Early tip for we Westerners, so an early preview. Also, apologies for the lack of a Sunday preview — I am bad at communicating with people. (Aykis' Note: Aykis Fail! Fifty lashes and a healthy ration of Sportsline 1140 for me.)

THE SCOUTING REPORT

The word from HighTops, as always:

A good way to show HighTops how much you appreciate his excellent scouting reports is to rec the snot out of his Game Keys comment, which should be coming this afternoon.

THE KEY BATTLE

BOLD PROCLAMATION

David Lee, triple digit rebounds. Impossible is nothing.

BOLD BROCKLAMATION

DETAILS

4:30 PM tip-off. Game threads at 4:30 and 5:45. Post-game thread at 7:15.