Welcome back to the NFL talkboard. For those of  sterling silver jewelry you who have stumbled upon it for the first time, this is the new dedicated space on the sportblog where people can talk about American football.

Every Friday I will post my Pick Six and, if I have time, one or two talking points as well. The blog will then stay open over the weekend, allowing everyone - myself included - to keep chatting about the games as they happen and afterwards on Sunday and Monday.

This week I'm doffing my cap to horne94 – the wholesale pearl earrings only person to get all six picks right last week. After running this competition for a season and a half I can honestly say it's harder than it looks. You can find the overall top 10 at the bottom of the blog, but first of all, here are this week's games:
The Jets were totally flummoxed by the Dolphins' Wildcat formation during a 31-27 defeat back in week five, and the prevailing thinking seems to be that their head coach Rex Ryan – formerly defensive co-ordinator of the Baltimore Ravens - is too smart to let that happen again. I would agree with the consensus that New York should win at akoya pearl necklace home, but only because I think Ryan is too smart to give up on a productive running game like he did in the second half of that last meeting.

Toronto Raptors' forwards Chris Bosh and Andrea Bargnani guard Cleveland Cavaliers' forward Shaquille O'Neal. Photograph: Mike Cassese/Reuters

The Cleveland Cavaliers slumped to akoya pearl bracelet  their second defeat in as many games to start the new season as the Toronto Raptors held them at bay for a 101-91 victory.

Expectations in Cleveland have been inflated following the pre-season acquisition of Shaquille O'Neal from Phoenix but last year's beaten Eastern Conference finalists have so far failed to find fluency with the 37-year-old in the team.

The Cavs lost 95-89 to the Boston Celtics on the cultured freshwater pearl  opening night yesterday and their second defeat was inflicted despite LeBron James posting the 25th triple-double of his career (21 points, 11 rebounds, 12 assists). Andrea Bargnani led the Raptors with 28 points while Chris Bosh added 21 points and 16 boards.

The Celtics added to their opening-night win with a typically strong defensive display to dominate the Charlotte Bobcats 92-59 in wholesale pearl jewelry  their home opener. Ray Allen led five Celtic scorers in double figures with 18 points.

The Eastern Conference champions, the Orlando Magic, kicked off their campaign with a 120-106 rout of the Philadelphia 76ers. The Magic were prolific from beyond the three-point arc hitting 16 triples, with Ryan Anderson shooting four-of-seven in wholesale pearl earrings his 16 points.

The Denver Nuggets overcame the Utah Jazz 114-105 with their star duo Carmelo Anthony (30 points) and Chauncey Billups (26) leading their charge.

It was a bad night for the California franchises with the Golden State Warriors narrowly losing 108-107 to Houston while the Sacramento Kings were on the wrong end of freshwater pearl pendant a 102-89 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder and there was a second defeat in as many nights for the Los Angeles Clippers who fell 109-107 to the Phoenix Suns.

Allen Iverson sat out the Memphis Grizzlies' 96-74 loss to the Detroit Pistons with his hamstring injury while the Miami Heat made light work of the New York Knicks, beating them 115-93.

Elsewhere, the Atlanta Hawks won 120-109 at home to the Indiana Pacers, the San Antonio Spurs beat the New Orleans Hornets 113-96 and pearl jewelry wholesale a fourth-quarter Minnesota Timberwolves rally saw them pip the New Jersey nets 95-93.

The Los Angeles Lakers coach, Phil Jackson, has urged his players not to be emotionally distracted when they launch their NBA title defence today moments after  freshwater pearl jewelry receiving their championship rings.

The Lakers, who clinched their 15th championship and first since 2002 with a 4-1 series victory over the Orlando Magic in June, will akoya pearl necklace start the 2009-10 season against city rivals the Clippers in front of a passionate crowd.
 
"It's very difficult to play on ring night," Jackson told reporters at the team's El Segundo training facility on Monday. "The distractions are great and people are living in the past and on the laurels of the past. You're only a success in the moment when you complete a successful act – that's one of the things that we keep telling these players. Last year's success, that was over in June."

Overall, though, Jackson felt the knowledge of  pearl jewelry wholesale past success was a key component in building future glory.

"The idea that you have to protect something or defend something as the defending champion is always a good deal for a team," the 64-year-old said. "The knowledge they are going to have go out and play well, the crowds are going to be there, you are going to be facing challenges on the road, your home fans are going to be expecting you to win and you have to bring that energy to pearl jewelry wholesale excite people, yourself and the team.

"Those are things that these guys are aware of," added Jackson, who has guided teams to a record 10 NBA championships. "Some of them haven't been on championship teams but [Derek] Fisher and Kobe [Bryant] obviously have. They know the perils of going into a ring night, for example, and starting out as defending champion."

The Lakers could be without the forward Pau Gasol, the Spaniard having missed the team's last six exhibition games while recovering from a strained right hamstring. Although Gasol was placed on the active roster for the season opener at Staples Center in pearl jewelry downtown Los Angeles, he could be moved to the inactive list before Tuesday's tip-off.

"That's a game decision," said Jackson. "He's much more optimistic than he has been but we are not concerned."

Over the weekend, Gasol said it did not make "a whole lot of sense" for him to play. "It's most important that I get myself healthy at this point in the year so I can go through the freshwater pearl jewelry whole year," he added. "If I put myself in a risky situation then I won't be helping my team in the long run."