1) As team sports continue to return across North America – Major League Baseball’s regular season opens tonight – the NBA tipped off scrimmage competition Wednesday. Things went about as well as you could possibly imagine for New Orleans, which thumped undermanned Brooklyn 99-68 in the tune-up between interconference foes.
2) After a four-month layoff, E’Twaun Moore showed no signs of rust in a 14-point performance. Moore joined Brandon Ingram and Alvin Gentry in speaking to reporters postgame.
3) We’re now exactly a week away from the games counting for real in the NBA standings.