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NBA Playoffs Conference Semis

     Last night the rested Heat played the hobbled Bulls. Luol Deng, Rip Hamilton, and Kirk Hinrich didn't play for Chicago. Nate Robinson stepped up for the Bulls dropping 27 and 9 assists. Lebron had 24, 8, and 7 but it wasn't enough and the Bulls beat the Heat 93-86. The other game last night was Spurs and Warriors. The game went into double OT, and Manu Ginobili came up big with the game winning 3. The Spurs won, but Steph Curry had a monster game, he poured in 44 points. The final was 129-127.

Conference Semifinals
East
(1) Heat-0
(5) Bulls-1

(2) Knicks-0
(3) Pacers-1

West
(1) Thunder-1
(5) Grizzlies-0

(2) Spurs-1
(6) Warriors-0

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Golden State Vs. San Antonio

Last night the spurs faced off against the hot Warriors in game one of the series. Stephen Curry, has been unstoppable in the 3rd quarter and in this game he was again. In the 3rd quarter alone he dropped 22 points. At the end of the third quarter the Warriors were up 92-80. But not for long. The spurs roared back in the 4th quarter to force OT. Both teams scored nine points and it was on to 2OT. The Warriors were down by one with less than 10 seconds left when Golden state got a late bucket to take the lead by 1. With only seconds left the Spurs called a timeout. They left Manu Ginobili wide open behind the arc and the ball was directed straight at him. Right when he touched the ball he shot it. Drained! He hit the 3 to go up by 2. The Warriors called a timeout to give themselves a chance but when it was all said and done the Warriors fell in game 1.

NBA Playoffs Round 1 over Conference Semi's underway

     All 4 game sixes were won by the team that was up 3-2. The Celtics made a frantic comeback but the Knicks handled them in the final minute and got the W. The Thunder, Grizzlies and Warriors each won their series. The Bulls won game 7 against Brooklyn although they were very shorthanded. Luol Deng and Kirk Hinrich were out.
     I think that the Heat will beat Chicago in 5, Indiana will beat the Knicks in 7. In the west OKC will win in 6 and SA will win in 6 games.
Conference Semifinals
East
(1) Heat-0
(5) Bulls-0

(2) Knicks-0
(3) Pacers-1

West
(1) Thunder-1
(5) Grizzlies-0

(2) Spurs-0
(6) Warriors-0

Conference Quarterfinals
East
(1) Heat-4
(8) Bucks-0

(2) Knicks-4
(7) Celtics-2

(3) Pacers-4
(6) Hawks-2

(4) Nets-3
(5) Bulls-4

West
(1) Thunder-4
(8) Rockets-2

(2) Spurs-4
(7) Lakers-0

(3) Nuggets-2
(6) Warriors-4

(4) Clippers-2
(5) Grizzlies-4

Bucks Offseason Situation

After losing to the Heat in the first round of the playoffs the Milwaukee Bucks have some decisions to make, and will most likely have to let either Jennings or Ellis go. We could probably afford to pay Redick, but if we wanted to go after someone like a Josh Smith or a Dwight Howard we would probably only keep 1. I think we will keep Jennings even though I think Ellis is better. I think this will happen because we will sign Josh Smith and Jennings said he'd stay if Milwaukee became contenders. I also think Redick will leave.

P.J. Carlesimo Fired as Nets Coach

P.J. Carlesimo was recently fired by the Brooklyn Nets GM. It comes as a surprise to me as he coached  the Nets to a 35-19 record after Avery Bradley was fired. After being released Carlesimo stated that only a title would have saved his job and that even if he won game seven against the bulls it wouldn't have saved his job.

Bulls troubled

With the Chicago Bulls playing the best team in the NBA in the Heat they don't have much chance. To add insult to injury they do not have Rose and Deng for game 1 and maybe more. I project the Heat will sweep the Bulls.

NBA Playoffs Comebacks?

     Last night the Celtics and Rockets each won their 2nd straight of the series. The Celtics beat the Knicks 92-86. Kevin Garnett had 16 points and added 18 boards as well. The Knicks were off from behind the 3pt line shooting 5-22. The Celtics also helped their own cause by shooting 100 % from the FT line. Melo dropped 22 but it wasn't enough to end the series. After the game the two teams got tangled up a little but nothing very bad happened. In the Rockets-Thunder game 8 of the 10 starters scored in double figures, and 5 of 5 Rockets' starters scored in double figures. James Harden had 31 points and 8 rebounds while going 7-9 on threes. Francisco Garcia was also launching, as he dropped 18 points on 5-12 shooting from 3 point range. Kendrick Perkins only played 16 minutes, and he could have helped them get the W. Kevin Durant scored 36 points, grabbed 7 boards, and dished out 7 assists. The final was 100-107 Rockets. ATL took on IND and the Pacers dominated the Hawks, 83-106. The Hawks shot only 21.4 % from 3. There was also only a total of 16 fast break points. Paul George had 21 points, 10 boards, and 5 assists on 7-8 shooting.

East
(1) Heat-4
(8) Bucks-0

(2) Knicks-3
(7) Celtics-2

(3) Pacers-3
(6) Hawks-2

(4) Nets-2
(5) Bulls-3

West
(1) Thunder-3
(8) Rockets-2

(2) Spurs-4
(7) Lakers-0

(3) Nuggets-2
(6) Warriors-3

(4) Clippers-2
(5) Grizzlies-3

Celtics force a game 6

Kevin Garnett had 16 points and 18 rebounds and the Celtics stayed alive in the playoffs, cutting New York's lead to 3-2 with a 92-86 victory on Wednesday night.

The Celtics will host Game 6 on Friday night, needing two victories to become the first NBA team to overcome a 3-0 deficit to win a series

J.R. Smith, back from his one-game suspension for elbowing Jason Terry with the Knicks way ahead late in Game 3, missed his first 10 shots and finished 3 of 14 for 14 points. Terry also scored 17 off the bench.

Raymond Felton scored 21 pts., 6 reb., and 4 ast. for the Knicks