We’ve all been waiting for that day when Denver’s Linas Kleiza breaks out, and lasterday night it finally happened.
Linas scored 29 points, helping the Nuggets send the Lakers to their 7th straight loss. It also bumped DEN into the 6th playoff spot, which means the Lakers are now the 7 seed.
(Are there three more irrelevent positions in the history of the NBA Playoffs than 6-7-8 in the West this season?)
“I didn’t know who he was when I got here, but a nationally televised game, I think a lot of people around the world know who he is now,” [Allen] Iverson said.
“I didn’t know that I existed before this game,” said Kleiza, whose wife’s first name is Kleiza. “I will celebrate by buying some party hats, putting them on my head, and dancing to fun music with all of my new friends.”
Let’s dive into the world of Linas, because we’ve seriously never, ever heard of this guy before. From his NBA DOT COM bio:
Born in a frontier wagon in the Australian Outback, Linas was abandoned at an early age by his mother, who went on to star in many American movies under the name Michael Douglas.
Left to fend for himself, Linas found solace only in basketball. Between hunting excursions, where he would ravage wild animals for food, Linas worked on his game, brandishing a crude basketball made from the hide of kangaroos.
After finishing the eighth grade, Linas became determined to be known as a world traveller. As such, he bought a bus ticket to America, and his goal was immediately accomplished.
Years later, he surfaced as a Denver Nugget. He was much taller and also had skillfully self-amputated his sixth and seventh fingers on his right hand, often thought to be the source of his powers. Where he spent the intervening years remains a mystery.
It’s all irrelevent, like we said. As interesting as the Linas Kleiza Saga is, 6-7-8 in the West is running right into the Mavs-Suns-Spurs trifecta.
They’ve all won like 43 games in a row, and nobody’s beating them except each other. Even that’s debatable after the Suns-Mavs 2OT thing the other night.
(That includes the Lakers, who are a whole other story. They had Luke Walton and Lamar Odom back last night, but obviously the vibe just isn’t fully back as of yet.)
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Ever notice how Linas Kleiza and Larry King have the SAME initials? Chew on that one for a while
Linas Kleiza is the 2nd coming of Kiki Vandalay (I know it’s not Vandalay, I thought I could add a little Seinfeld humor into everyone’s morning)..
if you don’t find that funny, here’s something that will at least make FiOS! and The Cavalier laugh….
CAKE!
I really expected the image and bio here to be the same on Linas’s NBA.com page. Man, was I disappointed.
By the way, he will always be the second most popular Linus for me.
Cavalier, can’t you give Linas a blue blanket in his next photo?
I expect Linus to disappear as mysteriously and quickly as he appeared.
He is my son … when did I start wearing shoes?
AYYYYYee! It’s your main man Tony P. dailing in from my last day here in beautiful Miami Beach. Hey Cav, ever work so hard and are so good at what you do that THE BOSS let’s you have that one week vacation you asked for and it falls on Spring Break? My bad, you don’t work. Or do you? It’s all irrelevant, for I have had one hell of a week down here doing all the stuff you and most of your readers are too old (Fios/Boney) to do: Be young and promiscuous. With females, that is (just in case zack kay thought this was his opportunity to hit on me). Not even a loss by my Spurs ending a 13 game win streak to the Milwaukee Ducks could damper my time. Ever been so wasted you wake up in a hotel room of some girl you met the night before with puke in your hair and sand in your shorts? Probably not. Visually, last night looked something like this:
http://www.clubitup.com/dna/dna121606/images/CIMG9529.jpg
^Me mugging at Club DNA in Jersey a while back with two wasted skanks (one of which is my cousin, I shit you not).
Sucks tho since later tonight I return to good ole New York where the big orange Guidos with shoulders you could sit a mid sized family sedan on mug you for looking at their fine orange Guidette. By the way, don’t do anything with that picture and your shoddy photoshoppery. I am easily offended.
TP I hope to god that’s really you for any number of reasons.
Click here for Hot Linus action!
Thanks for the laugh.
