Half of Four Is Two 🤔
Since this is a three-day weekend filled with great games, how about a Smallball with three things you need to know?
Let’s start with…
1️⃣ The NBA regular season is halfway through!
OKC is dominating the Western Conference with a 35-7 record.
While they’re not likely to challenge the 2015 Warriors for best regular season record ever (73-9)…
They’re still six-and-a-half games ahead of the Nuggets and Spurs, who are tied at #2.
And last night, the Thunder were in Houston to take on the Rockets.
At the start of the fourth quarter, the Thunder led, 77-75.
🎥 Want to see what happened?
Sorry, Rockets! You’re not going to win many games when you go five-plus minutes without scoring.
Over in the Eastern Conference, the Detroit Pistons are 29-10, four-and-a-half games ahead of the New York Knicks and Boston Celtics.
The Knicks played Steph Curry and the Warriors last night.
🎥 Think they kept it close without their star, Jalen Brunson, who is out with a sprained ankle?
Hard to beat the Warriors when Jimmy Butler scores 32 and Steph adds 27.
Looking beyond the scoreboard, here are a few other stories to watch in the second half of the season:
The LA Clippers, led by Kawhi Leonard and James Harden, have recovered from a terrible start. They’re now tied for 10th in the West and look like they’re ready to make a run for a playoff spot.
Right behind them are the Dallas Mavericks who look like they’re absolutely NOT ready to make a playoff run. Anthony Davis is hurt and may miss the rest of the season. And Cooper Flagg sprained his ankle Wednesday night in a loss to Denver. Yikes!
Teams have a few more weeks to make changes before the February 5 trade deadline. Will Golden State trade Jonathan Kuminga (who hasn’t played in a month) for a player who can score alongside Steph and Jimmy? Will Brooklyn send Michael Porter Jr. to a playoff contender? Is Ja Morant’s time in Memphis done?
Stay tuned!
And in the meantime…
2️⃣ The final four NFL playoff teams will be determined this weekend!
Here’s a quick preview:
The AFC has the afternoon games, with Denver vs. Buffalo on Saturday and New England vs. Houston on Sunday.
In the NFC, it’s Seattle vs. San Francisco on Saturday night and Chicago vs. the LA Rams on Sunday night.
Experts think the Broncos will win by 1-2 points, the Patriots by 3, the Rams by 4, and the Seahawks by 7.
What do you think?
We’ll have to wait and see!
But we already know which game should be COLDEST!
Chicago. Sunday evening. Under 20 degrees. And snowing.
Why not grab a mug of hot cocoa and dive into this ESPN article about how NFL players prepare for the coldest games of the year?
3️⃣ College football’s last two teams will play for the national championship on Monday!
Remember the two teams left?
Miami, who snuck into the last spot in the playoff and upset Texas A&M, Ohio State, and Ole Miss to reach the championship.
And Indiana, who secured the #1 seed with an undefeated season and beat Alabama and Oregon by a combined score of 94-25 to reach the final.
If Indiana wins, they’ll finish one of the most surprising and incredible seasons in college football history.
And experts think they will! 70% chance Indiana wins, 30% Miami pulls off the upset.
One twist? The game is being played in Miami. It’s a decision that’s made years in advance.
But it could be a huge advantage for the Hurricanes!
🎥 Check out this analysis from former CU Buffaloes QB Joel Klatt!
Prediction time!
We can’t wait to watch!
And we can’t wait to see you again on Tuesday to see how we did! Have a great weekend!
P.S. Leave a comment if you figured out why this post was called Half of Four Is Two. 🤔💬
P.P.S. In 2005, the Texas Longhorns beat Joel Klatt and the Colorado Buffaloes 70-3 on the way to a national championship!
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Do they ever cancel a football game because it is too cold? The article did’t mention that ever happening!