Is the NBA attempting to break the Western Conference away from the East? I understand that for the most part, the West has dominated the past decade of basketball, but the powers are shifting, baby! KG has moved over, methinks Kobe is on his way too, the Bulls are continuing to get stronger, two of the NBA’s biggest superstars are in the East (LeBron and Wade), and the list goes on.

So then, on opening night of the NBA season, why didn’t the East get a game? Why did the NBA even start the season last night, for that matter? Were any of these games even on TV? ESPN shows games on Wednesdays and Fridays, why not wait til tonight, Halloween, as they did last year?

Anyways, the games last night went as planned. In the only exciting matchup of the night, Shane Battier nailed a three with two seconds left to lead his Rockets to victory over the Lakers. Kobe dropped 45 points.

The Spurs got their rings and took care of Portland, 106-97.

Utah smoked the Warriors, in Golden State, 117-96.

There are a couple great matchups on the board tonight, including Chicago at New Jersey and Dallas at Cleveland. I’ve got my eyes set on Dallas-Cleveland. For the gambling-folk out there, Dallas is only favored by 4 points. Expect a sloppy performance by the Cavs. Cleveland fans will have long memories tonight, and finally have the opportunity to take their agression out on LeBron for his NY hat incident at the Indians-Yankees game a few weeks ago. Bet the house!