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It's that time of the year again.

After a near five month absence, the NBA returns to national television tonight with two of what are guaranteed to be exciting matchups.

First, we have the Cleveland Cavaliers taking on the Boston Celtics, and these are teams that recently swapped point guards.

Following that, we have the RRRRRRRRRRREIGNING, DEFENDINGGGGGGGGG, UNDISPUTED, NBA CHAMPIONS, the Golden State Warriors, taking on the Houston Rockets.

The remainder of the league will have their first games tomorrow and on Thursday.

Who is ready? Anyone getting the NBA League Pass? I usually get it every year, and this will be no different.
 
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Ostentatious move for the Clippers.

I don't know how eager I'd have been to blow it up considering the Clippers were the laughingstock of the NBA for decades and this was their first period of any sort of consistent success since they played in Buffalo. On top of that, all that talk about Blake being a "Clipper for life" to get him to a sign a five-year deal apparently went out the window as soon as they got an opportunity to ship him off to Detroit. That's probably the kind of thing agents will take note of.

Blake's contract is probably going to be a significant burden in the final couple years, but Detroit was in a weird spot, so I like this move for them. Fuck it, go for it. Beats trying to rebuild when you have no real path to getting a head start on one. Sell some jerseys and see where this takes you.
 
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The moves the Cavs made were desperately needed. I would have liked to have seen Wade or Crowder stay. But IT was not working out, neither was Rose, guys like Frye and Shumpert were barely on the court.

And with these trades they got 4 young, athletic players. Clarkson is a great combo scoring guard, Hill is a solid PG, Hood is a great shooter, and Nance Jr. is a great big man athlete.
 
#324 ·
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Well, things just got interesting.

The new look Cavs are definitely legit, and shouldn't be taken lightly by any team, and this includes the Warriors and Rockets.

Kevin Love is out, and yet the Cavs just beat two top 5 teams in the league on the road. That's saying a lot.

It's just two wins, but what's impressive about it is how long the new team has been together. Hill, Clarkson, Hood and Nance, based on what I've seen so far, are thriving in their new roles and they're the answer Cleveland was desperately looking for. It'll be interesting to see how good this team is come playoff time when Love is back.
 
#325 ·
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The Cavs' youthful additions have done wonders for the team composition on both ends of the floor; especially defensively. Clarkson and Hood are also doing a great job of getting LeBron open for easy shots and layups with the space they create. When was the last time you saw LeBron's teammates making plays for him? He even looked surprise on one pass while waiting for a rebound.
 
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The Cavs' youthful additions have done wonders for the team composition on both ends of the floor; especially defensively. Clarkson and Hood are also doing a great job of getting LeBron open for easy shots and layups with the space they create. When was the last time you saw LeBron's teammates making plays for him? He even looked surprise on one pass while waiting for a rebound.
I still can't believe the Cavs now have Clarkson/Hood together on the same team. On their own it doesn't seem all that impressive, but off the bench AND on the same team as LeBron? That's insane.

And to add on to your point about their defense, all four additions, even if some of them don't necessarily excel at that end of the floor, Clarkson and Hood for example are still lengthy and taller than average at their position. Their extra height and length helps give the Cavaliers the same advantage the Warriors typically have over teams, which is having versatile defenders who can guard multiple positions. Cavaliers obviously don't have defensive talent that can compare with the likes of Durant, Green, Thompson or Iggy (except for maybe LeBron when he actually tries at that end of the floor), but none the less having that versatility and willingness to go to the finals should result in us seeing a much, MUCH better defensive team than what we had been seeing beforehand.
 
#334 ·
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Looking at hot cheerleaders while Kevin Hart buries the best basketball players on the planet is exactly how my Sunday night should end.
 
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Well I'll be shitfaced on a Wednesday night. It looks like the new format actually worked out brilliantly. Both teams were stacked and the game could have gone either way. This truly felt like an All Star game. I'm excited for the new format and look forward to seeing what games it has to offer going forward.
 
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:banderas

A little bit disconcerting that the Warriors could not hold the Clippers to below 127 points at home... Another 40-point game by :curry however, so these deficiencies are easily papered over. Will begin to become genuinely concerned if OKC comes into town Saturday night and gives the Warriors another lashing.

For now, though... WARRIORS :woo :woo :woo :chefcurry
 
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:banderas

A little bit disconcerting that the Warriors could not hold the Clippers to below 127 points at home... Another 40-point game by :curry however, so these deficiencies are easily papered over. Will begin to become genuinely concerned if OKC comes into town Saturday night and gives the Warriors another lashing.

For now, though... WARRIORS :woo :woo :woo :chefcurry
As a Thunder fan, I'm glad we had the 2 wins over GS this year, but I don't see it happening again. Losing Roberson hurt.
 
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