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TRUMP-NETANYAHU REGIME KILLS

IRAN SUPREME LEADER AYATOLLAH 

ALI KHAMENEI 

Reuters

1:54 pm:

Trump-Netanyahu Regime Strike on Iranian School Kills 85

10:42 am:

Trump Regime, Netanyahu Regime, Attack Iranian Regime

Celtics roll behind historic performance from floor

Floors do not win games, players win games.

FT Leeks 0 Manchester City 1. City again within two points of 1st Arsenal.

Arsenal have not handled pressure well under Mikel Arteta. City's win today keeps the pressure on. Arsenal play Swine Chelsea (6th) at the Highbury Library Sunday at 11:30 am Eastern Colonies Time.

Foul Up Three: Cleveland Does Cleveland Things

So, "foul up three" is the tactic of OKC coach Mark Daigneault. It mandates (and is is a mandate) that late in a close game when the leading team has a three-point lead, it should foul the trailing team, you know, to prevent a game-tying trey. The cancre has a natural home in Sensitive City and so spread there. Last night the Sensitives had the beguiling lead with 5 seconds left. So, Sensitive coach Kenny Atkinson did the cancre thing and instructed his cancre players to foul some Blaring Horn. Jaylon Tyson did as instructed. His intentional victim was Blaring Horn Daniss Jenkins. Daniss however is no cancre. Daniss anticipated Cleveland doing Cleveland things and before he had gotten to half court Tyson grabbed him. Rather than curl in the fetal position upon contact, the brilliant Daniss launched a "Hail Mary" as it is called in Christeean precincts. The shot was actually on target but short. If it had gone, Daniss would have had a chance at a four-point play and the dub in regulation. No matter. Daniss sank the three free throws and Blaring Horns needed merely the five extra minutes of overtime to snatch victory from the asshole of defeat. 

Thus once again Cleveland did Cleveland things.

Friday Night Fights

OKC outscored Joker and the Rocks 50-38 in the 4Q and OT in a dirty win. 

Two marquee games overshadowed by non-basketball stuff. 

99-102, 3:51. I can't stay up Bees and Gees, I'm too sleepy.

Now Puffnstuff with a flagrant! OKC 95 Pebbles 100, 4:35 left

Ah Jeez, Dort ejected for flagrant 2, techs on Jaylin Williams and Joker. In the GAME, 90-90, 7:52 4th

"Thunder" Roll (11-2 4Q) into Lead, 88-85, 9:30 4th

OKC 77 Pebbles 83, End 3Q

Denver has led 90% of the time in OKC, their largest 16 points. "Thunder's" largest in their 7%: fo'.

SGA has 32, the only Okie in d.d.s. Joker has 15-14-9 and Pebbles has 3 other stones with 10+.

"Thunder" and Lightening: Tim Hardaway, Jr. called for tech. 62-70, 7:01 3Q

In other Association notes...

 

Blaring horn after a power surge delays Pistons and Cavaliers in 3rd quarter

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Notes from Associated Press:

DETROIT -- — The Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers were delayed for 18 minutes in the third quarter by a blaring horn Friday night after a power surge caused the overhead scoreboard to malfunction.

During a timeout with the Pistons leading 65-64 in a 122-119 overtime victory, the horn sounded to signal the teams to return to the floor. However, it kept blasting despite frantic work from workers at Little Caesars Arena.

The teams returned to the benches for a few minutes and were eventually told to go back on the floor to warm up. After 13 minutes, the arena staff shut down the entire overhead scoreboard and the horn stopped to loud cheers. The scoring crew used a manual airhorn when play resumed.

The officials brought Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff and Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson to midcourt for a brief discussion, before announcing the game would resume without the main scoreboard. However, moments after the game got back underway, the scoreboard came back on.

That, unfortunately, is the entirety of the write-up on the marquee game in the Least between two of the top teams that went into OT. :(

Temper, Temper!

Luguentz Dort held Nikola Jokic under the basket, Jokic freed himself by pushing off. 

Then Jokic (6'11", 284 lbs) shoulder checked Isaiah Puffnstuff (7'0", 249), knocking him to the floor. Jokic got called for a foul but before play stopped the ball went to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ("SGA"; 6'6" 195). Said SGA drove and elbowed said Joker in the left side just above the waistband. Didn't faze Joker who blocked SGA's shot, during which SGA, with the agility that makes him the reigning league MVP caught the ball and threw it at said Joker before his feet hit the ground. Technical on said SGA.

In other game notes, at HT OKC 50 Pebbles 59.

Pebbles leads OKC 40-38 in This Block For Sale* but "Thunder" rolling 19-7 2Q

*search this blog and you'll see.

Z defeats Cavalry in OT 122-119

Norman Powell, Grade 1 groin strain "week to week", out at least one

Good "Knicks" Beat Male Deer 127-98

ZOLLNER-SENSITIVE CITY IN OT! 120-119, 1:15 LEFT

Oh my goodness, Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Aston Villa Villains 2-0 for only their SECOND win in the Premier League

Tight one in Motown! Zollner 87 Sensitive City 84, 11:12 4Q

Not in Beer. HT Mamdani City 77 Male Deer 57.