Quick Thursday NBA Link No. 3: Ron Artest, Singing and Interviewing

A "strategy" for wrapping up the Blazers and a look-ahead to the Lakers.

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"You're not wearing any pants." "You're Mariah Carey's husband." "You win."

Word association: Rick Adelman. We asked our friend this and he said, "Bust." Eh. Talented Blazers teams = never won. Talented Kings teams = never won. Talented Rockets team = please get out of the first round tonight at home. If Brandon Roy starts going hot fire, we know Ron Artest's backup plan: "pants" him and then sing him an apology. (Click that, it's funny.) Now, if they do advance, we get to hear all the "Artest and Battier are Kobe stoppers" nonsense (truth: there really is no such thing as a "Kobe-stopper," just "Kobe-containers"), but the most interesting element of the Kobe/Artest dynamic can be found right here. Enjoy, friends.

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