L.O.N.

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Line Of The Night AKA Triple-Double Of The Night:

LeBron James — 52 points, 11 assists, 10 boards, 2 blocks

No question on this one.  The Kobe-hating part of our office wanted the King to go for at least 62.  However, the side of the office that likes sunshine and carefree frolicking, was excited LeBron put HIS signature on the game.  A triple-double is more his style.  And 52 points + 11*2(at least) = 74 points.  So he accounted for more offense than Kobe’s 61 and 3 anyway, right?

But on the reel-to-reels, these inflated stat lines should not be getting as much play as they are, since they are coming against the D’Antoni Knicks.  After all, this is the same system that produced the two sham Steve Nash MVPs.  Shouldn’t the Knicks be angry the League’s stars look at the them as the team they are going to try and set records against?

Fat Lever Of The Night:

Stephen Jackson — 30 points, 11 boards, 10 assists, 2 steals, 1 block

Wow, his first one?  He has been close before, but he finally did it, Brooklyn, last night against the Suns in a victory.

Near Triple-Double Of The Night:

Jermaine O’Neal — 22 points, 9 boards, 9 blocks, 4 assists

Almost the rarely seen triple-double with blocks.  It was not enough to help the Raptors shine some light on their disappointing season, however, as they took a home L to the Lakers.  Biggest bust team in the League this year, right?  Somebody please get Anthony Parker in the Playoffs, though.  Really.  On a legit contender, preferably.

NBA-Tinged Lyric Of The Night:

“When they see you coming down and you outta luck/They gon look at you and say that clown/gassed up, you can hear it when he talkin’/Scored a couple points and now he thinkin’ he Jordan”, “Amnesia”

Pa-poose, pa-poose.  This joint is fire.  It’s over a classic Sade beat, and Pap goes in.

Everybody’s talking about an economic stimulus plan, but what we want from Barack is some sort of stimulus to get Papoose or Saigon to put out an official album.  Soon.

Shaqism Of The Night:

Shaq on his new intro ritual:

“‘The guys holding me up are called ‘The LPC,” O’Neal declared. ‘The Levitation Process Crew. It’s because I levitate above all competition. And of course, because there is no such thing as levitation, I need a Levitation Process Crew. This Gentleman in my Arms,” he said pointing at Alando Tucker, “shows that we have trust in each other because he’s just diving into my arms - and I just want to let him know that I got his back. It’s a symbol of trust.’”

Keep ‘em coming, Shaq.

Honestly, Give Durant The Ball In Crunch Time Of The Night:

Looks like every time Denver and OKC get together it’s gonna go to right to the end, culminating in some manner of spectacularity.  Last night Carmelo came out on top again, hitting a ridiculous runner.  We are still angry though, that Kevin Durant’s teammates do not fully realize the capo status he has attained.  GIVE THE MAN THE BALL!  In the final few minutes, Russell Westbrook actually waved him off, then ended up shooting a fadeway jumper that had absolutely no chance!  Come on, ya’ll.  Let the man live.

The Pistons took down the Heat in a battle for Eastern Conference mediocrity supremacy.  Good, close game, too… How gross does this Hornets team look without CP3?… Jay-Z, Mr. Barber.  Mr. Barber, Jay-Z…

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Line Of The Night AKA Triple-Double Of The Night:

Vince Carter — 15 points, 12 assists, 10 boards

All those in favor of Vinsanity replacing Jameer Nelson on the All-Star team say aye.  Why so quiet, Boston?  Akrobatik?  Benzino?  Krumb Snatcha?  Anyone?

Worst Of The Night:

San Antonio vs. Denver

NBA Fan Night, huh?  You think when the fans voted to see this game they planned on Coach Pop benching not only All-Star Tony Parker… not only All-Star Tim Duncan… not only possible All-Star injury replacement Manu Ginobili… but also Michael Finley?  The fans love Jacque Vaughn.  At least they got to see the Birdman fly in any weather.  It was his world in the first quarter.

Near Beast Of The Night:

Luis Scola — 18 boards, 13 points, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block

We didn’t see the game but this Chi-Town/Houston matchup must have been run-and-gun.  Both teams shot poorly, yet both ended up over 100.  Jeff Van Gundy is rolling over in his grave.

