NBA Opening night. Oct 26th

He had 31 points and eight turnovers, a part-splashy, part-sloppy debut. This was no coronation for the Miami Heat but an affirmation of some hard truths: For the incredible strengths they’ll have this season, they’ll have severe flaws too: size, shooting and the bench. The Celtics exposed every one of those elements in an 88-80 victory on opening night. Miami will get its 58, 60 regular-season victories, but it won’t get through Boston or Orlando unless James understands that this Miami franchise under Pat Riley can have transformative powers.

LOS ANGELES – Be ready, Kobe Bryant told Steve Blake. His championship coronation nearly doused in defeat, Bryant walked out of the huddle late Tuesday and welcomed his new teammate to the Los Angeles Lakers with a simple, two-word order. A couple minutes later, Bryant rifled a pass behind him and into the waiting hands of Blake, positioned perfectly a step behind the 3-point line. Blake elevated and coolly buried the shot. With less than 19 seconds left, it was the difference in the Lakers’ 112-110 victory over the Houston Rockets.

NBA Box Scores Oct 26th

1 2 3 4 Total Miami 9 21 27 23 80 Final  Boston 16 29 18 25 88   MIA: L. James 31 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Ast BOS: P. Pierce 19 Pts, 9 Reb, 3 Ast		1 2 3 4 Total Phoenix 26 20 35 11 92 Final  Portland 28 22 25 31 106   PHO: S. Nash 26 Pts, 4 Reb, 6 Ast POR: B. Roy 24 Pts, 3 Reb, 6 Ast
1 2 3 4 Total Houston 33 29 20 28 110 Final  LA Lakers 26 25 26 35 112   HOU: A. Brooks 24 Pts, 3 Reb, 9 Ast LAL: P. Gasol 29 Pts, 11 Reb, 2 Ast