The New Jersey Nyets: The NBA's only winless team remained winless (0-9) after scoring only 72 points on 32 percent shooting against the Magic in Orlando. They have now officially wrested the title of "Worst Team in the League" away from the Clippers. At this point, every game the Nyets play simply extends the worst start in franchise history. HISTORIC FAIL.

Brook Lopez: Lopez has been playing like an All-Star this season, and he had averaged 22.7 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks in New Jersey's three games before facing the Magic and Defensive Player of the Year Dwight Howard. Then, suddenly, Lopez looked like the second coming of Greg Kite, finishing with only 4 points on 1-for-12 shooting. Brook finished with a plus-minus score of -26 in 31 minutes. Lopez was also outrebounded 12-5 by Nyets guard Terrence Williams. Williams, by the way, gets dishonorable mention for shooting 3-for-17.

The Philadelphia 76ers: The Sixers were facing a Jazz team that had only nine players available -- Utah was missing it's best player (Deron Williams) and Ronnie Price (sprained left big toe), Kyle Korver (left knee surgery) Matt Harpring (ankle/knee/old), and C.J. Miles (left thumb surgery) -- and yet still lost by 22 points at home. And it wasn't even as close as the final score indicates. Total homecourt fail. Speaking of fail...

Elton Brand: While Carlos Boozer was sizzling (24 points, 11-for-16, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals), the 80 Million Dollar Man was fizzling (11 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal). Don't worry, Philadelphia fans. You only have three-plus seasons left of this at about $15 million per year.

The New York Knicks: The Bricks not only got spanked 121-107 by the Golden State Warriors -- giving up 58.3 percent shooting, 58 points in the paint and 31 points off 21 turnovers -- they established the worst 10-game start in franchise history in the process. HISTORIC FAIL.

Bricks coach Mike D'Antoni, the man who made Steve Nash, somehow go only 5 points (1-for-7) and 7 assists out of Chris Duhon. (Please don't tell Bill Simmons...it'll blow all his anti-Nash theories.) After watching his team crap the bed, Mikey said: "I just thought our lack of fight was the most disappointing thing. It's bad, there's no doubt about it. We've got three days off, we'll practice hard and we'll try to figure out something better and see who wants to come forward." Added rookie Toney Douglas: "This isn't where we want to be." I don't blame you, Toney. Oddly enough, you're where at least one nutty baller does want to be...

Stephen Jackson, lost in his own reality quote machine: During the offseason, Captain Jack -- citing the fact that he was "built for championships" -- said he wanted to be traded from the Golden State Warriors to a contender...and then included New York as one of his preferred destinations. So, yup, he's still crazy. But he's not backing down from what he said, no matter how batshit it sounds. Said Jax: "This is one of the best places to play. If somebody says it's not, they're lying. Everybody wants to say they played in the Garden. Everybody gets up to play here and I'm no different than anybody else." No different th an anybody else? Oh, I beg to differ, Stephen.

The Boston Celtics: So the Leprechauns got punked at home by the Hawks...how'd that happen? Well, for starters, the C's were shooting blanks from beyond the arc (1-for-15). They also couldn't protect their defensive backboards, allowing the Hawks to score 22 points off 16 offensive rebounds. Furthermore, Boston was -10 in points off turnovers even though they only lost the ball two more times than Atlanta did. But the real problem is that the Hawks played with more determination and intensity. The Celtics didn't start taking the game really seriously until the final five minutes or so, by which time it was too late.

Rajon Rondo: Rondo bricked two free throws down the stretch. That was bad enough, but it brought to my attention that Rajon is shooting -- gak! -- 25 percent from the line this season! And he's a potential All-Star?! Not with FT shooting like that. When you're a guard and Chris Dudley could beat the hell out of you in a foul shooting contest, you aren't ready to be an All-Star.

The New Orleans Hornets: So much for the dead coach bounce, huh? Byron Scott may be gone, but the Hornets' problems are not. Playing at home against the Portland Trail Blazers, New Orleans shot 36 percent (including a combined 2-for-15 from Chris Paul and Peja Stojackovic), got gangbanged on the boards 60-40 (which included giving up 30 offensive boards), and scored a season-low 78 points. Oh, and CP3 suffered an ankle injury that required him to leave the arena on crutches. It's going to be a long and unhappy season in New Orleans. Good thing they still have the Saints. (Go Drew Brees!)

The Minnesota Timberwolves: The running tally: nine losses in a row to drop them to 1-9. 'Nuff said. Although special mention goes to...

Ryan Hollins and Jonny Flynn: In the first half of the Mavs-Timberwolves game, Dirk Nowitzki had only 5 points and 5 boards. Then, in the third quarter, Hollins started throwing some elbows, and then Hollins and Flynn started working their jaws...and Nowitzki blew up. After picking up a technical, the Sour Kraut had 13 points, 5 rebounds and 3 blocked shots in seven minutes to put Dallas in the driver's seat.

Said Dirk: "[Hollins] elbows a lot and that's just how he plays," Nowitzki said. "I just felt like at some point it was enough." Added Flynn: "Sometimes you've got to pick your battles. You don't want to do anything to spark a sleeping giant like that." Better write that one down, rookie.

The Minnesota offense: Kurt Rambis is determined to make the Triangle offense work in Minnesota. Good luck with that, Kurt. The T-wolves currently rank 27th in Effective Field Goal Percentage (44.9), 27th in PPG (90.2), and 28th in Offensive Efficiency (91.6 Points Per 100 Possessions). Oh, and Rambis has transformed Al Jefferson from a 20-10 guy to a 15-6 guy. Golf clap.

Kevin Martin: From Apocalypse34: "Is it a little early to start a Kevin Martin watch? He played in the Kings' first 5 games, and Sacramento went 1-4. Since missing these last 4 games, Sacramento is 4-0. This comparison also features a 13 point loss to the Thunder with Martin, and a 13 point win over the Thunder without him. Granted, the competition hasn't been fierce without Martin (Utah, OKC, Golden State, and Houston) but the Kings usually struggle against, well, everyone." Hmmm...

The Los Angeles Lakers: Well, well, well...what do you know? The Lakers, playing on the road on the second night of back-to-backs, got their asses whupped by the Denver Nuggets. L.A. kept it close for a half thanks to 19 points from Kobe Bryant. But golly gee, what do you know, the Lakers ran out of gas in the second half. Big time. L.A. was outscored 29-8 in the third quarter and Mamba went scoreless in the second half as Denver rolled to a 105-79 win. According to the AP recap: "The eight points tied a Nuggets record for fewest points allowed in a single quarter, and it was just two shy of tying the Lakers' mark for futility in a single quarter. They scored just six points in a quarter against Chicago in 1977." HISTORIC FAIL.

As Kobe said: "They beat the hell out of us. I don't know if we had Pau it would have made any difference. They played extremely well."

Can we just agree that my point about fatigue in back-to-backs has been made? Good.

And so much for Ron Artest shutting down Carmelo Anthony. 'Melo was limited to 30 minutes because of first-half foul trouble, but he still finished with 25 points on 11-for-20 shooting. Speaking of which...

Carmelo Anthony, egotastic quote machine: After seemingly putting the "Artest owns 'Melo" theories to rest, Anthony said: "I don't really think it's possible to have a 'Melo stopper. No team in the NBA will just let me play 1-on-1 against them. They just won't do it." I'm not saying he's wrong, exactly, but players who say things like that to the press are tempting the fates.

The Lakers' bench: I've heard some rumblings about the general crappiness of the L.A. bench, and the Nuggets game didn't exactly disprove it, as Denver's bench outscored their Lakers' counterpart 43-16.

The Los Angeles Clippers: Their 104-89 home loss to the Toronto Craptors --during which the Clips built a 22-point lead in the second quarter -- once again proved that the Other L.A. Team is, indeed, who we thought they were. Blame turnovers: the Clippers gave up 24 points on 17 turnovers. Mind you, Toronto entered the game forcing the fewest turnovers per game (11.8).

The loss dropped the Clippers -- who have lost six of their last seven games against the Craptors -- to 3-7 on the season and did further damage to Mike Dunleavy's 2009-10 Coach of the Year bid.

