A big quiet night for Al Horford

Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty ImagesRecently, I’ve been trying to watch games without listening to the broadcast. I like the idea of formulating my own opinions about what I'm seeing without a potential influence from the announcing team. Instead, I put on a playlist, kick back with my notebook, and jam out while absorbing the game.

I’m not one to watch the box score, either. In fact, I get so consumed by following the off-ball action that I often lose track of the score and end up watching possessions twice, one for off-ball and one for on-ball. It takes longer to get through a game, but to me, I’ve watched the game the way that I enjoy, and that’s what matters, right?

What I…