The NBA season is sitting under a Christmas tree with all of us starring at the big package just counting down the days until Sunday.
Opening day provides us with five terrific games with must-watch storylines in all of them. Who is too old? Who needs a fast start? How fast can new players adjust? Plenty of unanswered questions that have yet to be figured out remain.
Here are the first five predictions of the year with the spreads being the bow on top:
(Courtesy of Covers.com)
Boston Celtics +3.5 at New York Knicks
The Celtics know they must get off to a quick start and the beginning of the season is going to be imperative. They need to rack up the wins early so they can get a solid amount of rest later.
Boston has almost the same exact team as last season and will be much more cohesive than a Knicks team working in a ton of new players. Tyson Chandler needs time to adjust to just how bad the rest ...
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