LeBron James: Let me start off by saying that King Crab is entitled to his opinion. Everything he said about Jordan being the greatest and how all NBA teams should retire his number...well...like I said, he's entitled to his opinion. In case you didn't hear about or read what he said, here's the skinny:

“I just think what Michael Jordan has done for the game has to be recognized in some way -- soon. There would be no LeBron James, no Kobe Bryant, no Dwyane Wade, you name all the best players in the league right now and the last 10 years, there would be none of us without Michael Jordan. It’s time. He’s the best basketball player we’ve ever seen. Mike does it on the court and off the court. If you see 23, you think about Michael Jordan. You see guys flying through the air, you think about Michael Jordan. You see game-winning shots, you think about Michael Jordan. You see fly kicks, you think about Michael Jordan. He did so much, it has to be recognized, and not just by putting him in the Hall of Fame. He can't get the logo {referring to the NBA logo that’s modeled on a silhouette of Jerry West), and if he can’t, something has to be done. I feel like no NBA player should wear 23. Nobody. If I’m not going to wear No. 23, then nobody else should be able to wear it.”

Okay, first of all, Michael Jordan has been the most recognized player in the history of anything. He really doesn't need any more accolades...although he'll keep getting them until the end of time. Second of all, "you name all the best players in the league right now and the last 10 years, there would be none of us without Michael Jordan." Really? There'd be no Shaq, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett...there would be no great player if Jordan didn't exist? Really?! Forget the fact that Jordan owes guys before him -- like Dr. J, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson -- the same way Kobe or LeBron owe Mike.

But what kills me most is the "If I'm not going to wear No. 23, then nobody else should be able to wear it." I shouldn't be surprised by this quote, especially considering it came out of the mouth of a guy who regularly refers to himself in the third person. But, I mean, damn.

The worst part of it is that he's switching to No. 6, which also happens to be Bill Russell's number. And Russell, of course, is only the greatest winner in team sports. And I mean greatest winner ever, and he always will be. Nobody else will ever dominate as a winner the way Russell did: 11 championships in 13 seasons, including eight straight. Plus, he coached the Celtics on their final two back-to-back titles of his era. Jordan didn't do that...never even came remotely close. If anybody's number should be retired for all time, it should be William Felton Russell's.

Anyway, again, LeBron can think whatever he wants. But he really does need to get over himself. At least a little.

Chris's Friday Lacktion Report:

Nets-Magic: New Jersey's Josh Boone farmed out a 2:1 Voskuhl in 5:13 by negating a board with two fouls, one brick, and a rejection.

Warriors-Knicks: Darko Milicic was free to foul once more for a +1 suck differential in 4:44, also good for a 1:0 Madsen-level Voskuhl.

Hawks-Celtics: Jason Collins became a man in full tonight with a 1.2 trillion! For the home team, Doc Rivers had no victory to celebrate, yet still sent out the newest Little Three of Lacktivity -- Brian Scalabrine, Lester Hudson, and JR Giddens -- for a 38 second stint as Mario Triplets. Lester Hudson chose to be the odd one out, er, Toad, by bricking once from the Big Dig for a +1.

Blazers-Hornets: To celebrate their road win over an undermanned Hornets squad, Portland's Juwan Howard took a rejection in 1:25 for a +1, while Dante Cunningham simultaneously scrambled to score a 1.4 trillion. The buzzers responded by having Julian Wright out there as a Bee Mario for 55 seconds.

Lakers-Nuggets: In addition to being smacked down hard by Ty Lawson's garbage-time monster slam, Josh Powell found himself on the wrong end of a Voskuhl ratio, earning a 4:3 in a 13:13 stint after bricking and fouling four times each, against only one rebound and made field goal.

The New Orleans Hornets: The Hornets' winless weekend was punctuated by a 23-point pimp slap by the Atlanta Hawks. Yes, I know, New Orleans was Chris Paul-less, but that doesn't change the fact that a) their head coach got canned this week, b) their star player is injured, c) the coaching change hasn't changed the team's trance-like play, d) their record just dropped to 3-9, and e) they suck. I mean, sure, their offense was bound to kind of suck without CP3 to guide them, but defense is really about determination, effort and intensity. And yet the Hawks -- who went tiny bird balls out to beat the Celtics the previous night -- shot 54.5 percent from the field. And yeah, that was a season-high for them.

David West: Huh...8 points on 17 shots. Pretty efficient.

The Boston Celtics: It sure doesn't look like this team is going to win 70 games, eh? Maybe the lack of sleep is killing my brain cells, but I don't remember the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls suffering any winless weekends, let alone dropping a gimme against a defenseless team like the Pacers. Although, to be fair, Boston was the most defenseless team in Conseco Field House on Saturday night. One night after Jamal Crawford lit them up for 18 points off the bench, Dahntay Jones -- he of the 5.3 PPG career average -- torched the C's for a season-high 25 points on 7-for-15 shooting and 11-for-15 at the line. That's right: Dahntay Jones got to the line 11 times against the Celtics. In fact, the Pacers shot 31 free throws and hit almost 53 percent of their field goals. Oh, and Indy's 113 points was easily the most points the Leprechauns have given up this season. In other words: DEFENSIVE FAIL. And wouldn't you know it? Boston, an older team, was playing on the road in the second game of back-to-backs. As always, I'm just sayin'...

