Tag: Clippers

Kris Ain’t Dunn!!!

If I’m lucky, maybe, just maybe, my blogging career will see the same resurrection from the League to G-League AND back to the League like the Clip’s Nacho Ball! I assumed Kris Dunn had retired or been voluntold of his retirement until a few weeks ago. The man had only one timberwolf claw (he was drafted by the T-Wolves almost a decade ago [this joke failed]) left until Danny Ainge shipped Dunn off to finish assembling the pieces of the Cooper Flag tank puzzle. But here he is! Two games in a row Nacho Ball has slowed down Jamal Murray like the itis from minor league velveeta cheese. Perhaps my writing will lock down some music reviews and hit the occasional popular culture reference. Or maybe just beat Christian Braun’s ass.

I feel bad for only sitting on my ass tonight watching Jokic and Kawhi throw rocks at each other for two hours. My wife is too busy saving lives to text me back. So I’ll keep typing away.

When you’re obese, sometimes you just crave cookies, but not from Crumble. Paying $12 for a cookie is fucking stupid. Have I done it? Sure. Did I do it alone, absolutely not! I’m not trying to eat some art like Francis Dolarhyde. I’m here for the goddamn sugar, butter, and spending $70 on vinyl from Taiwan.

The shipping from Taiwan to Texas was almost as much as the record itself, but well worth the batter for the needle drop. Shout out to Marina who found this collaboration between Hyukoh and Sunset Rollercoaster. She’s now one of my Super Best Friends of music nerds. Instagram’s algorithm on point.

I’m not here to scribe a sophisticated review. I scoped it out on Spotify first but digital doesn’t do the analog justice. You have to pay those shipping fees, even if you have a basic stereo setup like I do, to fully appreciate the collaborative craftsmanship and labor of love in these eight tracks. There’s no linear style or singular theme. “Y” builds on a triumphant late 70’s rock lead with brass backing while “Glue” vibes like an indie jam at Bonnaroo. My favorite though “Aaaannnnteeeeennnaaaaaa” was made for Speaker City. There are no earmuffs for Kris Dunn, Jamal. Happy Dingus Day!

Photo: David Zalubowski (AP)

Blazers do Steph a Solid

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The Portland Trail Blazers ruined any chance for the Clippers to complete their comeback Saturday night with a big dunk from Maurice Harkless. It was a nice win for the team who can even up the series at home Monday night. 630 miles south in Oakland, the Golden State Warriors also celebrated a Blazers win over their rivals. While Steph Curry rests his sore ankle, foot, whatever they’re report, this Clippers loss gave The Warriors a break against their eventual foe.

Both the Warriors and Clippers are expected to win their 1st round series and after the first two games it looked like sweeps for Portland and Houston. After Curry had an injury, the Warriors lost in the last seconds of game 3 leaving me to worry the series could stretch out while the Clippers mop The Blazers. Somewhere in Atlanta Charles Barkley pumped his fist but as we’ve come to expect DeAndre Jordan missed all but one free throw at the end of the game 3. The Clippers clipped. While I expect both series to only go five this was a lost opportunity for the Clippers who could make round two difficult for the Warriors. Extra days of rest and a longer series for the Warriors would have given the Clips some advantage, especially if Houston wins another game.

We’ll see how the next few games bare out. I expect the Warriors to win tonight with Curry starting and Blazers pushing hard for a win at home Monday. If both favorites win game 4 each respective series is most likely over, and the Warriors and Clippers will meet after just five games. Either way the Warriors will be fully loaded and have the same amount rest, if not more, than the Clippers. It’s another lost opportunity and perhaps the end of a run for this Clippers team. You can only hope they don’t lose because of Hack-a-Jordan in the fourth quarter.