CBSSports.com wire reports May 13, 2012 MIAMI — LeBron James got his trophy, and then he and Dwyane Wade made sure the Miami Heat got a win in Game 1.

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MIAMI — LeBron James got his trophy, and then he and Dwyane Wade made sure the Miami Heat got a win in Game 1. James scored 32 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in his first game as a three-time MVP, Wade finished with 29 despite struggling from the floor, and the Heat beat the Indiana Pacers 95-86 to open their Eastern Conference semi-final series on Sunday. Chris Bosh scored 13 points for Miami, but left late in the first half with a lower abdominal injury and did not return, with the Heat saying he was scheduled for an MRI to determine the extent of the problem

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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) – LeBron James got his trophy, and then he and Dwyane Wade made sure the Miami Heat got a win in Game 1. James scored 32 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in his first game as a three-time MVP, Wade finished with 29 despite struggling from the floor, and the Heat beat the Indiana Pacers 95-86 to open their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Sunday

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Enlarge Image Miami Heat forward LeBron James holds up his NBA MVP trophy before the start of Game 1 in an NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series against the Indiana Pacers, Sunday, April 13, 2012, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) MIAMI – LeBron James got his trophy, and then he and Dwyane Wade made sure the Miami Heat got a win in Game 1

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Miami Heat forward Lebron James drives against Indiana Pacers forward Danny Granger in Game One of the Eastern Conference Semifinals in the 2012 NBA Playoffs on May 13, 2012 at the American Airines Arena in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images) MIAMI (AP) – LeBron James got his trophy, and then he and Dwyane Wade made sure the Miami Heat got a win in Game 1. James scored 32 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in his first game as a three-time MVP, Wade finished with 29 despite struggling from the floor, and the Heat beat the Indiana Pacers 95-86 to open their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Sunday.

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MIAMI — Despite losing forward Chris Bosh to an abdominal injury in the second quarter, the Miami Heat held on behind the play of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade for a 95-86 victory Sunday over the Indiana Pacers at AmericanAirlines Arena.    The victory gave the Heat a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series that continues Tuesday on the Heat’s home court.    James led the Heat with 32 points and 15 rebounds, with Wade adding 29 points

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The Miami Heat will start off their second round postseason series against the Indiana Pacers on May 13. The Heat didn’t have any problems against the New York Knicks, sending their conference rivals home in five games.

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For the second straight year, the Miami Heat are the prohibitive favorites to win the NBA Championship. According to the online sportsbook Bovada, the Heat are 6/5 favorites to win it all.

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CENTER: Chris Bosh is a more-talented player than Roy Hibbert, with both All-Stars this season. The question is whether Bosh is a better center. Still, even that aspect might be overstated, with Bosh likely to draw Hibbert to the perimeter

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Indiana Pacers head coach Frank Vogel called the Miami Heat the “biggest flopping team in the NBA” and said that he’ll be interested to see “how much flopping [the officials] reward,” according to ESPN.com. “They are the biggest flopping team in the NBA,” Vogel told reporters at Thursday’s practice, according to ESPN. “It’ll be very interesting (to see) how the referees officiate the series and how much flopping they reward

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With 4:48 remaining in the New York Knicks’ season-ending loss to the Miami Heat on Wednesday night, Amar’e Stoudemire fouled out.

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MIAMI — The Miami Heat and New York Knicks have had some interesting playoff squabbles over the years, highlighted by brawls between the teams in 1997 and 1998.

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As if losing wasn’t bad enough, Amar’e Stoudemire had to face ridicule from the PA guy. Oh, the indignity! (Al Diaz – AP) Some might argue that Amar’e Stoudemire opened himself up to any and all fire extinguisher humor when he cut his hand while punching a glass encasement after the New York Knicks lost Game 2 to the Miami Heat. But apparently some subjects are off limits when it comes to humor in the NBA playoffs.

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( May 10 , 2012 ) South Florida Sun-Sentinel 3:01 p.m. EDT , May 10, 2012 Ira Winderman Heat beat writer Heat in 6 games Unlike the Knicks, the Pacers enter whole, and could present a whole lot of trouble with their power rotation, especially with the Heat going undersized with Chris Bosh in the middle

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