Tonight has the capability to be one of the best nights of sports in
recent memory. As a Leaf fan, the leafs have a chance to beat the best team in
the NHL tonight, the New York Rangers because Martin Biron will get the start
and we are at home. Tim Tebow is squaring off against Tom Brady in the AFC
Divisional game, but he doesn’t have a chance to win, right? The Raptors are
playing the NBA leading Chicago Bulls tonight so if there is a commercial in
the Leafs game, the Football game, the Intercontinental Curling Championships
and The King’s Speech, feel free to
tune in. Finally, arguably the most anticipated game of the NBA season so far
will tip off at 10:30pm EST when the Lakers and Clippers play for the first
time this season.
Approximately 7:09 pm. Leafs and Rangers drop the Puck. Right now we
(the Leafs) are sitting in 7th place and a win tonight would bump us
into 6th. Phil Kessel has gone two games without a point for the
first time this season, which in the long run is probably a good thing; the
slump (I love that he is so good that I can call two scoreless games a slump)
will help him mature as a player. This is the first time in his five seasons in
the NHL that he has been consistent on a game-to-game basis, so it will be interesting
to see how he reacts tonight. Ron Wilson hasn’t said who will get the start in between
the pipes tonight but I would not be surprised to see James Reimer in goal
after a shaky start from The Monster last night that essentially cost us the
game. Prediction: Leafs win 4-2 and
Joey Crabb scores his first goal at the ACC this season.
Approximately 8:04. Broncos win the coin toss (there is no such thing as
luck when Tebow is involved, duh!) Matt Prater kicks a touchback. Then one of
two things will happen. Tebow will lose, as he should, or Tebow will win. The
way that the whole world is watching (the Steelers vs. Broncos game was the
most watched Wild Card game ever) there is no other outcome. Yes, if Tebow
loses it will most likely be due to Tom Brady scoring more points than Tebow is
capable of, but Brady will not receive as much credit as he should. And if
Tebow wins, well, I guess we shouldn’t be surprised anymore. But I, as a long
time football fan, watch Tebow, and watch Brady, and simply say “but he can’t win!” well, I can’t wait to see
what happens. Prediction: I am going
to do what Mike Wilbon did on Pardon the
Interruption yesterday and not say anything simply because I will be wrong.
Also at around 8pm, Amir Johnson will win the tip off for the Raptors,
then Rasual Butler will hit a shot for the Raptors to go up 2-0, and that will
be the extent to our success. The Raptors play terrible offense and the Bulls are
the best defensive team in the NBA. But hey, I am not going to give up on the
Raptors just yet, I will take the Raptors at +20 simply because the Bulls will
have that lead at the end of the 3rd and will rest their starters
for the fourth. Prediction: 89-72
Chicago.
Finally, at approximately TEBOW TIME (10:41pm) the Lakers and Clippers
will play for the first time this season. Kobe Bryant is proving that he is not
too old, not the seventh best player in the NBA (as ESPN ranked him before this
season) and most importantly that he is a
viable candidate for MVP this season, at age 34. I mean the man is insane, he
has a torn ligament in his wrist but he wants to play so badly that he takes a
shot of cortisone before every game and has said multiple times that his hand
is so numb he can’t even feel the ball in his hand. Well, three straight 40+
point games has silenced everyone, and tonight’s game he will have extra(!)
incentive to win because the temporary title of best team in L.A. is on the
line tonight. Blake Griffin will do something awesome, Andrew Bynum will dunk
over him and Chris Paul will do Chris Paul type things. It will be an awesome
game. Prediction: Kobe wants it too
badly, 106-102 Lakers.
Until Chris Paul
throws an Alley-oop to Jarryd Bayless.
Riley
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