LeBron James got his trophy, and then he and Dwyane Wade made sure the Heat got a win in Game 1.
James scored 32 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in his first game as a three-time MVP, Wade finished with 29 despite struggling from the floor, and the Heat beat the Indiana Pacers 95-86 in Miami to open their Eastern Conference semifinal series yesterday.
Chris Bosh scored 13 points for Miami, but left late in the first half with a lower abdominal injury and did not return, with the Heat saying he was scheduled for an MRI to determine the extent of the problem. The Heat outscored Indiana 25-16 in the fourth, with Wade and James combining for 22 of the points.
“It’s a battle and we know, regardless of being at home, being away, who we’re playing, what round, it’s tough to win in the playoffs and you have to fight for every single possession,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “And that’s what it was.”
Game 2 is tomorrow in Miami.
Clippers 82, Grizzlies 72
The Clippers refused to let a third chance to knock the Grizzlies out of the playoffs slip away.
Kenyon Martin scored seven of his 11 points in the fourth quarter, and Los Angeles advanced to the Western Conference semifinals with a win at Memphis in Game 7.
The Clippers blew an eight-point lead in the fourth quarter Friday night. So Martin huddled the Clippers together at the start of the fourth quarter yesterday, and the veteran led the bench in outscoring the Grizzlies 25-16.
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