Miami Heat vs Boston Celtics 7:30 PM EDT on TNT

[Scurrilous]

Miami Heat's season of great expectations set to begin against Celtics

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"It's finally here. The summer of shock is over. The preseason of patience is done. The spectacle begins Tuesday, the day the Miami Heat begins its most anticipated season in franchise history. It starts with a road game befitting of such a circus this grand experiment has already become. The Heat begins the 2010-2011 regular season at 7:30 p.m. against the defending Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics on their home turf.

"It seems like it's taken forever to get here -- I know that,'' said Heat forward Udonis Haslem, who, along with guard Dwyane Wade, was named a team captain on Monday. ``And it's not a coincidence we're starting off against Boston. Don't let anyone tell you it is. There's a reason we're starting off against Boston at Boston. There's a lot of hype built up around it.''

The story line is obvious. Boston is the Eastern Conference's reigning champ and Miami, with its roster built for greatness, is the weight class' top challenger. It's only October, but Tuesday's environment will surely feel like late May. TD Garden will be a violent sea of Celtic green. Heat forward LeBron James, the player everyone outside of South Florida now loves to hate, will be welcomed to Boston accordingly."

Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/10/25/1891104/heats-season-of-great-expectations.html#ixzz13RJ7RGln

[RockaFowler]

1. I can't wait

:bounce: :headbang:

[Scurrilous]

2. I'm pumped.

:thumbsup:

[Indianademocrat91]

3. down 15 at half

bosh 1-8, wade 2-10 lebron 4-9 :rofl:

[Scurrilous]

4. LOL

The season's young! :rofl:

[SpiralHawk]

5. Celtics 55 Heat 43

with about 6 minutes to go in the 3rd. Go Celts !

[wilt the stilt]

6. so far they look like shit

no post presence. all 3 need to dribble to score. How are they going to stop any big men? Howard is going to run roughshod over them. even if they become good fast break team there are no fast breaks in plaoff basketball.

[Indianademocrat91]

7. why did the celtics switch it up?

they had a great game plan going during the first half, now they are letting them get open and have open lanes every single time down the court, very pathetic play this second half

[Scurrilous]

8. Final: Boston 88 Miami 80

Oh well..:o

[HuckleB]

9. Yeah!!!!!

Sorry, but I root against the Lakers, and I'm sure as heck going to root against this Miami team.

If I lived in Miami, I'm sure things would be different, though.

:toast:

[SpiralHawk]

11. Hoop de doo - ata way Celtics!

Nice way to start things off...

[bluedigger]

10. The Heat can't handle the Truth!

The debut of Miami's Big Three tonight looked more like a reunion of the 2009-2010 Cavaliers. With Dwyane Wade (hamstring) hobbling through an ineffective 36 minutes, James took over, carrying the Heat on his back with 15 points in the third quarter (31 overall). James was at his dominant best in the quarter but struggled (8 turnovers) to keep his team involved throughout the entire game. On this night, anyways, Miami's game plan seemed to be to get out of the way and let James do his thing.

The veteran Celtics took advantage of a Miami team playing it's first regular season game together, beating the Heat 88-80 Tuesday night at TD Garden.

http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/extras/celtics_blog/2010/10/updates_from_he.html

It was a good game, for opening night!

[chelsea0011]

12. Wade looked like one pissed off dude.

The Heat have a long way to go if they think they can compete against the best in the playoffs.

[joeybee12]

13. But we all really want to know...

Where is Trumad?

:evilgrin: