Boston bolts to a 29-11 lead in the first quarter and is never threatened in its Game 4 win at home.

Miami’s Jimmy Butler and Tyler Herro left Game 3 with injuries, and Boston’s Jayson Tatum, Marcus Smart and Robert Williams III are all dinged up.

Boston erases most of a 26-point deficit, but Miami holds on for a 109-103 victory in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Boston erases most of a 26-point deficit, but Miami holds on for a 109-103 victory in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Marcus Smart and Al Horford rejoin the lineup, and Smart just misses a triple-double in a 127-102 victory.

Miami exploited the short-handed Celtics in the third quarter, and now Boston needs a plan to come back strong in Game 2.

Smart is out with a mid-foot sprain, while Horford entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols prior to Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Boston’s Ime Udoka and Miami’s Erik Spoelstra have known each other for decades, and will match wits when the Celtics and Heat open their Eastern Conference final series on Tuesday.

Grant Williams scores 27 points as Boston beats Milwaukee, 109-81.

The Celtics center has missed the last three games with a bone bruise in his left knee.