MIAMI — LeBron James and the NBA championship winning Miami Heat will begin their title defense at home to the Boston Celtics on Oct. 30. The NBA announced the schedule for the 2012-13 season which begins with a re-run of this year's best of seven Eastern Conference championship series, which Miami won 4-3. The game at the American Airlines Arena will mean that Heat shooting guard Ray Allen, who joined them in the off-season from Boston, will make his full debut for Miami against his former team. The Christmas holiday fixtures include a clash between the two NBA Finalists with Miami hosting the Oklahoma City Thunder. — Reuters