The week began with an easy 110-97 victory over the hapless Los Angeles Lakers 110-97 and 27 points from Dirk Nowitzki and a comfortable spot in the 8th seed as January begins to get interesting. L.A. in the middle of a 1-9 streak without Kobe Bryant and without Steve Nash.
It's a long way to May and anything can happen. We currently assume that Johnny Manziel is going to make it. Off the field the aura of a Leonardo DiCaprio, George Clooney, Babe Ruth. John Daly, a big man on Wall Street so to speak. A gunslinger unafraid to take a chance or chance a risk.
Peyton Manning went to the air 41 times for 27 completions and 289 yards with two scores and an interception. Denver's running game was non-existent with Knowshon Moreno running for only 19 yards on 8 carries. No Bronco receiver had more than 59 yards in receptions on this night for the Orange Crush.
On the plus side we congratulate Vince Carter for becoming the 82nd player in NBA history to collect 17,000 points in a career. Dirk Nowitzki is now one offensive rebound away from being the all time leader in Mavericks history. It will mark 15 out of a possible 22 categories that Dirk Nowitzki will own for quite some time.
With a little luck, a non-call of a field goal gone awry, and an illegal defensive alignment that the refs never called which cost the Steelers a playoff spot, San Diego gets in and they play in one of the four games this weekend in Ohio.
Saturday, January 11, 2014 at 10:47PM