The Raptors win again - finally

Quick Recap: Raptors beat Pacers

The Raptors beat the Pacers on Tuesday, Nov. 13 by a score of 74-72. Toronto lost to the Jazz in a triple-overtime thriller the night before, meaning this game was understandably brutal to watch at times. Aside from finally earning their second win, the other bright spot for the Raptors was Jose Calderon's first career triple-double. He put in 13 points and added 10 assists and 10 boards.

Calderon's triple-double nearly overshadowed the Raptors' lack of fourth quarter production - they scored only five points. Their dismal scoring output was only three points shy of tying the record for lowest points in a quarter, at two. What that says about how poorly the Pacers played all game is still unknown.

The Raps are now 2-6 on the season and play again on Sunday, Nov. 16, at home against the Orlando Magic.

Lakers hire D'antoni over Jackson

The Lakers signed former Suns and Knicks head coach Mike D'antoni  to a three year, $12 million dollar contract with a club option for a fourth year.

It was surprising Jerry Buss decided to hire D'antoni over Phil Jackson. Why do I say that? Well, aside from the fact Jackson has 11 NBA championships, D'antoni even admitted he was surprised by the decision. I thought Jackson returning to the Lakers was a lock, especially considering the emphatic reaction from the Lakers fans during a game against the Warriors on Nov. 9, then again, Buss is the same GM who hired Mike Brown.

Knicks only undefeated team left in the league

Maybe shocking everyone other than delusional New York fans, the Knicks are the only undefeated team left in the NBA at 5-0. Carmello Anthony is playing well and J.R. Smith is picking up the slack with Stoudemire out, averaging 18.2 ppg, the highest of his career. He's getting more minutes this year and producing. His neck tattoos terrify me but the man can play.

Oh yeah, the Knicks are scoring 103.4 ppg while only allowing a league-low 87.8 ppg, for the highest point differential in the league.

The Knicks play the Spurs tonight in San Antonio, where they've lost nine in a row. The Spurs are riding their own win streak, having won their last three games. Both teams had the night off last night and should be fresh for this one. There's no way the Knicks can keep up their absurdly-high point differential as the season progresses, but their team is looking dominant right now.

I'm calling this one for the Knicks.

Andrew Bynum's hair

I've seen a few pictures of Bynum with his new do but never thought any of them were real, mainly because his hair looks so ridiculous in all of them. However, after seeing these, I can only conclude they must be real, and that Andrew Bynum is losing his mind.

Why has Bynum grown out his hair and straightened it to look like Moe from the Three Stooges as Trey Kirby pointed out? I don`t know, but I hope he either shaves it off to return to his reliable bald look or grows it out to a ridiculous length for dreads.