- At various times, Gerald Wallace has led the NBA in various obscure stats. Today, he adds one more title: Most tribute songs by this guy.
- LeBron James came out angry against Portland. He was motivated -- powering his way to the hole several times en route to 20 first quarter points. (He's so big and strong. He surely leads the league in inspiring incidents of opponents saying "heck no, coach, I will not draw the charge.") Why so fired up? Possibly because his butt was grabbed by a stranger during his warm-ups. He was mad about it at the time, understandably.
- LeBron James vs. Kobe Bryant in two new arenas: Who makes the better behind-the-backboard shot, and who does Martell Webster -- who guarded both this weekend -- say is the tougher cover?
- If you want to win the title, you better outrebound people routinely.
- A tidy little two-man play for Ray Allen and Rasheed Wallace.
- John Krolik of Cavs the Blog: "About a year ago, a study was published that essentially debunked the 'hot-hand' theory in basketball. After watching LeBron, who fully believes in heat-checks, over the past few seasons, I can say that LeBron James is a perfect example of what that study is talking about. Last season, even though he won the MVP, watching LeBron’s perimeter game was like watching a problem gambler win a big bet, get ahead, and instead of walking away from the table, sticking to that strategy, or cashing out, made progressively bigger bets with each win until he finally and inevitably lost. If he made a deep jumper, he’d pull up for a three. If he made that, he’d pull up for another one. If he made that, he’d huck another one, instead of making the defense respect his shot and driving the lane. Eventually, he’d miss two or three in a row, wouldn’t trust his shot anymore, and would go into all-out basket attack mode, making him more predictable than he was before he started shooting jumpers."
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