Executed by a Lack of Execution Celtics 90, Heat 98 VIDEO

Click on hotznews.com - FREE to watch Executed by a Lack of Execution Celtics 90, Heat 98 VIDEO The Celtics were right in their comfort zone. After giving up a late game lead, they came roaring back to tie the game at 86. Paul Pierce, after going toe-to-toe with LeBron James all game, forced James to mis-dribble and Ray Allen secured the loose ball. With the ball and 20 seconds to go, you wouldn’t find a person alive that wouldn't have bet on Boston to execute a play and get a good shot. It was only one year ago that the Miami Heat saw this late game execution first hand when a Rajon Rondo alley-oop sent a game to overtime, an eventual Boston win. Tonight was an anomaly, although a perfect punctuation to a contest that lacked offensive execution. Coming off a timeout, Paul Pierce got the ball at the top of the key and began to dribble down extraneous seconds. Then the Celtics began to make their move only instead of setting a pick on a Miami player, Allen and Kevin Garnett had done the unimaginable: they set a pick on themselves. Out of sorts and without a screen coming, Pierce is forced to go left and throw up a prayer that was not answered. Backboard, rim, out, overtime. Both the Celtics and the Heat were playing unbelievable defense to that point. Aside for Boston's bullet-filled feet, the two team's played each other to a standstill. Something had to give and with the Celtics' tired, old legs and the Heat's all-game aggressiveness, a Boston loss was inevitable. Now ...

Channel: YouTube Video Length: 1m 33s Date Found: Tue, May 10 2011 2:17 AM Category: Sports Date Produced: Tue, May 10 2011 1:26 AM View Count: 0