Good morning. Let’s basketball.
Board up the windows, because Lakers vs. Sixers is comin’
Good morning. We have that and much more in Tuesday’s NBA newsletter.
SO CLOSE! The Jazz almost beat the Warriors. ALMOST. But Stephen Curry finished the job and the Warriors moved to 19-0. A perfect November. Unbelievable.
GOOD RIDDANCE: I wrote a personal obituary for the Kobe Bryant era.
DEAR KOBE: Kobe framed his retirement announcement as a poem to the game of basketball. As it turns out, A Basketball had a poem for Kobe, as well.
KINDA NEAT: MJ helped Kobe decide when to retire. “Wait until after you play the Hornets twice,” Jordan suggested, twisting the ends of his mustache.
MORIBUND: The Rockets lost to the Pistons as James Harden presented the textbook definition of laziness. Houston is 7-11 which is either a) bad or b) some really late synergistic marketing for Beyoncé‘s hit single “7/11”.
BULLS! Chicago got a tough, well-earned win over the Spurs as the Bulls mucked up the game appropriately down the stretch. Manu, Kawhi and Parker all missed go-ahead shots in the final 33 seconds. Jimmy Butler iced the game from the line. Another point of evidence in favor of the rise of the East.
KANYE OR KOBE? WSJ’s “Who said it: Kobe or Kanye?” quiz is surprisingly difficult, despite my 16/20 score. I like to imagine Kobe saying some of the so obviously Kanye things, though. Makes for a richer human existence.
TONIGHT TONIGHT: The most important game of the evening (and perhaps the week): Lakers (2-14) at Sixers (0-18). An L.A. win would give Philadelphia the worst start of all time. A win by the Sixers would lead to a troll explosion like you would never believe. If the Sixers win, I’m going to need someone to confiscate my phone immediately.
In other action, your NBA TV doubleheaders features Wizards-Cavaliers (7 p.m. ET) and Mavericks-Blazers (10). Magic-Wolves (9, League Pass) should be fun.
Happy Tuesday. See you next time.
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