Final / 2OT

Series (Game 1 of 2)

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Series starts 12/12

Game 1: Wednesday, December 12th
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Celtics117
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Game 2: Friday, March 22nd
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Mavericks 115

(11-11, 4-8 away)

Celtics 117

(12-9, 8-4 home)

8:00 PM ET, December 12, 2012

TD Garden, Boston, MA

1 2 3 4 OT 2OT T
DAL 25 18 27 26 9 10115
BOS 27 21 28 20 9 12117

Top Performers

Dallas: S. Marion 16 Pts, 11 Reb, 7 Ast, 2 Blk

Boston: R. Rondo 16 Pts, 9 Reb, 15 Ast, 3 Stl, 1 Blk

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | All

1st Quarter Summary

TIMEDALLASSCOREBOSTON
12:00 0-0Chris Kaman vs. Kevin Garnett (Brandon Bass gains possession)
11:33 0-2Kevin Garnett makes 12-foot two point shot (Paul Pierce assists)
11:15O.J. Mayo out of bounds lost ball turnover 0-2 
11:03 0-4Kevin Garnett makes 16-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
10:52Shawn Marion makes 7-foot jumper (Derek Fisher assists)2-4 
10:27Chris Kaman misses 11-foot jumper2-4 
10:27 2-6Rajon Rondo makes 17-foot two point shot
10:26 2-6Paul Pierce defensive rebound
10:19 2-6Rajon Rondo out of bounds lost ball turnover
10:02Derek Fisher makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Kaman assists)5-6 
9:41 5-9Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
9:27Shawn Marion misses 4-foot jumper5-9 
9:26Shawn Marion offensive rebound5-9 
9:26Shawn Marion makes two point shot7-9 
9:11 7-9Jason Terry misses 20-foot jumper
9:11Derek Fisher defensive rebound7-9 
9:04Chris Kaman makes layup (Derek Fisher assists)9-9 
8:41 9-9Brandon Bass misses 10-foot step back jumpshot
8:40Derek Fisher defensive rebound9-9 
8:21Derek Fisher misses 17-foot jumper9-9 
8:19 9-9Rajon Rondo defensive rebound
8:10 9-11Paul Pierce makes 16-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
7:56Chris Kaman makes jumper (Shawn Marion assists)11-11 
7:43 11-13Kevin Garnett makes 18-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
7:26O.J. Mayo possession lost ball turnoverPaul Pierce11-13 
7:22 11-13Shawn Marion blocks Rajon Rondo 's 3-foot layup
7:20 11-13Celtics offensive team rebound
7:20 11-13Chris Wilcox enters the game for Kevin Garnett
7:03 11-15Rajon Rondo makes 22-foot jumper
6:54Shawn Marion bad pass11-15 
6:41Derek Fisher personal foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)11-15 
6:24 11-15Paul Pierce possession lost ball turnover
6:18Dahntay Jones makes 10-foot jumper13-15 
6:03Shawn Marion personal foul (Brandon Bass draws the foul)13-15 
6:03 13-16Brandon Bass makes free throw 1 of 2
6:03 13-17Brandon Bass makes free throw 2 of 2
5:50Chris Kaman makes 14-foot jumper (Derek Fisher assists)15-17 
5:37 15-17Paul Pierce misses 24-foot three point jumper
5:31Shawn Marion defensive rebound15-17 
5:28O.J. Mayo bad pass (Paul Pierce steals)15-17 
5:28Celtics Full timeout
5:09 15-17Chris Wilcox misses layup
5:09 15-17Chris Wilcox offensive rebound
5:05 15-19Chris Wilcox makes two point shot
4:52O.J. Mayo lost ball turnover (Rajon Rondo steals)15-19 
4:46O.J. Mayo personal foul (Chris Wilcox draws the foul)15-20 
4:46 15-20Chris Wilcox makes free throw 1 of 2
4:46 15-21Chris Wilcox makes free throw 2 of 2
4:31Shawn Marion misses 4-foot jumper15-21 
4:30 15-21Rajon Rondo defensive rebound
4:22 15-21Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
4:20 15-21Chris Wilcox offensive rebound
4:11 15-21Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
4:09Elton Brand defensive rebound15-21 
4:07 15-21Paul Pierce shooting foul (Dahntay Jones draws the foul)
4:07Dahntay Jones makes free throw 1 of 216-21 
4:07 17-21Jeff Green enters the game for Paul Pierce
4:07Dahntay Jones makes free throw 2 of 217-21 
3:54 17-21Brandon Bass misses 18-foot jumper
3:54Shawn Marion defensive rebound17-21 
3:39Dahntay Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper 17-21 
3:39Shawn Marion offensive rebound17-21 
3:36Shawn Marion misses layup17-21 
3:35 17-21Brandon Bass defensive rebound
3:20 17-21Jeff Green misses 14-foot jumper
3:20O.J. Mayo defensive rebound17-21 
3:12O.J. Mayo makes jumper19-21 
2:59 19-21Chris Wilcox lost ball turnover (Darren Collison steals)
2:41Elton Brand makes 17-foot jumper (Darren Collison assists)21-21 
2:23 21-21Jeff Green misses 21-foot jumper
2:23 21-21Chris Wilcox offensive rebound
2:11 21-23Brandon Bass makes 17-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
2:04Elton Brand out of bounds lost ball turnover 21-23 
2:04Mavericks Full timeout
2:04Vince Carter enters the game for Dahntay Jones21-23 
2:04Brandan Wright enters the game for Shawn Marion21-23 
2:04 21-23Jared Sullinger enters the game for Brandon Bass
1:51 21-23Brandan Wright blocks Jeff Green 's 5-foot jumper
1:49Elton Brand defensive rebound21-23 
1:39Elton Brand misses 7-foot jumper21-23 
1:39 21-23Jeff Green defensive rebound
1:29 21-25Jeff Green makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
1:10 21-25Jared Sullinger personal foul (Elton Brand draws the foul)
1:10 21-25Jason Terry enters the game for Rajon Rondo
1:00Brandan Wright makes 7-foot jumper (Vince Carter assists)23-25 
0:46Darren Collison shooting foul (Jason Terry draws the foul)23-25 
0:46 23-26Jason Terry makes free throw 1 of 2
0:46 23-27Jason Terry makes free throw 2 of 2
0:39O.J. Mayo makes driving dunk25-27 
0:26 25-27Jared Sullinger misses 16-foot jumper
0:25Vince Carter defensive rebound25-27 
0:06 25-27Chris Wilcox kicked ball violation
0:01O.J. Mayo misses 18-foot jumper25-27 
0:00 25-27Jeff Green defensive rebound
0:00End of the 1st Quarter