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But the real breakdowns happened in transition, where
Miami lived up to the pouting stereotype that Rondo conjured for the nation in his interview with ESPNs Doris Burke at halftime of Game 4. 
Garnetts and-one dunk in the third quarter?
It came after James missed a shot, whined to the referees and watched Pierce not exactly a speedster beat him down the floor. Miamis Mike Miller and Chris Bosh understood that someone had to account for Pierce, so they both chased him along the right baseline, leaving Garnett unguarded
as James stood confused, defending no one at the top of the three-point arc.
Garnett, who finished with 26 points, recorded another and-one late in the second quarter on a transition play that
again began with James complaining to the officials after Garnett stuffed him on the other end. Bosh, who was open under the rim, raised his hands in frustration as Boston ran the other way. Nobody stopped Rondo until he was in the paint for a floater, and only Miller was around to try to box out Garnett as he rose for the put-back.
And you can watch the tape as many times as you want of
Pierces one-man slow break (after a Miami basket) that earned him a trip to the free-throw line in a tie game with 1:34 left, and you still wont understand what James was thinking as he decided to jog away from Pierce, his natural matchup, in the backcourt.
I don't know how any one stays a fan of this team. Not with these two dudes who act way too cool all the time. Really disappointing to see "talent" wasted like this.
