Final

Series (Game 2 of 2)

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Game 1: Sunday, January 25th
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Celtics124
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Game 2: Thursday, February 12th
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Celtics 99

(44-11, 20-7 away)

Mavericks 92

(31-21, 17-8 home)

Coverage: TNT

9:30 PM ET, February 12, 2009

American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX

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BOS 17 23 29 3099
DAL 21 30 24 1792

Top Performers

Boston: R. Rondo 19 Pts, 15 Reb, 14 Ast, 1 Stl

Dallas: D. Nowitzki 37 Pts, 8 Reb, 1 Stl

3rd Qtr Play-By-Play

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3rd Quarter Summary

TIMEBOSTONSCOREDALLAS
12:00Start of the 3rd Quarter
11:45 40-51Josh Howard misses 23-foot three point jumper
11:45Ray Allen defensive rebound40-51 
11:30Kendrick Perkins offensive foul (Jason Kidd draws the foul)40-51 
11:30Kendrick Perkins turnover40-51 
11:15 40-51Jason Kidd misses 21-foot jumper
11:15 40-51Dallas defensive rebound
11:04Ray Allen makes 10-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)42-51 
10:51 42-51Dirk Nowitzki misses 15-foot jumper
10:49Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound42-51 
10:38Kevin Garnett makes 9-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)44-51 
10:14 44-51Josh Howard offensive foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)
10:14 44-51Josh Howard turnover
10:03Rajon Rondo traveling44-51 
9:52 44-51Dirk Nowitzki misses 15-foot jumper
9:52Kevin Garnett defensive rebound44-51 
9:45Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper44-51 
9:44Rajon Rondo offensive rebound44-51 
9:26Rajon Rondo bad pass (Josh Howard steals)44-51 
9:22 44-53Josh Howard makes 5-foot two point shot
9:02Rajon Rondo makes 22-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)46-53 
8:42 46-55Dirk Nowitzki makes 19-foot jumper
8:18Rajon Rondo misses layup46-55 
8:17 46-55Jason Kidd defensive rebound
8:11 46-58Dirk Nowitzki makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
7:58Kevin Garnett makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)48-58 
7:47 48-58Dirk Nowitzki offensive foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)
7:47 48-58Dirk Nowitzki turnover
7:39Kevin Garnett traveling48-58 
7:31 48-60Josh Howard makes driving layup
7:09 48-60Erick Dampier shooting foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)
7:09Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 249-60 
7:09Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 250-60 
7:01 50-62Josh Howard makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
6:43Kevin Garnett lost ball (Antoine Wright steals)50-62 
6:37 50-65Antoine Wright makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Howard assists)
6:35Boston full timeout
6:20Ray Allen bad pass (Dirk Nowitzki steals)50-65 
6:16 50-65Josh Howard misses driving layup
6:15 50-65Dirk Nowitzki offensive rebound
6:13 50-65Dirk Nowitzki bad pass (Rajon Rondo steals)
6:05Kevin Garnett makes two point shot (Kendrick Perkins assists)52-65 
5:48 52-65Dirk Nowitzki misses 17-foot jumper
5:48Rajon Rondo defensive rebound52-65 
5:37Paul Pierce makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)54-65 
5:37 54-65Josh Howard shooting foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)
5:37 54-65Devean George enters the game for Josh Howard
5:37Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 155-65 
5:09 55-65Dirk Nowitzki misses 21-foot jumper
5:09Rajon Rondo defensive rebound55-65 
5:03Rajon Rondo makes driving layup57-65 
5:01Dallas full timeout
4:47 57-67Erick Dampier makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
4:46 57-67Erick Dampier hanging on rim foul (2nd personal foul)
4:46Ray Allen makes technical free throw58-67 
4:33 58-67Dirk Nowitzki shooting foul (Ray Allen draws the foul)
4:33Ray Allen makes free throw 1 of 259-67 
4:33Ray Allen makes free throw 2 of 260-67 
4:15 60-67Antoine Wright misses jumper
4:13Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound60-67 
4:11Kendrick Perkins lost ball (Devean George steals)60-67 
4:05 60-67Devean George misses three point jumper
4:03Ray Allen defensive rebound60-67 
3:57Kevin Garnett makes two point shot (Ray Allen assists)62-67 
3:31 62-69Dirk Nowitzki makes 3-foot two point shot
3:15Rajon Rondo makes 5-foot two point shot64-69 
3:00Kendrick Perkins personal foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul)64-69 
3:00Leon Powe enters the game for Kendrick Perkins64-69 
2:48 64-71Dirk Nowitzki makes 5-foot two point shot
2:31Rajon Rondo bad pass64-71 
2:27Kevin Garnett personal foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul)64-71 
2:27 64-71Dirk Nowitzki double technical foul
2:16Kevin Garnett personal foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul)64-71 
2:16 64-72Dirk Nowitzki makes technical free throw
2:16Glen Davis enters the game for Kevin Garnett64-72 
2:15 64-73Dirk Nowitzki makes technical free throw
2:05 64-73Dirk Nowitzki misses 19-foot jumper
2:04Rajon Rondo defensive rebound64-73 
1:47Ray Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)67-73 
1:30 67-73Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper
1:29Leon Powe defensive rebound67-73 
1:15Ray Allen misses two point shot67-73 
1:15 67-73Antoine Wright defensive rebound
0:58Leon Powe personal foul (Jason Kidd draws the foul)67-73 
0:58 67-73Brandon Bass enters the game for Erick Dampier
0:53Glen Davis shooting foul (Brandon Bass draws the foul)67-73 
0:53 67-74Brandon Bass makes free throw 1 of 2
0:53 67-74Erick Dampier enters the game for Dirk Nowitzki
0:53 67-75Brandon Bass makes free throw 2 of 2
0:40Ray Allen misses 18-foot jumper67-75 
0:39Glen Davis offensive rebound67-75 
0:39 67-75Erick Dampier loose ball foul (Glen Davis draws the foul)
0:34 67-75Antoine Wright personal foul (Ray Allen draws the foul)
0:34Ray Allen makes free throw 1 of 268-75 
0:34 68-75Dirk Nowitzki enters the game for Erick Dampier
0:34 68-75Matt Carroll enters the game for Antoine Wright
0:34Ray Allen makes free throw 2 of 269-75 
0:14 69-75Dirk Nowitzki misses 13-foot two point shot
0:13Glen Davis defensive rebound69-75 
0:00Rajon Rondo misses 5-foot jumper69-75 
0:00Leon Powe offensive rebound69-75 
0:00Leon Powe misses layup69-75 
0:00 69-75Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound
0:00End of the 3rd Quarter