The NBA season tip-off is finally upon us in what is probably the most anticipated seasons ever. The games tonight are the Heat at the Celtics at 6:30, Rockets at Lakers at 9:30, and the Suns at Trail Blazers at 9. The Celtics and Lakers games are both on TNT while the Suns game is on local TV. Here are some things to watch for.
Heats VS. Celtics: Finally our first real look at the big 3 VS. The old Big 3. Wade didn’t get to mesh much during the preseason with a sore hamstring so watch to see how the chemistry plays out. Also, watch what kind of production the Heat get out of their bench. The loss of Mike Miller will really hurt their bench scoring. For the Celtics, it should be interesting to see how Shaq works out for them. He should be in the starting lineup while Celtics are still without Kendrick Perkins. The Celtics match up fairly well defensively with Heat and the game should be a grind it out type of game. I like the Celtics to win this game with being at home and the lack of chemistry on the Heat side.
Rockets VS. Lakers: The Lakers are on their quest for a 3 peat and will have to go through a revamped Rockets team. The Heat made a few trades towards the end of the year and came away with a great player that not many people have heard of in Kevin Martin. Aaron Brooks is really establishing himself as a terrific scoring PG. Also, Yao Ming will be playing for the first time after missing the entire year last year with a bad foot. His numbers will be limited throughout the season. As for the Lakers, they are without Bynum after knee surgery so Lamar Odom will in which hurts their bench a little. Look to see how newly acquired Steve Blake and Matt Barnes play alongside Kobe. I like the Lakers to win easily tonight.
Trail Blazers VS. Suns: The Blazers are still without Oden however they are deep in the big department with Camby, Aldridge, Przybilla, and Oberto. Look for Brandon Roy to continue to have a great career while rising stars Rudy Fernandez and Nicolas Batum continue to develop. As for the Suns, they begin their post-Amare Stoudemire season. They acquired Hedo Turkoglu who should help ease the burden in the scoring after losing Amare. They still have Nash and Jason Richardson but otherwise they will struggle. I don’t see the Suns doing much this year in terms of contention. I like the Blazers in this game.
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