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BOSTON -- Miamis Big Three was assembled for just this purpose: To dominate the bullies from Boston who knocked them from the playoffs so many times before. LeBron James scored 35 points, Dwyane Wade had 28 and Chris Bosh had 20 on Monday night to give the Heat a 98-90 overtime victory over the Celtics and move Miami within one game of the Eastern Conference finals. The Heat lead the best-of-seven East semifinals 3-1, with a chance to close out the series in Miami on Wednesday. "Wednesday night will be our greatest challenge that weve had with this group so far," Miami coach Erik Spoelstra said. "Well get their best games on Wednesday. And we have to be better. If were real about what we want to do, we have to beat the Boston Celtics at their best." One game after their worst performance as a threesome, James, Wade and Bosh had 83 of Miamis 98 points and 35 of its 45 rebounds. They scored all 12 of Miamis points in overtime; Bosh and Wade had five apiece after James fallaway jumper on the Heats first possession of the extra period game them the lead for good. "He had some incredible will plays there in the fourth quarter and overtime," Spoelstra said. "We needed every bit of his talent and competitive will." Spoelstra shuffled his lineup, activating Udonis Haslem for the first time since November foot surgery and rewarding Montreal centre Joel Anthony for his play in the early games with his first start of the playoffs. Paul Pierce scored 27, Ray Allen had 17 and Kevin Garnett had seven points and 10 rebounds for Boston, which eliminated Miami from the playoffs last season one round after knocking James and the Cavaliers out for the second time in three years. The Celtics would need to win the next three games -- two in Miami -- to have a chance to defend their Eastern Conference championship. "These are those moments. I look forward to it," Allen said. "Everybody on this team, we know what to do. We cant talk about it; we just have to put our best foot forward. Its not easy. It just makes it that much more special if were able to do it." Boston took an 84-81 lead with 2:28 left after back-to-back three-pointers by Delonte West and Allen, but James hit a three to tie it and then made a left-handed lay-in with 48 seconds to play to give Miami an 86-84 lead. Pierce drove to the basket to tie it, but James lost control of the ball while he was dribbling down the clock. Allen went for it and was bumped by James Jones, giving Boston the ball out of bounds with 19.5 seconds left and the game tied at 86. Pierce got the ball, waited out the clock and then took a high-arcing fallaway jumper in the final seconds that bounced off the rim as time expired. The Celtics scored just four points in overtime, shooting 1 for 6 and making four of their 18 turnovers. Garnett started things off by throwing the ball away, and then James made a fallaway jumper as the shot clock expired to give Miami an 88-86 lead. Allen missed, Bosh dunked at the other end, West missed a three-pointer and then James drew a charging foul on Pierce. After another Boston turnover, Wade made a two-pointer with his foot on the three-point arc to give Miami a 92-86 lead with two minutes left in overtime. "We just had poor execution down the stretch," Pierce said. "It just carried into overtime, it seemed like. We feel like tonight we beat ourselves." Rajon Rondo, who dislocated his left elbow Saturday night in Game 3, played 39 minutes with a padded sleeve covering what appeared to be a brace on his left arm, scoring 10 with five assists. One game after the Heats Big Three combined for just 44 points -- their lowest total since they assembled their superteam in Miami -- they provided almost all the offence. No one else had more than four points, and the Heats bench totalled just seven. Miami won the first two games at home, but the Celtics responded when the series returned to Boston and clamped down on the Heats Big Three to win Game 3 97-81. Garnett had his best game of the series, scoring 28 with 18 rebounds, but the star for Boston was Rondo. The Celtics point guard returned from a dislocated left elbow and provided his team with the spark it had been missing. There was some doubt about whether he would be ready for Game 4 -- but not in Rondos mind. An MRI and CT scan on the day off were both negative, and Rondo was back in the lineup. Haslem made just one appearance in the first three quarters, playing three minutes and picking up an offensive foul, a loose-ball foul and a technical foul. But the Big Three was back. The Heat went on a 10-2 run in the third quarter to take a 63-59 lead. It was a three-point game when Allen hit a three-pointer and Boston scored 11 straight points to take a 73-65 lead before Miami scored the last two baskets -- on layups by Anthony and James -- to end the third quarter trailing by four. Notes: Miami had zero assists in the