A day late and $4.28 short

LeGame - LeBron beat his dad (aka Greg Oden) and the Blazers in Portland, just an hour north of Silverton, OR, home of the very first cross-dressing mayor, which has nothing to do with the game, but rather, gives me the opportunity to show you this picture of the now retired Alonzo Mourning and Dennis Rodman "sharing a moment." I wish I had more to say about the game, but in all honesty, I fell asleep at the start of the fourth quarter (curse the west coast road trips). Suffice to say that LeBron and Mo Williams both shot the lights out of the ball. So much for forcing King James into jumpers.

LeTarence Kinsey - From Basketbawful: "Tarence Kinsey is to lacktion what King Crab is to scoring - truly elite. And when called upon to do absolutely nothing in the name of bawful, Kinsey delivered this evening at the Rose Garden. He knocked in a 26 second Mario, a fine nonperformance alongside the equally brave effort of fellow Crabolier Darnell Jackson who earned a mention in the lacktion report with two fouls and a brick for +3 in 9:48. This is Kinsey's fourth unproductive game in six days, a very effective way to make a case that he unquestionably should be chosen for the Basketbawful All-Lacktion team. His combined stats in those four appearances? One foul in five minutes and four seconds spread out over 192 minutes of game time. I'm not sure we've ever witnessed a sustained run of pure nothingness like this before, but it is glorious." And I stubbornly submit that TK is more productive than Sasha Pavlovic.

LeMinutes Watch - Since Bugs West was injured, LeBron's minutes have seen a sharp increase. After averaging around 36 mpg for most of the season, he has played more than forty in each of the games Delonte has sat out. I think this is more a product of Mike Brown going with smaller lineups, rather than play Hickson/Jackson/Wright extended minutes. I guess we'll see if Bron's minutes dip back down when Z returns (hopefully next week). Not a huge concern, just a bleep on the radar.

The Sasha Pavlovic Stat Line
31 minutes, 0-1 3p, 0-0 Ft
Highlight: 1st Quarter 0:26 - Tarence Kinsey enters game for Sasha Pavlovic for 26 seconds of "lacktion"
Postgame Quote: "Did you see Wally on NBA TV? What a douche."