The number of the day is:

55, as in Tony Parker went off in Minnesota last night by dropping an astonishing 55 points on the T-Wolves. One of those buckets included a 20-footer at the buzzer to force a second overtime. He added 10 assists and 7 boards in an amazing effort to help the Spurs avoid going 0-4 by beating Minnesota 129-125. Tony Parker has carried the team early in the season by leading the Spurs and the league with his 33.3 ppg.

For historical comparison, the last NBA player to have at least 55 points and 10 assists in a game was Michael Jordan. He had 57 points and 10 assists for Chicago against Washington on Dec. 23, 1992.

Time Wasters: Showtime is back

Here in the office at LCB headquarters, we recently have been growing inpatient for the NBA season to start. Especially since myself and Teach posted our previews (me : Laker preview, Teach:NBA preview/hip hop roll call). I can admit that I have been salivating at the thought of basketball season and this alley oop from Farmar to Ariza is just adding to the already mounting anticipation.



Video thanks to Ball don't Lie