The Miami Heat opened their Las Vegas campaign of the NBA Summer League with an impressive 88-78 victory over the Boston Celtics on Saturday night.
Unfortunately, this win did not constitute as series-tying, so there will be no Game 9 to determine who makes the NBA Finals.
Nevertheless, a victory is a victory, and Miami had promising summer kids who left a taste of developing intrigue on the tongues of Heat hopefuls as festivities tip-off in Nevada.
Ironically, that list, at least right now, does not include Nikola Jovic — their 27th overall pick in the draft, who’s been inconsistent dating back to Miami’s California tour of the annual summer tournament.