NBA2012 Eastern Conference Finals Game 6

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2012 Eastern Conference Finals Game 6 · Jun 7, 2012

Miami entered Boston facing elimination in a conference finals game heavy with pressure and scrutiny.

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Boston Celtics

StarterBBBrandon Bass

StarterKGKevin Garnett

StarterPPPaul Pierce

StarterRRRajon Rondo

Before the game

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Two years after leaving Cleveland to join Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, LeBron James still had not won a championship. Miami's collapse against Dallas in the 2011 Finals had made this second postseason with the Big Three a referendum on both the experiment and James's legacy—and Boston now had them one loss from another failure.

Boston led 3–2, leaving Miami one loss from elimination on the Celtics' home floor.
The veteran Celtics core had eliminated James's Cavaliers in 2008 and 2010, making TD Garden a familiar obstacle in his pursuit of a title.
Chris Bosh had missed nine playoff games with an abdominal strain and had only returned in a limited role for Game 5.

Sources: Celtics Game 6 preview · Heat season retrospective

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