Where: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Officials: #52 Pat Fraher, #13 Monty McCutchen, #63 Derek Richardson
Attendance: 19650
Ray Allen connected on his first seven 3-pointers and scored a team-high 35 points to lead the Boston Celtics to a 112-107 win over the Heat at Miami on Thursday night.
As in Boston's 88-80 season-opening win, the Celtics led throughout the contest.
Boston (7-2) built a 17-point lead in the second quarter and maintained the advantage late in the third quarter.
The Heat closed the gap to 88-78 after three quarters and cut it to 110-107 with 13 seconds left. But Allen put the game away a couple of seconds later on the free throw line.
Allen finished 7 for 9 from 3-point range. Paul Pierce had 25 points and Rajon Rondo had 16 assists for the Celtics.
LeBron James led Miami (5-4) with 35 points. Chris Bosh had 15 and Dwyane Wade had eight on 2 of 12 shooting.
Shaquille O’Neal returned to the Boston lineup after missing the last five games with a bruised right knee. He scored five points and grabbed seven rebounds.
| Boston | Miami | |
| Ray Allen 35 | Scoring | LeBron James 35 |
| Rajon Rondo 16 | Assists | LeBron James 9 |
| Kevin Garnett 13 | Rebounds | Udonis Haslem 10 |
| Kevin Garnett 4 | Free Throws Made | LeBron James 17 |
| Kevin Garnett 2 | Steals | LeBron James 3 |
| N/A | Blocks | Chris Bosh 1 |
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Boston | 112 | 54.4 | 9-16 | 17-25 | 24 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| Miami | 107 | 50.0 | 3-16 | 32-41 | 18 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
- Miami will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Heat have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
- Boston will play their next game on the road against Memphis. The Celtics have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.