by Bill Hubbell

Dwyane Wade and Mario Chalmers each with 10 points, Wade also throwing in 4 assists to stake the Heat to a 50-45 lead at the half. The Spurs hit 7 threes, but also had 7 turnovers. Ginobili and Duncan were both bad for the Spurs and Parker was only so-so., Lebron was pretty average for the Heat. Kind of a strange half.

I would imagine that Danny Green, Gary Neal, Mario Chalmers and Bird Man won’t be such pivotal figures in the second half. Did you know that Mario Chalmers and Ty Lawson are both  guards drafted by the Timberwolves for other teams? And they drafted Jonny Flynn for themselves.

Probably didn’t think you’d see J Flynn in a Game 2 blog did ya?

by Chris Corbellini

Judging from that screaming and bloody swordplay the wolves from the north think this wedding was an EPIC fail. Pool Arya Stark. Her family reunions always end in disaster and the occasional head on a spike. Meanwhile, Sansa Stark and the Imp bond in the summer sun with the girlfriend trailing staring daggers at him. Sigh. More money more problems, you know.

Ah, the trust fund Lannisters. King Joffrey crows “Robb Stark is dead, and his bitch mother!” and this dysfunctional family get-together gets worse from there.

Walters: Arya Stark is going to need lifetimes of therapy… and now Tyrion Lannister will be in the shrink’s waiting room, as dear old dad informs him that he wanted to euthanize him as a baby…. Tyrion: “Honey, listen, my in-laws did something a little worse than sheep-shifting to your in-laws.”

Corbellini:

Is Papa Lannister the Great Santini? I’d love to see the Imp throw a basketball in his face. These family meetings have been the best moments of Season 3. Also, it’s time for daddy dearest to go.

by Greg Auman

Cinderella gets points for its effects — wardrobe changes mid-scene in a single spin, and I think I saw “War Horse” (Walters: That was actually Bette Midler) pulling a stagecoach for a second. These live performances are theatre’s version of a trailer — maybe five minutes to sell potential Broadway tourists on why theirs is the show they have to hit next time they’re in town.

Poor NPH is leaning too heavy on Mike Tyson jokes — two already, and both times he joked about Tyson being backstage while the cameras showed him in his seat. We get it: Mike Tyson is a crazy guy. If they come back to him again, I’ll be disappointed.

And for a second, I felt bad for Diane Paulus — the Pippin director didn’t have a camera on her during the announcement of nominations, and it took a sec for them to find her once she was announced as the winner. If you miss somebody, it can’t be the winner, right? Maybe these award shows really don’t know who’s winning beforehand. I think as a makeup foul for missing her early, I think the Tony directors gave her an extra 30 seconds without playing her off …

Pam MacKinnon, director of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” opens by saying “Vegas got this one wrong.” Feisty Tonys! Woohoo!!

Welcome Chris Corbellini: Right up top, my Game of Thrones death watch pool tonight: Jon Snow’s red-haired friend with benefits from the North, dear old Dad Lannister, and the NBA Finals ratings from 9-10 p.m. So here we go, into the Frey:

by Bill Hubbell

The Heat currently have players with 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2 points. It all adds up to being tied at 45. Manu has three turnovers and is -9 in his 11 minutes.

Game of Thrones versus  NBA Finals

White Walkers versus Crab Walkers.

GoT versus GOAT (even if he isn’t).

Tywin Lannister versus Joey Crawford.

Auman: For a second, I thought Mufasa would introduce this year’s People Who Died montage, which would have been strong on many levels. Instead, The Lion King folks are offering highlights from costume awards earlier.

Gabriel Ebert (Matilda!) wins Best Actor in a Musical, and sets the bar high for speeches — handles a way-too-low mike deftly, earnestly thanks just the right number of people, hits his mark on time. We should all be so lucky.

Walters: Why don’t any of the Tony Award winners thank the people who sell drinks before the show and during intermission at the back of the theater? They’re the REAL heroes.