WALTHAM — Kevin Garnett knows that on Friday night in Miami he will be the the target of fans ire, and he said that he doesn’t really care.

“I don’t expect any of us to get any cheers down there and I’m no different from that,” Garnett said after the Celtics held a short practice Wednesday. “I’m not saying I’m the villain or the hero. I could care less. I’ve played on the road before. Hell I played in San Antonio and I know they hate me there for whatever reasons. So this should be no different. I could care less.”

Garnett, of course, was suspended for Game 2 after throwing an elbow at Miami’s Quentin Richardson late in the series opener. He watched the game at Danny Ainge’s house and praised Glen Davis for his energy. There’s a line between energy and being out of control and it’s one that Garnett straddles at times.

“I don’t know if Kevin can get more fired up for a game, that’s just who he is,” Doc Rivers said. “We want him to stay that way. It’s important for him to play with that edge. I think he’ll come out being the villain because I think he enjoys that anyway.”