Michael Schwartz, Valley of the Suns: It's a nice matchup, but why not kick off the season the way the previous one ended, with the Heat and the Mavs?

The Heat have three more home games than road games the rest of the way, and the Lakers' soft early-season schedule is about to fill up with more difficult opponents.

The Miami HEAT's 2010-11 schedule has been released, which means we now know what path the team will have to take to accomplish their lofty goals.