The Washington Wizards Generals: Washington's sixth straight loss dropped them to 2-7. The defeat was highlighted by Gilbert Arenas deferring to freaking Earl Boykins, who 20 points on 7-for-12 shooting, but still. In the grand scheme of things, I'm pretty sure the Generals are want the Agent formerly known as Zero taking the big shots. Arenas said teammate DeShawn Stevenson "got mad at me today, because in the fourth quarter I only took three shots. He said, 'Before, this wouldn't have happened. You would have taken over the fourth quarter, even if you had to take every shot.' ... told me to bring it back," said Arenas, who ended up with 19 points and 10 assists. "Everyone wants the fun guy back." That's for sure. If this loss actually pulls Gil out of his dark funk, I'll strike it from the Worst of the Weekend record.

The Charlotte Bobcats: Thanks to scoring only 74 points against the Trail Blazers, the 'Cats have now been held below 80 points in five of their nine games. Not surprisingly, they rank dead last in the league in Offensive Efficiency (89.6 Points Per 100 Possessions). Charlotte is like the Special Education class of NBA offenses. Maybe they could petition David Stern for extra wide rims?

The Oden Watch: Big Greg fouled out in 17 minutes against the Charlotte Bobcats.

The New Jersey Nyets: The Nyets were going to win! They really, really were! But then fate stepped in and said, "Yeah...it's not gonna happen for you tonight, boys." New Jersey was up by three (78-75) when Quentin Richardson banked in a three-pointer with 25 seconds to go. Despite falling victim to a crap shot, the Nyets went up by two (80-78) when Brook Lopez scored on a tip-in with 4.1 seconds left. This meant that, if they could simply play defense for four ticks, the Nyets would earn win number one of the season. But it was not to be:


Did you notice that Dwyane Wade actually fumbled the ball before sinking the game-winner? Somehow that made New Jersey's failure even more painful. They are now 0-10. Said Nyets coach Larry Frank: "I feel terrible for our guys. We lay it all out there and to get beat like that, I'm just sick to my heart for them. It hurts. I feel so bad because the effort was extraordinary. We just fell short."

The Minnesota Timberwolves: The Memphis Grizzlies entered their game with the T-Wolves losers of seven straight games. Sing it with me, people: When you cannot win...and you don't look good...who ya gonna call?! Slumpbusters! And that's the Timberwolves, who were without Al Jefferson (death in the family) and Kevin Love (busted hand). Oh, 10 consecutive losses for Minny, by the way.

The Golden State Warriors: It's got to suck to score 125 points on 56 percent shooting and still lose. Welcome to Warriors World, a strange alternate reality in which defense does not exist. Brandon Jennings, Milwaukee's rookie point guard, dropped a double nickel on Golden State. That's right: a double nickel. Jennings' 55 points eclipsed the Bucks' previous franchise scoring record for a rookie set by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who scored 51 points on February 21, 1970. Not only that, it currently stands as the fifth-highest scoring explosion by a rookie in league history, trailing two 58-point outbursts by Wilt Chamberlain in 1960, a 57-point game by Rick Barry in 1965, and a 56-point performance b y Earl Monroe in 1968. And the Warriors let that happen after Jennings went scoreless in the first quarter! MAJOR HISTORIC FAIL.

The San Antonio Spurs: Tim Duncan and Tony Parker returned just in time for...a home loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder?! What. The. Fuck. The Spurs were -10 in Points in the Paint, -9 on Free Throw Attempts, -7 in blocked shots, -2 in rebounds...I mean, basically, they got outplayed. At home. By the Thunder. I cannot wrap my head around this.

