NBA finals Game 3 play-by-play update

Welcome to philstar.com's play-by-play coverage of Game 3 of the 2011 NBA Finals between the Dallas Mavericks and the Miamai Heat. Make sure to refresh this page regularly to get the latest updates, which are arranged from bottom to top.

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FOURTH QUARTER

MIAMI WINS 88-86, LEADS SERIES 2-1

Dirk misses game-tying shot. Miami wins 88-86. Takes back homecourt advantage with 2-1 series lead.

4.4 LeBron misses jumper. Dallas grabs rebound, calls timeout. Mavs have the chance to take the game or push for OT

30.2 Dirk turns the ball over. Great defense by Miami. Heat 88-86

39.6 Bosh hits rare jumper on the corner. Heat leads 88-86

0:59 Terry misses 3. Ball goes to Miami, which calls timeout. Score still tied 86-86.

1:48 Dirk nails fall-away jumper. Tied 86-86

2:00 Wade answers back with a jumper. Heat 86-84

2:28 Dirk ties the game with a dunk off a backdoor play. Tied 84-84

3:04 Loose-ball foul vs Haslem. Mavs making a living on the foul line. Dirk scores 2 freethrows. Heat 84-82

3:22 Dirk sinks 2 freethrows. Heat 84-80

3:33 Loose-ball foul vs Chandler. Heat 84-78

4:56 Dirk fouled on act of shooting. Sinks 2 freethrows. Heat 81-78

5:37 Dirk scores. Heat 81-76

6:30 Wade nails jumper. Heat 81-74

6:52 Follow-up slam by Chandler. Heat 79-74

7:01 Loose-ball foul vs James. Heat 79-72

7:20 Chalmers hits 3. Heat 79-72. Timeout Dallas.

7:55 LeBron hits jumper. Heat 76-72

9:20 Miami scores to regain lead 74-72

9:40 Dallas scores to tie. 72-72

10:00 James scores. 72-70

10:24 Dirk nails 3 to tie score 70-70

11:01 Bosh sinks 1 freethrow. Heat 70-67

11:22 Barea nails 3. Heat 69-67

11:40 Breakaway dunk for LeBron. Heat 69-64

THIRD QUARTER

THIRD QUARTER OVER. MIAMI LEADS 67-64

26.7 Haslem scores underneath. Assist by Chalmers. Heat 67-64

41.2 Loose-ball foul vs Howard. Dallas hits 2 freethrows. Heat 65-64

1:00 Howard nails 1 freethrow. Heat 65-62

1:12 Loose-ball foul vs Marion. Heat 64-62

1:52 Terry nails 3. Heat 64-62

2:17 Chalmers hits 3. 6-0 run by Miami. Dallas calls for time. Heat 64-59

2:45 James hits 3. Heat 61-59

3:10 Terry hits jumper. Mavs regain lead 59-58

4:00 Wade splits his freethrows. Heat 58-57

4:36 Marion scores on fastbreak to tie the score at 57-57. Miami calls timeout.

5:05 Fadeaway jumper by Dirk. Heat 57-55

5:45 Dirk nails 2 freethrows. Heat 57-53

5:45 Defensive foul vs James. Heat 57-51

6:40 Wade scores. Heat 57-51

6:58 Diurk nails 3. Heat 55-51

6-0 run by Dallas in 2:22

7:31 Kidd hits 3. Miami calls timeout. Heat 55-48.

9:13 Chandler sinks a freethrow. Heat 55-45

9:50 Dallas scores, breaks silence. Heat 55-44

10:10 Dunk by LeBron. 8-0 run for Miami. Heat 55-42

10:29 Basket by Bosh. 6-0 run by Miami. Dallas calls for time. Heat 53-42

11:10 Anthony scores. Heat 51-42

11:30 Miami scores. Heat 49-42

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LEADING SCORERS AT THE HALF

Miami

Wade 19

James 10

Bosh 7

Chalmers 6

Dallas

Terry 10

Nowitzki 10

Marion 8

Kidd 6

SECOND QUARTER

SECOND QUARTER OVER. MIAMI LEADS 47-42

3.4 Kidd hits 1 freethrow. Heat 47-42

3.4 Wade fouls Kidd. Referees deliberating on whether the foul was on act of shooting. Heat 47-41

0:52 Marion nails teardrop shot. 47-41

1:01 Wade hits 2 freethrows. Heat 47-39

1:18 Marion hits 2 freethrows. Heat 45-39

1:25 LeBron misses jumper. Heat 45-37

1:49 Terry hits 2 freethrows. Heat 45-37

2:22 Dirk hits 3. Heat 45-35

2:37 Turnover by Miami.

