I decided to do a running diary of today's NBA Playoff action. My thoughts are below.
1:00 PM - It's the Playoffs!!! (3 exclamation marks! that's how excited I am). Getting ready to watch the first game of the day with the Philadelphia Sixers visiting the Chicago Bulls. Pretty cool montage being shown right now by TNT. Nothing will beat the one they had at the beginning of the season though which was amazing.
1:06 PM - Before we tip off I might as well make my first round picks. Last year I had the Blazers knocking out the Mavs so that should let you know my success rate with these. Bulls over Sixers in 5. Heat over Knicks in 7. Pacers over Magic in 6. Celtics over Hawks in 6. Spurs over Jazz in 5. Thunder over Mavs in 7. Lakers over Nuggets in 6. Grizzlies over Clippers in 6.
1:09 PM - Still commercials. This game is being broadcast on NBA TV Canada so I'm expecting a couple of awful Raptors commercials each break. This is the worst one of all time (this may be the worst commercial of all time period)
1:14 PM - 10-3 Bulls. Timeout from Doug Collins. Not a good start for Philadelphia, Chicago looks way more amped for this game in the early going. Appear quicker to their spots and as a result all of their shots have been wide open.
1:20 PM - Sixers have come back better after the timeout but just as I'm writing this, Rip Hamilton hits a 3, 15-9 Bulls. Hamilton scores again, answered with an Elton Brand Jumper only to have Rip hit one more. Rip with 9 and Brand with 6. These guys think it's 2004. We get a look and listen at the last Sixer huddle. If I was an NBA coach, I would hate "Inside Trax" because they always make coaching seem incredibly easy.
1:24 PM - Oh! Noah just posterized Lavoy Allen off a lovely fake pick and roll handoff with Rose (Think Webber). This was of course followed by his patented celebration of looking up in the air while flexing and screaming simultaneously. I can see why other players hate Noah. 23-16 Bulls.