Update! Memphis GM Chris Wallace: From Wild Yams: "BTW, we should have some kind of mention on here for Memphis GM Chris Wallace and his signing of Jamaal Tinsley. Kudos, Mr. Wallace - it's pretty impressive to find a locker room cancer equal to the task of filling Allen Iverson's shoes the way you did on such short notice like that. I don't think I would have been able to come up with Tinsley's name if asked for potential cancers who could fill in that role that is apparently now vacated by Iverson, but that's why you're the NBA GM instead of me. I mean, who knew that the role of "locker room cancer" needed to be filled in the first place, or that it wasn't already being filled adequately by Zach Randolph? Way to go, Mr. Wallace, you truly exemplify Basketbawful."

Chris's Saturday Lacktion Report:

Hornets-Hawks: Sean Marks fouled once for a +1 suck differential in 1:51 for the Hornets.

Celtics-Pacers: Doc Rivers's self-coached team has now lost two games, but at least the lacktators are getting valuable experience with securities investments, with Lester Hudson and JR Giddens each scoring exactly 1 trillion and appearing in the ledger on consecutive nights!!!

Pistons-Wizards: DaJuan Summers spent 4 minutes on the floor for Detroit with two missed field goals (once from the steps of the Library of Congress) and two fouls for a +4. Meanwhile, Washington's Dominic McGuire is having a season of lacktion worthy of the REAL Washington Generals, this time tossing a Koopa shell for a 23 second Mario. Teammate Javale McGee did block two shots in 2:54, only to foul thricely and lose the rock and brick once each for a 4:0 Voskuhl!

Blazers-Bobcats: Travis Outlaw gave the rock up once to Bowser for a +1 within a 50 second Mario. (Lacktion negated due to injury)

Nets-Heat: In a nerve-wracking match that saw Miami nearly lose to the winless Red Army Guards, James Jones just had enough time to take down a 1.55 trillion.

Warriors-Bucks: As Brandon Jennings racked up the points, Dan Gadzuric racked up the wealth with a 3 trillion!

Ben Gordon: The Pistons dropped a winnable game at home, losing 95-90 to the red-hot Dallas Mavericks. Detroit might have won this one if not for the failings of BG, who had one of the worst shooting/scoring nights of his career while getting lit up by rookie Rodrique Beaubois (14 points on 6-for-6 shooting, including 2-for-2 on threes). In 41 minutes of furious lacktion, Gordon scored 5 points on 1-for-16 shooting (0-for-6 from downtown) and finished with more turnovers (4) than rebounds and assists (3). According to ESPN Stats and Information, it was Little Ben's worst shooting performance in a game in which he took more than 10 shots. The exclamation point on Gordon's "D'oh!" of a night was when he crunked a potential game-tying three-bomb with two seconds left.

So sayeth Air Gordon: "I was getting great looks at the basket, but I could never get myself into any kind of rhythm. I was getting open, and I can't start turning down shots, but nothing felt good and nothing looked good."

It's so strange, too, because Gordon was so brilliant the previous night (29 points, including his team's final 8 points in a win). And yet, on the second night of back-to-backs...speaking of which, the loss dropped the Pistons to 0-3 on night two of back-to-back games this season. Dismissed as coincidence.

The Oklahoma City Thunder: Wait, wait, wait. Let me get this straight. One night after a big win over the Spurs, the Thunder returned home for the second game of back-to-backs and lost to the Los Angeles Clippers?! The same Clippers who had lost three straight and had choked away leads of nine and 22-points in their last two defeats?! The same Clippers who lost to the Thunder at home four days earlier?! How could that happen? I mean, Kevin Durant scored a season-high 40 points on 14-for-25 shooting, and the Clippers gave up an incredible 25 points on only 12 turnovers. Oklahoma City even snared 18 offensive rebounds. I don't get it. Hey, I wonder if it has anything to do with that whole "second night of back-to-backs" thing? Nah. That's just an excuse...

Mike Dunleavy Sr., quote machine: The predicted 2009-10 Coach of the Year is now 4-7 on the season, but it's a strong 4-7. Just ask him. Said Dunleavy: "We have the ability to play with anybody and win anywhere." He was kidding, right? I mean, he had to be...right?

Shaq: I felt the need to point out that Shaq -- who missed Cleveland's game on Saturday night with a, ahem, shoulder injury -- was traded away from the Phoenix Suns for trash (Ben Wallace) and more trash (Sasha Pavlovic) that was quickly discarded. And yet his replacement, castoff Channing Frye, looks brilliant (20 points and six three-pointers against the Craptors on Sunday night)...and the Suns are an NBA-best 9-2. Addition by subtraction when the player subtracted was the self-proclaimed Most Dominant Ever? It sure looks like it. Maybe that Shaq-for-Marion trade should have been Frye-for-Marion?

