Dec. 25: NBA regular season begins.

12月25日：NBA常规赛季开始。

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For most rookies, the month before the NBA regular season typically offers a fantastic learning opportunity.

对于大部分新秀来说，常规赛开赛前的那个月是学习的最佳时机。

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"It's not a day-to-day responsibility, " said Jordan, explaining his absence from Charlotte so close to the start of the NBA regular season.

“这并不需要每天都在那儿工作，”乔丹这样解释为什么在常规赛来临之际，他却离开了夏洛特。

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The entire preseason and the first two weeks of the NBA regular season are gone and counting.

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It lost four of the first five games, but the NBA season consists of a prolonged regular season spreading 82 games over many months and lengthy rounds of playoffs.

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