Playoffs

The Playoffs are only two games away and the brackets are pretty much set in stone.  If everything goes as planned the Bulls will have the best record in the East and the Spurs will have the best record in the West.  The brackets  will be as followed: Chicago Bulls vs Philadelphia Sixers, Miami Heat vs New York Knicks, Indiana Pacers vs Orlando Magics, Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics, San Antonio Spurs vs Utah Jazz, Oklahoma City Thunder vs Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Lakers vs Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Clippers vs Memphis Grizzlies.  The playoffs will be ok in the first round but they will really heat up in the second round.

Bulls vs Heat

The Chicago Bulls have stepped up once again beating the Miami Heat in a close down to the wire game.  Derrick Rose made another appearance this game but did not show up like he usually does.  He had 2 points, 8 assists, and 1 steal.  The real help came from the super powered bench play.  The starters scored 52 and the bench was not far behind with 44 points to push us over the hump that is Miami.  Lebron had himself 30 points and a late three to put the Heat up by three.  The Bulls however did not see this as a problem finding Cj Watson for a three to tie the game and send it into overtime.  At that point the Bulls dominated the end of regulation outscoring the Heat 12-2.  The final overtime score was 96-86.  Shouts out to Kyle Korver, Cj Watson, and Taj Gibson who carried the Bulls down the stretch and also  Carlos Boozer who hit some late buckets to keep us in the game.

The King

Lebron James is undoubtedly the most talented player in the NBA.  He, however, plays like the Miami Heat are actually Dwayne Wades team.  I love Dwade but when it come to late game situations I would rather have Lebron with the ball instead of Dwade.  Lebron however does not have the heart of a champion.  He plays as if he is scared to miss the big shot and this is the exact opposite of other great players.  Superstar players should want the ball in late game situations and those players include Your Airness, the Black Mamba, and Reggie Miller.  These players all thrived under pressure and he needs to take notes so he can finally win him a championship!

Bulls vs Knicks

My heart is literally hurting right now.  The Bulls lost to Carmelo and the Knicks yesterday at Madison Square Garden.  The game was bad for both teams but worst for the Bulls since they lost.  The Bulls were down early in the first half.  The most they were down was 21 points.  They battled back in the game and took the lead in late 3rd quarter.  They kept a steady 5 point lead for the majority of the rest of the game until they blew the lead open to a ten point game with about four minutes to go. The Knicks however battled back in the game to be down by three with three minutes a day.  They had a very long possession where Chicago could not get a rebound thanks to the hustle of Tyson Chandler.  Carmelo got the ball back and drilled a shot in leaving only 11.2 sec.  Rose air-balled a shot and they went into overtime.  In overtime with the Knicks down by 2, Carmelo worked his magic again hitting a three from the same spot as before to put the Knicks up by one with maybe 7 or 8 secs left.  Rose came back and missed the shot which was very difficult.  So  yea disappointment was the theme for the Bulls and me Sunday.

 

Bulls without Derrick Rose

The Bulls this year have played very well with the absence of Derrick Rose.  Here lately they have gone flat and have just recently dropped their first two games in 14 months or 86 games.  They were crushed by the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday and came back to lose to the Rockets Monday by six points.  The Bulls should really regroup and watch some film to see what the problem is. If they do this they should be ready to get a win in against Boston on Thursday. The Bulls need to continue playing with the same intensity that they played with when they defeated Miami, and other 500 teams that they have beaten while Rose was out.

National Championship

The National Championship will be played Monday April 2.  They will play at 8:23 p.m. central time.  The NO. 1 seed Kentucky Wildcats will be facing off against the NO.2 seeded Kansas Jay hawks.  Kentucky had to go through a long battle facing Western Kentucky, Iowa St., Indiana, Baylor, Louisville, and finally Kansas.  Kansas faced Detroit, Purdue, NC State, North Carolina, Ohio St., and finally Kentucky.  Kentucky was the last NO.1 seed that lasted to the Final Four.  Their versatility on offense and intense active defense is what powered them to victory despite late runs by Kansas.  Their composure during the whole tournament was remarkable and was a testament to what a great coach Rick Patino is.

Final Four

The Final Four will consist of one NO.1 team, two NO.2 teams, one NO.4 teams.  The NO.1 team is Kentucky which is the only team left.  They will face the NO.4 team Louisville Cardinals.  The Kansas Jayhawks will face off against the Ohio St. Buckeyes.  They will battle on Saturday to see who will be in the national championship.  The National Championship will be on Monday April 2.  The favorite of the two in the final four is Kentucky and Ohio St.  These two teams appear to be the most equipped to defeat their opponents.

Miami vs Lakers

The Miami Heat faced the Lakers last night on their home court.  Lebron has been averaging 32  on 55% shooting since D-wade has been hurt.  They have also been playing pretty well while D-wade has been out.  I think Lebron is the best player in the world right now because he continues to produce big numbers even with two other superstars.  He is really a terrific player.

Miami vs Spurs

The Miami Heat took on the San Antonio Spurs at their house.  In the early going the Spurs were dominating the contest with scoring from their starting point Tony Parker who had 16 at the end of the first half of basketball.  The Spurs, however, started out slow in the second half and the Heat capitalized on this opportunity.  They outscored the Spurs 71-35 in the last two quarters of play.  The final score ended up in a complete blowout in favor of the Heat.  The final score was 120-98.

National Champions

The Alabama Crimson tide are the national champions.  This is the third time in a row that a team from Alabama has won the national title.  This is also Alabama’s second championship in the last three years.  It feels good to be national champions again.  We totally dominated every aspect of the game Monday night.  Our defense was virtually flawless and our kicker finally stepped up to get us the big win.  Trent Richardson also scored the first touchdown of the two games between Alabama and LSU this year.  The final score was 21-0.  LSU only crossed into our territory one time during the whole game.  So the defense pretty much won the battle for us.