While the Mavs lead the Sonics, 62-46, after 3 quarters tonight in Seattle, of more pressing interest to some of us voyeuristic types is the below clip from a documentary pairing Dallas’ Dirk Nowitzki with trumpet master Till Brönner (link taken from Ballineurope.com)

Zach Randolph spent much of Friday night watching Chris Bosh run riot over the Knicks. And Z-Bo even spent some of that time on the bench.

Hey, if you’re in the Austin area tomorrow night and find the charms of Jacksonville/New England elusive, the D-League’s Toros are aiming for their 7th straight win against Albuquerque. Austin’s 11-0 at home this season under the stewardship of Quinn Snyder, and Satuday’s game features no small measure of star power, as the visiting Thunderbirds will suit up Darvin Ham and D.J. Strawberry. I’m sure during Ham’s stint with the Talk N Text Phone Pals of the Phillipines, he longed for the day he’d be playing in a professional environment like the Austin Convention Center, and now that said day has arrived, the least we can do is cough up $8 (and sit in the unoccupied courtside seats).