Looking back on...stuff, where Chris Paul is angry at everyone

Alright, so only a few games last night, and I apparently missed the two more interesting games. The Rockets somehow beatdown the Jazz, on the road, and the Kings and Grizzlies combined to score a bazillion and six points, with Kevin Martin contributing...half of that? I don't know.

But I did watch (most of) the Hornets Knicks game, and so....

HORNETS-KNICKS SUPERFANTASTIC RECAP

What a...typically weird game for two annoying teams. Paul dished out eight assists in the first half, but only got two points and didn't even really try to score. It's possible he was trying to somewhat prove a point, I guess, or maybe he was just laying the groundwork for trying to get his in the second half. Anyway, Okafor and West did decently enough to keep the game close with their scoring, but the Knicks' quasi-powerful offense put up 58 in the first half and got out to a 6 point lead at the break.

Paul almost immediately switched things up in the second half, and though it wasn't on some "fuck this, I'm scoring" shit, he was definitely looking for his shot. And with this...group at his disposal, who can blame him? Paul did quite nicely in the third, and the Hornets were playing pretty good 'd' here to hold the Knicks to just 19 points. After three quarters the Hornets had the lead, and I'd sort of gotten the feeling that this was where the Knicks would fall apart.

But, to their credit, they didn't. Now, I'd say that part of that was because the Hornets defense definitely fell off, and the Knicks were able to score...almost at will. But New York did show some heart, and an actual willingness to...try, or something. Anyway, despite Chris Paul's late three point semi-barrage, the Knicks won this one. And the Hornets continue to play somewhat like shit, and unfortunately I'm pretty sure that's sort of going to be how it is this season. Sigh.

Anyway, the title refers to an incident where Al Harrington sort of tackled Paul (going after a loose ball), and it seemed like Paul punched him in the head. I'm not sure this actually happened, but after the Rondo thing...I don't know, the title seemed to fit. Whatever.

A ton of games tonight, including some pretty good ones, so that's nice.