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NBA opening night tonight. Celtics-Cavs followed by Clippers-Lakers (also Wizards-Mavs and Rockets-Blazers). Those poor Clips: their #1 draft pick Blake Griffin shattered his kneecap and will start the season sitting on the sidelines.
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I think there are 4 or 5 teams with a shot at the title this year barring catastrophic injuries...the Cavs and Celtics in the East, the Lakers and Spurs in the West with the Magic a possibility.
Bummer about Blake Griffin. Seems like a nice young guy and a dynamic player and I hope he's better soon.
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George, I agree with your list. I suppose if there was going to be a party crasher, though, it would be Portland. Of the 5 you mention, I think Orlando has a decidedly lower chance of getting to the finals, but otherwise it's a crapshoot. It will probably come down to health. For that reason, my bet would be Lakers v. Cavs. They aren't necessarily better than their rivals, but more likely to stay healthy (Shaq might not, but that might not really matter for Cleveland).
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Yeah I really only included the Magic because they made the Finals last year. But adding Vince Carter doesn't make me really believe they have a shot against the Cavs or Celtics.
6. Dave Winfield kills seagull On August 4, 1983, Dave Winfield and the Yankees were playing against the Blue Jays in Toronto. Winfield had a great game, driving in two runs as the Yankees won 3-1. Unfortunately, he was arrested after the game. In the middle of the fifth, Winfield finished his warmups and tossed the ball to a batboy. The ball hit a seagull on the head, killing the bird, and Winfield was charged with cruelty to animals.
"They say he hit the gull on purpose," said Yanks manager Billy Martin "They wouldn't say that if they'd seen the throws he'd been making all year. It's the first time he's hit the cutoff man."
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Did anyone explain why a bat was in the arena? Seems more than a coincidence that they showed the mascot with a net, apparently trying to catch the bat, and the mascot was dressed as Batman for Halloween.
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Milwaukee Bucks rookie Brandon Jennings lights up the Warriors for 55 points in a 129-125 victory. The 10th pick overall in the 2009 draft, Jennings surpasses Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's (then Lew Alcindor) franchise rookie record and puts himself on the all time rookie scoring list. Jennings was scoreless in the first quarter, but finished 21-34 from the floor, including 7-8 from downtown. Shot chart.
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He's been the surprise -- the shock -- of the draft. I figured he was the second coming of Sebastian Telfair, and so far he's looking more like Isiah Thomas
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