Opening tip: 10 key things to know

It’s given Cavaliers, Warriors will meet yet again in Finals

Happy New Year, NBA.

The 72nd regular season started Tuesday night, wits Boston playing at Cleveland and Golden State hosting Houston. Fans in Cleveland booed new Celtic Kyrie Irving, fans in Oakland cheered the Warriors’ latest championship banner and the march toward April is finally underway.

The offseason was loaded with changes. Carmelo Anthony and Paul George went to Oklahoma City, Gordon Haywardandirvingwenttoboston,isaiah Thomas got sent to Cleveland, Jimmy Butlerisnowinminnesotaandpaul Millsap calls Denver home. That’s seven All-stars who moved, a record for an NBA offseason.

Every coach who started last season will start this season. That’s an NBA first.

Hereare10thingstoknowaboutthe NBA season now that it’s here:

Quick starters

San Antonio, Toronto and Miamiwilllikelystart1-0— because under current management,

San Antonio, Toronto and Miami almost alwaysstart1-0.spurscoachgregg Popovich is 18-2 on opening night, Raptors coach Dwane Casey is 7-1 and Heat coach Erik Spoelstra is 7-2. Spoelstra has started 1-0 in each of the last six seasons, the longest such run in the NBA. A coach inneedofa1-0start?tryneworleans’ Alvin Gentry. He has dropped five straight openers and is 2-9 on opening night. Brooklyn, Orlando, Milwaukee and Utah have the league’s longest current opening night losing streaks, starting 0-1 in each of the last four seasons.