Heat to raise banner, then host Celtics in opener
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"The last time the Boston Celtics played a game that truly counted, they had to endure a Miami Heat celebration.
New season, same deal.
Only this time, the party will come before tip-off — not after the final horn.
LeBron James gets his long-awaited first championship ring Tuesday night, when the Heat pay homage to last season's NBA title with a pregame banner-raising ceremony. Dwyane Wade will get his second ring, Heat President Pat Riley his eighth, and the party is the prequel to a Celtics-Heat rematch of last season's Eastern Conference finals that went seven games before Miami advanced.
"We'll honor and respect what we were able to accomplish before the game," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said."
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We're going next month to one of the games. Can't wait to see the banner fly. Fitting that it's tonight against the Celts!! 
