Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat

Dec 5, 1997

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	24	17	28	28	97
MIA	29	30	32	26	117

Player Stats

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Antoine WalkerSF	38	11-26	0-6	4-10	12	1	1	0	4	3	-14	26
0Walter McCartyPF	34	3-10	1-4	10-11	8	4	0	0	0	4	-23	17
40Travis KnightC	33	5-16	0-1	3-4	7	2	3	0	3	3	-11	13
5Ron MercerSG	20	1-9	0-0	0-0	3	2	2	0	1	2	-18	2
20Tyus EdneyPG	12	1-4	0-0	1-2	3	1	1	0	1	1	-4	3
11Dana Barros	12	1-4	0-1	2-2	2	1	0	0	0	0	-11	4
12Bruce Bowen	21	4-7	1-1	0-0	4	1	1	0	1	4	-9	9
45Andrew DeClercq	15	2-3	0-0	0-0	5	0	1	0	2	4	-10	4
4Chauncey Billups	22	6-10	3-4	2-2	0	1	2	0	2	2	-5	17
Dee Brown	21	1-7	0-3	0-0	6	2	2	0	1	0	+2	2
9Greg Minor	6	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	0	+3	0
29Pervis Ellison	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	35-9835.7%	5-2025.0%	22-3171.0%	51	16	14	0	15	23	-	97

HEAT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
24Jamal MashburnSF	32	6-12	0-1	6-6	9	4	0	0	3	4	+12	18
42P.J. BrownPF	29	5-7	0-0	1-4	12	1	0	2	1	4	+17	11
8Ike AustinC	28	7-16	0-0	2-3	6	2	1	4	2	2	+23	16
21Voshon LenardSG	23	4-8	1-3	2-3	3	3	1	0	3	2	+11	11
10Tim HardawayPG	35	6-12	0-4	6-6	6	10	4	1	2	3	+23	18
9Dan Majerle	27	3-4	3-4	0-0	2	1	1	1	2	0	+6	9
5Eric Murdock	27	2-8	0-1	5-6	1	6	4	0	2	1	+10	9
6Terry Mills	16	1-5	0-1	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	2	-2	2
30Mark Strickland	16	7-10	0-0	6-6	6	1	0	1	1	1	-1	20
Charles Smith	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	2	+1	3
2Keith Askins	— did not play —												— did not play —
31Duane Causwell	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-8350.6%	5-1533.3%	28-3482.4%	51	29	12	9	17	21	-	117

