And what did the Pistons do last night for your birthday?

Jalen Rose?

All I know is I said, Hey, Mama, the Pistons playing the Lakers last on tonight.

She was like they got LeBron James.

That's all she said.

But but shout to the Pistons because that's a big time victory.

Jacoby Bond.

Wayne Ellington, for those that don't know, is leading the league in three point percentage.

Blake Griffin scored over 20 points for the first time in a really long time.

Mm Plumlee had a double double in Rose.

Had double figure points, held LeBron James to two points in the second half.

Of course, they were playing without Anthony Davis, but there's a big time win by my hometown squad.

It's so fun to watch the evolution of an MBA player because Blake Griffin was so popular for his lob, catching his dunks and athleticism.

And now he's just like an old veteran out there.

He shot 10 threes last night.

He's always looking to pass instead of shoot, but it was an impressive win from the Lakers, but You also noticed something that the Lakers were doing without a D that you found interesting and involves a gentleman by the name of Kyle Kuzma.

What was that, Mr Rose?

Yes, there's somebody that's a veteran in the league, and I followed real closely clearly and been traded a couple of times when a player returns home, you want the guys on the team to give them their two tickets so they don't have to buy more for their family and friends.

You wanna feed them the ball so they look good in front of their hometown friends to get a chance to watch the TV on local cable.

But it also seemed like they were going to him almost like they were shopping him like they were almost, um, feeding him an opportunity.

And so I'm not saying that the Lakers are looking to move, called Kuzma.

I am saying that I've been featured before.

I got traded and while I was watching the game because, you know, that's my nephew.

So I'm like, Okay, they're giving them the ball, they really giving him the ball and I'm like they give him the ball again.

E play for talking.

So it was good to see him ball, but that.

But that did stand out to me.

Absolutely.

There's another significant game in the Western Conference last night, and that was between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Houston Rockets.

And the Rockets have now won four straight games, certainly better off than their trade partner of the Washington Wizards.

But what do you feel about this Rockets team?

Are they have playoff team?

Could they challenge in the first round?

What do you think of their four game win streak?

I feel like the Rockets have done a fantastic job of reinventing itself.

Think about the last time you've seen a playoff team in the off season trade.

One of the top general, I mean, let go of one of the top general managers, one of the top coaches and an M V P candidate, but still play good basketball while also planning for the future.

With the multiple draft picks they have coming.

And Victor Oladipo is in the final year of his contract, and when he's healthy, he's an all star.

So is John Wall.

They're in the same backcourt boogie cousins.

It didn't necessarily work out for him with Golden State or the Lakers, he playing for his basketball life.

And last but not least, who's that?

You know, it breaks my heart to watch.

Christian would play basketball for another team that's not in Detroit way last year.

Remember calling Jacoby Jacoby and not talking on the phone last March?

April and he like thes trash pistons and we like, But Christian would can ball.

Y'all got something to him.

At least he can ball and then in the all season way, lose him.

But I'm happy for him.

As you know, I'm really happy for him.

And when he was in Detroit, I called him the Discount Anthony Davis.

And three years, 40 million is actually that for him because he's gonna get a mega deal in 321 Absolutely Well, congratulations, Christian, Would you got your way out of Detroit?

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