by Bill Hubbell

Ad for a new ABC series called “The Goldbergs,” starring Jeff Garlin, who everybody loves. At least everybody who’s ever seen “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” Garlin’s first credit on his IMDB page is for playing “Gut Gut” in Spring Break. Awesome movie.

Spurs 10-0 run answered by who else…. Bird Man. Tony Parker drive answered by Lebron jumper. Spurs doing an excellent job on Lebron, he’s got three less points than Bird Man halfway through the second quarter. Spurs will take that all the way to their parade.

Van Gundy on Splitter: “He doesn’t finish quickly, he does finish efficiently.”

As Michael Scott ducks his head into my blog and quips, “That’s what she said.”

Auman: “Bring It On” is a good example of how nearly any movie can be converted into Broadway success, provided you remember that you don’t have to carry over much more than a vague skeleton of plot — “Hey, cheerleaders in California!” — and then run with it. You could come with a purely original offering and they’d just say “It’s like ‘Bring It On’ for Broadway,” so they’re smart to just skip that step.

I can’t wait to find out what Hubbell has to tell us about Gary Neal. I bet his brother-in-law skates the second line for St. Cloud State…

Hubbell: Nobody will ever confuse Gary Neal for a lead singer, but he is Kickstarting the Spurs Heart. Anyway, back to St. Cloud State hockey….

Wondering whose trailer the hot blonde (oh, that’s Marisa Miller?)  in RIPD spent more time during filming: Jeff Daniels’ or Ryan Reynolds?

Will RIPD be DOA in theaters?

by Bill Hubbell

22 all after the first quarter. Dwayne Wade with the highlight hoop of the quarter, Lebron with the highlight defensive play of the quarter. Chris Bosh 3 for 4 in the quarter, the Spurs go 4 of 5 from beyond the arc. Kawhi with 6 boards, 4 on offense.

Pop basically just said they played terrible in the quarter. It’s tied.

by Greg Auman

8:15 p.m.:  How much Neil Patrick Harris will we get during the broadcast? The hosts can really earn their reviews in that opening 10 minutes, but keeping folks around on a channel-surfing night like this will come down to getting that right rhythm with quick jokes and keeping a lively pace.

His first out-of-commercial bit suggests mashups combining plays and musicals for the best of both worlds — “Children of a Lesser Godspell” and “The Elephant Man of La Mancha” and “The Diary of Anne Frankenstein The Musical.” (“Justin Bieber would love that show,” he adds). This is totally ripping off that pop-culture chain atop Medium Happy, but it worked.

8:23 p.m.: Tom Hanks! Smart of Tony to bring out the star treatment early — Hanks is out as a presenter, but could be back later as a winner if the ratings need it. And yes, everybody in the crowd has just enough time to remember proud “Who’s the Boss” alum Judith Light — actually her second Tony win — for “The Assembled Parties.” No, she did not thank Danny Pintauro in her speech.

Hello Larry Crowne

by Bill Hubbell

Ok, they cheated and showed Parker’s game one winner after the first TV time out, so I was wrong. Did Parker triple dribble in that sequence or am I wrong again? I’ll probably be wrong a lot tonight.

The slick backed hair ref is Twins catcher Joe Mauer’s uncle. The bald ref is Joey Crawford and nobody likes him. Nobody likes Mauer either. The ref, not the baseball player.

“Don’t come down here in your faggity grey uniform”