So for some reason, each night that I've been here, my access as gotten worse. Tonight it's super flakey, and I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to stay connected at all. Hopefully I can get this out there so we have a place to comment on the game.

The stat I'm looking for is Blake Griffin's first half minutes. Does Popvich give him minutes as the home town guy, or does he make him pay his dues as a rookie?

The most interesting thing so far: in the opening introductions, Kobe Bryant got by far the loudest ovation as you would expect, but Blake was a clear second favorite, ahead o