| This time neither the third quarter nor LeBron James could save the Miami Heat.This time Dwyane Wade started slow and never fully found his stride.This time the Boston Celtics got something from their bench, an equitable share of foul calls and something they seemingly always get against the Heat, a homecourt victory.Shaking off Wednesday's overtime loss at AmericanAirlines Arena and surviving a Heat rally from 24 down in the fourth quarter, the Celtics returned to TD Garden and held on for a 101-91 victory Friday night to close the gap in these best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals to 2-1."They got us tonight," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "We still have a golden opportunity and we know that."With James scoring 34 but receiving little support through the first three quarters, the Heat went cold midway through the first half and never could fully recover from a 15-0 Boston burst that bridged the opening two periods."The difference was our defensive energy," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. |
