NEW YORK, N.Y. - You can tell it's a big game because they turned off the arena lights for the national anthem.

Tonight, it was performed by a trumpet player named Mark Pender, who is apparently on Past My Beditme with Conan O'Brien.

He was really good, of course, although it was a little creepy watching him on the video monitor. He's bald, and you could see the veins in his head when he was playing.

Lineups are being introduces, so we're about to tip for the title.