WASHINGTON, D.C. — Defending champion Boston launches a quest for back-to-back titles, LeBron James teams with his 20-year-old son and familiar faces debut in new places when the NBA's 79th season begins on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Defending champion Boston launches a quest for back-to-back titles, LeBron James teams with his 20-year-old son and familiar faces debut in new places when the NBA 's 79th season begins on Tuesday.The Celtics will raise a record 18th championship banner when the New York Knicks visit Boston while James and the Los Angeles Lakers entertain Minnesota in opening-night contests.
Tatum and Jaylen Brown lead a veteran Celtics lineup with star guard Jrue Holiday and injured center Kristaps Porzingis.'We want to win a championship every single year — that's the goal, that's the standard, that's the expectation,' Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said. 'Just because something worked before doesn't mean it's going to work again. That's the challenge.
Managing Embiid's timeSwingman Paul George had starred for the Los Angeles Clippers last season but wasn't re-signed so the 14-year veteran signed a free agent deal to join star center Joel Embiid and guard Tyrese Maxey at Philadelphia.Embiid will see limited action on back-to-back nights to keep him healthy into the playoffs.'We're very focused on April, May, June,' 76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey said.
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