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You guys! Basketball is back! The champs get their rings tonight as they kick off the season against the Dallas Mavericks. It's a Texas tussle as the NBA returns.
In addition, this match will be for the NBA Championship Belt, a concept that was first started on reddit. The Spurs, as NBA Champs, currently hold the belt and the Mavs will look to strip them of it.
| 0-0 0-0 road | @ | 0-0 0-0 home |
| AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX | ||
| 5:00 pm PST | ||
| TNT | ||
| Projected Starters | ||
| Jameer Nelson | PG | Tony Parker |
| Monta Ellis | SG | Marco Belinelli |
| Chandler Parsons | SF | Danny Green |
| Dirk Nowitzki | PF | Matt Bonner |
| Tyson Chandler | C | Tim Duncan |
| Injury Report | ||
| Raymond Felton suspended | Patty Mills shoulder Kawhi Leonard eye | |
| Preseason Stats | ||
| 104.3 | PPG | 98.1 |
| 101.3 | Opp PPG | 104.0 |
| 43.3 | RPG | 39.3 |
| 23.4 | APG | 22.6 |