The Miami Heat ripped Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals from the Boston Celtics in the third quarter.
Jimmy Butler scored 17 of his 41 points out of the break, and Miami's defense locked down Boston to flip an eight-point halftime deficit into a 17-point lead by the end of the third quarter in a 118-107 conquest.
The Celtics lost Al Horford to health and safety protocols in the hours before the series started and ruled Marcus Smart out with the right mid-foot sprain he suffered in Game 7 of their second-round playoff series.