Posted May 2 2012 3:43PM
Year-by-year list of the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year award winners:
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 | Celtics-Heat: Dec. 27 Rookie point guard Norris Cole came up with 14 points in the fourth quarter as the Heat beat the Celtics in December. |
 | Heat-Celtics: Apr. 1 Rajon Rondo had a triple-double and the Celtics handed Miami its biggest loss of the season on April Fools' Day. |
 | Celtics-Heat: Apr. 10 Paul Pierce scored 27 points and Kevin Garnett added 24 points as the Celtics beat the Heat on April 10. |
 | Celtics-Heat: Apr. 24 Sasha Pavlovic scored 16 points and Marquis Daniels added 13 as the Celtics beat the Heat on the last night of the regular season. |
 | Sixers vs. Celtics: Game 7 Rajon Rondo has a triple-double and the Celtics beat the 76ers in Game 7 to advance to the Eastern Conference finals. |
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