Miami - Miami Heat managed to maximize the chance of playing at home. Serve the Boston Celtics, LeBron James et al. victory with a score of 115-107.
Compete at American Airlines Arena on Wednesday (28/12/2011) morning local time, the Heat closed the first quarter with a 30-27 advantage. At the end of the second quarter, they were farther ahead 69-54.
Boston, which played without Paul Pierce is still injured, tried to get up in the third quarter. This effort paid off and they can cut selisuh points to 83-91.
However, in the quarter final, a game the Heat back to stable. As a result, they can continue to keep their distance until the end of the game and win 115-107.
James finished contributor most points for the Heat with 26 points, followed by Dwyane Wade with 24 points and Norris Cole with 20 points. Chris Bosh also performed quite okay with the donation of 18 points and 11 rebounds.
In the stronghold of the Celtics, Ray Allen scored 28 points, while Rajon Rondo recorded 22 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists.
Other match results:
New Jersey Nets 70-106 Atlanta Hawks
Milwaukee Bucks Minnesota Timberwolves 98-95
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Jakarta - Manchester United and Manchester City could result in the opposite Boxing Day. The Red Devils equaled the 31-year-old, while The Citizens worst record in 8 months.
Manchester United 5-0 victory was achieved and the failure of City to make the maximum points in the competition's top Premier League return at the end of 2011 fierce. Both clubs are now both have 45 points, and only goal difference is so distinctive.
Success so clearly points back to equalize the biggest prize in the game MU is Boxing Day. But more than that, winning 5-0 at Old Trafford was incised other great records for the Red Devils.
Based on the record Opta, Manchester United became the first team to win two consecutive wins by a score of 5-0 in the next 31 years. Ryan Giggs cs in the previous game also partied five goals without reply when a visit to the stable Fulham.
The club won 5-0 the last two consecutive times at the highest level is the Everton Premier League. The Toffees did in November 1980.
As for City, the score 0-0 when a visit to West Bromwich Albion made them for the first time this season failed to score in the Premier League. If traced from last season, this is the result of the worst games in the last eight months if based on productivity The Citizens.
For the record, the City can always his opponents goalkeeper in the Premier League since last April 2011. The last team that is able to spay Roberto Mancini's squad is Liverpool.
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Paris - By the closing years, Lionel Messi add a collection of individual awards. The Barcelona striker was selected as the best athlete this year the French version of the prestigious daily, L'Equipe.
Quoted from the official website of Barcelona, Messi is entitled to des Champions League trophy (champion of champions) after defeating world number one, Novak Djokovic and Sebastian Vettel F1 world champion who finished second and third place.
Argentine footballer is now aligned with legendary athletes like Carl Lewis (athletics), Ayrton Senna (F1), Michael Jordan (Basketball) and Michael Schumacher (F1) has won this award before.
Messi became the fifth footballer who get this award since it was first performed in 1980. Until now only Paolo Rossi (1982), Diego Maradona (1986), Romario (1994) and Zinedine Zidane (1998) footballer who ever get this award.
During the year 2011, with Barca Messi lunge like unstoppable. 24-year-old boy has won the Spanish League, Champions League, Spanish and European Super Cup and Club World Cup final.
Before getting this award, a few days ago, Messi has won the award for best athlete Argentina. He is likely to add to his trophy collection in the next year after successful entry into the FIFA Ballon d'Or nomination and Laureus Award.
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Madrid - Rafael Nadal showed less than optimal performance in this year. To get better results in next season's world tennis rankings two ready to repair the deficiency.
This season, Nadal is only obtained one of three Grand Slam titles that successfully achieved last season. Nadal's title was won in the tournament "favorite", the French Open.
At least Nadal earned championship titles can not be separated from the Performance trim Novak Djokovic. On two occasions, the Serb frustrate Nadal in the Wimbledon and U.S. Open finals at the same time ordain themselves as world number one.
While other major tournaments in the series, Nadal again hampered by Djokovic. Recorded four times dipencundangi Serb had and everything that happens in the final at Indian Wells, Miami Masters, Rome Masters and Madrid Masters.
Failure is recognized as playing Nadal easily guessed. Next year, Nadal says ready to correct shortcomings.
"My mind is pretty good until the middle of the year, is not perfect is because I need a few matches against Djokovic, but that's okay," said Nadal told El Pais quoted by AFP.
"I have to start working again, fight again .. but obviously I lack a little tenisku level. When you have it, your mind responds better. I need to my game a bit unreadable. (Games) I've read enough this season. It must be I resolve for 2012. "
Nadal assess overall pretty good 2011 season. But he deplored the failure to close the year at the tournament, the ATP World Tour Finals where he was eliminated after the surrender of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
"It's not a disaster but I did not win by too nervous," I Nadal. "I said to myself: 'If I do a little harder I'll come back to win it all again'. That's his motivation."
"I have to go back to regain altitude jelajahku, which should be higher. From Indian Wells to Wimbledon and the Olympics is a tournament where I should go back to get my best level," concluded this left-hander.
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Dallas - Dallas Mavericks continue to strengthen itself ahead of the passing of the new NBA season. After yesterday recruit Lamar Odom, the defending champion also bring in a veteran point guard, Vince Carter.
ESPN reported, Carter last week parted ways with which he defended the Phoenix Suns last season. The 34-year-old basketball player and then establish a three-season contract with the Mavs.
Not on the value of the contract Carter at Mavs, but reportedly reached U.S. $ 3 million (USD 27.1 billion) for the first season.
In the Mavs, Carter will reunited with Jason Kidd. Carter and Kidd never played together in the New Jersey Nets for three seasons.
"You're talking about a veteran who knows how to play and win," Kidd said Saturday.
"He could help the defense, he can feed, and he was great. For that, he certainly would fit with our style and he can help us win," he said.
Carter began his career in the 1998/1999 season in the Toronto Raptors. Among the NBA players who are still active, he occupied the eighth position in the list of leading scorer with a total of 20,250 points.
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