Buzzer-Beater Of The Night AKA The Other Guy That Should Replace Jameer On The All-Star Team Of The Night:

Ray Allen — 23 points, 3 boards, 3 assists, 1 steal

Young Thaddeous decided it was a good idea to leave Ray Allen open for the game-winner,  SHOOK-UMP.  All those in favor of Jesus on the East squad, say aye.  Why so quiet, Dirty Jerse?  Joe Budden?  Redman?  Treach?  Anybody?

Actual Quote Of The Night:

If you’ve watched an NBA game on your local FoxSports network recently, you’ve inevitably been forced to sit through your friendly play-by-play previewing the trailer for the upcoming “action thriller”, Push.  As this happened on Monday’s Warriors broadcast, the color guy, 64 year-old color guy (and former player) Jim Barnett proclaimed:

“I’ve always liked Dakota Fanning, ever since she was a little girl.”

Well, then.  He also shares a birthday with the CEO of L.O.N., and was born in the same state.  Yikes.  No word on how many L.O.N. employees just quit.

Just kidding, Mr. Barnett.  Your broadcasts are actually some of our favorite.  You drop knowledge like Doug Collins, only without Collin’s oh-so-soothing, Jim Nantz-esqe voice.

Mo Williams and LeBron are reaching their,  Professor Klump, “Chemistry, chemically” stage.  Their early alley opp last night was particularly sick… Is Toronto happy with the Ford/O’Neal trade?  Is Indiana happy with it?  If neither is happy, and they probably do not want the other player back, do they wish those guys would implode into oblivion?… Gary Payton’s collar needs to be listed as a co-host on Gametime, each week…  We wish Sam Cassell had run out and tackled Andre Iguodala for breaking out his dance with Sam in the building, last night.  Ray got him back, though…

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Line Of The Night:

LeBron James — 30 points, 11 boards, 10 assists, 3 steals, 1 block

Is it all over?  Do we call the next 6-10 years, with a retirement sprinkled in here or there, and hand the title to LeBron and [fill in whatever team he is on]?  Are the days of legitimately not really knowing who is going to win the title when we get to the playoffs over?  Are we back on the Jordan/Hakeem/Shobe time line?

Contraction Club Of The Night:

Detroit Pistons — 78 points vs. Charlotte Bobcats

‘Sheed Wallace is called for a faker than Rick Ross offensive foul.  He amazingly avoids the assumed tech, but the Bobcats get the ball with the score tied, nonetheless.  Raymond Felton gets the rock, preparing for the final shot with his signature herky-jerk, bow-legged gate.  Swop.  Game.  Felton runs down the court, screaming indignantly, daringly, to anyone that will listen… Trade ME!??!?!?!  TRAAAAADE ME!!!!

But in all honestly, reports are that defensive performance came as a result of Larry Brown, in practice, shouting, with an autotuner: “Find your man and rotate, find your man and rotate/’Cause the vagabond is back, I said the vagabond is back”.

NBA-Tinged Lyric Of The Night:

“I’m next on the table, who want whut?/I am champ-i-on, at beer pong/Allen I-ver-soon, Hakeem O-la-ju-won”, Asher Roth, “College”

A whiteboy rapping about college over a guitar-based based?  Sounds like a recipe for disaster… until you throw in Iverson and Olajuwon references.  Asher Roth pulls it off, and the catchiness is undeniable.  It will be literally impossible to spend any time in a college frat house this semester and not here this song.  Now, trust, A.I. and the Dream will be there too.  If it really makes you feel better, throw the Jones version on, instead.  Hmmm, maybe we didn’t help ourselves with that last suggestion.

Back In The Day Of The Night:

Darius Miles — 13 points, 1 head bump

Offense, and only offense, but he managed a dunk that led to the infamous head tap!  D-Miles?  Q-Rich?  L-Eezy?  It was all good just a week ago.  And Portland — THERE’S ONLY 1 GAME LEFT!!!

Shaqism Of The Night:

Shaq has blessed us with his latest nickname: now calls himself Shaq-ovic “because if you go around the league anybody with the last name ‘vic’ is a great shooter.”