Note that Amar''''''''e Stoudemire bounced back from his 2-for-15 brickfest against the Lakers by scoring 30 points for the first time this season and grabbing 8 boards. Interestingly enough, STAT's breakout coincided with the Suns' first two-day break of the season after playing seven games in 10 days. Funny what a few days rest can do. Also note that Steve Nash continued his brilliant start with 23 points, 9 assists, and the game-winning three-point play. How? How is he doing it despite the absence of Mike D'Antoni, the man who made him, and the fact that he suffers from a chronic and painful back condition? Can somebody get Bill Simmons on the line so he can explain this away? Thanks.

The Los Angeles Lakers: Can it be? The Mighty Lakers lost at home to the star-less Houston Rockets?! Some might point to the continuing absence of Pau Gasol, Kobe's groin strain (which might have helped limit him to 5-for-20 shooting), the dual failure of starters Derek Fisher and Lamar Odom (12 points, 5-for-17 from the field) and the misguided shooting of the L.A. bench (6-for-19). But I don't want to offend anybody by making excuses for the Lakers, who played poorly (38 percent shooting, -22 on the boards) and deserved to suffer their first winless weekend in quite a while. But hey, at least Ron Artest had a solid night (22 points, 8-for-16, 6 rebounds, 3 steals) and got to flex and pose for the crowd.

An extra special congratulations goes to the Lakers for getting shown up by Rockets backup center David Andersen, who was 9-for-14 from the field and scored 19 points in only 25 minutes. Said Phil Jackson: "We obviously didn't know the scouting report that well on Andersen. We knew he's a shooter but we didn't see him playing at that level." Whoopsie.

Trevor Ariza: If Lakers management had any lingering regrets about not re-signing Ariza, last night's blundering performance probably wiped them out. Ariza -- who leads the Rockets in scoring with 19.4 PPG -- was 2-for-12 from the field, 1-for-7 from three-point range, and committed a game-high 6 turnovers. Seriously, he was playing so badly I started to think he was a Lakers plant.

Update! Ron Artest: Basketbawful reader DOH commented: "I nominate Ron Artest for throwing Trevor Ariza's shoe off the court. Backyardstyle. But, y'know, Karma is a bitch." Indeed it is.


NBA.com: According to their "Race for the MVP" feature, Steve Nash is one of the league's leading...rebounders?! Oh yes.


Thanks to chinoy316 and Gab V. for the head's up.

Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots: The Patsies -- widely regarded as one of the great clutch teams of the last decade -- led 24-7 in the first half and were up 13 in the fourth quarter...before ultimately losing 35-34. That sound you hear last night was a deep and gutteral "Muwahahahahahaha!!" from stately Bawful Manor.

Belichick has been taking some heat for choosing to go for it on fourth-and-2 from his own 28 with 2:08 to go. As well he should, because it was a bonehead move. But on the other hand, he was ballsy enough to go for the win, no doubt trusting "Tom Terrific," whose supposed one great advantage over Peyton Manning is his ability to convert under pressure. Well, the great Brady couldn't get his team the two yards they needed for the win, after which he had to watch Manning come through in the clutch. Let it be known that, in that fourth quarter, Manning led three touchdown drives to only one for Brady.

By the way, I'd like to nominate former Patriot Rodney Harrison for this week's Stat Curse award. Harrison and former Colts coach Tony Dungy are NBC analysts. Before the game, they were asked to answer the typical inane "Brady versus Manning" questions. Harrison, while looking right at Dungy, said Tom was better because "Brady finishes games. That's why he has three championships and Manning has only one." I swear, I think Tony Dungy was ready to choke a bitch.

Then, of course, Manning went on to finish a game Brady couldn't. I'm just sayin'...

Fail.
Chris's Sunday Lacktion Report:

Clippers-Thunder: Steve Novak shot a brick from, well, Bricktown for a +1 suck differential in 11:54.

Raptors-Suns: Goran Dragic wrote a sorrowful tale of fail with one foul, two giveaways, and a miss from Van Buren Street for a +4 in 5:15.

Rockets-Lakers: Despite a block, Josh Powell accrued a trio of bricks and a pair of fouls in 7:10 for a 2:0 Voskuhl. Adam Morrison bricked once from the Four-Level Interchange for a +1 in 3:10.

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