LeBron's Cavs, Durant-led 軍人s 好意d as NBA season begins
LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers will celebrate their city's first sports 栄冠を与える in 52 years on Tuesday, raising their 選手権 旗，新聞一面トップの大見出し／大々的に報道する as the 2016-17 NBA （選挙などの）運動をする opens.
The Golden 明言する／公表する 軍人s, 一方／合間, will welcome superstar 今後 Kevin Durant to the 倍の as they 始める，決める out to avenge their loss to Cleveland in last June's NBA 決勝戦 after coming one game shy of 支援する-to-支援する 肩書を与えるs.
The Cavaliers and 軍人s open the season as favorites to play each other in the 決勝戦 for the third （選挙などの）運動をする in a 列／漕ぐ／騒動, an 前例のない feat, even as 28 競争相手s try to fight their way into next June's 肩書を与える 対決.
LeBron James (R) 推定する／予想するs to take the Cleveland Cavaliers to a third 連続する 決勝戦 this season ?Jason Miller (Ge tty/AFP/とじ込み／提出する)
Chris Paul and Blake Griffin 誘発する the Los Angeles Clippers while LaMarcus Aldridge and Kawhi Leonard join guard Tony Parker and big man Pau Gasol to 点火（する） San Antonio.
Dwyane Wade, Jimmy Butler and Rajon Rondo 部隊 in Chicago, Toronto will try to 改善する on its run to the last four last season and Russell Westbrook will try to 解除する Oklahoma City after Durant's 出発.
But the 軍人s and Cavaliers have made themselves the teams to （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 based on their past two seasons of success, Golden 明言する／公表する with a 記録，記録的な／記録する 73 勝利，勝つs last season and the Cavaliers making the best NBA 決勝戦 決起大会／結集させる ever by winning the last three games.
"Our mindset going into this year is knowing that the hunter has now become the 追跡（する）d," Cavaliers 今後 Kevin Love said. "So we have to approach every game a lot like the last two years, knowing we're going to get everybody's best 発射."
James 普通の／平均（する）d 29.7 points, 11.3 回復するs, 8.9 補助装置s, 2.3 封鎖するd 発射s and 2.6 steals a game, 主要な the NBA 決勝戦 in each 部類 to earn 全員一致の NBA 決勝戦 最高殊勲選手 栄誉（を受ける）s.
"We're not 満足させるd with just winning one 選手権. We're not 満足させるd with just 存在 successful. We want to continue to get better," James said.
- James 3-4 in NBA 決勝戦 -
James has played in seven NBA 決勝戦 and the past six in a 列／漕ぐ／騒動. He lost his first with Cleveland then 分裂（する） four with the Miami Heat. Upon returning to Cleveland he lost one more before the Cavaliers 逮捕（する）d their first to give Cleveland a first 冒険的な 肩書を与える in 52 years.
"I （機の）カム 支援する to bring a 選手権 to our city," James said. "I knew what I was 有能な of doing. I knew I had the 権利 成分s and the 権利 詳細な計画 to help this franchise get to a place that we've never been. That's what it was all about."
On Tuesday, four-time NBA Most 価値のある Player James will begin the 追求（する），探索（する） to repeat as the Cavaliers open against the New York Knicks.
"It will not be 平易な, and it shouldn't be 平易な," James said. "In my 13-year career, so far nothing has been 平易な. So I look 今後 to the 旅行 and the work that lies ahead."
Other 開始 ナイターs find Utah at Portland and San Antonio at Golden 明言する／公表する, who 追加するd 2014 NBA 最高殊勲選手 Durant after coming up short in the プレーオフs.
Stephen Curry, the 2015 and 2016 NBA 最高殊勲選手, and fellow 3-point sharpshooter Klay Thompson will have Durant, Draymond Green and Andre Iguodala up 前線.
- Cavs spend king's 身代金 -
With the Cavaliers making a 取引，協定 earlier this month to keep guard J.R. Smith, owner Dan Gilbert will spend a king's 身代金 of about $100 million -- $6 million above the NBA salary cap -- on the Cleveland starting five of James, Smith, Love, Kyrie Irving and Tristan Thompson.
Gilbert, who spent $54 million in 高級な 税金 for going over the salary cap, will spend more for the starters than about half of the league's teams will spend on entire rosters. Even Golden 明言する／公表する with Durant will only have a payroll at about 75 パーセント of the Cavaliers.
Australia's Andrew Bogut was sent from the 軍人s to Dallas and several 最高の，を越す reserves were 解放（する）d to make salary room for Durant.
Other clubs have made moves to try and join the エリート. Atlanta 調印するd 退役軍人 中心 Dwight Howard. Wade and Rondo moved to Chicago but the Bulls lost Gasol to the 刺激（する）s and Joakim Noah and Derrick Rose to the Knic ks.
Kevin Durant (L) is the Golden 明言する／公表する 軍人s' new superstar 今後 hoping to avenge their shock loss to Cleveland in last year's 決勝戦 ?Ethan Miller (Getty/AFP/とじ込み／提出する)
Golden 明言する／公表する 軍人s guard Andre Iguodala (left) and Cleveland Cavalier guard Kylie Irving 緊急発進する during game 5 of the NBA 決勝戦 in June 2016 ?Beck Diefenbach (AFP/とじ込み／提出する)
