Heat take opener vs Celtics

DWYANE WADE buried the ghosts of his regular-season failures against the Boston CelticsMiami Heat to a 99-90 victory in Game 1 on Sunday. with a 38-point explosion that propelled the

Wade averaged a measly 12.8 points on 28 percent shooting in four regular-season meetings with the Celtics. He already had nine field goals and 23 points by halftime.

James Jones shared the spotlight by setting a Miami postseason record of 25 points off the bench, spiked by five three-pointers. He also went 10-for-10 from the free throw line.

LeBron James also produced decent numbers to cover the sub-par performance of Chris Bosh, who was held to seven points. James finished with 22 points, six rebounds, five assists, two blocks and two steals.

While the game wasn’t too close, it certainly was filled with tension.

Paul Piere, who had 19 points, was ejected with still seven minutes left after picking up two technical fouls in skirmishes with Wade and Jones within a span of 59 seconds.

Ray Allen carried the fight the rest of the way for the Celtics and wound up with 25 points. But the rest of their starters were held to single digit.