NBA Playoffs

Sports

By Justin Leseth

Husky Herald Reporter

   The NBA playoffs started April 19th and each match up has provided plenty of action. The first seed in the West the San Antonio Spurs are up 3-2 against the same state rivals Dallas Mavericks.

   The first seed in the East Indiana Pacers got a surprising lost to the 8^th seed Atlanta Hawks, the Pacers haven’t been playing very well lately so the Hawks have a better chance of winning the series.

   The rest of the match ups in the west Trailblazers vs. Rockets 3-2, Clippers vs. Warriors 3-2, and Thunder vs. Grizzlies 2-3.

  The rest of the match ups in the East are Bulls vs. Wizards 4-1, with the elimination of the Derrick Rose-less Chicago Bulls.

   The Raptors are up on the Nets 3-2, and the defending champs two-years-running Miami Heat beat the Bobcats 4-0, making it look easy so far.
   Can the Miami Heat win their third title in a row or will another team emerge as champions this year?

   There are several teams that are legitimate contenders in the west are the San Antonio Spurs who lost to the Heat the finals last year but are back even better this year with the best record in the league 62-20.

   The Los Angeles Clippers emerged as legit contenders this year with the help of Blake Griffin having his best year and star point guard Chris Paul.

   Then there the OKC with their star player Kevin Durant who is also having his best year averaging 32 points per game and proved he can still carry a team even with Russell Westbrook gone for a big part of the season.  

   The Portland Trailblazers have a chance this year with sophomore Damien Lillard and star Power forward Lamarcus Aldridge who is also having his best year.  

Kevin Durant is the guy to do it if there is a chance to take the title this year with Westbrook back.

   The Western conference is much stronger than the Eastern Conference and there are really only two legitimate contenders in the East, the Pacers and the Heat.

   The 9^th seed Phoenix Suns are 48-34 that would tie for the 3^rd seed in the East which a lot of people are not happy with because it makes it easier to get into the playoffs in the east.

   Let’s see if Kevin Durant can finally stop LeBron James and get his first title to prove he’s better than LeBron.