Anyone else just absolutely getting his/her ass kicked by a post-Christmas lull? I can't even blame alcohol since I didn't drink (though that may change tonight when I go to my bowling league). I'm just burned out and feel empty inside. It's kind of like being the 12th man on the Purple Paupers' bench.
Via 30fps, behold this epic moment of soccer man love:
Worst of the Night in Pictures:
Nationally Televised Games:
Lakers at Spurs, NBA TV, 8:30pm: Someone wanna go check the Lakers' alarm clocks? They never woke up for the Christmas game, and as far as I know, they might still be in a tryptophan coma.
All The Other Games:
Magic at Cavaliers, 7pm: The Cavs are putting up unreal numbers. They've managed to shoot 41.0% from the field in December. Brick factories everywhere are envious.
Celtics at Pacers, 7pm: Can we just get Rajon Rondo out on the floor with a pair of crutches or something? It'd be a step up from Nate Robinson.
Knicks at Heat, 7:30pm: Yes, the Heat's schedule self-corrected a little recently and they got to play some softer competition, but even considering that their defensive effort the last few weeks has been impressive. They've only allowed 86.7 points per game over the last 15 games. Damn.
Bucks at Bulls, 8pm: I'm convinced that this year's Bucks team is offended by offense.
Craptors at Mavericks, 8:30pm: Dirk's out for this game and listed as day-to-day with a minor knee sprain. Nooooooooooo! (insert dramatic music sting)
Frail Blazers at Nuggets, 9pm: Good to see Carmelo's planning on being back on the court tonight.
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Man, the Artest/Adelman era doesn't seem all that bad now does it. :P
After the nefarious villain leaves Wade to die by purple laser, a trap he cunningly escapes by reflecting the laser from his diamond stud, we witness Wade leaping over a pit of vipers. All of which are black. I.E. Black Mambas. The rest of the commercial is routine ninja fighting and ignoring the laws of physics. This was ridiculously blatant after that Christmas game, even moreso than the vehicle symbols in the first "Dominate Another Day" commercial. Its so lame I am amused.
Speaking of Kobe, 5/19 as the 3rd quarter winds down. This won't end well.
Raptors - yes, the Toronto Raptors - beat them soundly, at home. Raptors hell of clutch in the fourth quarter, just took it right to them. Dallas couldn't do anything. Except commit charges and throw up bricks.
BTW, for fun, I did a quick search on all George Hills. Turns out there's one for basketball, driving, and football. There are some other notable ones, but they'll all dead. Like the Lakers, whose "potent offense" could only cough up 38 points in the second half after leading by two at the break.
Wake me when the Lakers beat a .500 team on the road. Or when they score 90 points again. If ever...
I've been saying it for a while now, but the Lakers' problems are all on the offensive end. They started the year putting up almost record-setting type offensive efficiency behind Gasol's stellar play, but are now looking like maybe the worst offense in the league while Gasol struggles. Kobe trying to do it all himself is not the solution though. Even if Kobe had shot 60% tonight and the Lakers had won, that style of play isn't gonna have the Lakers winning anything this year.
As far as homecourt advantage goes, if the Mavs want to beat out San Antonio then losing games like this isn't going to help.
As far as my own team goes, the Celtics once again looked lazy and lethargic for 3 quarters but unlike Christmas they woke up the last quarter to pick up the W. Robinson still looks uncomfortable as the starter and the referee's appear to be targeting Shaq after his 35 K giveaway. Still, as long as Pierce/Allen/Garnett are healthy they have a chance to win every game.
Last, how in the holy green heck did the Spurs kill the Lakers with Tim Duncan scoring only 2 points?
Loss number 4 in a row tomorrow? I can't bring myself to watch.
Now, can we really stop talking about MVP and settle for Dirk this year??? I mean, without him, the Mavs lost at home to the Raptors... an 8 man team... without their best players...
Stockton: The Lakers are awful right now. I can't take too much away from last night though. Even if the Lakers were playing well they'd have been hard pressed to win against this crazy good Spurs squad. Honestly this early in the season I'm still not too worried about records with one detail - home court advantage. They're still a playoff team right now, middling as they are, but without HCA, their lives just get even more tough.
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A Boston masshole's declaration of his bravery and confidence. "I got nophea."
HELL yeah.
Now, can we really stop talking about MVP and settle for Dirk this year??? I mean, without him, the Mavs lost at home to the Raptors... an 8 man team... without their best players...
An 8-man team BEFORE Linus Kleiza was ejected and Jarreyd Bayless limped off the court in the 4th. Tallest player we played was Amir Johnson.
Can't say enough about Barbosa in crunch time for this team. Big brass donkey balls.