Heat Control Celtics

The Miami Heat raised their Eastern Conference championship banner on Tuesday night and carried that pride throughout the game as they beat the Boston Celtics XXX-XX at the American Airlines Arena. A big surprise was Heat guard Norris Cole, playing in his second NBA, scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter. The Heat jumped out to a comfortable lead 26-15 midway through the first and were up 69-54 at halftime. It was the most points given up by the Celtics since February 8, 2005. Miami was up 85-65 midway through the third quarter, then Boston went to a 2-3 zone defense to stifle Miami's driving attack. The 17-time NBA champions when on an 18-6 run to close out the third down 91-83. The deficit was cut down to three points with three minutes remaining, then Cole hit several outside shots to put the game away. LeBron James scored 24 points, Dwyane Wade added 24 points and Chris Bosh had 18 points for Miami. The Heat are now 2-0 and travel to Charlotte to play on Wednesday night.