This piece is being written as the evening of October 29th winds down.

The day’s games have all come to a close, and the ticker reveals some remarkable scores:

• San Antonio 94,Indiana 97
• New York 114, Cleveland 95
• Detroit 115, Golden State 107

Last night, we saw:

• Cleveland 101,New Orleans 123
• Houston 89,Memphis 103
• Detroit 95, Los Angeles Clippers 87

So, questions:

• What fairy dust got sprinkled on the Pistons and the Grizz?
• Is Houston reverting to some mean, or what?
• Then there’s the Dubs. Are they just gonna sleepwalk through the season to forestall injuries, knowing full well that their place in the playoff bracket is of academic interest?
• What does all this strangeness mean for us Blazer fans and our team?

What a long, strange season it seems likely to become…