New Rivalry in the East?

Last night the Miami Heat took on the Brooklyn Nets it was the first time these two faced since Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce left Boston to go to Brooklyn. The game seemed very chippy and physical the entire night with in one instant Paul Pierce dropping his shoulder and fouling Lebron hard on what would be a wide open lay-up. The Nets ended up taking the victory 86 to 62 as it appeared the Nets were the more physical team the entire night. Both teams were lead by there centers Chris Bosh and Brook Lopez. Lopez had 14 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk manning the floor tough in the middle.Bosh had 16 Pts, 9 Reb, 1 Ast, 3 Stl, 1 Blk trying to will his team onto victory. The real Drama came when Lebron made a comment stating that Kevin and Paul should both apologize to Miami Heat shooting guard Ray Allen who previously left Boston. When he left Allen was heavily critized by Paul and Kevin and now that they have also left Boston Lebron thinks that they should apologize to him. Paul Pierce responded in saying that they did not chose to leave Boston they were traded to the Nets so he doesn't understand where Lebron is coming from. Kevin Garnett came out and said that he will not apologize and Lebron should stay focused on his team and stay out of "Boston News". I feel like this match up of two of the best teams in the entire NBA will become one of the most heated rivalries in the league. I can not wait until they get to play in the regular season and if everything pans out right in the Eastern Conference playoffs. My favorite is the Nets because they are too star filled for the Heat and will handle them pretty steadily.