Watercooler Chat: The NBA Playoffs
Before we jump into the NBA playoffs, let's give a shout out to Danica Patrick who
won first place at the Japan 300 in Motegi, Japan. She can now lay
claim to being the first female winner of an IndyCar race.
The NBA playoffs have begun, and have been nothing short of dramatic and exciting.
Two notorious basketball franchises are back in the spotlight again: The Lakers and Celtics, and they both got off to strong starts in their respective series. The Celts pummeled the Atlanta Hawks in Game 1 104-81, while the Lakers were all over the Allen Iverson and the Denver Nuggets 128-114. However, Denver star Carmelo Anthony said, ‘The Lakers better get used to us, cause we playing 6 more game’, insinuating that the Nuggets will not roll over and die, and the series could stretch to 7 games. Is this wishful thinking, or could the Nuggets actually give the Lakers a run.
Elsewhere
around the league, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers downed the
Washington Wizards 93-86 in what seems like a perfunctory April playoff
matchup. The Wizards always play the Cavs, and the Cavs always win.
Does the NBA plan this at the beginning of the season?
Additionally, we saw some first round surprises this weekend. The
red-hot #7 seed Philadelphia 76ers upset the #2 Detroit Pistons in a
triumphant comeback, taking Game 1 90-86. Additionally, some experts
thought that the Utah Jazz tanked their last few games of the season in
order to get an easier playoff match-up against the Houston Rockets.
Well, if this is true… it’s working, as the Jazz marched into Houston
and took care of business 93-82.
The
most exciting game took place in San Antonio, as the Spurs barely got
past the new ‘Shaq-i-fied’ Phoenix Suns in Double OT 117-115. But,
rest assured, this series will go to 7 games. These teams have an
extensive amount of playoff history, and the Suns have lost every
time. Will Shaq finally get the Suns over the hump that is San Antonio?
Anyway, this year’s playoffs will be one of the best in years. Keep watching!
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So often, when sporting events are hyped up to the degree that the NBA playoffs were this year, they fail to live up to expectations. But you are right, so far this year the NBA playoffs have been outstanding.
The Suns/Spurs game was a perfect example. Prior to the matchup, many people (including me) were proclaiming this to be the best first round match up in years. The intensity level in that game proved us all right. I hope it does go to seven games like you predict, I could certainly watch 6 more games of those two teams going after it!
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