this is what i need from the nba action tonight.

i need the following to happen tonight:

1) i need houston to beat utah. why? because utah downright scares me. they're all business, all the time. i can't afford to have them with the momentum of going to another round.

2) i need washington to push it to a game 7 situation with cleveland. i need cleveland to win the series, but i need washington to win it tonight and get beaten by cleveland in game 7. why? because i need cleveland to be less rested going into round 2.

3) i need the celtics to win tonight. obviously, but i also need a recording of all the folks jumping off the hawks bandwagon if they lose tonight. they're a young energized team, and the celtics need to not let them into their heads.

i'm going to the red sox game tonight. so excited!