Ballin: The Chicago Bulls bench outscored the Miami Heat bench 47-7, so let us tip our snapback caps to them. They were so good that even Luol Deng wants a “Bench Mob” t-shirt.
Not so much: Conversely, from the third quarter on, only Dwyane Wade (11), LeBron James (9) and Chris Bosh (4) scored for the Heat.
Last one: And here’s the play that literally made me yell out “GHEA! GHEA! GHEA!” like I’m Young Jeezy.
On today’s live episode of “The Fix,” Skeets and Tas discuss the Grizzlies big win over the Clippers, whether Coach Hollins will continue to bring Zach Randolph off the bench, Pop’s decision to sit his “Big Three,” Devin Harris’ monster fourth quarter, and how the Magic are inexplicably keeping it all together. All that, plus Serge Ibaka’s Defensive Player of the Year chances, an incredible interview with Knicks legend “Clyde” Frazier, and in Crossfire, the TBJ “Anti-Awards” (Least Valuable Player, Worst Sportsman, Dumbest Move of the Season).
Tonight again my son had basketball.
And afterward he got a little bit
Of one-on-one from Coach. The rise and fall
Of shot and rebound, shot, critiquing it
And then repeating, ceased to interest him.
His concentration lagged, and he took aim
From half a court away -- he gauged the rim,
And made the shot. The coach evinced the same
Surprise as me: the ball had hit its mark.
He'd stopped for an instructional remark,
But left it unexpressed. And he was right:
The shot was more the style to end the night.