**Breaking News - Dwyane Wade will not play tonight **
The Heat face the Boston Celtics tonight at the Garden. The Heat had an impressive win against Boston in Miami over a week ago led by Dwyane Wade. The Heat will need toband together as Wade will not be playing. From firsthand experience, the Garden is the loudest arena in the NBA. The Celtics could be down by 20 and that place would still be loud. The Heat will need to silence the crowd from the beginning of the game. The Heat will also need to take advantage down low with the absense of KG. This means J.O. will need to grab boards and get easy buckets. Dwyane Wade, as well as the rest of the team, has been on a good rest. He admitted he was tired after their lost to Philly. “I didn’t have the energy,” said Wade. Miami hasn't played since Sunday, so they should be ready to go. As far as Jamario goes, I've been to two games in Boston where Moon has matched up with Pierce. He does the best he can, as does everybody who guards him. He hasn't played a lot the past two games. The Heat had been throwing 35-40 minutes at him during there three game winning streak. He only played 14 minutes against Philly, and didn't play in any extra periods in the triple-overtime win against Utah. Hopefully he will come out strong and defend Pierce the best he can. Mario Chalmers has been playing excellent basketball lately and has really increased his scoring. Rajon Rondo however is a tremendous defender, and will probably hold Mario to his normal scoring average. I still believe the key to winning against great teams like the Celtics is REBOUNDING. Rebounding leads to fast break points and more possesions. The Heat have had their trouble rebounding the ball this season. They need J.O., Jamario, and Undonis to step it up if they want to beat the Celtics again.
Prediction : Heat 98 - Celtics 94
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