It just so happens that CP was in town tonight. With him was his new team, the Clips aka Lob City. When the craziness happened over the summer, I was a little bit wary. CP hadn't looked like himself for about 93% of the year last year, and I wondered if he would ever be himself again. He is himself again. He varied between indifference and incredulity tonight, but overall his dislike of the Mavs came out. There was tension in the air, a playoff atmosphere if not playoff quality basketball.
Twenty minutes before the game, the stands were still mostly unoccupied, but by the time the game heated up, so had the capacity crowd.
As much as I'm in on CP, though, I don't think the Clips are as good as their record may indicate at this point. Kenyon Martin helps them quite a bit, and his compadre JR Smith would be an interesting (scary) acquisition. I kinda hope Smith somehow chooses to go to Charlotte or some such. He reps the knuckleheads, but man can he play a little when he's right.
Blake Griffin acted like a bitch for much of the night, and I reveled in him missing his first seven free throws.
I'm a rambling man tonight. It happens.
Tomorrow, my Rebs. Let's run.
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