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. Going into Tuesday’s Game 2 down 1 – 0, the inside duo of Zach Randolph and Mark Gasol has to impose themselves on Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobilli if the Griz want to have a chance against a Spurs team that’s no stranger to these NBA Playoffs. Memphis took San Antonio into OT before falling 93 -89. Game 3 is Saturday in Memphis.