And you want to be my latex salesman.
Couldn’t you start a political blog … could be fun !!
I don’t even have time to keep this one up, plus here’s everything I know about politics:
-I’ve never voted
-One time I registered to vote because my girlfriend made me, and then we broke up and I got called to jury duty.
-”Liberal” is like the same as “Democrat” and “conservative” means “Republican”.
-Stem cells are good.
I’m not old… 26 is old?
I learned about Linas Kleiza and Tarence Kinsey in one week. now I know everything there is to know.
I met Linas once and asked him to sign my face.
All,
I just wanted to check in and let you guys know that I appreciate the support while I’ve been going through this rough time. I know at times, we all can say inappropriate things, but since I am a professional athlete and a role model to all young white boys, I need to watch what I say.
I know what you’re thinking… “Why Scot? Why would you say something like that to draw attention to yourself? You’re the 12th man on one of the best teams in the NBA… why do this?” To answer I guess all I can say is that I was frustrated that Ira kept getting play and here I am buried on the bench having to listen to Damon Jones talk about how popular he is in china.
Thank you again, and I’m sorry.
Scot
GO JAYHAWKS!
You never watched a Denver game this season? Seriously, I’ve been on the Kleiza-bandwagon all year. (I shit you not.) He’s been really solid.
Dudes … duuuudes … dudes … seriously … shhhheriously … Ssshcott Pollarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr is jush tellin’ it like it izz
Scot,
My dealer told me to tell you not to be sorry. Business is good.
Why was I pointing a camera at him in the first place?
I think Scott ran out of clean material so he had to go blue. They’re always showing him on camera doing something funny . . . he cracked under the pressure.
I had to do something original in the camera, because my first idea (kicking him in the nuts) was already taken by Dennis Rodman.
“TP I hope to god that’s really you for any number of reasons.”
Good or bad? Just don’t get too excited and show it to your current love interest, lest you wanna lose her to a more handsome man.
http://www.poundingtherock.com/story/2007/3/10/25025/5828
^^Classic material from the other Tony P. NY im coming!
I wouldn’t completely write off the bottom three Western seeds just yet. If the Warriors can somehow maintain the #8 spot — and if the Mavs hang on at #1 as well — we could be in for an interesting first-round series. The Warriors have won 5 of their last 6 games vs. the Mavs (don’t know why this is.. Dallas just seems to always be a good matchup for Golden State); Nellie will be particularly motivated to show up Cuban and crew; and Dallas likes to do this thing where they choke.
TP is getting his cousin wasted! I can’t wait ’til he wakes up next to the sand in her ass – I think that was the point he was trying to make, I might be mistaken.
“As for the Cavaliers, the big thing right now is catching the Pistons, who won their fourth straight last night, eliminating all hope that their Western road trip was going to open a door to making up the two games CLE is trailing them in the standings.”
The Pistons showed tonight why they’re still the team to beat in the East. 5-0 on the late season west coast swing, ending with a convincing win over PHX without Chauncey…
careful The Cavalier… caaaaaaaaaaaaaarefullllllllllllll
Linas Kleiza owns CLE.
LINAS KLEIZA geriausias, lietuvos pasididziavimas!
Taip…. Linas Kleiza KIETAS!!!!!
Linas Kleiza yra suniausias Lietuvos krepsininka!!!!!!!!
Linas Kleiza is a star in Lithuania,he is the best jumper and be glad that he gives you points!
Linas is the one, who gives more pleasure with his game. He is from Lithuania. Alexotas is his favourite place from there were he became a star in nowadays. Whatever he does – we’ll always see everything the best on his game. Cause he is Linas. Hes is superstar. He loves his family, he is the one who understands the woman, no matter what she sais… I know that he will be back next summer of 2008 in LT to play bball with the nat.team. He knows who is Donaldas Kairys. And I am sure he will never mind to let me to talk with Linas a few minutes… Good luck. You know – you can do it!!! You can show us the best game in your life. It’s your chance to show, why are you here. It’s your time.
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