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EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS, GAME 1 | HEAT 107, NETS 86
Rest romps rust as Miami Heat routs Brooklyn Nets in Game 1 of Eastern Conference Semifinals
The Heat came out strong after a week layoff and used balanced scoring to blow out the Nets in Game 1 of their semifinal series.
BY JOSEPH GOODMAN
JGOODMAN@MIAMIHERALD.COM
The Charlotte Bobcats put up a better fight.
After a week of resting their legs and watching the playoffs on TV, the defending back-to-back NBA champions rejoined the fray on Tuesday at AmericanAirlines Arena, but, like the Heat’s entire first-round series, this opening game of Round 2 didn’t offer much drama — just another blowout.
After sweeping the Bobcats to begin the playoffs, the Heat ran through the Brooklyn Nets 107-86 to take a 1-0 lead in its best-of-7, second-round playoff series. The Bobcats felt like a tune-up at the time, but Charlotte gave the Heat more trouble in Game 1 than the high-dollar Nets, who were put together at great cost to compete against the Heat in a postseason series. READ MORE HERE.
The Charlotte Bobcats put up a better fight.
After a week of resting their legs and watching the playoffs on TV, the defending back-to-back NBA champions rejoined the fray on Tuesday at AmericanAirlines Arena, but, like the Heat’s entire first-round series, this opening game of Round 2 didn’t offer much drama — just another blowout.
After sweeping the Bobcats to begin the playoffs, the Heat ran through the Brooklyn Nets 107-86 to take a 1-0 lead in its best-of-7, second-round playoff series. The Bobcats felt like a tune-up at the time, but Charlotte gave the Heat more trouble in Game 1 than the high-dollar Nets, who were put together at great cost to compete against the Heat in a postseason series. READ MORE HERE.