PAGE 8 • TV
THE BULLETIN • JANUARY 7 - 13, 2021
BY GEORGE DICKIE
BY JAY BOBBIN
Finally,
all the local
happenings
in one place.
Central Oregon’s most
comprehensive event listing site.
Local events aggregated from
over 40 event listings sites.
Were you
dreaming
of ‘White
Christmas’?
“White Christmas”
www.bendbulletin.com/events/
Q: Why was “White
Christmas” so hard to
find on TV this latest
holiday season? – Dave
Jenkins, Westerville,
Ohio
A: It was a matter of knowing when and where to look. AMC
traditionally has been the seasonal home of the 1954 Bing Crosby-
Danny Kaye classic, and while the picture still could be found there,
it was pretty much relegated to the overnight hours last month ...
with more-contemporary attractions such as “Love Actually” and
“National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” getting the prime evening
scheduling.
However, Sundance offered a feast of “White Christmas” on
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, running it continuously for
the better part of 24 hours – thus emulating what TBS and TNT
traditionally do each year with “A Christmas Story,” and setting up
a rivalry of sorts between two of the most beloved of all holiday
movies, though there were plenty of chances to catch both within
that time span.
Send questions of general interest via email to
tvpipeline@gracenote.com. Writers must include their
names, cities and states. Personal replies cannot be sent.
Butler, Heat ready to go
to the next level
Last season, the Miami Heat seemingly came out of nowhere
to make a run to the NBA Finals.
In 2020-21, they have targets on their backs as the reigning
Eastern Conference champs. And the player likely to get the
most attention from opposing teams is their small forward
Jimmy Butler.
Indeed, the man known as “Jimmy Buckets” was a monster
during this past fall’s postseason, averaging 22.2 points
per game and 48.8 percent shooting, to go along with 6.5
rebounds, six assists and two steals. In the NBA Finals he
was even better. Without much production from stars Goran
Dragic and Bam Adebayo, Butler put the Heat on his back
against an overpowering Lakers team, averaging 26.2 points,
9.8 assists, 8.3 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game. Included
in that was a 40 point/13 assist/11 board effort in a Game 3
victory, one of two the Heat were able to muster against the
eventual champs.
The 31-year-old five-time All-Star sat out the preseason after
closing out the Finals just two months earlier but he’s ready
to go and looking forward to playing with a cast that includes
Dragic, Adebayo and KZ Okpala, the Heat’s No. 1 draft pick
in 2019 whom Butler believes is destined for greatness. Of
course, an 82-game regular season and three tiers of playoffs will tell if that mix adds up to an NBA title.
Butler and the Heart can be seen in action Thursday, Jan. 14, when they pay a visit to the Philadelphia
76ers in the opening game of a TNT doubleheader.
FULL NAME: Jimmy Butler III
DRAFT: Selected in the first round
BIRTH DATE: Sept. 14, 1989
(30th overall) by the Chicago Bulls
BIRTHPLACE: Houston
in 2011
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6 feet, 7
TEAMS: Chicago Bulls (2011-17);
inches/230 pounds
Minnesota Timberwolves (2017-
18); Philadelphia 76ers (2018-
19); Miami Heat (2019-present)
POSITION: Forward
NO.: 22
COLLEGE: Marquette (majoring
in communications)
BY GEORGE DICKIE
Questions:
Answers:
1) Who began his 14-team head-coaching career with the Carolina Cougars of the ABA in 1972?
8) Scotty Bowman
6) Joe Torre
3) Who coached eight NHL teams from 1977 to 2002?
7) Lenny Wilkens
2) Who led four teams to American League division titles and managed the New York Yankees in five separate stints?
4) This NFL coach was noted for turning also-rans into contenders, as he did with four teams from 1983 to 2006.
Name him.
5) Don Nelson
5) Whose five-team NBA coaching career included two stops with the Golden State Warriors?
4) Bill Parcells
6) This five-time MLB manager’s career included stops with both New York teams. Who is he?
3) Roger Neilson
1) Larry Brown
8) This Hall of Famer coached five teams from 1967 to 2002 and is the NHL’s winningest coach. Name him.
2) Billy Martin
7) Who coached six NBA teams from 1969 to 2005, registering the most losses and third-most wins of anyone in
league history?