This has been an interesting year for the NBA playoffs, with both entertaining series and lackluster matchups taking place. Here is a brief glance at what’s happened if you haven’t been watching.
The Charlotte Bobcats squared off against the defending Eastern Conference champions, the Orlando Magic. A lot of people felt that the Magic’s run last year was a fluke and they weren’t that good. No one is saying such things anymore, they have been rolling through the competition and it started with a 4-0 sweep of Charlotte.
The Cleveland Cavaliers matched up with the Chicago Bulls in what should have been a great matchup. The Bulls made noise last year by taking the Celtics to 7 games, however this year the Cavs did not underestimate them. I suspect we will hear from this Bulls team for the next few years.
The Celtics and Heat had the writings of a great matchup, Wade vs. the Big Three. Apparently Wade is content with his 1 championship ring and I don’t see him getting close to an NBA finals again, unless the Heat management stirs the pot this offseason. The Celtics took this one in 5 games.
The Hawks and the Bucks was oddly enough, the only interesting series. Every game felt like a game 7 in this one. Fittingly, it went to game 7. The Hawks won; this was their NBA finals, because we would not see them again.
In the Eastern Conference semi-finals, the Magic absolutely decimated the Hawks. The Hawks had no gas left in the tank after going 7 deep with the Bucks and were embarrassed with record-setting point-margin losses. A victory for the Magic.
The Cavs and the Celtics faced off on the other side of town, in a pretty good series. The Cavs went up 2-1, but then proceeded the next three games. Cavs fans everywhere began to panic, because it is very possibly that King James will leave Cleveland this offseason. If they can’t even make it to the Eastern Conference finals, he doesn’t have a shot to win.
The Eastern Conference finals is taking place now between the Magic and Celtics. The Magic are fighting a losing battle and are down 3 games to 1, with little hope of pulling out another W. There’s always next year.
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