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Five things Kevin Durant should put in his backpack for Game 2
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<blockquote data-quote="admin" data-source="post: 2558813" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="http://mit.zenfs.com/207/2011/05/kd_backpack.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://mit.zenfs.com/207/2011/05/kd_backpack.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></a></p><p></p><p></p> </p><p> <strong>1.</strong> Two large, fresh-out-of-the-oven thin crusts to distract <a href="http://blogs.thescore.com/tbj/2011/05/09/dirk-nowitzki-is-going-to-party/" target="_blank">noted pizzaficionado</a> and <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/dal/" target="_blank">Dallas Mavericks</a> star <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3252/" target="_blank">Dirk Nowitzki</a>, thereby throwing off the metronome-precise timing and accuracy Dirk showed en route to <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Dirk-Nowitzki-sets-a-playoff-free-throw-record-?urn=nba-wp3404" target="_blank">scoring 48 points on 15 shots in Game 1</a>;</p><p></p><p> <strong>2.</strong> A copy of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_(video_game)" target="_blank">"Defender,"</a> because (as <a href="http://www.thetwomangame.com/2011/05/the-difference-dallas-mavericks-121-oklahoma-city-thunder-112/" target="_blank">Rob Mahoney noted at The Two Man Game</a>) I'm pretty sure that's the only defender that <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/okc/" target="_blank">Oklahoma City Thunder</a> head coach Scott Brooks didn't try on Nowitzki on Tuesday night — preferably the large, cabinet-style arcade version, so that if all else fails, the machine can be tipped onto an unsuspecting Dirk, temporarily incapacitating him and affording the Thunder a 5-on-4 on-court advantage;</p><p></p><p> <strong>3.</strong> His whole house, in case <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/4390/" target="_blank">Russell Westbrook</a> does indeed shoot 3-for-15 again, because no honest man welches on a bet (and certainly not on <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-thundersilenced" target="_blank">a bet he made at a press conference</a>);</p><p></p><p> <strong>4.</strong> A megaphone, so he can remind everyone that yeah, the blonde guy had 48 on 15, but I <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/video/player/feat/NBA_Highlights/25263357" target="_blank">ALSO HAD 40 POINTS</a> IN MY CONFERENCE FINALS DEBUT, WHICH IS STILL VERY INSANELY GREAT;</p><p></p><p> <strong>5.</strong> Deodorant. Just in case. Underarm freshness is a must.</p><p></p><p> If <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/4244/" target="_blank">Kevin Durant</a> hits the arena packing these carefully chosen items, he'll A) smell great, B) improve Oklahoma City's chances of getting even and seizing home-court advantage in the Western Conference Finals and C) validate the discussion and intrigue that has surrounded his school-suited accessory in some circles for the past month.</p><p></p><p> Questions about what's in the bag have persisted even after <a href="http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22748484/29256144" target="_blank">Durant's revelation of its content to reporters</a> following Game 5 of the Thunder's second-round series against the <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/mem/" target="_blank">Memphis Grizzlies</a>. Straight from the horse's mouth: "I got my iPad. I got my bible. I got my headphones and my phone chargers," Durant said last week. I tend to agree with <a href="http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/12/what-is-in-kevin-durant%E2%80%99s-backpack/" target="_blank">Pro Basketball Talk's Kurt Helin</a>: Not the most thrilling collection of items, but hey, having your phone die stinks.</p><p></p><p> For what it's worth, Thunder teammate <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/4625/" target="_blank">Eric Maynor</a> doesn't appear to be buying Durant's inventory. Oklahoma City's backup point guard recently guessed that the back-to-back NBA scoring champion was holding "two pairs of pants and one pair of Gucci shoes," according to <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Ahh0do5tZZfqPhkMEc906.S8vLYF?slug=jy-ludden_durant_thunder_beat_grizzlies_reach_west_finals_051511" target="_blank">Yahoo! Sports NBA Editor Johnny Ludden</a>, who added that Durant smiled at Maynor's suggestion, "but offered no confirmation."