{"id":763206,"date":"2022-10-19T16:26:21","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T20:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?p=763206"},"modified":"2022-10-19T16:26:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T20:26:24","slug":"7-takeaways-from-opening-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/news\/nba\/7-takeaways-from-opening-night\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Takeaways From Opening Night"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The wait is finally over. The NBA is back, and Monday night’s opening matchups did not disappoint: from the tunnel fits to a head-to-head matchup in Boston and ring night in the Bay. Still, there’s a lot left of the season to go, and questions remain of whether the Warriors will repeat as champs if the Celtics can maintain their momentum from the second half of last season. Will LeBron James<\/a> pass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the all-time scoring list, and can James Harden<\/a> bounce back and Anthony Davis<\/a> stay healthy? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’ll have to wait and see what happens, but for now, here are seven takeaways from last night’s action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Revenge SZN: Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are looking even better<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jayson Tatum<\/a> and Jaylen Brown<\/a> have been a nightmare for teams on both sides of the ball for a few years now. They have three ECF trips under their belt and a recent appearance in the NBA Finals \u2014 they\u2019re not supposed to still be getting better. After showing up to opening night rockin’ some pretty eye-catching fits, Brown and Tatum dropped a combined 70 points (dropping 35 points apiece) and solidified the dub over Philly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both were attacking from every part of the floor. Having two dynamic players like Brown and Tatum gives the Celtics a good chance to get back to the Finals and maybe even win it this time.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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https:\/\/t.co\/p9LBjDbjmT<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/MWX1n8GIz3<\/a><\/p>— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) October 19, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>