5. k-marts - the ongoing battle over the k-mart nickname continues between kevin and kenyon. since i don't really like these lazy, unimaginative nicknames or k-marts in general, i'm not particularly interested who comes out on top. though if i were, yesterday's developments would give me something to think about. kevin martin led sacramento to a 122-120 win over dallas. in his second game back from injury, he came off the bench to score 39 points on 14-of-16 shooting in only 28 minutes. not to be outdone, kenyon martin scored 12 points in a 119-116 loss to the improved bobcats. well i guess he was outdone, but reports of nene likely to miss time with an undisclosed medical situation mean kenyon will have plenty of time to present his case.
4. kobe bryant - with the news that andrew bynum will miss at least eight weeks with a knee injury, kobe bryant seemed to take it upon himself to replace bynum's production in leading the lakers to a 123-121 overtime victory in seattle. interestingly, kobe apparently thinks that andrew bynum shoots 20 times a game because in 42 minutes of play kobe shot 44 times and finished with a season-high 48 points including the game winner. anyways, if this game is any indication, over the next two months, two trends concerning the lakers will become evident. first, kwame brown will struggle to replace bynum's post offense and shot blocking. and second, kobe bryant will average 48 ppg over this stretch because he's tired of deferring.3. titan's soapbox - if i were in charge of making polls, one of the choices for "the biggest problem with the new american gladiators" would be "it's so awesome that i refuse to do anything productive before or after i watch it". but alas, i'm not. anyways, partly because i don't remember the name of the woman who blew through the eliminator to set a record time for both men and women, the best thing about last night's episode of american gladiators was titan, who took it upon himself to explain to the viewers what american gladiators was about. after one of the contestants was injured in powerball, titan made the audience clap while telling them that the injured guy was a warrior and was what this show is about. he followed this up by getting knocked off in joust to which he replied that great competition is what this show is about. i can only assume that after hellga was launched into a pool of water after her target was hit in assault, titan began to talk about how that was what the show is about before he realized no one was asking him.
2. chris bosh - chris bosh got a much deserved day off after a weekend where he played 99 minutes, scored 78 points, and grabbed 25 rebounds in two toronto wins. as a result of his exceptional play, on monday, he was named the eastern conference player of the week. and if chris bosh continues to follow in the footsteps of lebron james, the previous eastern conference player of the week, next week we can expect reports to surface about chris bosh speeding like a madman on a toronto highway. luckily for bosh, not only is it unlikely that canadian mounties have horses that can run 101 mph, it's unlikely they'll even want to figure out how to convert 101 mph to the metric system. 1. tough juice - last night, the wizards defeated the celtics, for the second time in two nights, 88-83. washington becomes the first team to beat boston twice this year thanks in part to caron butler's terrific play down the stretch. he finished with a modest 21 points but twice scored go ahead baskets with under a minute to go and added two free throws that put the wizards up three. caron actually hasn't missed a free throw since december 28th against the nets or more familiarly, since i had money to bet on them.
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