Miami 97 - Boston 87

East finals bound: Miami ousts Boston, 97-87 (AP)

Behind Boston much of the season. Behind Boston much of the game.

No more.

Not only has the Miami Heat caught the Celtics—they have officially gone past them, and into the Eastern Conference finals.

Vanquishing the team they couldn’t beat for so long with a 16-0 run to end the game, Dwyane Wade(notes) scored 34 points, LeBron James(notes) put the Heat up for good with a 3-pointer with 2:10 left on the way to a 33-point effort, and Miami topped Boston 97-87 to win their East semifinal series Wednesday night in five games.

James added a game-sealing—more aptly, a series-sealing—3-pointer with 40.4 seconds left, then turned and posed for some fans who screamed in delight.

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