MIAMI, (Reuters) – The Miami Heat came back from a 14 point deficit and survived a late rally to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 97-89 in their opening Eastern Conference playoff game yesterday.
Chris Bosh scored 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and LeBron James scored 21 as the Heat recovered from a slow start to record a victory in the first of the best of seven series – but they were made to fight for it at the end.
Thaddeus Young made 20 points and 11 rebounds
