It's the NBA's 61st season and the staff at NBA.com is as gassed for it to begin as an 18-wheeler filling up at Sunoco. We chose the 61 things that we can't wait to happen this year, and our anticiapation is palpable -- think of a kid on Christmas morning ... a bride on her wedding day ... Ruben Studdard at supper time. These are our 61(plus a bonus one thrown in), what are yours?

Gilbert’s jersey going into the stands

Amare

Josh Smith impossibly stopping a sure fastbreak layup by covering ground like Rayden from “Mortal Kombat” to block the shot

AI to AI alley-oop

Bargnani teaching Bosh a little Italian

Welcome back: Baron, Emeka, Yao, T-Mac, etc

Vegas baby, Vegas

Steve Nash’s hair awkwardly growing back like the initial sprouting phase of a Chia Pet

Phoenix scoring 160 points in a non-overtime game

Sebastian/Delonte/Rajon point guard race in Boston

Kobe vs. the Raptors: The Encore

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