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MIAMI -- The offseason is over. Cheap Dallas Cowboys Jerseys . And only 1,230 games are left until the playoffs start.So, before they raise that banner in Cleveland and the season finally begins Tuesday night, lets empty the notebook and go over 10 more things to know going into this NBA season:---THE CHAMPS: The opportunity is there for Cleveland to get off to a fast start. The Cavaliers play 10 of their first 14 games at home, and the four road contests are all merely one-game trips. LeBron James and his teammates wont have to pack anything bigger than an overnight bag until a two-game trip takes them to Philadelphia and Milwaukee on Nov. 27 and 29. (PS: Defending champions are 55-14 on opening night, including 8-1 in the last nine years.)---LEBRONS LEGEND: LeBron James has been a first-team All-NBA selection 10 times, including each of the last nine seasons. If hes a first-teamer again this year, hell become the third player in league history with 11 such selections joining only Kobe Bryant and Karl Malone. The other 10-timers besides James are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Tim Duncan, Bob Cousy, Jerry West, Michael Jordan, Bob Pettit and Elgin Baylor. Besides James, no other active player has more than five first-team nods (Dwight Howard and Kevin Durant).---FOR OPENERS: Miami has the longest active streak of opening-night wins, with five straight going into their Game 1 of this season at Orlando on Wednesday. Atlanta has the longest active Game 1 losing streak, having dropped each of its last four openers.---WE SHOULD HAVE SEEN IT COMING: Last season, Golden State became the fifth team to start 14-0 or better in NBA history. Of those five, only one went on to win the title. The 1993-94 Houston Rockets started 15-0 and won the championship -- but the 1948-49 Washington Capitols (15-0), 1957-58 Boston Celtics (14-0), 2002-03 Dallas Mavericks (14-0) and last seasons Warriors all fell short in their title quests.---STEPH AT THE LINE: Golden States Stephen Curry -- the two-time reigning MVP -- enters this season as the third-best free throw shooter in NBA history, having made 90.16 percent of his tries. Hes within reach of No. 1 Steve Nash (90.43) and No. 2 Mark Price (90.39).---DRIVE FOR FIVE: DeAndre Jordan of the Los Angeles Clippers will bid this season to win his fifth straight field-goal percentage title. The only other two players to lead the league in shooting five straight times are Wilt Chamberlain (1964-65 through 1968-69) and Shaquille ONeal (1997-98 through 2001-02).---ROAD WARRIORS: San Antonio has a chance to become the only current NBA franchise with a winning road record. If the Spurs go 28-13 away from home this season -- doable, considering they were 27-14 on the road last season -- they would then be 829-828 in opposing arenas all-time. On average, NBA teams win 37.9 percent of their road games.---POP WATCH: Spurs coach Gregg Popovich is nine wins shy of tying Larry Brown (1,098) for No. 7 on the NBAs all-time list. Hes also 66 shy of No. 6 Phil Jackson (1,155).---MEXICO SUNS: Phoenix has 39 home games this season instead of the usual 41. The Suns are playing twice in Mexico City, and will be the home team there for games against Dallas on Jan. 12 and San Antonio on Jan. 14. We have an incredibly strong and supportive Hispanic fan base in Arizona, and these two games present a unique opportunity to strengthen our relationship with NBA fans in both Arizona and Mexico, Suns President Jason Rowley said.---PLANNING AHEAD: For those who need to fill their calendars, take note of the following dates -- All-Star weekend in New Orleans is Feb. 17-19; playoffs start April 15; second round starts May 1; conference finals will start May 14, 15 or 16; the NBA Draft lottery is May 16; the NBA Finals start on June 1 and a Game 7, if necessary, would be June 18. The draft is June 22.---Follow AP Basketball Writer Tim Reynolds on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/ByTimReynolds Cheap Houston Texans Jerseys . -- Josh Sterk scored once and set up two more as the Oshawa Generals edged the visiting Belleville Bulls 3-2 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. China NFL Jerseys Authentic . The home side created most of the chances but struggled to break down Braunschweigs resilient defence, resulting in the Bundesligas 1,000th scoreless draw. http:///...leans-saints-jerseys .H. -- Matt Kenseth made it 2 for 2 in the Chase, holding off teammate Kyle Busch to win Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.Alexander Rossi is still in talks to continue working with the Manor F1 team despite losing his driving seat for the Banbury-based outfit. Rossi wants to stay involved with F1 while seeking a seat in other branches of motor-racing as he sets his sights on regaining an F1 drivers berth for the 2017 season.Manor finished the 2015 campaign with Britains Will Stevens and American Rossi as their drivers. This week, however, the team confirmed Indonesian Rio Haryanto would join German Pascal Wehrlein to complete their new line-up, having previously secured Mercedes engines to power their cars.Speaking to Sky Sports News HQ on Friday, Rossi refused to be downbeat about being dropped by the Manor team after racing for them in five of the last seven races last year.I was very satisfied and I was very thankful to Manor for the opportunity and I feel we did everything that we could in those five races, he said.Ill be honest, Im disappointed that we werent able to stay in the seat for 2016 but sometimes thats the way the sport works.We were never promised anything but we were very close [to getting a drive] - Id say it was down to the last day. Will Stevens locks up as he leads Alexander Rossi during the 2015 season Theres a lot of different things that go into it and at the end of the day, the teeam has to make the decision that best suits them. Wholesale NFL China Jerseys. Having said that, the relationship with Manor is very strong and were looking to put something together for the future and hopefully we can stay involved with the team.Im still in discussions with Manor and I want to keep my foot in the door in terms of staying in Formula 1, thats still the ultimate goal.Rossi said he is also looking at the possibilities of staying on the racing track, competing in the World Endurance Championship, Indycar or GP2 this year. Rossi is in talks over seats in Indycar or GP2 He said: I obviously need to be racing this year so were talking to the teams in WEC and Indycar as well. Im looking to still be involved in Formula 1 as much as I can and hopefully return to racing in 2017.The 24-year-old was bullish about his efforts to continue boosting F1s growing popularity in the USA.He said: Weve seen a bit of growth in the States in terms of the Formula 1 viewership - since obviously Austin has been a race on the calendar and my presence in the final five grands prix last year also increased it.But for it really to make an impact on America there needs to be a full-time driver and thats whats missing. Were doing our best to make it happen and we have seen the sport grow in the States but theres still quite a long way to go. ' ' '