your ideal opening night double header

Hou @ LA on Christmas with all the hype being about Kobe wanting to teach Dwight about winning.

Joey Crawford will be the referee for sure.

 

Opening Week:
Houston @ OKC
New York @ Brooklyn
Miami @ Indiana
LAC @ GSW

Christmas:
New York @ Brooklyn
San Antonio @ Miami
Houston @ LAL

 

Most of you are missing what the OP asked in his thread title.

Your ideal opening night header. Not what you think will actually happen.

 

Don't they always do a Finals rematch?

 

Charlotte @ Miami.

 

doubt LA will be opener if Kobe is still out

i figure


Pacers @ Miami
spurs @ rockets

second night:
knicks @ nets
GS @ spurs

 

OKC @ MIA
HOU @ GSW

 

Hou @ LAC

 

This would be too good to be true.... Watching Dwight destroy the Lakers on opening night.....

 

Since Miami has to be in the first game, it will probably be:

1) Chicago @ Miami

I think Rose's return will be built up and what better way to gain ratings for the NBA than to have the two most recent MVP's go against each other. One fresh off another championship, the other returning for a season of redemption. The story line is just too great to pass up.


If not that, it will probably be:

2) Indiana @ Miami
3) Brooklyn @ Miami
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The second game will most likely feature a west coast team. I also think they would really want Dwight Howard to be on opening night since he was the big name of this year's free agency. But, keep in mind. Chris Paul was relevant too.

For that reason I think the game will be:

Rockets @ L.A. Clippers

If not that, then some of the other Rockets featured games that everyone else has mentioned could come into play.

 

God, how could I forget about Chicago and Rose's return? Man! Miami vs Chicago or Brooklyn will be sick.

 

They're not going to show a lot of the Lakers till Kobe comes back.

 

Since it will be at least a triple burger.....
Nets @ Miami
OK @ San Antonio
Houston@L A

 

I last saw Miami and Spurs in a 7 game final, i don't want to see either of them on opening night.

Rockets vs Mavs (I know Mavs aren't going to be a top team this season, but i like there roster, Ellis, Dirk and Calderon are going to be fun to watch. Plus there a rival and it would be nice to rub in how good we are now to Dallas)

Clippers vs Warrios

Or

OKC vs Knicks

 

I can't wait until that first Rockets-Lakers rematch, so might as well have it on Opening Night. Heat-Nets then Rockets-Lakers would net some of the highest ratings TNT would probably ever see.

 

Chicago @ Brooklyn
Rockets @ Memphis

 

This.

 

Sportscenter just said Kobe is likely back for training camp.

 

Nets @ Heat
Spurs/OKC @ Rockets

Although it will be fun seeing the Rockets bully the Lakers, but I would much rather have the Rox playing a difficult game against the current top dog in the west.

Having say that, as long as the first game that rockets play is at home, I'm content.

 

Cant wait for the schedule to drop and see which national match-ups we get.

Bulls @ BKN

Houston @ GSW