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Fri Apr 15, 2005 · 7:30 PM
Miami HeatHeat
106
away
Chemistry Hot
Boston CelticsCeltics
98
home
Chemistry Cold

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Miami HeatHeat 31 27 18 30 106
Boston CelticsCeltics 25 21 30 22 98

After Action Report

The Heat held off the Celtics 106-98. Ugly basketball, but the Heat did just enough. Heat's high-flyers tilted the pace and the rim; the Heat steamroller is in full effect right now. The Heat bench chemistry carried them. The Celtics rotation plan worked against them — wrong guys, wrong night. Survive-and-advance type win.

What tipped it

  • Celtics · Ice Cold On a 4+ game losing streak — shots aren't falling.
  • Heat · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
  • Heat · Buzzsaw An 8+ game winning streak — they cannot be stopped (until the league catches up).
  • Heat · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.