Robert O'Connell

The perfectly fine Chiefs quarterback presents the midpoint between the two most important QBs in the NFL: the untouchable Brady, who he faces on Thursday, and Colin Kaepernick, who won Smith's job in San Francisco in 2012.

These are not Joe Maddon's Rays. They're content to wallop baseballs, and fine with whiffing on them, too.

The 70-spot may have had an empty-calorie component to it, but that's in keeping with the built-in oddity of NBA springtime.

In one week, the Celtics knocked off both presumptive finals teams. Can they do it in the playoffs?

It's hard to pick out specifics from this game to illustrate how good Westbrook is because, well, what's the most important gallon in a tsunami?

Kawhi Leonard and James Harden are perfect representations of their teams, and please, God, let them meet up in the playoffs.

Thursday's loss to the Bulls showed what can happen to the Warriors if their shots aren't falling and Durant's not there to get to the rim.

Williams will fit in nicely with the Rockets' trigger-happy system.

Teaming with Anthony Davis could give us a duo like we saw with the Tim Duncan and David Robinson Spurs.

When the boos have quieted down and the novelty wear off, great teams still beat good ones.

If Dominique Wilkins was the Human Highlight Reel, Russell Westbrook is the Human Montage.

This game had everything, and since it happened in a the middle of the winter and not the playoffs, we could enjoy everything.