Posted By Lynn Worthy, Sun Staff
The Boston Celtics improved to 8-0, but it took Dwyane Wade missing a shot in the closing seconds for the Celtics to pull out a 92-91 win against the struggling Miami Heat (1-8).
Boston led by as much as 15 points at one point during the third quarter, but Miami never went away. Wade finished with 23 points, former Celtic Ricky Davis turned in a 20-point night, and Shaquille O'Neal had 17.
The Heat came back to take the lead with 33 seconds left on a free throw by Udonis Haslem.
Paul Pierce's lay-up with 25 seconds remaining turned out to be the deciding basket in the game.
Pierce had 12 points in the game, while Kevin Garnett recorded another double-double with 26 points and 11 rebounds. Ray Allen 19 points, and James Posey had 13 points and five rebounds in his first game against his former team. Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo (nine points, 10 assists, seven rebounds) came one shy of his career-high in assists.
The Celtics will next play in Orlando on Sunday evening as they travel to take on the Magic.
Eight consecutive wins to start the season is the fourth-best start in franchise history.
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