If you don’t follow him, Norm Macdonald has a wonderful Twitter account. The former Weekend Update host is a noted sports fan, and Norm uses his Twitter to live tweet sporting events every now and then.
Usually, Norm sticks to bigger events – an NFL playoff game, a significant golf tournament, that sort of thing. On Sunday, though, Norm decided to change things up and live tweet the first half of the NBA game between Philadelphia and Brooklyn. Norm found out that the first half over/under for this matchup between the two worst teams in the Eastern Conference was 110, which he must’ve wagered on, because he got super into this.
Philly and the Nets are playing in the opening quarter and the total is 37 with a little less than 4 minutes remaining in the half.
— Norm Macdonald (@normmacdonald) January 8, 2017
After the first quarter, 51. Will be very tough to hit 11 at the half. Maybe.
— Norm Macdonald (@normmacdonald) January 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/normmacdonald/status/818150216792608770
At this point, Norm decided it was time to just watch the game and enjoy some basketball. But something happened which pulled him back to Twitter, as Norm went on a tweeting spree over the final few minutes of the half.
Here we go now in the final stretch. I think we'll make it. 89, with just under 4 minutes and Philly at the line. Miss. and a hit. 90.
— Norm Macdonald (@normmacdonald) January 8, 2017
Looking rough now as a miss by Brooklyn followed by a fast break by Philly blocked.
— Norm Macdonald (@normmacdonald) January 8, 2017
3 pointer missed by Philly.
— Norm Macdonald (@normmacdonald) January 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/normmacdonald/status/818155686815100929
They need 6 a minute coming in to push
— Norm Macdonald (@normmacdonald) January 8, 2017
Things got really hairy late, and Norm realized that the rest of the quarter needed to go perfectly for the over to hit.
philly t the line. No margin for error.
— Norm Macdonald (@normmacdonald) January 8, 2017
BKN 96
— Norm Macdonald (@normmacdonald) January 8, 2017
Philly turns it over.
— Norm Macdonald (@normmacdonald) January 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/normmacdonald/status/818156672988237824
But thanks to one especially ugly sequence, Norm eventually came to grips with the fact that this wasn’t going to end well.
Miss steal turnover and this under is cooked.
— Norm Macdonald (@normmacdonald) January 8, 2017
The half is done. 103.
— Norm Macdonald (@normmacdonald) January 8, 2017
Hopefully Norm’s next bet (assuming he placed a bet on the over) goes better than this one. Oh, and hopefully he keeps doing this, because Norm’s live tweeting of sporting events that aren’t in the spotlight makes them more fun.
