Last night, the NBA dropped three game sevens into my living room, and many NBA fan's living rooms across the country. The heavily favored Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Memphis Grizzles 120-109 and advanced to the semi finals for the third consecutive season. The Grizzlies put up a great fight in this series, but Kevin Durant's club was too much to handle in the end. This game never really felt close, as the Thunder stormed ahead in the second half and never looked back. If Durant and Westbrook can get on the same page, they may be headed to the Western Conference Finals.
The Indiana Pacers held on by the skin of their teeth and outlasted the feisty Atlanta Hawks in game seven. The Hawks inexperience cost them in this series. Im sorry, but when you have a team down 3-2, like the Hawks did, you need to seal the deal in six or seven. But, once this game got back to Indiana, you had to bet your hard earned money on the East's first seed. The Pacers are still a mess, but they squeaked by and now have a match up with a faster, hungrier team...the Wizards.
The best game seven of the year so far goes the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Golden State Warriors by the score of 126-121. Was there any defense in this game? The answer is no. Still, a good old fashion slugfest will grab the nation's attention. The Clippers went into this series focusing primarily on playing basketball and advancing to the second round for the second straight year. Thanks to their stranger owner, the spotlight fell outside of the Staples Center and into their owner's lap. Long story short, Donal Sterling was banned for life, and we can all go back to watching basketball. The Warriors fought hard, but they didn't have an answer for Chris Paul, DeAndre Jordan, and the Clippers.
The Brooklyn Nets looked old, tired, heartless, and defeated only a few days ago. What happened? Over night, the Nets righted the ship and outplayed an under experienced Toronto Raptors team., capped off by a gigantic block by Paul Pierce. The good Joe Johnson showed up tonight, and they got just enough defense to outlast the Raptors in Toronto in a thrilling game seven. The Nets now face the two time defending NBA champion Miami Heat, and I have to say, this one will be over quickly.
I have to admit, I didn't pay full attention to the San Antonio Spurs and the Dallas Mavericks series. I just figured the Spurs would destroy them in four or five. Never did I think this series would go seven. It really didn't need to either. The Spurs absolutely destroyed the Mavericks on their home court en route to a 119-96 victory. I don't know how the Spurs do it, but they remain the top dogs in the West year after year. A Spurs-Thunder match-up would really be something. But first, the Spurs need to beat the suddenly red hot Portland Trail Blazers.
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