Miami Heat Doing Some Home Court Cooking, Take 2-0 Lead in Series

Dwyane Wade was electrifying. LeBron James was scoring from seemingly everywhere on the court. Chris Bosh goaltended a three.

Okay, that was harsh. Chris Bosh was also solid with a double-double.

But it was the energy of Dwyane Wade in the first half that really set the tone early for Miami. Both teams struggled in the first quarter, but Miami found some offence thanks to Flash.

And we all saw his back-to-back dazzling plays leading up to halftime. First, his awe-inspiring Euro step on Kevin Garnett (sources tell me he is still looking for Dwyane Wade) and then he breaks Ray Allen's ankles and nails a three to make the Triple A erupt with joy.

LeBron James, however, struggled early offensively from the floor. That was until, midway through the third, he hit back to back threes which kick started an amazing second half, in which he scored 24 of his total 35 points.

Miami now moves to 34-3 when the Big Three scores more than 70 points.

It wasn't all perfect for Miami though, who struggled at times to put the ball in the basket. A sign of hope, however, for all Heat fans, is the fact that, like in Game 1, Miami responded well to small Boston runs.

Just when you think the Boston Celtics would possibly take the lead, Miami kept its composure and responded by playing fundamental basketball.

Miami got great contributions from it's bench (the boxscore isn't really a great indication of this). Mario Chalmers and Joel Anthony once again provided great minutes, playing solidly on both ends.

But the best stat of the night from a viewpoint of a Miami fan?

This Boston Celtics team (Garnett, Pierce, Allen era) has never trailed 2-0 in a series before. The last time the Celtics franchise trailed by two games was in 2004, when they were swept by the Indiana Pacers.

Pair that with the fact that in series where they are two games up, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James have never lost.

Things are looking good for the Miami Heat.