The Miami Herald has the details…
The Heat will open the 2010-11 season against the Boston Celtics on Oct. 26 at TD Garden, multiple league sources said Monday night.
The league will release a portion of the schedule Tuesday night during an hour-long special on NBA TV.
During the show, matchups will be announced for TNT’s opening night double-header, as well as a slate of Christmas Day games on ABC and ESPN, and games played on the Jan. 17 Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
The Heat-Celtics game opens a TNT double-header that will showcase the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers in the second game. ESPN was working to secure the rights to Miami’s home opener, which will be either the following night (Wednesday) or that Friday.
I like it. Send the Super Friends to one of the league’s most hostile environments to play one of the league’s best defensive teams. This game has the potential to be a defensive battle as the Heat try to work out the kinks offensively.
I’m hoping for a Lakers/Heat matchup on Christmas, though a Lakers/Celtics rematch would be entertaining as well. It would also be nice if all of the Heat’s games against the Celtics, Bulls and Magic were on national television.
Teams can only play a maximum of 34 games on national television and the Heat are fully expected to reach that number.
