june 25 mam
I've spent the last few days ββ see here, and here ββ recovering from one of the worst anxiety attacks I've ever had. And, like, that sucked and all, but anyone who struggles with this kind of thing also knows how joyous it is to be able to function again after getting kayoed by a lightning bolt to the brain.
Though I was indeed wobbly, I did my best to be joyous at the Toronto Tempo game tonight, where me, my partner, and 8,000 of our closest friends saw Tempo guard Marina Mabrey a) tie the all-time WNBA record for points in a game (53); and b) tie the all-time record for three-pointers in a game (9) for the second time in a week and change.
Seeing a shooter just in the zone is a bizarre and terrifying thing.
When prime Steph Curry was in the zone, defenders were terrified and there was was a tangible, palpable fear in the air.
On the fateful night that Klay Thompson scored 60 points in 29 minutes, he only dribbled 11 times and only held the ball for 90 seconds all game.
Tonight wasn't quite like that, but it was interesting in a different way. She was just skraight-up locked in. She was making her free throws. She was getting rebounds and putbacks. She was scoring from the mid-range. And, of course, she was scoring from deep. More impressive still is how, when Mabrey got cooking, every member of the the Los Angeles Sparks ββ knew where the ball was going, but they couldn't do anything about it, which is why, when the record was in sight, you could almost hear the Sparks defenders teetering between two thoughts:
ββDon't be the one defending her if she breaks the record
ββI need this game to end so I can flush this loss and move on
Also: I was very excited to watch Kelsey Plum and Cameron Brink play tonight, but they were both hurt. But, because they were, I got to watch my girl Rae Burrell do her damnedest to stay mentally locked in and hoop her ass off despite being on the wrong side of a blowout, and I respect the hell out of her for that.
Also: Rae's first step is crazy quick.
Also: the "mam" in the title is for Marina Alise Mabrey, my lord and saviour.
Also: I will be talking about having been in the arena for tonight for many, many years.
Also: I am overstimulated, still recovering, and in need of some quality zzzs.
π² gonna
πΌ go
π± touch sleb
π³ grass slup
π· now sleppy
Be good to yourself.
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