Portland got smashed. It’s time for Nate to break out the Boston Massacre video from 1985. They need to remember that they just beat Denver the same way they were beaten last night. They need to remember that they’ve beaten Houston before — and that even if they’d lost 105-104 on a last second jumper, they’d still be down 1-0. Otherwise, Jeff Van Gundy could be right about this series. One thing I overlooked in picking Portland was the fact that Mr. Brooks went to Oregon and sho’ nuff had no intentions of getting shown up at home — by anyone. I still like Portland, but they have a lot of work to do. Houston looks like a well-oiled machine. The thing is — I feel like I say that every year about Houston…then around Game 3 or 4, they fall apart.

When Dampier is executing the pick and roll, it’s time to fold up stakes and get out of Dodge before the posse gets back to town. San Antonio appears to be looking at the short end of a nasty rope.

Detroit is abysmal. A friend of mine has theorized that Rasheed has moved his game out of the post because he doesn’t get calls from officials — so why bother to take the pounding. Whatever it is, that team is just done. It’s a wrap. Cleveland needs to put them out of their misery. Too bad the games don’t count double.

Mizzo — that’s a lot of work you put in when you could have been at the club. Nice job.

Oh and these fools need to kill that noise that Ricky Rubio is or was better then Rose.

That issue is as dead as a door knob.