1995: Whoop-de-damn-do
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Pivot pivoted, prospective pivot to pivot
Love a pivot, a fork in the road, a turning point, a Game 5. Or a Game 3, back when these things were five games. Reminded recently of the way the No. 8-seeded Houston Rockets dragged the Finals-bound 1998 Utah Jazz to five games in the first round before prevailing.
Old NBA lottery spins
Only two games per day these playoff days, typically one of them isn't even a good one. I even saw Dalen Terry enter a game recently, had to tuck his 76ers jersey in for one possession. Possession ended, game ended, Terry untucked his uniform. Terry was a first-round
Who won the lottery?
Washington, technically. By losing more than anyone else. 1. Washington Wizards – worst record, top pick. 2. Utah Jazz – jumped two spots. 3. Memphis Grizzlies – up three. 4. Chicago Bulls – up five, the largest leap. 5. L.A. Clippers – not the Pacers, down three spots. 6. Brooklyn Nets – down three. 7.
Victor Wembanyama now on
You know what's great is San Antonio 115, Minnesota 108 Spurs lead series, 2-1 ... this series. For a little while, when the Spurs led 14-1, you felt as if the score accurately resembled Victor Wembanyama's reach over the NBA. Definitely the distance. Like, every game of