NBA Game Summary - Washington at Miami

Miami, FL (Basketball News) - Dwyane Wade scored 20 points and handed out seven assists to lead the Miami Heat to a convincing 105-86 win over the Washington Wizards in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series at AmericanAirlines Arena.

Shaquille O’Neal ended with 19 points and seven boards before fouling out for the Heat, who will try and take a 2-0 series lead when they host Game 2 of the best-of-seven set Tuesday night.

Keyon Dooling, who celebrated his 25th birthday on Sunday, scored a career- high 15 points off the bench, while Eddie Jones contributed 12 in the win.

O’Neal, who finished a close second in the MVP voting to Phoenix guard Steve Nash, saw only 26 minutes of action due to early foul trouble.

Miami, the top seed in the Eastern Conference, played for the first time since last Sunday when it completed a four-game sweep of New Jersey in the first round of the playoffs.

Washington, meanwhile, had just finished its opening-round series against Chicago on Friday. The fifth-seeded Wizards fell behind 0-2 in their quarterfinal set versus the Bulls before rallying to claim the final four games and win the franchise’s first postseason series since 1982.

Gilbert Arenas poured in a game-high 25 points and had six steals on Sunday for the Wizards, who have lost nine straight games to Miami, including all five this season. Larry Hughes chipped in 23 points and grabbed seven boards in the setback.