An advice column for people who live with people who live for sports
What happened on December 2, 2014?
Louisville beats Ohio State easily: You know not much of note happened in a game when the ESPN headline for the game recap reads: ” Terry Rozier plays through dislocated pinkie as Louisville thwarts OSU”. I mean, come on — a pinkie? A big deal for you or me, maybe, but on the scale of injuries athletes play through… not such a big deal. Just tape it to the next finger and keep balling. Line: Ho hum, Louisville was up by 17 points at halftime.
Old holds off young: The Cleveland Cavaliers are not really that old but in the aspiring rivalry between them and the Milwaukee Bucks, that’s their clear role. The Bucks are young and talented and they pushed the Cavaliers to the brink last night before losing 108-111. The Cavaliers “big three” of LeBron James, Kevin Love, and Kyrie Irving scored a combined 81 points. Line: I know Chicago is smack in the middle of Cleveland and Milwaukee but for some reason, I really think Cleveland vs. Milwaukee would be the more fun rivalry. It’s off to a good start if this game is any measure.
Durant returns: Last year’s NBA Most Valuable Player, Kevin Durant, returned from a foot injury last night to play his first game this season for the Oklahoma City Thunder. The team’s fans must have been overjoyed to see him out there, looking and playing like himself, and truth be told, they’re probably still pretty happy this morning even though the team lost 112-104 to the New Orleans Pelicans. Line: The Thunder lost but the important thing is that Durant is back.
Brother act and power play leads the Canucks over the Capitals: The Canucks beat the Capitals 4-3 last night thanks to three power play goals and two goals by Daniel Sedin assisted by twin brother Henrik Sedin. Those guys have been playing together for so long, they’re amazingly in sync. I’d love to see a statistic about the percentage of goals they score that are assisted by each other as opposed to anyone else. Line: The Sedin twins are creepy but really effective at hockey!
