So I got free tickets to the Mavericks game on Sunday from Jessy. This is pretty much the definition of awesome. But I was really worried. I had only been to three Suns games in my life, but they were remarkably - nay, historically - good games for the Suns: - On 3/24/90, I saw Tom Chambers go bananas for 60 points, a standing Suns record.
- On 12/17/93, I saw Shaq demolish the rim (literally) for the first time (I think),
- and on 4/26/06, I saw the Hornets blowout ( 115-78 ) game at the end of last season that almost set a record for most 3's made (20; the record's 21), had a 20/10 from James Jones and ended with a Burke-Tskitishvili lob jam (!).
So, despite the fact that I know it has nothing to do with me... that's quite a record. But the first two were long ago, and the last was a throwaway game. This game on April Fool's was against a very good team, and the Suns are quite likely to meet them in the Western Conference Finals later this year.
I worried about my Mojo.
We left Tucson at 7:45 because the game started at 12:30, and I didn't want traffic on I-10 or parking problems to come between me and this game. We got there in no time. It was a gorgeous day outside, in Phoenix (which is usually the armpit of Hell). Ok, so I got a bit enthused and dragged the other people to this place like two hours early. We had all gotten a grand total of 16 hours of sleep between the four of us, I think. Not that it matters at a Suns game
Dallas played excellent basketball - they didn't miss any of their first 7 3-pointers - but Phoenix was astounding. It's rare to see that level of basketball played. The passes were sharp, the play was crisp and they shot an absurd percentage. In fact, they shot so well that my 'record-setting' pace alive: the Suns shot a higher overall Field Goal Percentage than any other team - Suns or visitors - in the history of that building (which the Suns have called home since 1993). Because yes, 64.8% (57.1% from the 3) is insanely good. They shot 86% in the fourth quarter. Wow. It was beautiful.
So yeah. The Mojo is just fine. |
