NBA SEASON OPENS TODAY

The NBA Season opened yesterday with three games starting in Detroit yesterday afternoon. The Boston Celtics started fast against the Pistons leading 58-45 at halftime, but Detroit flipped the script in the second half. The Pistons outscored the Celts 76-55 in the second half to come back and win game 1 121-113. Paul George played his first game in Celtics green and was fantastic with 38. Detroit got 22 from Cade Cunningham and Jalen Duren had 22 apiece for Detroit and Duncan Robinson fired in 21.

Game 2 of the night was ring night inside Madison Square Garden between the defending champion Knicks and the new look Philadelphia 76ers who added both LeBron James and Jalen Brown. The Knicks led 58-54 at halftime but the Sixers eventually wore the champs down to win 106-100. Philly had 6 guys in double figures led by Tyrese Maxey’s 28. Jalen Brunson led New York with 21 but it took him 19 shots to get there.

The nightcap was a rematch of last season’s Western Conf Finals between the Ok City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs. DeArron Fox threw down Chet Holmgren in the beginning of the second quarter causing a scuffle that led to what has to be the first triple Williams technical fouls with J Dub, J Will, and Kenrich Williams coming to Chet’s defense and getting t’d up. That lit a fire under the Thunder who reeled of 9 straight and eventually outscored the Spurs 22-5 and led by as many as 26 before half. San Antonio tried to make it a game but the Thunder always had an answer in a 116-104 season opening win. SGA was fantastic with 32. Jared McCain made a career high 6 threes en route to 20. The Thunder defense stifled Victor Wembenyama who only scored 12 on a 1-13 shooting night. Stephon Castle led San Antonio with 24 in a losing effort. OKC gets tonight off before Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets come to town tomorrow night.