Needless to say, I don't think anyone predicted that the season opener between the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics would be this ugly. The two teams combined for 23 points in the first quarter and it appeared that the Celtics were ready to blow the Heat out of the water by taking a 19 point advantage in the second quarter before LeBron James would come alive and bring the Heat to a six point deficit going into the fourth quarter.
However, the Celtics would provide to be too much in the fourth as Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen would hit clutch shots to give Boston a late 11 point lead. Following chants of 'overrated' by the Celtics fans, a run led by Wade and James would bring the Heat within three with a little over a minute remaining.
Like he has been doing throughout his career though, Allen would hit a clutch baseline three-pointer to give the C's a six point advantage that the Heat could not recover from. Boston would go onto win the game 88-80 behind Allen's 20, Pierce's 19, and Glen Davis's 13 off the bench. LeBron James led the Heat with 31 points on 10 of 21 shooting while Dwyane Wade would struggle with 13 points on 4 of 16 shooting.
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