MIAMI -- Their big early lead was gone, the Miami Heat were trailing with 3 minutes remaining and the two-time defending champions seemed very much in
trouble.
Adidas Neo Shoes Price . They didnt let Boston score again. Thats how to snap a defensive slump. LeBron James scored 11
of his 29 points in the fourth quarter, Chris Bosh added 16 and the Heat beat
the Celtics 93-86 on Tuesday night -- finishing the game on a 9-0 run after
trailing 86-84 with 3:08 left. "Its difficult doing what we do," Bosh said. "But
thats why were the champs, to do the difficult thing again and get the job done.
Tonight was a good start. We just have to build off of it." Chris Andersen
scored 13 points and made all five of his shots for Miami, which had given up at
least 100 points in four of its last six games. The Heat are 25-1 when allowing
less than 100 points; 5-11 otherwise. Brandon Bass scored 15 points,
Kris Humphries had 14 points and 13 rebounds, and Jeff Green had 12 points for
the Celtics, who enjoyed a 46-33 edge in rebounds but shot only 39 per cent. And
when it was over, Celtics coach Brad Stevens had a simple assessment of the
final 3 minutes. "LeBron James happened," Stevens said. James made seven free
throws in the final 2:33, the only other points down the stretch coming on a
jumper by Ray Allen that put the Heat up for good. James did the rest, while the
Celtics missed their final four shots. Rajon Rondo, still coming around after
returning from knee surgery, missed all eight of his shots, plus a pair of free
throws with the Celtics down four with 44.4 seconds remaining. Avery Bradley,
the Celtics other starting guard, was lost in the second quarter with a sprained
right ankle. "LeBron got a bunch of calls down the stretch," Bass said. "We
expect that. We just wished we could have kept him off the line." The Celtics
rallied from a 10-point deficit to win 111-110 in their first trip to Miami this
season. They seemed poised for a bigger comeback this time, steadily chipping
away at a big Miami lead by getting it down to 11 by halftime, then four
entering the fourth. And a dunk by Humphries with 3:08 left -- about a half
minute after James tried a reverse dunk that rimmed out -- put the Celtics on
top for the first time since the opening minutes. Thus ended Bostons offence for
the evening. "Its the only way were going to be able to win games, if we
defend," James said. As if playing without Dwyane Wade isnt difficult enough for
Miami -- he was out for the 12th time this season -- the Heat found themselves
facing a sticky situation at his position just 71 seconds after tip-off. Allen,
who started in Wades spot, was called for two fouls in a span of 11 seconds. But
the Heat rolled the dice and left him in until 4.3 seconds remained in the
opening quarter, a move that paid off two ways. One, Allen didnt get in any
deeper foul trouble. Two, Michael Beasley made those 4.3 ticks on the clock
count. Without even time to work up a droplet of sweat, Beasley banked in a
35-footer at the horn of the first quarter to give Miami a 29-15 edge. And
another beat-the-clock 3 -- this one by Bosh, with 2.0 seconds left and somewhat
less dramatic than Beasleys -- put Miami up 51-40 at intermission. Boston used a
13-2 run to get to 42-35 late in the second. Thats when Greg Oden made his first
home-court impact with the Heat. Oden -- playing in Miami for the first time
since Nov. 12, 2008 -- blocked a dunk attempt by Green, then after a timeout had
a follow slam of a miss by James to help snuff out the Boston rally. The Celtics
just kept coming back. The Heat, though, had the final answer. "Erik sits over
there and its been a long stretch for them, a hard stretch for them," Stevens
said of Spoelstra. "Im sure the last 5 minutes he feels really good about what
he can build on moving forward because that teams really good and they didnt
even have Wade." NOTES: The Heat are 24-6 when Wade plays, 6-6 when he doesnt.
... Former Heat C Joel Anthony, who was traded to Boston last week, got a video
tribute on the scoreboard and a standing ovation during the first quarter. The
ovation was slightly less robust when he hit a jumper in the second quarter,
though some still stood and clapped. ... James got his trophy for being Eastern
Conference player of the month for December at halftime.
Womens Adidas Originals Honey Mid W Casual Shoes Pink Black Leopard . Toronto (7-9) visits Montreal (8-8) for its first road game in five weeks. The Argos went 3-1 on a recent homestand, including a
26-24 victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Saturday that gave them the season
series with their longtime rivals.
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to call it quits now. Duncan has decided to exercise the option on his contract
for 2014-15 and will return next season, a person with knowledge of the decision
told The Associated Press on Monday.LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Blake Griffin stepped
back and lofted a 3-pointer that bounced off the rim. Everyone in the arena was
spellbound, watching the ball go straight up before it dropped through at the
buzzer, stunning the Phoenix Suns and the crowd.Griffin took off running and his
teammates leaped in celebration of a 121-120 overtime victory Monday night,
their eighth in a row.When I shot it, I thought it was off, short, flat, Griffin
said, but I got a lucky bounce.Griffin finished with a season-high 45 points —
two off his career high — while making 15 of 17 free throws.He was the big cat
tonight, said teammate J.J. Redick, who added 17 points.Chris Paul had 20 points
and 10 assists, and DeAndre Jordan had 10 points and 14 rebounds in a game
featuring rat-a-tat offence from both teams.Griffins buzzer-beater exhilarated
his teammates.I feel like I hit the shot, Jordan said, smiling. I held my breath
until it went all the way through the basket. After it hit the rim and went up,
I knew it was going in. I felt the basketball gods were on our side.Redick wasnt
so sure.I thought it was an airball when he shot it, he said. It was one time
all season when Ill go to the offensive glass.Eric Bledsoe had a triple-double
of 27 points, a career-high 16 assists and 11 rebounds for the Suns.Im mad we
didnt get the W, he said. Stats dont mean nothing. At the end of the day, I go
out there to play the game the right way.Markieff Morris scored 21 points,
including back-to-back 3s in overtime that rallied the Suns from a two-point
deficit to a four-point lead.Goran Dragic added 17 points for the Suns, who had
six players in double figures. Bledsoe tied his career high in rebounds against
his former team. The Suns lost their second straight and fourth in six games.In
the 5-minute extra session, Morris hit a wide-open 3 that put the Suns ahead
117-116, after Griffin scored the Clippers first four points.Bledsoe was called
for goaltending, leading to a basket by Redick that left the Clippers trailing
120-118. The Suns committed a shot-clock violation with 5 seconds to go, setting
up Griffins game-winner from the right wing.Hes a great player and thats what
great players do, Bledsoe said. Hes doing a hell of a job.Bledsoes 3-pointer
drew the Suns within one with 2:01 leeft in regulation before Paul answered with
a step-back jumper that kept Los Angeles ahead, 112-109.
Blue/Triblue/Redzest Shoes Adidas ZX 630 Mens. Morris hit a jump hook to draw the Suns within one and then Matt Barnes was called for a foul away from the ball, putting Gerald Green at
the line. He made a shot to tie the game at 112 with 27 seconds left.Bledsoe
missed a 3-pointer with 5 seconds to go and Green lost the offensive rebound out
of bounds near the Clippers bench. Paul dribbled around and put up the potential
winning shot only to have it blocked by Bledsoe, forcing overtime.I knew he was
going to try to throw a floater up, so I just tried to contest it, Bledsoe
said.It was the Clippers closest game after winning their last five by an
average of 21.4 points.As far as wins, this was better than all of them (the
previous five) because this was one we clearly could have lost, coach Doc Rivers
said.The fourth quarter bogged down when Jamal Crawford was called for a loose
ball foul after getting tangled with Bledsoe at midcourt and then saying
something to referee Mark Lindsay, who hit him with a technical and his first
career ejection.Rivers got a tech for arguing the call, which was confirmed
after a video review.There was a lot of complaining by both head coaches, by all
the players, and thats why I was so surprised by the ejection, Rivers said.
Jamals probably the most soft-spoken guy of all of them, and hes the one that
gets it.Rivers said Crawford apologized after the game, but he didnt stick
around to talk to reporters.That was the craziest ejection Ive ever seen,
Griffin said. I heard a guy say worse things tonight.Griffin ran off nine points
in a row in the third, when the Clippers built a 12-point lead — their largest
of the game. His fast-break dunk in the first left Suns coach Jeff Hornacek
shaking his head on the sideline.___TIP-INSSuns: Phoenix had no offensive
rebounds in the first half against a team that is averaging the fewest in the
league. ... G Isaiah Thomas (bruised right ankle) sat out.Clippers: The guard
trio of Jordan Farmar (back spasms), Reggie Bullock (right ankle sprain) and
Chris Douglas-Roberts (sore right Achilles) remained out. ... Julius Erving
attended the game.UP NEXTSuns: Host Miami on Tuesday.Clippers: At Indiana on
Wednesday.
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