I write to you with competing emotions. On one hand, the fact that the NBA has willfully chosen not to show Anthony Davis on national television bothers me. Last night, we were forced to watch Lakers basketball, which moved from sad (thanks to their current roster) to tragic (thanks to a heartbreaking injury to rookie Julius Randle). Meanwhile, on a local affiliate in New Orleans, the unibrowed menace tortured the Magic roster for 4 quarters. But since league pass is free for the week, I was able to watch it and it was amazing
Anthony Davis scored 26 points leading the game. He also had 17 rebounds. He flirted with a dirty triple double with a 9 block performance. Somehow it felt like more, but that may be due to his new teammate, Omer Asik, also having a double double and 5 blocks. The front court is as advertised, although the starting backcourt had a rough night.
Meanwhile, while I was watching two lottery teams, there was a Western Conference playoff rematch between the Mavericks and the Spurs. The defending champion, San Antonio, received their rings and had a ceremony. They also beat the Mavericks, despite the loss of Kawhi Leonard. It was the closest game of the day with the Spurs winning by one.
While Monta Ellis (26 and 6) and Manu Ginobili (20 and 6) were impressive, the best scouting performance of the night belonged to James Harden against the Lakers. It was a mostly meaningless game that was noncompetitive from the beginning, but the game will be remembered for the Lakers rookie Julius Randle, who broke his leg. Today, confirmation came that he would be out for the season.
Tonight will be opening day for most of the league. The Knicks, Bulls, Thunder and Blazers will all have a chance to shine on the national stage. I hope it's as good as last night was. #twss
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