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(SportsNetwork. Julian Edelman Womens Jersey .com) - Canadian Anthony Bennett and the Cleveland Cavaliers open their season against the Brooklyn Nets tonight. Bennett became the first Canadian to be selected first overall in the NBA Draft this summer and joins fellow Canadian Tristan Thompson. Cleveland should be a much better team this season with All-Star Kyrie Irving running the show. The Cavaliers missed the playoffs for a third straight year last season and compiled a 24-58 record. Irving, Thompson and shooting guard Dion Waiters are expected to carry the load in 2012-13. Irving battled injuries last season and hopes to stay healthy for the new campaign. "This is the best Ive ever felt coming into a season," Irving said. "My goal is to become the best player in the league." Cleveland also inked much-maligned center Andrew Bynum. Cavs head coach Mike Brown is back with the team for another stint. Brooklyn won all three meetings with Cleveland last season and is 8-2 in the past 10 matchups in this series. The Nets have prevailed in four of their last five trips to the Q. The new-look Nets bolstered their lineup by acquiring Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Andrei Kirilenko and Jason Terry to play alongside Brook Lopez, Joe Johnson and Deron Williams. The Nets appear to be a contender in the Eastern Conference and anything short of one of the top three seeds would be considered a disappointment. Brooklyn also tabbed Jason Kidd as its new head coach, although he will miss Wednesday nights game due to a suspension. He will miss two games after pleading guilty to driving while ability impaired. Lawrence Frank will coach the team the first two games. "Championship teams are built on being prepared, playing unselfishly and being held accountable, and thats how I expect to coach this basketball team," Kidd said. "I am truly excited about this next phase of my basketball career." Brooklyn went 49-33 last season and lost in seven games to the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the playoffs. After the Nets visit the Cavs, they will host the two-time defending champion Miami Heat at Barclays Center on Friday.Chandler Jones Camo Jersey . The Basque club improved to four points better than fifth-place Villarreal in the duel for the last Champions League qualifying place. Celta should have come away with more from the high tempo game. Rob Ninkovich Authentic Jersey .C. -- J.B. Holmes was a 3-foot putt away from winning the Wells Fargo Championship when he backed away to size up the situation.EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Los Angeles Lakers centre Pau Gasol will miss at least the next week with a strained right groin. The spiraling Lakers announced their latest injury setback on Saturday after an MRI exam for the 7-foot Spaniard. He will be re-evaluated next weekend after the Lakers three-game road trip. Gasol scored 24 points in the Lakers 110-100 home loss to Charlotte on Friday night, ttheir sixth straight defeat. Jerod Mayo Authentic Jersey. He has been bothered by a sore groin for several games, but attempted to play through it. The Lakers have been decimated by injuries. Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Steve Blake, Jordan Farmar and Xavier Henry have all been out for several weeks. The Lakers have lost 18 of 21 to fall into 14th place in the Western Conference. ' ' ' |
