Left Chris Paul too much time

I had a bad feeling in last night's game between the Cavaliers and Hornets after LeBron scored with 7.7 seconds left, putting the Cavs up one. That gives Chris Paul too much time, I said out loud to my TV. Sure enough, Paul dribbled down the middle of the key, drew three defenders to him, then kicked it out to a wide-open David West, who nailed it. Hornets 100, Cavaliers 99.

We could take comfort in the fact that the Cavs took the team with the best record in the Western Conference to the last second of the game. But a loss is a loss.

But the loss did not taint Joe Tait's 3,000th radio broadcast as the voice of the Cavaliers, dating back to the expansion Cavs in 1970. I don't usually watch the TV broadcasts during halftime, because I've got 200-some channels, and there's always something more interesting on than halftime. But I did watch this one. Former Cavaliers owner Gordon Gund, who brought Tait back after Ted Stepien chased him out of town, came out and said some nice things, cracking a few jokes. An example: "My wife says I've listened to you more than I've listened to her." Danny Ferry said a few things too, but he was obviously nervous, as he's not used to speaking in front of so many people. But he did fine. And when Tait himself addressed the throng, he did it with his usual class and professionalism, thanking many, many people, including you and me for listening to his broadcasts.

Thank YOU, Joe. May you be around for 3,000 more.