“I think we all know how KG is,” James told ESPN’s Doris Burke shortly after the 93-79 Heat victory. “He always does a lot of talking, but it’s all in the fun of the game. He’s a great competitor. I love to compete too at the highest level. That’s what it’s going to be throughout the series.”
Garnett wouldn’t take the bait in turning the incident into a war of words.
“It’s all good. They’re home, they’re comfortable. And when you’re comfortable, you do things like that,” Garnett said. “We’ve got to make sure we take them out of their comfort zone and fight a little harder.”
Point guard Rajon Rondo echoed that belief.
“I mean, [we don't want to do] nothing dirty, but you know, they [the Heat] have to hit the deck, too,” he said.
Whether or not the LeBron laughter will be the reason, it’s clear the intensity is just beginning to ramp up for this series.