Baron Davis in digitized form gets better each day.

Besides letting us know that him and Nash are best friends forever on his blog Baron blesses us through technology once again, showing gamers how "hyphy" he and the Warriors are. The 2kSports website provides a few episodes of snippets of simulated matchups between NBA teams. In episode 4, the Warriors take on division rival the Los Angeles Clippers, with Kevin Harlan of TNT narrating the rise of Warriors with Baron Davis manning the ship. The graphics on 2k8 are pretty phenomenal.

Oddly, Davis' moves are not quite as phenomenal as Harlan's commentary (Harlan: "He's gettin' hyphy!"). I would actually give Cassell some credit for some well played video game defense. Hopefully, the announcing in the game will include more local slang since "hyphy" has become a generic signifier as "crunk" had become for the majority of southern rap. As Harlan mentions that the Warriors got the best fans, maybe he'll mention how we also "go dumb" and "get stoopid" ay'day!

But anyway, Warriors Nation can't get enough of you, Baron Davis, and we look forward to seeing you in more digitized forms!

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Tip-off. Biedrins taps it to BD. No-look pass to Al Harrington who slams it under the hoop. Jazz go on a 12-0 run. End of first quarter.

Warriors cut the lead with the help of BD and Barnes. Monta throws up a 3-ball and sinks it with 2 seconds left in the half and drains it. 25-24 Warriors. Halftime.

Third Quarter. Boozer starts working it aggressively under the hoop and racks up 8 straight points dominating around the basket. Timeout Warriors. Stephen Jackson drains a 3 to keep the Warriors close. 42-38 Jazz.

Fourth Quarter - Warriors ball. Baron and Monta pick up two steals and help tie up the game. Both teams go back and forth trading buckets. One minute to go. Warriors gain a three-point lead. 45 seconds to go. Andrei Kirilenko blocks a lay-up by Ellis, grabs the ball, and nails a three. 5 seconds left. Harrington inbounds to it Davis. Drives up the court. Takes a fade-away jumper... IT'S GOOD! WARRIORS WIN THE GAME!!

If my advanced copy of NBA 2K8 doesn't tell lies, then we're all in store for an insane opening night game for GSoM Night 2 at the Roaracle!

Another Tony.psd EXCLUSIVE!

Since its conception on the Sega Dreamcast, the NBA 2K series has been offering gamers across the country a refreshing alternative (and often better) to the NBA Live series. When the series was brought to the next-gen systems (Xbox 360 and PS3), the graphics improved, but the gameplay was unchanged. Does this year's installment bring something fresh or is it the same NBA 2K that we're all used to?

Thanks to Mike Phan at Rocket XL and an advanced copy of NBA 2K8, we here at GSoM can provide you with the answer before it hits the streets on Tuesday!

Check out this GSoM exclusive full review of NBA 2K8 after the jump...

But before you check out the full review, don't forget to download and print out Tony's fly GSoM NBA 2K covers!

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