NBA Playoffs Update

So here is an update on the first round of playoffs; who's in, who's out, and who is still fighting to make it to the next round.

Eastern Conference:

Cleveland > Chicago: LeBron and the Cavaliers gave little hope to Joakim and the Bulls as they ended the series 4-1.

Boston> Miami: The Heat didn't beat the Celtics in any regular season games this year and were up 3-0 before Wade showed up in game 4 to get Miami their only win in the series. It still wasnt enough to get past Boston.

Orlando> Charlotte: The first and only sweep in round 1. The Magic are not playing around this year.

Milwaukee vs. Atlanta: The Bucks lead this series 3-2 as they snapped Atlanta's 14 home-game win streak. Jennings is doin work!

Western Conference:

Los Angeles vs. Oklahoma City: Lakers are leading the series 3-2. Come on Lakers!

Dallas vs. San Antonio: The Spurs lead the series 3-2. Oh the big battle in Texas! Can Dirk and his team pull it through? Ginobili has already smacked a bat this season so there's no telling what else he will do.

Utah vs. Denver: Jazz leads the series 3-2. The Nuggets are not playing with much heart right now while the Jazz are playing with all their might. Who will pull through?

Phoenix vs. Portland: The Suns lead the series 3-2. Portland has already suprised people with the way they are hanging in this series and with the way Brandon Roy showed up to play just eight days after his knee surgery. Will they suprise everyone and pull out a win too?



So it is evident that the Western Conference is much more difficult to win in than the Eastern Conference which is how it has been all season. The series in the East have gone as expected with only one chance of an upset in the Bucks/Hawks series. Where as on the West coast, there have been many suprises. Mavericks, Nuggets, Lakers, and Suns have all been expected to win their series and the Spurs and Jazz are leading while the Thunder and Blazers have been putting up a hell of a fight. So no team in the West is done with the first round yet.

On a side note:

I don't understand why anyone expected the Lakers to get past the Thunder so easily. Every time I tuned into ESPN, some analyst was talking about the Lakers winning the series by a sweep or 4-1. Really? Does nobody know that the leading scorer of the NBA is on the OKC Thunder? Do people not understand that the Thunder have one of the youngest teams in the NBA? With the youngest EVER leading scorer? And the coach of the year in Scott Brooks who will probably make it into the Hall of Fame one day? Come on guys! Even this Laker fan knew it wouldn't be that easy!

Oh, Playoffs!