In fact, taking into account age, talent and basketball playing level, labelling the Jazz the anti-Spurs seems just about right.
With the Memphis Grizzlies in disarray, this looked like a game that the Lakers could win, especially with 39 seconds left and the Grizzlies only up by one. Fortunately for the Lakers, Zach Randolph was just too much, and Kobe got one game closer to having a great rookie join the team (or at least a great trade opportunity).
Cleveland picked up its seventh loss, which still keeps the Cavs percentage points above two teams in their division.
The surprise of the night might be that Portland is leading its division. Go Blazers! (Just not to jail – been there, done that.) Maybe it is the past years of heart (and other things) break, but I don’t believe anyone thought that Portland would be this good. It is still early in the season, and last year the Blazers collapsed down the stretch, but for now, we can say that it’s a great day to be a Blazer.