MIAMI: The Heat are headed back to the NBA finals after LeBron James had 31 points and 12 rebounds, and Dwyane Wade scored 23 points to help Miami rally from as many as 11 points down to beat the Boston Celtics 101-88 on Saturday.
Chris Bosh finished with 19 points off the Miami bench, and made a 3-pointer that sparked a huge Heat run to end Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals.
Next up: The Heat play Game 1 of their title series with the Oklahoma Thunder in Oklahoma City on Tuesday.
Rajon Rondo finished with 22 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds for Boston, which got 19 points from Paul Pierce in what might be the last game of the “Big Four” era for the Celtics.