AND I THOUGHT I'D NEVER SEE ANOTHER CCC LIVE.

With Wednesday's victory over the Pistons, the Hornets are now 6-0 in games that are part of my 10-game package in which Chris Paul does not get injured in the third quarter with a 17-point lead.

I was really excited about Wednesday's game because of the return of "my big fella" Tyson Chandler. I wore my Tyson jersey shirt, but I was disappointed in a) the fans (I saw few Tyson jerseys in the crowd. Where's the support?) and b) the Hornets (Tyson should have been introduced last in the starting lineup.)

I went to the game by myself. My other ticket went to waste. I actually had two commitments as of early Wednesday, but both backed out by the early afternoon. I made several last-minute calls but came up empty. I'm just not that popular. Not that I cared.

Tyson is so out-of-shape from not playing 16 consecutive games, he needs to throw down two cups of Gatorade at a time before the game starts. He probably should have had three at a time because you could tell his conditioning is a little off. It'll come, though. His one Crescent City Connection hookup with CP3 was one of the best ones I've seen because it came out of nowhere.

So, this is what a real starting lineup looks like. Got it. For a while there, I was confused. I thought our starting lineup featured a guy from New Zealand.

The people in my section spent most of the game complaining about West. He didn't play a perfect game, what with the missed defensive assignments and not boxing out. But come on, man. The dude finished with 30 and 10, with three assists (on some nice passes) and two blocks. I wanted to smack these people.

If you look closely at the middle of the picture, you can see Rasheed being escorted out after he was ejected. That sequence alone was worth the price of admission. I thought he had a legitimate beef on both calls he argued. Then, his coach took him out, even though he was the best player on the court for much of the game.

Rasheed is my boy, going back to his days as a Tar Heel. How many other players would just throw their towel to the sixth row out of frustration? And then throw a second towel at the official after being ejected? I love that guy. He should be honored for his entertainment value and not railed on by refs and media folk.

THE TINA CURSING CORNER

My mom walks in the house from running errands. "It feels like fucking August out there."

Mom found a product at Wal-Mart for about 1/3 of what she paid for it online. "When I saw that, I felt like a real asshole. At least now I know. I'm just an asshole for buying that shit online. ... I feel like a dick."

Netflix quickly sent a new disc for the bad disc of Six Feet Under. Unfortunately, the disc they sent to replace it counts as one of our two discs, meaning it will take even longer for me to get my next disc. "Well, that's fucked. It's just fucked."

EAST VS. WEST
A look at the crazy differences of these two NBA conferences.

Advantage East.
-- No. of teams in East with more than 40 wins: 3.
No. of teams in West with more than 40 wins: 1.
-- No. of teams in East with 20 or fewer wins: 1.
No. of teams in West with 20 or fewer wins: 6.
-- Games out of playoffs for the No. 14 team in East: 4 1/2.
Games out of playoffs for the No. 10 team in West: 14.

Advantage West.
-- Record for the No. 4 team in East: 32-25.
Record for the No. 9 team in West: 32-25.
-- No. of teams over .500 in East: 5.
No. of teams over .500 in West: 9.
-- Games separating No. 3 from No. 8 in East: 15 1/2.
Games separating No. 3 from No. 8 in West: 3 1/2.

PARTING SHOTS
Marcus is talking about me as if I were a little kid.

Marcus: Gene wore a dazzling. What's the name of those things?
D: A tiara.
Marcus: Yeah. But I was thinking of a onesie.

We're talking about my LSU friend Amy.

Marcus: They on a first-name basis. He calls her Amy, and she says, Who?
Liam: I was gonna say stalker.

THE DAILY TOP LIST
Movies. Movies. Movies.

80) Casablanca. 1942.
This could be the beginning of a beautiful list.

79) Road Trip. 2000.
Josh: I'm invested in this relationship.
E.L.: Invested? Who are you, Charles Schwab?

78) Naked Gun. 1988.
Bunch of bombs in the air.

77) I Robot. 2004.
Once you defeat aliens a couple of times, dangerous robots are yawnable.

76) Witness. 1985.
I've always wanted to raise a barn.