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NBA-Five storylines to watch during 2015-16 NBA season

Oct 23 (Reuters) - Five storylines to track during the 2015-16 National Basketball Association season which opens on Tuesday. DERRICK ROSE'S HEALTH Knee injuries have limited Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose to 61 games over the last three seasons so staying healthy is key to his team's title hopes. The 2011 NBA Most Valuable Player fractured his left orbital bone in practice last month but the setback is minor after the three knee surgeries he has had. - - NEW YORK KNICKS Since bringing in Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson as team president late in the 2013-14 season, the New York Knicks have gone from bad to worse and patience is wearing thin for fans. But after dismantling the roster, which led to a franchise-worst 17-65 record last season, Jackson has added pieces that could help lead to a brighter future. - - KOBE'S SWAN SONG? Kobe Bryant has already solidified himself as one of the game's greatest players but the five-times NBA champion, who has been limited to 41 games since an Achilles injury in 2013, will have a much more limited role than he is used to in what could be the final season in the 37-year-old's surefire Hall of Fame career. - - SPOTLIGHT ON DURANT Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant will return from a foot injury in the final season before he becomes the most sought after free agent. The former NBA Most Valuable Player, who can instantly change the fortunes of any team he chooses to play for, will be under the microscope as he tries to prove the first serious injury of his career was an anomaly. - - LEBRON'S TITLE QUEST In his second season since returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James will be as determined as ever to deliver the NBA's Larry O'Brien Trophy to the championship-starved city after coming tantalizingly close in last season's Finals. (Compiled by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Mark Lamport-Stokes)