This was after he claimed to finally find the cure to his free throw ills (he went 12-12 over the course of two games).  Of course last night, he came back to America (from Eastern Europe) a little with a 6-11 performance from the stripe.  No complaints here though.  Whatever keeps you happy and talking, big fella.  Our favorite Shaq story of the year though, is Steve Kerr’s account that the Diesel often goes to Wal-Mart following home games, picks up some items… and anyone else’s bill that happens to be standing in line!  Awesome.  We don’t support Wal-Mart, but that’s still great.

Studio Show Of The Night:

Put it on the board.  With the Chuckster out for awhile following his most recent run-in with another personal vice, it’s NBA GameNight time.  C-Webb and Gary Paytonare everything Kenny and Chuck USED to be.  They completely wile out.  They are still connected enough with current players that they really have some inside ish and relationships, so when C-Webb throws somebody under the bus — we’re looking at you, Coach O’Brien — it rings true.  And did we mention they really just wile out?  Gary Payton on the fake cover of Cat Lovers magazine?  Love it.  And yeah, Ahmad gets zero credit.

Eddy Curry.  We only PRAY that he hadn’t put on all this new weight at the time he was running around naked.  But really not a pretty sight, either way…  Because the superthug is back.  IS BACK.  The superthug is back… Minnesota finally loses, but Randy Foye stayed hot, dropping 29/8 asts./5 rebs./1 stl.  The awakening… And that was the only coaching change that did anything, right?  The Kings’ certainly did not work, unless they were looking to give up 139 points, including 23-37 3-point shooting!  That’s a record, Orlando…

Line Of The Night:

LeBr.O.N. James — 31 points, 14 boards, 12 assists, 2 steals, 1 block

You can’t spell LeBron without L.O.N., and he’s proving why, with his second straight triple-double. This one got the Cavs a win, at Indiana.

Honorable Mention Of The Night:

Chris Bosh — 40 points, 5 boards, 5 assists, 1 steal, 1 block

Absolutely no one talks about Toronto, and for that matter Orlando, when it comes to Playoffs. Sure we’d like to see a healthy T.J. Ford back on the team, but Bosh wants the Great White North to be heard. They’ve been to the Playoffs, they’ve won a series, and this year they want more.

Manu Ginobili — 44 points, 4 assists, 3 boards, 1 steal

The actual factual L.O.N.nie winner, but we couldn’t resist the LeBr.O.N. gimmick. Over the past few years many people have wondered what type of numbers Ginobili would put up if he was the focal point of a team — now we know. He would ball. In the month of February he has averaged 25.9 ppg on 50.8% shooting, with two 40+ point games. Thursday night he even threw in the game-winning jump shot. The coupe is on Ma-nu, Gi-nobilis.

Worst Of The Night:

Knicks, 84, 76ers, 124

Yeah, that’s losing by a 40-spot! Extend Isiah! At one point ESPN.com’s scoreboard was not updating, and it looked like New York was winning the 4th quarter 19-0. It turned out to be a malfunction, but it WOULD NOT HAVE MATTERED. The Knicks would have still been down by 21!

Near Triple-Double Of The Night:

Chris Paul — 31 points, 11 assists, 9 steals, 5 boards

As the MVP chants rained down in the N.O., Paul stole the show in Jason Kidd’s Mavs debut.

Earl Watson — 15 points, 9 assists, 8 boards

This is a CLASSIC case of a bad player putting up big numbers on a bad team. We watched this game, and despite playing NBA point guard now for 7 years, he still makes a lot of middle school decisions. P.J. Carlesimo is definitely only enduring the Alien Head Era, not enjoying it.

Trade Part I Of The Night:

Cleveland gets:

Wally Szczerbiak
Delonte West
Ben Wallace
Joe Smith
2009 2nd Round Pick

Chicago gets:

Larry Hughes
Drew Gooden
Cedric Simmons
Shannon Brown

Seattle gets:

Donyell Marshall
Ira Newble
Adrian Griffin

This seems like a big mess. Trading for the sake of trading? As Kenny Smith pointed out on Inside The NBA last night, all the players Cleveland received have huge question marks. Sure, if each one works out perfectly, the Cavs will be in great shape. But if each guy plays like he has been, they’ll probably be worse off than before. Chicago and Seattle succeeded by getting out from underneath terrible contracts, and the Bulls probably ended up the single most valuable commodity, in Drew Gooden.

