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After five seasons with the Celtics, free agent guard Ray Allen committed on Friday to signing with the Miami Heat.

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Ray Allen, right, posed with Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett on July 2007, the year he joined the team.

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The Big Three celebrated winning the NBA title in the 2007-2008 season against the Los Angeles Lakers.

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Ray Allen scored 51 points in an epic performance against the Chicago Bulls in the 2009 playoffs.

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Allen and the Celtics battled their way into the 2010 NBA Finals, but lost to the Lakers in seven games.

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After leading the series 3-2, the Celtics lost to LeBron James and the Miami Heat in the 2012 Eastern Conference Finals.

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Ray Allen's departure marks the end of the Big Three era in Boston.