Cavs Open With Loss To Celtics, Despite LeBron’s 38 Points

Oh, and the Celtics won? Hmm. LebronJamesOhMyGosh!

With the first game in the books, it was time for our bloggers to take stock of their respective teams. We’ll start in Cleveland with SBN’s Fear the Sword, where the Cavs—as I said in my preview—are still a guard short:

As for Boston, it’s tough to imagine a better start—prevailing down the stretch against your stiffest competition for the Eastern Conference crown. SBN’s Celtics Blog is in a good mood this morning:

Full boxscore here.

Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - Paul Pierce scored 23 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, pacing Boston to a 95-89 win over the Cavaliers and spoiling the regular season debut for the Cleveland tandem of LeBron James and Shaquille O’Neal.