Sports Might Be Numbers Under Spells

81 is big history, and invites critique. You can’t hand check anymore, and in the old days there was no 3-point line. On the other hand defenses are more sophisticated nowadays. Okay, okay, but 81 is 81, solid and bright. The other night, Kevin Durant put up an effortless 52, and he wasn’t even really shooting that well, and my thoughts just kept going 81, 81, 81.