In descending order of relevance....
8. Boston 104, Atlanta 81- The punching attack Leon Powe sustained from his own teammates in the fourth quarter will be more punishment than anything he receives from the Hawks. Or the whole team for that matter. Wake me up when this series is over in 2 minutes.
7. Orlando 114, Toronto 100- Sam Mitchell is the reigning Coach of the Year. He also may be unemployed in the next couple weeks. You all know my feelings on starting T.J. Ford over Jose Calderon. But how about a frontcourt of Bargnani, Bosh and Nesterovic to try to contend with Dwight Howard? Nevermind all three are "soft", including Chris Bosh. D-bo had lots of trouble with the tall trees, 25 points and 22 boards later.
6. Utah 93, Houston 82- I know it's a 4-5 series, but I'm anointing this one finito after one game. Don't care how woeful the Jazz are on the road, they are 37 and FREAKING 4 at home. And I think the Rockets would prefer Skip to My Lou running the point with a dangling hamstring than Bobby Jackson/Aaron Brooks.
5. Lakers 128, Denver 114- I probably shouldn't have been too dismissive of Denver making this a series after being reminded that there was only a seven win differential. Then I was also reminded the Lake Show had Pau Gasol(36 pts 16 rbs), and Chris Wallace shouldn't be allowed within 1000 yards of any NBA arena.
4. Cleveland 93, Washington 86- Two things: One, in the midst of some laughable trash talking, it's amazing how a year ago there was prevalent chatter on LeBron being "unclutch." Right....Speaking of unclutch, Gilbert Arenas is an amazing talent, but until he develops a brain, the Wizards aren't for real.
3. Philly 90, Detroit 86- Great win by the Sixers, but sorry to disappoint you rabid fans: Detroit is still winning the series. Don't think Rip Hamilton and Chauncey Billups will shoot 8-26 again. However, after that, is what Piston fan should be concerned about. That and Mr. Big Shot pulling a Jamal Mashburn.
2. New Orleans 104, Dallas 92- Yeah, so that playoff experience thing? Existed for one half of one game. And this should probably not be the second most important result, except I can file it in the I told you so category!
1. San Antonio 117, Phoenix 115- After all the twists, and turns, and game-winning shots, here's my prevailing thought besides the fact that Mike D'Antoni is a horrible tactician: The Suns win this game without the trade. Shaq was totally worthless, right down to the blocking foul because the Big Genius doesn't realize his Size 23 feet will NEVER BE OUT OF THE RESTRICTED AREA! More importantly, Shawn Marion defends Ginobli on that last play and knows that Manu always goes to his left. Still, this has the makings of an incredible series.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment