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Saturday, May 2, 2009

Bulls-Celtics and the rest of the Playoffs

Cleveland v. Detroit (4-0)
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Orlando v. Philly (4-2)
Orlando went and won 3 straight.

Atlanta v. Miami (3-3)
Going into Game 7 and thoroughly unimpressive

Lakers v. Utah (4-1)
Lakers won. Mostly yawnworthy

Denver v. New Orleans (2-0)
Somehow Denver lost a game. And followed up by beating the Hornets by 58 points. That was the worst blowout in NBA History. Keep in mind that the Kings (who were the worst team this year) never lost by that many.

San Antonio v. Dallas (1-2)
Mavs won. Spurs are done

Portland v. Houston (4-2)
This series wasn't as good as I wanted it to be in hindsight. The Blazers just aren't quite there yet. This is mostly Oden's fault. The fact that Yao didn't drop 35 a night is inexcusable. Ron Artest took a few too many 3 pointers.

Boston v. Chicago (3-3)

Watching this series for me was like watching "The Dark Knight" the first time. Watching the Bulls win in that Game 6 triple overtime thriller was absolutely amazing. This is a game that featured:
Rajon Rondo as a a villain.
Joakim Noah getting a steal and dunking on Paul Pierce (did he think he was a PG or something).
Ray Allen scoring like his life depended on it (51 points).
Derrick Rose with a great block, and pitiful clutch shooting.

But 2 days later, now that I've gotten over it. The Game was better than average. But it wasn't the best ever. In TDK, Heath Ledger was great, and there were some great lines, but it also had some parts which were boring, keeping it from being the best movie ever. In Bulls-Celtics Game Six, there were some great moments, but the game kinda ended with a thud. Derrick Rose couldn't hit the free throws, Salmons pitiful defense that nearly caused the Bulls to lose the 2nd OT. And it just didn't have the moment at the end.

Great moments in my lifetime
Larry Johnson's 4 point play
Allen Houston's lay-up at the end of Game 5 Knicks-Heat
Robert Horry's 3 pointer at the end of Lakers-Kings
Derek Fisher's 0.4 second shot

This series has had some pretty good moments, but nothing classic. On the other hand, this is definitely the best first round series, and certainly the most intense series I've seen. No other series has had 4 games go into OT. It went into double overtime, then triple overtime.

Another problem is this, the series really doesn't matter. Its a first round series, at the end of it all, Neither of these teams will beat the Cavs, and the winner may be too drained to beat the well-rested Magic in the second round. Also this series is severely lacking in KG. If he weren't injured this series would probably be over, and I certainly wouldn't be talking about it.

However this is great basketball, and as long as Game 7 isn't a dud, this will certainly go down as one of the great series if not the best.

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