Chris Bosh has insisted that the Miami Heat are fully aware that the Chicago Bulls will want to ruin the opening night of the NBA season for them.
The Heat will receive their championship rings on Tuesday night prior to the game with the Bulls and Bosh claims that he knows what the opposition will want to achieve at the AmericanAirlines Arena.
Miami were in a similar position on the first night of the 2011-12 season when they beat the Dallas Mavericks, who were the defending champions at the time.
"We wanted to embarrass (the Mavericks) on their home floor," Bosh said. "We wanted to defecate on their night and we know (the Bulls) want to do that to us. They want to spoil what we have going and we're aware of that. We have to hit first.
"The fans want to see it. We want to play them and they want us, too. So it'll be good."
The Heat will be targeting their third successive title this season.
Callum Mulvihill
