NBA does a lot of things well, but I think it's getting out of control these days with some things. Today it suspended Kobe Bryant for a game for an "unnatural basketball move" in the game against the Spurs where he hit Manu Ginobli's face. I thought it was a totally unintentional contact when Manu blocked him from behind. Kobe's follow through put his hand in Manu's face. The motion looked weird probably because he had no idea somebody was behind him and was surprised somebody blocked his shot out of nowhere. In any case, the NBA suspended him and the Lakers lost in New York. I like it when the Lakers lose, but this suspension was totally uncalled for. The Lakers should probably still beat these teams, but I guess Eddie Curry and Jamal Crawford are playing pretty good these days.
Washington took care of Detroit even as Jamison got injured and missed most of the game. Washington has now beat Detorit twice in 5 days. This could be the official changing of the guards in the L-Eastern conference.
Lebron James missed another game because of the bad toe, but the Warriors still lost to the Cavs on the road. The Cavs have a surprisingly good record (8-2) when Lebron is out. Bad loss for the Warriors who are embarking on a 6 game road trip. They lose to a Lebron-less Cavs team and are in Atlanta for a back-to-back tomorrow. This trip can have a huge impact on the 8-th spot in the West.
No Lebron, no Kobe today and apparently no AI Tomorrow.
Detroit @ Washington - 99-104
Interesting games on the board for Jan 31-th (Wednesday)
San Antonio @ Utah - Should be a good one. Spurs go from the Lakers to the Jazz to the Suns. This is step 2.
Detroit @ NJ - NJ come back home after a tough west coast trip to welcome the Pistons on a back-to-back night for the pistons.
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