I can't say that I was overly impressed with the young Spencer.  There is only one player for whom bitching to the officials can save them, and he's number 24 for your Los Angeles Lakers.  I think Spence's super powers come from being a nice guy.  He needs to get his head right again in the off season, play the paint and with coaches who won't let him get that way.

Also, shit, Spence -- learn how to take a hit once and a while.*

The game got bad enough in the first half for my friend and I never to return from our trip to "check the hockey scores" at our friend's house around the corner.  The Stanley Cup is big-time exciting and you might want to check it out in the next couple of days between now and when the NBA playoffs start.

The King's passing game sucked unless you were the Lakers.  I saw more straight-ahead ditches to opposing players than I am accustomed to, and it wasn't because the Lakers were running any hotter than just average.  Who was guilty?  Williams a time or two, once for an assist?  Am I remembering that correctly? Garcia as well, maybe Salmons.  Salmons notches another few in his quest to lead the modern era in dribble and paint violations.

A glorious night it was, Kings fans.  That is the Kings team everyone was scrambling to see since it was apparent that we would not be going to the playoffs.  The young players and the underplayed.

Speaking of whom -- did you guys see Kenny Thomas get more screentime than he had all season during that pregame poker bit?

We switched from hockey to watch the meltdown in the final two and a quarter (that's :15 for those who can't do the conversion) minutes and I said it looked like an ABA game.  I mean, look -- there was <A href="http://www.google.com/search?q=jabbar">Jabbar</A> courtside!  Surewest cable's display covers the bottom third so it allowed us bet on the score before the truth was revealed.  I guessed thirty points from how drag-ass everybody looked.

I wouldn't cry great huge tears if the ground opened up and swallowed Beno and Douby for the next three years, maybe turned John Salmons towards God for a month or more.  Get your game right, fellows.

Last bit:  The camera caught Mikki Moore in an unguarded moment looking like he was planning his vacation.  It wasn't until the rebroadcast that I saw the House Party fools were likewise dressed for next week:

Blah blah, I know -- I expect a forthcoming grilling as soon as y'all can figure out the interface.  (What, no links?)

* - Hey, if StR made Ron Artest feel bad...