InNate Ability

Here's what you missed while attending Michael Jordan's wedding:

A pair of players proved you don't have to be large to be in charge. Stephen Curry scored 22 in the third Sunday, 19 in a span of less than four-and-a-half minutes, shaking off a sore ankle and Denver defenders, in a Warriors win. Nate Robinson was one better the day before, posting 23 in the fourth, a point shy of MJ's franchise mark, during the Bulls triple-overtime victory. Robinson has been involved in some of the season's most incredible contests; scoring 14 to halt the Heat's streak in March, then 35 earlier in April to knock off the Knicks run. He finished with 34 in the game of the year. Despite his diminutiveness, no one will dare short-change him as a game-changer. "I always think I'm on fire, kind of like the old school game NBA Jam," Robinson explained. Coincidentally, Robinson is doing exactly what that arcade hit did in the '90s: dominating quarters.


Sweeps is underway in television and in The Association. The Heat were the holders of the regular season's best record and the second-longest winning streak in league history, while the Bucks were the only team in the postseason with a losing record, so that series had "4-0" written all over it and anyone who thought otherwise was named Brandon Jennings. He predicted Milwaukee would win in six, but we think that was probably after he the guard gulped six Old Milwaukees.

Dwight Howard exited early on Sunday, maybe so he'd be home in time to see The Simpsons, the only family more dysfunctional than the Lakers this season. Howard was ejected in the third quarter for arguing, but even he wouldn't dispute that the Spurs were the superior squad. "Obviously, it wasn't a fair fight," Gregg Popovich empathized, alluding to the Lakers being two Steves and a snake/Twitter tactician short. Like Jones-Sonnen, it wasn't a fight at all. The last time the Lakers went winless in the first round was 1967. In other words, they hadn't hit bottom since bell-bottoms. The difference being the jeans flared out, whereas this year's Lakers flared up.

The Rockets Patrick Beverley will always remember his first career start - unfortunately, so will every single Thunder fan. On Wednesday, Beverley logged 16 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists, and did more damage than he ever intended, injuring Russell Westbrook lunging for a steal while Westbrook was calling timeout. Westbrook had appeared in 439 consecutive games and never missed one in his five-year career until Saturday, when he had surgery on his right knee that will sideline him until next season. Beverley, who received death threats from a Thunder ball boy, is now a lightning rod because he didn't just inadvertently hurt Westbrook, but also Oklahoma City's championship chances. All basketball buffs, not only Oklahomans, hope Westbrook gets well soon(er).