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There is nobody watching this Dodgers comeback, except if you count three Chihuahuas that bark at each limp.
He's happy.
Watching him cuddle up to his new friends in Philadelphia on Wednesday, the sad confusion streaming out of his mouth in short, awkward bursts, you just wanted Elton Brand to tell the truth.
Typically for the Clippers, at the end of what should have been a gorgeous summer week, we have been left with two gloomy thoughts.
In one dugout, they were fuming.
Admit it, you thought the shaken owner would crumble.
It was a no-hitter.
Staples Center was buzzing Thursday, thousands of high-pitched screams and ponytails gathered on a night when the Sparks' amazing Candace Parker could dunk for a third consecutive game.
In the end, the chant became fact, the screaming pleas of throaty New Englanders transposed into a sinking reality for silent Angelenos.
Not so fast.