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For all the hoopla and haters who came out of the woodwork when the Chicago Bulls pulled off the Game 1 upset in the Miami Heat, their efforts to rattle the champs appears to have been fruitless. appears it was all a fluke.  NBA MVP LaBron James and crew just shook off the criticism and the rust then politely showed Chicago the Playoff Exit door,   Miami now faces the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Finals which begins Wednesday evening at South Beach.  Unlike the Chicago series, the Heat’s layoff between wasn’t as long and James has vowed that Miami will be “ready” on Day 1.  The way the Pacers are playing defense, they had better be…

Indiana wore the New York Knicks down in their NBA Eastern Conference series with tenacious defense and  strong rebounding, something New York seemed to have no answer for.  Center Roy Hibbert is holding his own in the middle, and if the Pacers can control LaBron and get some perimeter stops, then this could be a very interesting series.

The Western Conference Finals got underway on Sunday in San Antonio with the Spurs again have proving that no matter the circumstances, this team knows how to win, and knows how to close out an opponent.   Been there, done that. And on Sunday, San Antonio did it again in Game 1 of their series with the upstart Memphis Grizzlies.  The Spurs fans must have been shocked to learn the NBA had a team in Memphis, or so it seemed as the Spurs spotted the Griz a 2 – 0 lead, then crushed ’em en route to a 105 – 83 rout.

Granted, Memphis had to expend a lot of energy to dispose of Oklahoma City, so maybe with a short 2-day break, a little jet-lag, and a strong opponent, we can scrap Game 1 for the Grizzlies. But the inside duo of Zach Randolph and Mark Gasol will have to impose themselves tonight against Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobilli if the Griz really want to have a chance against this veteran Spurs team that’s no stranger to these NBA Playoffs.