Opening Night Hoops

Cleveland @ Boston, 8 p.m. ET, TNT
Portland @ LA Lakers, 10:30 p.m. ET, TNT

The last time the Cavs and Celts met up, Lebron James' 45 points weren't enough to push past Paul Pierce's 41 as Boston battled its way to an epic Game 7 victory. This time around there won't be nearly as much at stake, but LeBron & Co. could relish the role of playing the spoiler on a night when the Celtics will don their rings and raise banner No. 17 into the rafters at the TD Bank North Garden.

In the second game of TNT's double-header, the championship runner-ups host the team that just might have the most buzz surrounding it as an up-and-coming franchise. The matchup will feature a big man making a comeback for both teams as L.A. fans will finally get to see what an Andrew Bynum-Pau Gasol-Lamar Odom front court will look like, while the No. 1 pick of the 2007 Draft, Greg Oden, will anchor the middle for the first time for the fresh-look Blazers.