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Good morning. Bulls-Warriors was the NBA’s Dada movement.
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INSTANT CLASSIC: The Bulls ended the Warriors’ 19-game home winning streak in overtime on Tuesday in a brilliantly exciting game. Derrick Rose had the game-winner and a terrifically weird line: 30 points on 33 shots (12 3PAs and 0 FTAs), 11 turnovers and one assist. That’s a Nick Young line, dog.
Golden State missed its final 13 threes to lose the game. If it’s any consolation, Stephen Curry had two totally absurd passes: an impossible behind the head drop-off and a halfcourt touch pass alley oop. All hail King Steph.
THE REST OF LAST NIGHT IN 19 SECONDS: The Cavaliers handed the Pistons their third straight loss. Cry for Detroit. The Bucks are better than the Heat; it is known. Memphis pounded Dallas pretty good thanks to a classic Z-Bo performance. Toronto handled Indiana. Washington trailed by double digits at the half but still beat the Lakers. You want recaps? Here are your recaps.
WELL THEN! Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather both attended the Heat-Bucks game. In Miami, not Milwaukee, of course. They did not fight, however.
BASED GOD’S CURSE UPDATE: If the Warriors and Thunder meet in the playoffs, which is possible and perhaps plausible, depending on how you feel about the Pelicans and Suns, then Lil B will sit courtside, apparently in order to assist in Kevin Durant’s demise.
KD’S LAMENT: Eddie Maisonet noticed that over the past week KD has been dunking really quite hard on folks.
MOTIVATION AND THE LACK THEREOF: Interesting Kevin Ding piece on how without vengeance on their minds motivation becomes harder for the Spurs.
MVP RANKINGS! Jason Patt has James Harden over King Steph at this juncture. Something I’m beginning to wonder: Curry is universally more beloved than Harden. That’s going to matter, huh?
DUNK CONTEST FIELD ANNOUNCED: Giannis, Oladipo, Zach LaVine, Mason Plumlee. More importantly, the goofy team format is dead.
HUH: Matt Barnes reports that he was arguing with Suns managing partner Robert Sarver, who had cussed at him, not a fan. Barnes was fined $25,000.
SHOCKING CHANGE OF HEART: Suns coach Jeff Hornacek has softened his policy that led to Goran Dragic being benched for picking up a tech for arguing with refs.
BIG GOVERNMENT: Gov. Scott Walker asserts that Wisconsin can contribute $220 million to a new Bucks arena because that’s how much NBA players will pay in state income taxes over 30 years. That’s an interesting concept.
REMEMBERING KG: Excellent analytic review of Kevin Garnett’s mammoth career.
WHIMSY: Harry the Hawk performing “Uptown Funk.” Not at all creepy.
Happy Wednesday. See you next time.
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