tonight i went to my first professional playoff game and it was amazing. we got rally towels to wave that were sponsored by a local ambulance chasing lawyer (he’s a courtside season ticket holder), and then we saw the Hornets completely beat down the Mavericks. i know that two of my friends are gigantic Mavs fans, but no matter, i hollered throughout for them to go down. and go down they did. even when the Hornets were up by 20, i still wanted more! is it too late for Mark Cuban to ask for a do over with the Kidd trade? seriously. i think if i were him, i’d be okay losing in the first round if i hadn’t made that bonehead trade and basically bet the future of my team. i’m sure he was being yelled at from the surrounding crowd. speaking of, the crowd was so LOUD the entire game. i don’t think i had heard the constant din of noise without the use of thundersticks. of course, it probably helps if your team is in the playoffs and hitting almost every shot they throw up. the Hornets looked unstoppable tonight. they even brought out the giant Peja heads! we sat next to a Boston fan who was in town for a convention. we talked basketball the whole time, and i think he came away impressed, esp with Chris Paul. how could he not after a 32 pt/17 assist performance?

wait a minute, he should write for ESPN! it can’t get any worse than the column that basically said “i’m so awesome i can remember a bunch of random first round playoff games to tell you how great the game the other day was”. (thank you Marc Stein!) it was such a good game, the Suns just couldn’t play defense at the end of the OT periods….INSTANT CLASSIC!