Though a new season has started, the Boston Celtics may still be angry about the loss they had over the summer. They played their rivals from the Eastern Conference, the Miami Heat, at TD Garden on Friday night. This is the same court where Jayson Tatum sprained his ankle five months ago, ending the Celtics’ chances of winning Banner 18. But tonight, when they beat the Miami Heat 119-111, the Celtics got some payback. The real revenge might not come until the playoffs.

The starting five for the Celtics had a well-balanced attack. Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Jrue Holiday, Derrick White, and Kristaps Porzingis all scored 17 or more points, and the group scored 111 points. But the bench turned out to be a problem. Horford, who played as the team’s sixth man for the second game in a row, scored eight points to lead the substitutes. Miami got 55 points from Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro together, but Jimmy Butler had a tough game and only scored 14 points on 3 of 11 shots.

Around the middle of the first quarter, trouble started to happen, led by a rush from Herro. Even though he missed most of the Eastern Conference Finals, Herro seemed eager to show that he could make a difference. He made back-to-back three-pointers, one right after Holiday made a tough mistake, to give the Heat an early 10-point lead. After the Heat went on a 10-0 run, the Celtics got back within striking distance. But what looked like a good chance to tie the game—a Tatum shooting foul on a three-point attempt—was called after the first quarter ended, and the Celtics went into the second quarter down 28-25.

Additionally, the Celtics’ new attack looked a lot less organized than the few minutes we’ve seen it play so far, which didn’t help. It looked like the decisions were made quickly, with passes being thrown a little too early and into windows that were a little too small. But the Heat didn’t have any of those problems. In the first half, they shot 40% from beyond the three-point line, which was a lot like the team that beat the Celtics in the playoffs.

Tatum finally came out in the second quarter, which was good. For some reason, he scored 11 of his 14 points in the first half, which kept the Celtics close to the Heat lead. As halftime got near, the Celtics took back the lead with a wild flurry. Tatum scored with a nice layup at the basket, and Holiday scored his own after a stop on the other end. Before the TV camera could respond, Brown grabbed the next Miami inbound pass and slammed it home to give Boston a two-point lead. After that outburst, the Celtics went on a 16-4 run and led by five points at halfway, 60-55.

In the third quarter, just like in the first, Herro led the Miami attack. For the second time, he made back-to-back three-pointers to help the Heat get back in front. Near the middle of the third, Kyle Lowry made a pull-up shot that put Miami ahead. Lowry scored 13 points that night. For most of the rest of the quarter, there was only one point between the teams. In fact, the Celtics would start the last frame losing by only one point, 88-87.

When Kristaps Porzingis played against Bam Adebayo, it was tough for the Celtics tonight. For the night, Porzingis scored well (17 points on 6/12 shooting), but it was hard for him to keep Miami’s 26-year-old big in check. With 27 points, Adebayo was the Heat’s second-highest scorer. He mostly stomped on Porzingis in the paint and near the free-throw line. Porzingis made things more difficult by picking up his fifth personal foul of the game in the middle of the fourth quarter. He then fouled out with only three minutes left in the game. This was a much rougher game for the Celtics’ star than his great first game.

The Celtics took control of the game with a 9-2 run that ended with a three-pointer from White. This forced Erik Spoelstra to call a timeout and gave Boston a six-point lead again. From there on out, Boston kept the pressure on Miami by answering their efforts to come back with timely baskets of their own. A sure pull-up three from Brown in the middle of the fourth quarter put the Celtics ahead 101-96. In the last few minutes of the game, Boston’s defense stood up to the Heat. With just over four minutes left, White blocked Butler’s layup for his third block of the game. With just over three minutes left in the game and Boston still ahead by seven points, Porzingis fouled out. Horford then took over at center for the rest of the game.

It got very close in the last few minutes. With just under 90 seconds left in the game, Lowry made a three-pointer that cut Boston’s lead to four points. Holiday replied with a jump shot that scored two points, but Kevin Love’s second three-pointer pulled the Heat within three points. But that was the closest they would get. In the last minute, Spoelstra argued that Butler had been fouled, but the play was confirmed after review. This led to two free throws by White that pretty much ended the game.