NBA Playoffs

The NBA Playoffs. Some of the most anticipated parts of the year. With the best players and the best teams on show case for everyone to see it’s the stars time to really step up and prove they are the best of the best. With the first round match up of the Boston Celtics versus The New York Knicks, it a knock down drag out fight.

In game number two of the series the Boston Celtics had a big lead going into the second half and going into the fourth quarter. The New York Knicks, without Amar’e Stoudemire and Chauncey Billups, two of there key starters, the weight of the team fell onto Carmelo Anthony’s shoulders. With his 42 point, which ties his career playoff high, he couldn’t put his Knicker-bockers into the win column.

Down 11 at the start of the fourth quarter, Melo went on a run of scoring 16 of New York’s next 18 points. Putting the Knicks on top by 2 points. There were a total of 18 lead changed and 16 times that the Celtics and Knicks were all tied up. With New York without two of their top three players, they were playing with a significant amount of bench players playing more time then usual.

At the end of the game it really showed how experience does pay off when it comes to the playoffs. Boston executed their plays and their offensive possessions with more precision than New York and that was the deciding factor in this contest.

New York could not capitalize on their offensive possessions in the last few moments of the game when Boston did. Boston’s Kevin Garnett made a baby hook with 12.5 seconds left and when New York got the ball after they called time out to run a play, Boston’s defense prevailed and won them the game. Gotta love the excitement!

MVP

Derrick Rose is the most dominating and most profound basketball player in the NBA this season. Rose has taken his team to the number one overall seeding in the Eastern Conference, the best record in the NBA, and has already taken two wins and added them to his belt en route takign their series lead to 2-0 against the Indiana Pacers in their first round match up of the NBA Playoffs.

Chicago is excited to finally have another basketball star in town, the last one was Michael Jordan, the greatest basketball player of all time. Rose is a hometown kid who is living the dream, being an NBA basketball star in the city that raised him. Rose has taken his game to a whole nother level this season averaging 25 points per game in the regular season and a whopping 37 points per game in the playoffs. In the regular season Rose made 45% of his field goals, 86% of his free throws, 4 rebounds per game, 8 assists, and 1 steal per game. This is a very impressive stat line no matter at what level you are playing at, especially the professionals.

Rose is most definitely the front runner for this seasons MVP award that will be given during the second round of the playoffs. Rose has established himself as one of the best players in the NBA with the most dominating skill set. He seemingly is faster with the basketball in his hands rather than without. He also makes clutch shot as clutch shot to propel his team to victory every night.

Rose is an unselfish point guard with the mindset of “team first”. Every coach wants a player like Derrick Rose on their team, a player that in the heat of the game you can give the ball too for points, count on him to make the right decision in rough situations and a player with a well rounded game that is respected by his teammates and peers around the league. He is an all around basketball player.

LeBron Denied As He Returns to Cleveland

The entire state of Ohio, and most of the United States to be honest, roots against the Miami Heat to win basketball games. But when LeBron comes back to Cleveland, only the city of Miami wants them to win. LeBron betrayed our city, and state and offended many people across the world with his decision to “take his talents to South Beach”.

                When James returned to Cleveland for his second “homecoming”, the 15-61 Cleveland Cavaliers, made up of nothing but a bunch of no-name 23 year old athletes, spoiled LeBron’s Return. Despite his triple double and having practically an all-star starting line-up to help him, the crowds boo’s and the Cavs ability to shut down the rest of his team led the Cavs to victory.

                The crowd heckled James with taunts and nasty names, saying things about his mother and her one time relationship with Delonte West, a former teammate of James while in Cleveland. Every time he touched the basketball the arena filled with boo’s and was so loud you could barely hear yourself talk to the person next to you.

                With the fourth quarter about to begin, and the Heat breathing down their necks after erasing a 21 point deficit, the Cavs turned on the after burners and ran. They stopped the Heat with every run they made, like a chess match by counter-acting every move they made. The Cavs and the city of Cleveland emerged victorious from this long drawn-out battle with their once ruler. To put it all in perspective, the greatest basketball player on the planet left our city and went to South Beach to play basketball. The team he left is now the worst team in the NBA and is guaranteed the first pick in the draft. LeBron comes home and gets completely denied by the no-name kids on his previous team and the city loves every second of it. This game will never be forgotten.