An advice column for people who live with people who live for sports
What happened on Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Barcelona strolls, Manchester City stumbles: The UEFA Champions league had six or seven games running simultaneously yesterday mid-afternoon. Of them, two were on national TV, Barcelona vs. Ajax and Manchester City vs. CSKA Moscow. I recommended (and followed my own suggestion) watching the Barcelona vs. Ajax game but the other game turned out to be more interesting. Ajax put up good fight throughout most of the first half but once Messi scored for Barcelona, Ajax’s eventual defeat was obvious. Meanwhile, over in Manchester, exciting things were happening. The scoring came early — by half-time it was 2-1 in favor of CSKA Moscow. The second half was characterized by Manchester City’s desperate and violent attempt to even the game at two, which was rewarded only with two red card ejections. The game ended 11-9 in terms of players and 2-1 in terms of scoring. Line: It’s hard to predict which game is going to be the most exciting to watch!
Drama on Sixth Ave: The New York Rangers played host to the Detroit Red Wings last night and won in dramatic fashion more suitable to Broadway than Sixth Ave. I guess Madison Square Garden is only a block or so from Broadway. The Rangers were winning 3-2 in the last minute of the game when the Red Wings pulled their goalie and scored a goal with 7.7 seconds left to tie the game and force overtime. In overtime, the Rangers rallied back from the emotional upset of being less than ten seconds away from a win, and scored to end the game – 4 to 3. Line: The Rangers won dramatically last night, huh?
Adjustment woes continue for Lebron and Co.: The big story of the night in the NBA wasn’t the Washington Wizards edging the Indiana Pacers by two points in overtime or the Golden State Warriors outscoring the Los Angeles Clippers 121-104, it was LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers losing to the Utah Jazz to fall to one win and three losses on the year. When LeBron chose to come back to Cleveland and moreover, when he finagled a trade to bring friend and fellow all-star Kevin Love to the team, the expectations for the team went sky high. I don’t think anyone expected them to start the season so poorly. Basketball talk today will be all about whether or not its too early to panic. Line: It is/isn’t too early to panic for the Cavs.
