2024 NBA play-offs: Top seeds Boston Celtics beat Miami Heat in opener

The Boston Celtics started their NBA play-off campaign with a 114-94 win over the Miami Heat. Jayson Tatum's triple-double helped the top seeds to lead throughout against last season's losing finalists. The Heat entered the play-offs as the number eight seeds after beating the Chicago Bulls in a play-in eliminator. But, without injured star player Jimmy Butler, the Heat found the Celtics too strong in the opener to the best-of-seven series. Tatum scored 23 points, had 10 rebounds and provided 10 assists - and was one of six players to...