The NBA Playoffs Are Here!
The NBA Playoffs are here. With the western conference tight race toward the end of the season doesn’t seem so tight in the first round of the playoffs so far. The Spurs, Hornets and Jazz all have commanding 2-0 leads in the best of seven series. The Lakers play game 2 tonight against Denver so there is a very good chance all 4 series will be 2-0. As these series shift homecourts it will be interesting to see what takes shape.
Even though the suns are down 2-0 to the spurs that has been a very exciting series. But its a must win for them in game 3 or they will face a 3-0 deficit to the defending champs. Most people including me are dying to see a Kobe vs Shaq western conference finals but that is in serious jeopardy at the moment.
The Jazz and Rockets is probably the most boring of all the series. The Rockets are in the most trouble because they are heading to Utah down 2-0 and the Utah Jazz have been the best in the NBA at home with a record of 37-4 at home. The Rockets 22 game win streak was a fluke. I thought so the whole time. They got a lot of breaks during that streak with an easy schedule and when they played the Lakers they played them without Pau Gasol and Rafer Alston A.K.A Skip to my Lou (Give me a break with that nickname) went off with the best game of his life hitting a ton of 3’s. By the way as a side note players like him ruin the leagues image, but that is another article for another time.
The most compelling series so far though is the Wizards vs Cavs. The Wizards opened their mouths and Lebron is shutting them up. I agree with Stevenson that Lebron is overrated, but for different reasons. You may see a big fight break out in this series or you may see someone get seriously hurt. Game 2 was one of the most physical games I have seen in a long time. It was great but I am hoping that the Wizards can make this a series and win 2 in a row so this goes to game 7. Wouldn’t that be exciting?
The other series in the east aren’t that exciting.. Rasheed is a goof and the Celtics will roll the Hawks. The Raptors are playing the Magic tough so give them credit but there is no excitement there unless one of them is your favorite team. The other 2 western series the Mavs and Hornets is over. The Hornets have dominated them in the first 2 games and should win that series easily. The Lakers and Denver play game 2 tonight and this could turn into something exciting. The Lakers should win this series easily but I see tempers flaring between Kobe and Kenyon. I wouldn’t doubt Kenyon taking a cheap shot at Kobe if in game 4 if the nuggets are down 3-0. It would be interesting to see if AI cries again about being fouled with no call and gets ejected for the 2nd straight game.
I will be back with more on the Playoffs as it unfolds. It should be interesting to see what happens. Lets just hope it becomes more exciting as it goes on. My prediction….. Lakers vs Celtics in the finals…
