- I have to lead with Spurs/Suns....great game...Duncan with the dagger game-tying THREE was a great moment....Me and Ryan had a mini-exchange about the Manu game-winner late....He immediately says, "You gotta foul him" and I rebuked him initially...but it does make sense for Raja Bell to at least take a big swipe at the ball going for the block....worst case scenario is FTs and a stoppage of play, best case is a clean block or a foul that isn't called (refs tend to do that late)....Oh well....I had issues with Mike D'Antoni failing to get the ball to Steve Nash repeatedly and the ball ending in Boris Diaw's hands TWICE on huge possessions with the clock running down...unacceptable....we saw what Nash could do when he touched it (the fadeaway 3 to tie it from the left baseline)...he's gotta handle it every time late.....Duncan was unbelievable with a ridiculous 40 and 15 effort....Still the best big player in the league (sorry Dwight and KG) and STILL flying under the radar a decade later...
- The other game I watched in full was Washington/Cleveland....a couple heated exchanges and some occasionally ugly basketball...but exceedingly watchable if not for Gilbert alone in the first half and some spectacular plays by Lebron....Gilbert hit a legit 35+ foot three in Delonte West's face down the stretch of the first half....Instant shock from me and Ryan....like jaw drop....Lebron's alley-oop finish was a play that like 3 people on earth can make...he just happens to be one of them.....Deshawn Stevenson, you can go away now (1-9 FG and repeatedly unable to stop Lebron who he trash-talked pre-series)...
- Other NBA: Hornets over the Mavs....This one just got away from Dallas...when I turned it on in the 2nd half the Mavs looked to be in control...then CP3 decided to go berserk (35 and 10) and it never hurts to get timely shooting from Peja and the cast.....Utah obliterates Houston....never a doubt in my mind this is Utah's series...and honestly, I've pretty much written it off now because I just don't see Utah losing a home game against a Yao-less Houston...and now they have the home-court in the series...
- MLB: Braves keep it going...with their 3rd straight win behind Chuck James (wow) going 5 and allowing only one...this is the type of thing they have to sustain to win without Glavine, Hampton and the bullpen being shot....D-Backs win again...13-4...man, I should've gone with my gut and picked them preseason...that rotation is slammin....Doug Davis to return soon....The guy just had thyroid cancer surgery and he wants to pitch MAY 9! That's a little ludicrous to me....but brave nonetheless\
- BOXING ALERT: Joe Calzaghe stays undefeated after being knocked down early by Bernard Hopkins.....The executioner (Hopkins) may very well be done...but Calzaghe reportedly impressed...
All for now....check out the Association again today...and GO HAWKS!
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