There was a good game on Thanksgiving

While most Americans lamented that all three NFL games were boring blow-outs, the NBA heads were treated to a classic in the second half of TNT's double-header.

Chris Paul looked distracted and upset during the whole game.

"I told him at halftime he had to go out and rev it up a little bit," New Orleans Coach Byron Scott said. "Nine times out of 10 I don't have to tell him that."

It was Thanksgiving and he wasn't with his family. The guilt he felt seemed to override the game for him. Chalk that up as one difference between him and Jordan.

The Hornets were up by a fair amount on the road throughout the game. But I had the impending feeling that the Nuggets would come back and make it a tight game down to the wire. I never would have had that feeling pre-Chauncy.

J.R. Smith is a practitioner of the pull-up 3; he would fit in great with the Warriors. Not only were his 20-seconds-on-the-shot clock 3s actually falling against his former team, but J.R. also showcased his explosive to-the-rim moves that are sometimes forgotten amidst all the pull-ups.

The game did come down to the wire - Melo slammed one home with under a minute left to tie it up.

But then James Posey proved the flip-side of his worth. We know the Hornets got him for defense - he is one of the few in the league who can even think about being a Kobe-killer. But he's also a calm customer when it comes to big-time shots.

Denver had just come all the way back to tie thanks to J.R. and Melo. The crowd erupted. But the next play, right after Melo's dunk tied it, the Hornets ran off some clock, and Posey drained the game-winning 3.

CP3 looked like he'd lost as he talked to the sideline reporter after the game, anxious to run back to the locker room and call his family.