Trade Part II Of The Night:

Houston gets:

Bobby Jackson
Adam Haluska

Rights to Sergei Lishouk

Memphis gets:

Marcus Vinicius
Rights to Malick Badiane
Cash

New Orleans gets:

Bonzi Wells
Mike James

Thank you for facilitating, Memphis. Chris Wallace must have friends in high places, in either Houston or N.O. Or they just wanted to keep it a South Thang. This is simply a move to sure up a couple weak areas, for the stretch run. Mike James sort of is Bobby Jackson, so N.O. gets their money for nothing, and their chicks for free. Houston’s motivation was getting rid of Mike James’ contract… you know, they one they just game him prior to this season! This trade proves that was one of the stupidest signings ever.

Trade Part III Of The Night:

Houston gets:

Gerald Green

Minnesota gets:

Kirk Snyder
2nd Round Pick
Cash

Why not take a flier on Green? He can score, which he showed while he was in Boston. For some unknown reason, Minnesota never game him a chance, so he does seem to come with a “Buyer Beware” tag. The Rockets lose practically nothing though, so why not?

Trade Part IV Of The Night:

Denver gets:

Taurean Grean

Portland gets:

Von Wafer

No clue. Who cares? Every player with the last name Green had to be traded by league mandate? Philly missed the memo, keeping Willie? The L.O.N. C.E.O. and Resident Scientist do have a bet, though, as to whether Green will still be in the League in the couple years… so maybe this will affect that?

Trade Part V Of The Night:

Detroit gets:

Juan Dixon

Toronto gets:

Primoz Brezec

Nice for Detroit. Brezec was not playing for them, and they pick up a nice veteran back court guy in Dixon, who can shoot that rock. Guess Toronto just wanted front court depth. And they can never have enough European players!

Trade Part VI Of The Night:

San Antonio gets:

Kurt Thomas

Seattle gets:

Brent Barry
Francisco Elson
2009 1st Round pick

Yet ANOTHER guy goes back home, as Barry goes back to the place where he had his best years. However, the story of this is Kurt Thomas. Is there a better fit for San Antonio? He’ll slide right in, adding defense, toughness and a nice little jump shot. Most importantly, he adds crazy eyes!!!! Yes.

Forget Devin Harris, Marcus Williams=freed. 25 points, 4 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals, 1 block in his first start in the post-Jason Kidd era… Detroit has hit a rough patch coming out of the break, losing two in a row. They better take out Milwaukee tonight, before they go on the road to play Phoenix, Denver and Utah… If the Phoenix/LA and Boston/G-State games are any indication, this stretch run of the season is going to live up to the hype… Boom Dizzle at the buzzer — YES!!!!… Somebody done told D.J. Mbenga wrong. He thought Shaq’s Diner was closed? EAT YOUR BREAKFAST!!!!…

Line Of The Night:

Earl Watson — 26 points, 9 assists, 3 boards, 2 steals, 1 alien head

We hate on this guy so much, but we have to him give credit when credit is due. Watson has been on fire in February, and it’s even resulted in a few Sonics victories. Last night, they didn’t even have Kevin Durant, who was out with the flu, and won, albeit against fellow cellar-dwellar, Memphis.

Jason Kidd Of The Night:

What? You thought this was going to be about the trade?

LeBron James — 26 points, 13 boards, 11 assists, 2 steals

The King does not care who surrounds him, All-Stars, Cavs, whatever; he is putting up all-around stats regardless. However, the scoreboard does care, as the full stat sheet did not a win get. When you go from from Kidd and D-Wade to Larry Hughes and Ira Newble in your back court, the wins are tougher. One other thing that is immediately obvious when looking at a Cavs box score — Danny Ferry LOVES Rich Boy. Drew Gooden, Donyell Marshall, Daniel Gibson, Damon Jones and Dwayne Jones? THROW SOME D‘S ON THAT TEAM!

Near Jason Kidd Of The Night:

Oh, so you thought THIS one would be about the trade?

Marcus Camby — 13 boards, 11 points, 9 blocks, 3 assists, 3 steals

Camby gets copious amount of L.O.N. love, whether he’s beasting it, or J-Kidding it. This effort came in the game of the night, a 124-118 Denver victory over Boston, in K.G.’s return to the court. Camby stuffed the stat sheet, but the block that would have given him the full triple-double? EAT YOUR BREAKAST!!!!, c/o Paul Peezy.

