 and committing 5 turnovers, but Rajon Rondo had a huge impact on Boston's Game 5 victory in Miami.
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| Final - 6.5.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Celtics | 16 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 94 |
| Miami Heat | 24 | 18 | 18 | 30 | 90 |
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2012 NBA Playoffs, Heat vs. Celtics: Game Five Time, TV Schedule, and More
A place for Orlando Magic fans to discuss Game Five of the 2012 Eastern Conference Finals between the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics.
NBA Playoffs 2012, Heat Vs. Celtics Game 5: Game Time, TV Schedule And More
The Miami Heat return home after two straight road losses to the Boston Celtics, and will be looking to retain their homecourt advantage in Game 5.
GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 16 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 94 |
| Miami | 24 | 18 | 18 | 30 | 90 |
| Boston | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce | 43 | 6-19 | 2-5 | 5-5 | 4-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5-0 | 19 |
| Brandon Bass | 29 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4-1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 10 |
| Kevin Garnett | 35 | 11-20 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 11-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-0 | 26 |
| Ray Allen | 40 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 8-8 | 7-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-0 | 13 |
| Rajon Rondo | 44 | 3-15 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 6-3 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3-0 | 7 |
| Greg Stiemsma | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Mickael Pietrus | 27 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-0 | 13 |
| Keyon Dooling | 8 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 3 |
| Marquis Daniels | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sasha Pavlovic | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Ryan Hollins | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Sean Williams | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Avery Bradley | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| E`Twaun Moore | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| JaJuan Johnson | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 33-81 | 6-15 | 22-27 | 39-9 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 21-2 | 94 | |
| .407 | .400 | .815 | Team Reb: 10 | Total TO: 1 (13 pts) | |||||||
| Miami | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 45 | 11-25 | 2-6 | 6-8 | 13-3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1-0 | 30 |
| Shane Battier | 32 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-0 | 5 |
| Udonis Haslem | 33 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 14-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5-0 | 3 |
| Dwyane Wade | 39 | 10-22 | 1-3 | 6-8 | 6-1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3-0 | 27 |
| Mario Chalmers | 35 | 3-7 | 1-5 | 2-3 | 4-0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2-1 | 9 |
| Chris Bosh | 14 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 7-6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 9 |
| Mike Miller | 10 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-0 | 3 |
| James Jones | 16 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 4 |
| Norris Cole | 12 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 0 |
| Juwan Howard | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Eddy Curry | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Ronny Turiaf | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Joel Anthony | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Dexter Pittman | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Terrel Harris | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 32-82 | 7-26 | 19-25 | 49-12 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 21-1 | 90 | |
| .390 | .269 | .760 | Team Reb: 11 | Total TO: 0 (15 pts) | |||||||
GAME NOTES
Officials: - Monty McCutchen, Ron Garretson, Derrick Stafford
Duration:2:42
Officials: - Monty McCutchen, Ron Garretson, Derrick Stafford
Duration:2:42
