Here is our daily look around the NBA — links to stories worth reading and notes to check out (stuff that did not get its own post here at PBT) — done in bullet point form. Because bloggers love bullet points.
• That would be the first ad for the Brooklyn Nets. Enjoy.
• Did boxer Floyd Mayweather bet $1.8 million on the Clippers +6 points Sunday night? If so, can you imagine the emotional roller coaster?
• Here is a fantastic breakdown by Zach Lowe of Sports Illustrated on how the Clippers came back Sunday night. And how the Grizzlies blew it.
• Here’s another way to look at the comeback. Here is the Grizzlies shot chart from the final 9 minutes.
• They almost had to evacuate the Fed Ex Forum during that game due to a broken water main.
• Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian have killed their reality television show.
• Before the playoffs, coach George Karl said the Denver Nuggets would go as far as Ty Lawson would take them. Where was he in Game 1?
• Luc Richard Mbah a Moute talks playoff defense.
• Evan Turner has learned how to deal with being booed like a pro.
• A close look at Klay Thompson’s rookie campaign.
• Nike has distanced itself from its designer who said that Derrick Rose’s knee injury was due to the fact Rose is an Adidas guy. The designer also apologized.
• Jack Black showed up on a Lakers podcast.
• Jameer Nelson says he wants to come back to Orlando next year, but he has some choices to make.