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterBOSMIA

(12:00) Jump Ball Brown vs. Knight: Tip to Walker
+2 (11:43) Mercer 12' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Walker 1 AST)
20
(11:26) Jump Ball Austin vs. Mercer: Tip to Knight
(11:26) Austin Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:26) Mercer STEAL (1 STL)
(11:13) MISS Edney 15' Jump Shot
(11:10) Hardaway REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:01) MISS Austin Dunk
(10:59) Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:58) MISS Brown 8' Jump Shot
(10:56) McCarty REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:53) MISS Mercer Layup
(10:53) Austin BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:50) Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(10:46) MISS Mashburn Driving Layup
(10:44) Knight REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:37) MISS Knight 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:34) Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (10:29) Hardaway 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
22
(10:11) MISS Knight Dunk
(10:08) Knight REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (10:07) Knight Layup (2 PTS)
42
(9:48) MISS Lenard 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:45) Brown REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(9:39) MISS Austin Driving Layup
(9:37) Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:23) MISS Knight 15' Jump Shot
(9:20) Brown REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(9:14) Mashburn Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:14) Edney STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:08) Edney Driving Layup (2 PTS)
62
(8:48) MISS Hardaway 10' Running Jump Shot
(8:47) Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:25) MISS Mercer 19' Jump Shot
(8:22) Austin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:06) Austin 3' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Hardaway 1 AST)
64
(7:46) MISS Mercer 18' Jump Shot
(7:43) Mashburn REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:37) Knight S.FOUL (P1.T1)
+1 (7:37) Mashburn Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
65
+1 (7:37) Mashburn Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
66
+2 (7:23) Knight 18' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (McCarty 1 AST)
86
+3 (7:05) Lenard 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
89
(6:47) MISS Walker 12' Jump Shot
(6:44) Lenard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:41) MISS Brown Driving Layup
(6:40) Austin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:39) MISS Austin Tip Shot
(6:39) Austin REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(6:39) Mercer S.FOUL (P1.T2)
(6:39) HEAT Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (6:39) Austin Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
810
+1 (6:39) Austin Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
811
(6:27) MISS Knight 16' Jump Shot
(6:24) Hardaway REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:20) Austin Layup (6 PTS) (Hardaway 2 AST)
813
(6:11) Lenard P.FOUL (P1.T1)
(5:55) MISS Knight 12' Jump Shot
(5:54) Mashburn REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:43) Austin Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(5:43) Knight STEAL (1 STL)
(5:38) MISS Barros 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:35) Mercer REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:33) MISS Mercer Layup
(5:33) Brown BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:31) Knight REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (5:30) Knight 4' Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1013
+2 (5:22) Hardaway Driving Layup (4 PTS)
1015
(5:02) MISS Walker Layup
(4:59) Walker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(4:57) Walker Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(4:57) Lenard STEAL (1 STL)
(4:54) Lenard Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(4:54) Bowen STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:50) Walker Dunk (2 PTS) (Bowen 1 AST)
1215
+2 (4:31) Mashburn 21' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Hardaway 3 AST)
1217
+2 (4:13) Barros Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1417
(4:07) MISS Austin Layup
(4:04) Knight REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(3:56) MISS Mercer 15' Jump Shot
(3:54) Bowen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:44) MISS Walker 12' Jump Shot
(3:44) Brown BLOCK (2 BLK)
(3:42) Mashburn REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (3:32) Lenard Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Mashburn 1 AST)
1419
(3:11) MISS Knight 20' Jump Shot
(3:08) Bowen REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(3:07) MISS Bowen Layup
(3:07) Knight REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
(3:07) Brown S.FOUL (P1.T2)
+1 (3:07) Knight Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
1519
(3:07) MISS Knight Free Throw 2 of 2
(3:06) Brown REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
(2:54) Brown Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
(2:54) Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:48) DeClercq Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (2:27) Mashburn 19' Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1521
(2:05) Mercer Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:05) Hardaway STEAL (1 STL)
(2:02) Bowen S.FOUL (P1.T3)
+1 (2:02) Hardaway Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1522
+1 (2:02) Hardaway Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1523
(1:39) MISS McCarty 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:36) Mashburn REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(1:27) McCarty S.FOUL (P1.T4)
+1 (1:27) Murdock Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1524
+1 (1:27) Murdock Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1525
(1:15) MISS Billups 15' Jump Shot
(1:15) Majerle BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:11) Walker REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (1:09) Walker Layup (4 PTS)
1725
(0:58) MISS Mashburn 15' Jump Shot
(0:55) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:44) Billups 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
2025
(0:34) Billups S.FOUL (P1.PN)
+1 (0:34) Mashburn Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
2026
+1 (0:34) Mashburn Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
2027
+2 (0:25) Billups 4' Running Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2227
(0:18) MISS Murdock Layup
(0:15) DeClercq REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:08) MISS Walker 9' Running Jump Shot
(0:07) DeClercq REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (0:07) DeClercq Tip Shot (2 PTS)
2427
+2 (0:01) Mashburn Layup (10 PTS) (Hardaway 4 AST)
2429

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

BOS

MIA

97Points117

35-98(35.7%)Field Goal(%)42-83(50.6%)

5-20(25.0%)3-Point(%)5-15(33.3%)

22-31(71.0%)Free Throw(%)28-34(82.4%)

51(24)Rebounds(Offensive)51(14)

16Assists29

14Steals12

0Blocks9

15Turnovers17

23Fouls21

56Pts In The Paint56

17Fast Break Pts19

0Pts Off Turnovers0

97Bench Pts117

4Largest Lead24

Game Details

Friday, December 5, 1997 · 7:30 PM

Kaseya Center · Miami, FL

attendance: 14,937 (76.2%)