I love watching NBA games live. It gives you such a unique perspective and feel for the game. You can better understand the flow of the action and how certain players impact the game positively and negatively. When you remove yourself from the constant stat updates and the announcers dictating the narrative of the game, you can start to see things that you maybe haven't noticed before. Spacing. Rotations. Passing lanes and angles. The pure athleticism and artistry of the players. Last night's game started much as the previous night's game in Utah. We played even for about 6 minutes, then let the other team go on a run to close out the first quarter. The first quarter ended with us down by 15; the game ended with us down by 12. We were +3 over the rest of the game (and really, much more than that, as the Blazers inflated their lead in the last minute with free throws). Doug Collins likes to say that basketball is a first quarter game. Sure, the excitement and ...