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(AP) -- The Miami Heat were more than the Big Three.

They unleashed some big 3s on the Dallas Mavericks, too.

Combine that with winning the bench battle, and the Heat had some surprising advantages in their 92-84 victory in Game 1 of the NBA finals on Tuesday night.

LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh all had good nights for the Heat, but the Mavericks were ready for that.

What Dallas couldn't have expected were the 11 3-pointers the Heat made, more than the Mavs had allowed in any game. Miami was shooting just 32 percent behind the arc in the playoffs, but made 45 percent in the series opener and finished with two more than Dallas.

James made four, and Miami reserves Mario Chalmers and Mike Miller combined for five.
     

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