second quarter, and just eight through three. ... Boston activated point guard Carlos Arroyo in case Rondos elbow and Wests shoulder became a problem. He did not get into the game. ... Jermaine ONeal was called for a flagrant foul on James in the first five minutes, perhaps an attempt by the officials to make sure things didnt get nasty after Saturday nights takedown in which Rondo was injured. Nike Air Max 90 Essential Damen . But the Montreal Alouettes kicker found himself sharing the spotlight Wednesday with quarterback Anthony Calvillo (outstanding player) and injured tackle Josh Bourke (top lineman) as division nominees. Nike Roshe Run Damen . The legislation, which originated in the Senate, takes certain fighting sports, including taekwondo and karate as well as the popular sport of MMA, out of legal limbo. http://www.bestellenschuhe-ch.com/ . Goalkeeper Joe Hart also played a part in Citys crucial win at Etihad Stadium by saving a penalty from Frank Lampard in the 52nd minute, denying the England midfielder his 200th goal for Chelsea. Nike Cortez Kaufen . -- The pack is back. Nike Cortez Schweiz . The Winnipeg native also picked up an assist as Vancouver improved to 13-8-1 while Prince George dropped to 6-13-2. Each team had a chance to open the scoring with breakaway opportunities within a minute of each other midway through the first. MIAMI -- Chris Capuano was well aware he was working on a no-hit bid, thanks to a fan who constantly gave him updates. Capuano held Miami hitless until the seventh inning and Hanley Ramirez drove in three runs against his former team, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Marlins 5-0 Sunday. "I started thinking about it a little bit probably after the fifth, sixth," Capuano said. "I had a nice heckler today when I was in the on-deck circle that kept reminding me. I actually turned to him and said, Yeah, I know." Capuano (11-8) shut down the Marlins until Jose Reyes lined a clean single to centre field with one out in the seventh. "Joses got a quick bat. I left one over the middle and he smoked it," Capuano said. Capuano allowed two hits in eight innings, striking out nine. The 33-year-old lefty had lost his last three starts with a 6.75 ERA in that span. "Hes tough and hes tough for a younger club," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. "Theyve got some older guys, but theyve got some younger guys that he can really pull the string and rock you back and forth, hard, soft, hard, soft. Thats tough for young hitters." Ramirez, acquired in a trade with the Marlins on July 25, hit a sacrifice fly in the third. He added a two-run single in eighth, giving him 500 career RBIs. "His swing is great and if he just takes his hits, hes going to drive in a ton of runs, but hes going to hit more home runs too," Mattingly said. "Hanley can hit. He sees the ball early. Hes a talented cat." Ramirez went 6 for 13 with five RBIs in his first series against his former club. He was booed before each at-bat. "Only my first at-bat (was emotional)," Ramirez said. "After that everything was back to normal. I was trying to do my job.dddddddddddd" The Dodgers took a 1-0 lead into the eighth, and Heath Bell relieved Marlins starter Wade LeBlanc (1-2). After getting one out, Bell allowed four straight hits, including the single by Ramirez and an RBI single by Andre Ethier. Luis Cruz added an RBI double off Chris Hatcher to push the Dodgers lead to 5-0. "The game went from a very good game to very bad game in one inning," Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen said. Capuano allowed a bloop single by Nick Green in the eighth before Jamey Wright came on to pitch a perfect ninth. Capuano threw 69 of 102 pitches for strikes. "Hes got an unbelievable changeup and when he throws that fastball at 88, it looks like 100," said Reyes, who played with Capuano last season with the New York Mets. LeBlanc pitched a season-high seven innings, allowing one run and six hits. NOTES: Matt Treanor was the Dodgers catcher. His wife, Olympic beach volleyball gold medallist Misty May-Treanor, was at the game. ... The Marlins optioned C Brett Hayes to Triple-A New Orleans. C Rob Brantly, acquired in a trade with Detroit last month, will have his contract selected from Triple-A New Orleans on Monday. ... Ethiers .368 batting average (49 for 133) against the Marlins is the highest among active players with at least 125 plate appearances. ... It was LeBlancs longest outing since pitching eight innings on April 24, 2011, while with San Diego. ... The Dodgers begin a four-game series at Pittsburgh on Monday and will send RHP Aaron Harang (7-7, 3.80 ERA) to the mound to face RHP Jeff Karstens (4-2, 3.77). ... Miami will host Philadelphia for a three-game set, with RHP Josh Johnson (7-8, 3.88) opposing Phillies RHP Kyle Kendrick (4-9, 4.86) in the opener. cheap jerseys wholesale jerseys ' ' '


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