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The MC (pictured, lower left) was actually cooler than he looks. People always look more intimidating with a meat hook through their nose and up through their mouth.

Back at Staples Center later that night, the Kid admitted that he ate pretzels before the back-to-back loss to Toronto on January 4. But he ate spaghetti and meatballs before the Cavs dramatic back-to-back matchup against Mike Brown and the Lakers in Los Angeles. And it showed.

It was great to see Mike Brown and his self-professed head made of wood. He’s still one of the nicest guys in the NBA.

If Coach Brown’s head is made of wood, I can think of another substance that fills Matt Barnes’ melon. With that bush league move against Omri Casspi, he ensured himself the starting two-guard spot on this year’s notorious All-Nemesis Team.

Against the Lakers last Friday night, the Cavaliers fell behind in the wake of Kobe’s offensive onslaught. But the Kid kicked it into gear in the second half and the Cavaliers put a good scare in the team that drilled them by eight touchdowns and a missed extra-point the previous season.

Either way, if the Lakers need Kobe Bryant playing 41 minutes and scoring 42 points to beat the road-weary Cavaliers by five at home, that might say a lot about both teams.

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