Jayson Tatum's triple-double helps top seeds the Boston Celtics to victory in their NBA play-off series-opener against the Miami Heat.
Jayson Tatum's triple-double helped the top seeds to lead throughout against last season's losing finalists.
But without injured star player Jimmy Butler, the Heat found the Celtics too strong in the opener to the best-of-seven series. James Harden scored 28 points for the Los Angeles Clippers as they beat the Dallas Mavericks 109-97 in the first game of their series.
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