Class Beats Crass

The predominant theme emerging from last night's opening night victory was that the C's are all about "team" and the Cavs are all about, well, a "dream"—the dream of pairing two mega-stars on the way to their first championship.

If the 95-89 Boston victory is any indication, this Cleveland squad is a long way from that dream.

For Boston's part, they got double-digit scoring from Pierce (23), Allen (16), Garnett (13) and Rasheed (12). Ten assists from the (hopefully) soon-to-be-resigned Rajon Rondo rounded out the truly team victory.

So, Shaq and LeBron can make the cover of Sports Illustrated. We'll take banner number 18.