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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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Home starting five
Boston Celtics
StarterBBBrandon Bass
StarterKGKevin Garnett
StarterPPPaul Pierce
StarterRRRajon Rondo
StarterRARay Allen
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Miami Heat
StarterDWDwyane Wade
StarterLJLeBron James
StarterMCMario Chalmers
StarterSBShane Battier
StarterUHUdonis Haslem

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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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