Celtics big pain to this Big Three

“We don’t like them,’’ Wade said.

“There are a lot story lines in our locker room,’’ said coach Erik Spoelstra. “They’ve inflicted some pain on quite a few of us.’’

The Celtics are a symbolic block for the Heat. In a lot of ways, they’re the same obstacle that the Pistons presented Wade and James on the way to their only NBA Finals appearances.

“For both of us, it took us a while to get through Detroit, and once we did it was the end of that reign for those guys,’’ James said. “That team that they had, they started to trade and get rid of those guys. It was a tough mountain for the both of us to climb to get past Detroit, but once we did it was confidence we could beat anybody. It’s definitely similarities.’’

Bosh was asked if Kevin Garnett tries to get in opponents’ heads and if his approach bordered on dirty play.

“That’s what it seems like,’’ Bosh said. “Somebody only does something if you let them. I think a lot of people come in right off the bat in the game and they’re already thinking about it. I don’t worry about it too much. If that is somebody’s goal, that’s their goal. You can’t let somebody else dictate what you do in a game.’’

Bosh then added that Garnett wasn’t the only player who tried to get people off their game.

“You’re going to face that in the league, period,’’ he said. “Some people, that motivates them if you talk to them. That’s what they’ve been looking for the whole time. They want that rise out of you and it gets you thinking about something else. And if you’re thinking about something else, then they’ve done their job.’’