Chris Bosh (photo. Nike Basketball)

Rondo got two fouls in the first seven minutes, coinciding with the return of Chris Bosh. Bosh (nine points, seven boards in 14 minutes) had a bizarre day after a masseuse died at his house earlier in the afternoon. No foul play is suspected. A different kind of foul play is what got the Heat in this situation to begin with and surprisingly, Bosh helped ease that a little. He drained his first shot, a fading 10-footer on Greg Stiemsma. After a tip-in where he flew from the three-point line, he had a classic Bosh Face. Mouth was splayed wide open, and you could tell he’d been preparing for that one. When we looked up, this crossed our path on Twitter: Chris Bosh’s 6 offensive boards at one point were half as many as he had in the previous six playoff games he played this season. … There have been times in the last two games where the Heat have the fastest break since Hank Gathers repped Loyola Marymount. Miami’s second bucket was a 40-foot outlet from Mario Chalmers (nine points, four boards) turned into a layup by Wade at the other end. A few in Game 4 were the same, with the Heat going end-to-end in only a couple seconds. Now, it will be noted that furious approach went a little too fast a couple times, too, and led to bad turnovers because of bad outlets. Clearly, Spoelstra wanted to put pressure on the defense for a little fatigue. So what happened all game vice versa, when the Celtics broke out to run? Nothing. The Heat literally jogged back on D countless times and let people like Mickael Pietrus (13 points) become an X-factor he wouldn’t otherwise be. In Game 4 Pietrus was getting boards and keeping plays alive. This time he was finishing when Miami couldn’t keep track of him. … Please tell us you saw what Amar’e Stoudemire was wearing at the game. One word: Denim. … We’re out like the Venus transit.

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