They have painted the town red in Philadelphia, as the Phillies are back in the World Series...the red fountain behind me is evidence that baseball is on center stage. That means the 76ers are talking about it, and so are a lot of the Cavs, as this time of year makes baseball fans out of all of us...and that certainly includes Mo Williams, who is a big baseball buff...click here for his interview with me today for his prediction...

If you ever wondered how we sometimes pass the time on a bus from the airport, wading through rush hour traffic, for instance here in Philly...it doesn't take much...like stringing together Boobie, Mo, Sasha, Big Ben, plus John Bagley, Larry Nance, Bingo Smith, Tarence Kinsey and Dan Majerle...why? There was a billboard for the national Sudoku championships coming to Philly, with $20,000 to the winner...so, I started thinking, 1 through 9 as the game brain teases us...Cavs jersey numbers...hmm...I know, get a life....what a waste of brain power!

(You have to pass the time somehow!)

Speaking of number 2, Mo says there shouldn't be any carry over tonight when he and Andre Miller (hey, #7- I know, give it up) meet again. Both received techs on Saturday night, after Andre flipped the ball at Mo, and then the new Cavs guard got another tech moments later for something he said. Mo says he won't put his team in such a predicament again. In this case he only played about 6:00 minutes. Mike Brown reminded Mo and the entire team, including Z who got a rare tech, that those can be costly points in a heated playoff game. He knows players must protect themselves, but he wants them to be "cautious of how this effects the team" in wanting his guys to react correctly in the heat of the moment...

I will be posting in the Official Game Thread tonight during the game...talk to you then!