Finally, we’ve made it to what I like to call the most optimistic day of the week. Nothing can get you down on a Thursday, especially with football-related content on our television. Whether you are commuting to work on the Subway, reading this with your morning cup of coffee, or catching up on emails during your lunch break, welcome to the best newsletter in sports media. Here you’ll find a recap of everything that happened in sports yesterday. Every Day. Every Morning. Direct from the best part of the stadium.
So you’re saying there’s a chance
Wednesday brought us the smallest slate of NBA playoff action we’ve seen in 2024. With just two games featuring the No. 1 seeds taking on the basement dwellers of the playoffs we didn’t expect much. But that’s the thing about Heat Culture- as soon as it becomes undervalued- the talents of South Beach hit you in the face faster than a backhand from Armando Mendez. A 24/14/5 stat line from Jack Harlow’s favorite white man that can jump led Miami to an impressive 111-101 victory in Game 2 against the Celtics. Boston stars Jayson Tatum (28 points) and Jaylen Brown (33 points) were both efficiently excellent but big man Kristaps Porzingis’s 1/9 line from the field led to a major disadvantage in the trenches in this one. While Boston should have no problems taking back home field advantage in this series, one Heat win in Miami turns this thing into a best-of-three.
For those that decided to get a “good night’s rest” and skip the Thunder vs. Pelican’s nightcap, you made the right call. Oklahoma City evidently shook off any nerves and/or rust in Game 1 as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and company were fantastic in a 124-92 route of the Pelicans. SGA’s playoff career-high of 33 points led all scorers on the night, while Rookie of the Year candidate Chet Holmgren (26 points) and Most Improved Player of the Year candidate Jalen Williams (21 points) outscored the leading scorer on the Pelicans, Jonas Valancuinas (19 points). New Orleans needs to blend up a new recipe, and possibly a miracle, this weekend when the series transitions to the Smoothie King Center.
I’m not worried, yet.
Wednesday’s night of hockey opened with my Toronto Maple Leafs dropping Game 3 in Toronto. While the loss almost made me want to drive up to Niagara Falls, jump off, survive, swim back up, then drive to the CN Tower and jump off again, I still do have some faith in the guys even with the home ice switching back in favor of Boston. The loss also dropped Canadian teams to 0-3 since I wrote about the fact the cup could come “back home” on Tuesday. The “Canadian Curse”, as I may have to start referring to it, continued a few hours later when the Las Angeles Kings drilled through Connor McDavid’s Oilers to knot up that series.
In perhaps the story of either playoffs thus far, the Las Vegas Golden Knights took another game from the highly-touted Dallas Stars. Somehow I can almost guarantee the football team in Dallas will still dominate the headlines on the biggest sports talkshows in the world on Thursday.
It’s called Soccer
While a move to the U.S would be great for fans, (and especially Section 400 personality Matt, whom was very adament about soccer leagues playing games abroad in a podcast) Tebas’s words are more of an optimistic rallying cry than a definitive statement. The U.S Soccer federation currently does not allow international club games to play in the country. While FIFA has detached its name from the ban, the restriction would have to be overturned by a third-party court, or dropped by U.S Soccer, if Tebas’s idea were to come to fruition.
What else is happening in the nosebleeds?
- The NFL Draft begins today. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch our live reaction show!
- The Auburn Tigers have put together one of the best receiving cores in the country with the addition of transfer Keandre Lambert-Smith.
- MLB’s injury bug continued to bite stars on Wednesday, with position players Corey Seager, Cody Bellinger, DJ LeMahieu and pitcher Brayan Bello suffering various ailments.
- Things keep looking up for the Minnesota Timberwolves, as center Naz Reid took home the Sixth Man of the Year Award on Wednesday.
Trivia
Yesterday’s Answer: Jay Berwanger. The University of Chicago half-back was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles as the first-overall pick in the inaugural 1936 NFL Draft. The Heisman Trophy winner never played a game for the Eagles, or in the NFL, after he failed to reach salary agreements with Philadelphia and the Chicago Bears.
Today’s Question: Who was the last No. 1 overall pick to win a MVP award in the NFL?
Contact/Follow us on all socials “linktr.ee/viewsfrom400” for all our coverage, posts, and takes from the best part of the stadium. You can also follow Brian on Twitter/X @TheRealBHauch
Discover more from Views from 400
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
