You
are Alpha & Omega, we worship You our Lord, You are worthy to be praised! We
give you all the glory, we worship You our Lord, You are worthy to be praised!
Good
morning, good afternoon or good evening! Whichever time of day you find your
ears listening to the sound that is flowing from your speakers! Welcome back to
CeeJay’s Spiritual Sports Segment featuring the NBA Kick Off Edition on
ceejaysports.com where I Sprinkle a Little Spiritually in your Sports! I’m Cee
Jay, C-E-E-J-A-Y! Your uncle, your next door neighbor looking out for ya and
your shoulder, when you need to lean! Without further delay, Let’s Tip Off!!!
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| The 1st meeting between LeBron & Kyrie |
The
2017 – 18 NBA season tipped off last night to what should be an exciting season
as only four teams were on the hard court as the new look Boston Celtics
traveled to the defending Eastern Conference Champions in the Cleveland
Cavaliers! The home crowd didn’t have any love lost for Kyrie Irvin who
requested a trade and found himself in Celtic green going against his former
team. With Boston holding an early 12 – 9 lead at the 6:49 mark, the prized
free agent jewel for the Celtics in Gordon Hayward, went up for an ally oop,
but came down awkwardly and suffered a horrific injury that resulted in a
fractured tibia and dislocated ankle on his left leg that left his teammates
and Cavs players alike in total shock. Prayers up Gordon! As you can imagine,
it would not only be a line up adjustment for the Celtics, but also an
emotional and mental one as they found themselves down 54 – 38 at halftime. But
in the 3rd quarter, the Celtic Pride battled back and was only down
by one at the conclusion of that frame and midway through the 4th,
the Celtics garnished their first lead since the 1st, but
eventually, the Cavs flexed their muscles and took the lead back late in the
frame and maintained it for the win. LeBron James nearly had a triple-double
with 29 points, 16 rebounds and 9 assists and Dwayne Wade logged 8 points in
his debut with his third team as the Cavs win their home opener 102 – 99.
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| James Harden spoiled the Warriors Championship night |
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| The Warriors 2016 -17 Championship Ring |
Jet
setting over to the West Coast as the new look Houston Rockets had to witness
the Golden State Warriors receive what they are chasing, their Championship
Rings for the 2017 season. But it’s a new season, but early on, it was the same
ole Warriors as they came out to play and were up early 22 – 9, but the Rockets
blast back and were only down by 1 at the end of the 1st and by
halftime, the Warriors would lead 72 – 61. Not much would change in the 3rd
quarter as the Warriors would lead 101 – 88, but one major change did occur as
Draymond Green, the reigning Defensive Player of Year, who nearly finished with
a triple-double with 9 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds, would exit the game
with a sprained left knee and would not return and that changed the complexion
of the game. By the closing seconds of the final frame, the Rockets had tied
the game 121 all and with a baseline swish from Kevin Durant as time expired,
the Warriors thought they had staved off a lost. In the words of Lee Corso, not
so fast my friend as the time showed he did not get the shot off and James
Harden, who finished with a double-double with 27 points and 10 dimes,
eventually sealed the deal with a trey as the Rockets spoil the Warriors ring
ceremony with a slim 122 – 121 win as newly acquired Rocket Chris Paul, sat the
bench during the final minutes with a sore knee finished with 4 points and 11
assists.
This
sports segment is dedicated to my shipmate Randy Smith from our chance meeting
en route to the Persian Gulf back in the day as I had lay down an old school
New York hip hop beat with a little praise on top!
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little Spirituality in your Sports! Until the next time, Be Blessed and
remember, He’s Alpha & Omega, and we worship our Lord, because He is worthy
to be praised!
