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AFTER TWO WEEKS of pre-season NBA games, we can say without any doubt that we’re excited for meaningful basketball to start.
That will come in exactly one week with three games, two of which will be nationally televised in the States. The Miami Heat will host the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks will travel to face the Los Angeles Lakers.
The NBA launched this “Countdown” ad over the past week, and it pretty effectively captures the anxiety of waiting patiently for the NBA season to start. Here’s the ad:
YouTube: NBA