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I wrote last week that the Lakers could go another month without a loss. Since then, they’ve beaten Sacramento, Toronto and Portland. After last night’s “top-to-bottom shellacking” of the best of that group, Myles Brown tweeted, “It is entirely possible that the Lakers won’t lose a game before Christmas.” And in Matt Moore’s recap over at PBT, he wrote, “The Lakers are the best team in the league and it’s not even close.”

This early-season dominance should be a bit surprising. There’s no questioning their talent or their ability to defeat any given team come playoff time, but there were several good reasons to predict a slow start and an up-and-down regular season for the defending champs: Kobe’s playing hurt and he’s got another long season of wear and tear on his body. Bynum’s out, so the young Derrick Caracter and the old Theo Ratliff are in the rotation. And L.A. has earned a reputation as a team that has wavering levels of regular season effort and intensity.
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PURE JOY. Wednesday, January 13, 2010 was a phenomenal night in the NBA. Continue Reading

It’s been a little while, hey? Nothing from me since the podcast. Time to recap what’s gone on since then. Continue Reading

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Another seven games on the schedule on Tuesday night and I’ve got a lot to talk about. My eyes were focused mainly on Cavs/Hawks, Thunder/Wizards, and Lakers/Warriors, but I’ve done my best to cover everything. Continue Reading

I took a break from daily recaps last week, but trust me when I tell you I didn’t take a break from watching ball or reading about it. There’s no way I can let a week of action go by without sharing my thoughts, so here’s a mammoth recap. Continue Reading

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I’m eschewing the normal BfB format at least for one day. It might just be the spazzy band I went to see last night, but I’m feeling a bit ADD and want to ditch the normal structure and just give some thoughts about the games I watched on Saturday and Sunday. Continue Reading

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A later, but longer BfB today. It was a busy night in the NBA last night and a busy morning/afternoon for me as I watched the games I recorded. Continue Reading

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In yesterday’s recap, I said I “let myself down” by falling asleep and missing 4 hours of NBA action. Well, last night I fell asleep and missed one half of basketball. Just one half. But, ugh, when I was awoken with a phone call at about 1:30 AM and the broadcast was over, I positively hated myself. I stay in to watch basketball, always loving it, always hoping to see something amazing… and last night, although I was in, I was passed the hell out on my couch when amazing happened. Continue Reading

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On Tuesday, I sat down with Julian Guy-McCarvill and Eric Wagman and recorded our second podcast. We were having so much fun that we went wayyy long, so I divided it into two parts. In the first part, we examine the Lakers, Blazers, Bucks, Spurs, and Bulls; try to figure out when the Timberwolves and Nets can get a win; and discuss Ron Artest’s appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Also, I make stat-geeks cry by referring to “WARP” as “VORP”. In part two, we cover the strange Tracy McGrady situation, the “nicer” Stan Van Gundy, a couple of choice rookies, Josh Smith and his Hawks, Jeff Bower and his Hornets, and the dysfunctional Wizards. We also hand out some awards. Enjoy, people.

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I tried this weekly recap thing last week, using Twitter as a guide. This week, I’m at it again. Same idea, but I’m going to use video as a guide. These clips are mostly from a few fantastic YouTube uploaders, but there are a couple of NBA.com videos in here too. This won’t be quite as good as actually watching the games as they happen, but it should at least give you an idea of what you’re missing. Continue Reading