Wade and James dominate the Celtics in game 1 of the Conference Finals

Lebron James put up another tremendous playoff performance Monday night, as the Miami Heat defeated the Boston Celtics 93-79 in game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.  James, recently named the NBA's MVP for the third time in his illustrious career, finished the evening with 32 points and 13 rebounds, and made his presence felt on both ends of the court.  Teammate Dwyane Wade, an 8-time All-Star, provided James with plenty of support, scoring an efficient 22 points on only 13 shots, and adding 7 assists, including a beautiful full court pass to James, which cemented his reputation as the league's greatest quarterback.
Despite struggling through a first quarter in which they scored only 11 points, the Celtics managed to tie the game at halftime.  However, Miami responded by shutting down the Celtics in the second half, allowing only 33 points.  If the Celtics want to have a chance in the series they have to find a way to score more easily.  Five technical fouls were called on the Celtics, including an egregious call on head coach Doc Rivers who simply uttered the words "come on Ed" to referee Ed Malloy.
Even without Chris Bosh, Miami's all-star power forward who is out indefinitely with an abdominal strain, the Heat dominated the Celtics in the paint, out rebounding the Celtics 48-33 and blocking 11 shots compared to only 1 blocked shot by the Celtics.