Contraction Club Of The Night:

Charlotte Bobcats, 65 vs. the San Antonio Spurs.

The Bobcats really used the All-Star break to recharge, re-energize, and come back for a strong stretch run! Um… not quite. For awhile it appeared both squads would be contraction eligible, but Old Man Finley turned it on and the Spurs at least managed 85. Put this game at the end of The Departed… dome shot, please.

Trade Of The Night:

Dallas Mavs get:

Jason Kidd
Antoine Wright
Malik Allen

Dirty Jerse Nets get:

Devin Harris
Desagana Diop
Trenton Hassell
Maurice Ager
Keith Van Horn
2008 First Round Pick
2010 First Round Pick
$3 million in cash

Finally. It’s done. We can move on. With all of the incessant coverage of this on-again-off-again trade, we won’t bore you with too much analysis. We’ll just say that in our eyes, this is just as questionable, scheme-wise, as the Shaq deal. And two more words: Erick Dampier. Oh yeah… and they still Dirk “Fold-up Chair” Nowitzki.

You Know When They Said That? When I Was Back Home Of The Night:

An interesting sub-plot of several of the recent NBA trades is the fact that players involved have been returning to the teams with which they started their NBA teams. Chris Webber is now back in Golden State, with even the same coach, in Don Nelson. Jason Kidd is back in Dallas, where he won Co-Rookie Of The Year (word to Grant Hill). These two both had volatile runs the first time around. Nellie knows C-Webb probably doesn’t have the juice any more to create a franchise-splitting rift, but there is no word of Toni Braxton’s whereabouts, and if she could possibly get herself involved in a Kidd/Nowitzki love triangle.

A couple of other guys returning to their NBA roots do not have major roles now, but definitely did way back when. Anthony Johnson will most likely continue his journeyman career following this stint with the Kings, but the last time he was in Sactown, 97-98, he was one of the most surprising rookies in the League, starting most of the year and averaging what is still a career-high for him, 29.4 minutes per game. Meanwhile, Keith Van Horn is returning to his Dirty Jerse stomping grounds, although it remains to be seen how much high-socked terror he will be able to unleash in the Izod Zone. But if you’re looking for some comfortable and, uh, soft clothes to wear… head to Jersey. We hear Van Horn and Vince Carter, AKA The Tissue Twins, are coming out with a new lounge wear line… or maybe they’ll be Victoria’s Secret “Pink” models!

The Boston/Denver game had another EAT YOUR BREAKFAST moment, when Carmelo went baseline and served breakfast for two to Big Baby Davis and Tony Allen!… Rajon Rondo, meanwhile, perhaps buying into his baby-face-ness, went smaaaaaaaaaaaaash time on some kid sitting court side, eating Dippin’ Dots. Elbow to the domepiece and the kid’s shoulder/elbow area. It makes us sick to see some spoiled brat sitting front row and not even paying attention to one of the better match-ups in the League… The Knicks turning point, perhaps? A heated exchange took place in the final regulation huddle of the Knicks/Wiz game, involving Q-Rich and Zach Randolph, while seemingly aimed at Nate Robinson. It worked, as they stopped Antonio Daniels’ final shot, and then kilt ‘em in OT…

14 NBA games!  At 6:11 PM Pacific, as the Suns and Warriors tipped off, 12 of those were going simultaneously!  A true NBA head’s dream.

Line Of The Night AKA Triple-Double Of The Night:

Lamar Odom — 16 boards, 10 assists, 10 points, 1 steal

When L-Eezy goes Oscar Robertson on ‘em, it embodies the pure essence of L.O.N.  He’s the official player of this enterprise, and we live for the versatility and overall excellence required for this statistical achievement.  Inspired.

Honorable Mention L.O.N.nie Of The Night:

Manu Ginobili — 46 points, 8 assists, 4 boards, 3 steals, 1 block on 15-20 shooting

The Chuckster’s favorite went LeBron James ON James’ Cavs, completely taking over in the 4th quarter;  dude was hotter than the Argentinian Tango.  Spurs win, on the road — it’s the Rodeo Show.  The West needs to invoke the “Pistons Rule” and put this man on the All-Star team.  He is surely penalized for being on such a good team and not getting a chance to routinely put up these types of numbers.  There are 12 better players in the West?  Are there 12 better players in the LEAGUE?!?!?