</p><p></p><p> Smart move. Always leave 'em guessing, KD. Especially when you're about to tip a "Defender" cabinet onto them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="admin, post: 2558813, member: 1"] [URL="http://mit.zenfs.com/207/2011/05/kd_backpack.jpg"][IMG]http://mit.zenfs.com/207/2011/05/kd_backpack.jpg[/IMG][/URL] </p> [B]1.[/B] Two large, fresh-out-of-the-oven thin crusts to distract [URL="http://blogs.thescore.com/tbj/2011/05/09/dirk-nowitzki-is-going-to-party/"]noted pizzaficionado[/URL] and [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/dal/"]Dallas Mavericks[/URL] star [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3252/"]Dirk Nowitzki[/URL], thereby throwing off the metronome-precise timing and accuracy Dirk showed en route to [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Dirk-Nowitzki-sets-a-playoff-free-throw-record-?urn=nba-wp3404"]scoring 48 points on 15 shots in Game 1[/URL]; [B]2.[/B] A copy of [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_(video_game)"]"Defender,"[/URL] because (as [URL="http://www.thetwomangame.com/2011/05/the-difference-dallas-mavericks-121-oklahoma-city-thunder-112/"]Rob Mahoney noted at The Two Man Game[/URL]) I'm pretty sure that's the only defender that [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/okc/"]Oklahoma City Thunder[/URL] head coach Scott Brooks didn't try on Nowitzki on Tuesday night — preferably the large, cabinet-style arcade version, so that if all else fails, the machine can be tipped onto an unsuspecting Dirk, temporarily incapacitating him and affording the Thunder a 5-on-4 on-court advantage; [B]3.[/B] His whole house, in case [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/4390/"]Russell Westbrook[/URL] does indeed shoot 3-for-15 again, because no honest man welches on a bet (and certainly not on [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-thundersilenced"]a bet he made at a press conference[/URL]); [B]4.[/B] A megaphone, so he can remind everyone that yeah, the blonde guy had 48 on 15, but I [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/video/player/feat/NBA_Highlights/25263357"]ALSO HAD 40 POINTS[/URL] IN MY CONFERENCE FINALS DEBUT, WHICH IS STILL VERY INSANELY GREAT; [B]5.[/B] Deodorant. Just in case. Underarm freshness is a must. If [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/4244/"]Kevin Durant[/URL] hits the arena packing these carefully chosen items, he'll A) smell great, B) improve Oklahoma City's chances of getting even and seizing home-court advantage in the Western Conference Finals and C) validate the discussion and intrigue that has surrounded his school-suited accessory in some circles for the past month. Questions about what's in the bag have persisted even after [URL="http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22748484/29256144"]Durant's revelation of its content to reporters[/URL] following Game 5 of the Thunder's second-round series against the [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/mem/"]Memphis Grizzlies[/URL]. Straight from the horse's mouth: "I got my iPad. I got my bible. I got my headphones and my phone chargers," Durant said last week. I tend to agree with [URL="http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/12/what-is-in-kevin-durant%E2%80%99s-backpack/"]Pro Basketball Talk's Kurt Helin[/URL]: Not the most thrilling collection of items, but hey, having your phone die stinks. For what it's worth, Thunder teammate [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/4625/"]Eric Maynor[/URL] doesn't appear to be buying Durant's inventory. Oklahoma City's backup point guard recently guessed that the back-to-back NBA scoring champion was holding "two pairs of pants and one pair of Gucci shoes," according to [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Ahh0do5tZZfqPhkMEc906.S8vLYF?slug=jy-ludden_durant_thunder_beat_grizzlies_reach_west_finals_051511"]Yahoo! Sports NBA Editor Johnny Ludden[/URL], who added that Durant smiled at Maynor's suggestion, "but offered no confirmation." Smart move. Always leave 'em guessing, KD. Especially when you're about to tip a "Defender" cabinet onto them. [/QUOTE]
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