A quick look (way) back at Sunday's pre-Super Bowl games... Reserving Playoff Tickets ... Now. There is nothing better than waking up Sunday morning, tired and hung-over from a late night of debauchery, and watching your hometown team absolutely shoot the lights out. Chris Bosh had 27 points, and five other Raptor bodies reached double figures, in a 122-110 win over the Clippers. The Raps haven't been .500 this late in the season since 2001-02.
Birds Of Pray. Tyronn Lue's deep jumper at the buzzer lifted the Hawks -- CAW! CAW! -- to a 101-99 overtime victory against the Nets. The win was the fifth in seven games for the Hawks, which puts them 3 1/2 games behind Miami for the final playoff spot. (Yes, your NBA Eastern Conference, ladies and gentlemen....) The Armadillo Cowboy scored 37 for Atlanta.
Play On Playa. This AP report had me on the floor: Rasheed Wallace stepped out of the shower area and reset the track on the portable stereo in Detroit's locker room. Seconds later, he swayed to the booming beat and began to rap. "Afraid of none of you cowards," he shouted, spitting out lyrics along with hip-hop star Nas. Brilliant. And oh, Detroit over Cleveland, 90-78. The Cavs are a horrible, horrible basketball team.
