The Celtics trimmed down their roster in anticipation of the season opener, placing rookie guard Avery Bradley, newly acquired Semih Erden, and injured center Kendrick Perkins on the inactive list for Tuesday night's game against the Heat.
Boston will go with an 11-man roster for the first 10 games of the season, as they'll be without will also be without guard Delonte West, serving a suspension for violating the league's conduct policy.
The Heat have placed injured guards Mario Chalmers and Mike Miller, along with rookie center Dexter Pittman, on the inactive roster.