Good morning. The Cavs are finally lighting it up.
That and much more in our Veterans Day NBA newsletter.
Good morning. Much respect to anyone who has or is serving in the military. We know the sacrifices you make, and we salute you. Let’s basketball.
HEY! The Cavaliers won again. If the season ended today, they’d make the playoffs. Huzzah. The Spurs also won, beating the Clippers, but would still be outside the West playoff picture. Why has no one panicked about the Spurs?
Meanwhile, in last night’s action ...
IF TIM DUNCAN WERE A STREETBALLER ... his court name would be Whole-Wheat Toast.
DERRICK ROSE BACK! How many times are we going to have to say that?
NOT IN OHIO, GUYS: Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving have a victory handshake that ends with them apparently smoking an imaginary joint.
APPOINTMENT VIEWING: Paul Flannery’s weekly viewing guide gives you a glimpse of the hellacious week ahead for the Kings.
AGREED: Seth Rosenthal makes the case that swatting the ball violently is much more aesthetically pleasing and thus better than responsibly blocking a ball to keep it in bounds.
THE POWER OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA: The Warriors have Drew Garrison’s SBNation.com Power Rankings crown.
FORGETTING ABOUT LEBRON: How Chris Bosh is helping heal Miami.
K.J. MCDANIELS ALERT: Ricky O’Donnell on the man who makes the Sixers watchable.
MORNING TIP! David Aldridge on the review center and more.
ON REGGIE: James Herbert on the id of Reggie Jackson.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Outsports, one of the more powerful sports publications, turns 15. Cheers.
BRILLIANT: Vox’s Joe Posner wanted to know why people run marathons. So he ran one and asked the people around him and caught it all on video. So great.
RANDY: No football player has captured the NBA style in the last generation more than Randy Moss. The 30 for 30 on Moss airs on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Here’s a preview.
Happy Tuesday. See you next time.