Beasts Of The Night:

Dwight Howard — 24 boards, 23 points, 3 assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal

The definition of.  Just one game after his coach, Stan Van Gundy, publicly called him out for his lack of effort on D and the boards, D-Ho put it DOWN on D and the boards!  Well, it was either that, or he is extremely P-O’ed that the NBA powers that be will not allow him to raise a goal to 12 feet during this weekend’s dunk contest.  Come on commish, drink some kool-aid and have a Soft Baked cookie!  Have some fun!

Emeka Okafor — 21 boards, 20 points, 5 blocks

Okafor joined his 2004 draft mate in 20/20 land last night, showing why they went 1-2 that year.

Triple-Double Part II Of The Night:

Carlos Boozer — 22 points, 11 boards, 10 assists, 5 steals

Iditarod’s first career Fat Lever came against the hapless Sonics.  Usually it’s the dime-drops that hold him down, but he had it all working tonight.  Maybe it was just Earl Watson’s aura rubbing off on him, as Alien Head had 14 assists!

Near Triple-Double Of The Night:

Andre Iguodala — 29 points, 8 boards, 8 assists, 2 steals

Quietly the 76ers are 23-30 and positioning themselves for a run at the Loser’s Bracket of this year’s NBA Playoffs.  Iggy is gonna start wanting some All-Star-type love if the Sixers are a playoff team.

Contraction Club Of The Night:

Portland Trailblazers, 76 vs. the Dallas Mavericks

Wow.  Is any team looking forward to All-Star break more?  The rest of the L caught up to this early season juggernaut.  They need to regroup in a real way after limping into the All-Star break.

And how ’bout dem Mavs?  With a Jason Kidd deal seemingly all but completed, there had to be mixed emotions in that locker room.  But when two of the key components (Desagana Diop and Devean George) came out in played in the game, something seemed amiss.  Then word broke that Devean George (hold on — he’s still alive?  he’s still in the league?) has some sort of trade blocker that he pulled and the deal is off!  That would seem to be turmoil, friends.  After all, Jerry Stackhouse thought he was in store for a 30 day vacation (reports had him being waived by Dirty Jerse, waiting the mandatory month, and re-signing with the Cubans)!  Madness.  George put on a stellar performance, with 0 points on 0-11 shooting in 33 minutes, but the capos stepped up.  Dirk and the Jet rallied this team for a game during which no one would have faulted the guys for having their heads elsewhere.  A beat down ensued.

Are Ya’ll Gon’ Eh-vuh Fall Off? Of The Night:

Young Pistons:

Amir Johnson — 9 boards, 8 points, 7 blocks, 1 steal, 1 assist

Rodney Stuckey — 12 points, 5 assists, 3 boards

Jason Maxiell — 11 points, 11 boards, 2 blocks

The next generation, but they are here NOW.  This ain’t your momma’s 6-man rotation Pistons.  These cats is deep.  Most talented Pistons squad of the current contending run?

It’s Me, Bitches!!! Of The Night:

Steve Novak — 1 quarter, 7 minutes, 3 points, 2 shots, 1 board

3 points on 1 made basket — a buzzer-beater.  And it was the perfect salve for a nightmare 4th quarter, for the Rockets.  Up 14 heading into the final period, they couldn’t hit a damn thing.  Ron Artest went Jay-Z, Takeover, for the Kings, leading them all the way back to an apparent victory.  Then Novak happened.  89-87, Rockets win.  That’s 8 in a row, and 12 of the last 13.

We saw 5 technical foul shots taken, and 5 missed.  1 by Derek Fisher, 2 by Melo, 1 by Rashad McCants, and 1 by Steve Blake… Tiger Woods in the house for the Orlando/Denver game… Seen at tattoo parlor with Melo and AI, earlier in the day!  Ha… Shaq has officially moved from the home sky box to the road bench, in a suit.  Stay tuned for his debut… The Boom Dizzle step back J is so beautiful… There is absolutely NOTHING intimidating about Charlotte’s “LET’S GO CATS!” chant!  Except to the Hawks, we guess, who folded in the 4th like Dirk in Oakland… What a tough loss for the Clippers on a late offensive rebound tip by Antawn Jamison.  It was over Corey Maggette, so Carolina got a little getback on Duke…