The defending champions LA Lakers are in for a deja vu tonight as they take on the Houston Rockets on Opening Night and NBA Commissioner David Stern will be at the Staples Center for the Ring Ceremony. It's a really interesting Houston Rockets at LA Lakers prediction, because last year, again these two teams met and it was Rockets that spoiled the Ring party for the champs as they went on to produce an upset by winning the game 101-91! Could a similar outcome be in store tonight? All summer long, fans and experts have been talking about the Heat and how they will be the new champions this year and with all the attention being focused in South Beach, the LA Lakers have been quietly preparing to defend their title and make a 3-peat this year. They are the holders of the Larry O'Brien trophy so they have to be the main favorites to retain it this year. Miami might got all the hype about them, Celtics got Shaq and all the experience in the world, but it's the Lakers that have dominate