2:51 Terry hits splits his freeththrows. Heat 45-32

3:03 James fouled en route to basket. Hits 2 freethrows. Heat 45-31

3:08 Dirk misses turn-around jumper. Heat 43-31

3:26 Wade scores on fastbreak slam after blocking Terry in the previous play. Dallas calls for ceasefire. Heat 43-31

3:57 Wade hits 3. Heat 41-31

4:15 Terry hits floater. Heat 38-31

4:22 Defensive foul vs Anthony. Heat 38-29

4:40 ANother miss by Bosh. Heat 38-29

4:57 Terry misses jumper. Heat 38-29

5:05 Bosh misses layup. Heat 38-29

5:40 Chandler misses series of follow-ups. Heat 38-29

6:02 Defensive foul vs Miller. Dallas calls timeout. Heat 38-29

6:20 Dirk misses 3. Heat 38-29

6:40 Wade scores on dunk of a Dallas turnover. Heat 38-29

7:08 Wade scores on drive. Heat 36-29

7:20 Dirk scores underneath plus foul. Completes 3-point play. Heat 34-29

7:44 Barea misses 3. Heat 34-26

8:12 Turnover by Dallas. Heat 34-26

9:05 Dirk scores. Heat 34-26

9:28 Terry misses jumper. Heat 34-24

10:10 Offensive foul on James.

10:18 Terry hits corner jumper. Heat 34-24

10:39 Bosh hits 2 freethrows. Heat 34-22

11:15 Chalmers hits another 3 to open the quarter, gives Miami biggest lead of the game. Heat 32-22

FIRST QUARTER

FIRST QUARTER OVER. MIAMI LEADs 29-22

Chalmers hits buzzee-beating 3 a few meters from halfcourt line. Heat 29-22

3.5 Turnover by Dallas

LeBron sinks 2 freethrows. Heat 26-22

0:36 LeBron scores on dunk. Heat 24-22

56.5 Barea splits freethrows. Tied. 22-22

1:29 Terry hits jumper on corner. Heat 22-21

1:48 Charging foul on Haslem. Heat 22-19

2:11 Kidd misses 3. Heat 22-19

2:26 Haslem nails jumper off a Dallas turnover. Heat 22-19. Timeout by Dallas.

2:58 LeBron scores on drive. Heat 20-19

3:11 Defensive foul on Kidd. Mavs 19-18

3:29 Terry splits his freethrows. Mavs 19-18

4:03 Bosh scores layup plus foul. Completes 3-point play. Tied 18-18

4:20 Dallas scores. Mavs 18-15

4:48 Bosh scores on dunk. Mavs 16-15

5:10 Peja hits corner jumper. Mavs 16-13

5:48 James drives strong, scores on dunk. Mavs 14-13

5:57 Stojakovic checks in for Nowitzki

6:40 Another basket by Wade. Mavs 14-11

6:53 Turnover by Dallas. Mavs 14-9

7:35 Stevenson hits 3. Bosh down on the floor in the previous possession. Mavs 14-9. Miami calls for time.

8:03 Marion hits jumper. Mavs 11-9

8:20 Another basket by Wade. Tied 9-9

8:46 Chandler hits 2 freethrows. Mavs 9-7

8:55 Wade scores on acrobatic layup. Score tied 7-7

9:30 Kidd hits 3 from corner. Mavs 7-5

9:42 Wade misses corner jumper. Heat 5-4

10:03 Dallas scores. Heat 5-4

10:25 Wade scores. Heat 5-2

11:09 Dirk nails jumper. Heat 3-2

11:26 Bibby sink 3. Heat 3-0

12:00 Dallas wins tip

STARTERS

Miami

James

Bosh

Anthony

Wade

Bibby

Dallas

Marion

Chandler

Nowitzki

Stevenson

Kidd