Get out the way young fella

The New Orleans Hornets proved that they could battle the Goliath known as the Los Angeles Lakers. Coming into the playoffs, everyone had written off the Hornets saying they didn't have the heart, the experience, or the firepower to bring the Lakers to their knees. They had a big win over the Lakers in the first game, and has shown resilience by taking them down again tonight. Behind Chris Paul's triple-double, the Hornets extend their playoff run one more game.
The Pacers stay alive as they upset the Chicago Bulls and put away the broom sticks to avoid a 4 game sweep. Derrick Rose came out of the game with a sprained ankle and is currently in a boot. If the Bulls want to keep their playoff hopes alive, they are going to need the 2010-2011 NBA MVP to remain on the court.

Game 1 of the playoffs complete.

For those of you that say the NBA playoffs don't come close to the excitement of NCAA March Madness... I'd beg to differ. We've had 16 teams battle it out for 48 minutes of exciting basketball this past weekend.

The highlight games were definitely the Chicago/Indiana, Boston/New York, and Denver/OKC. These games were back and forth the entire 48 minutes with players playing on both ends of the floor. Derrick Rose was AMAZING. Dwight Howard was UNBELIEVABLE. Kyle Korvers three was much in the clutch and same with Ray Allens amazing game winning 3 at home vs the Knicks. Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook had their way leading the OKC Thunder past the solid Denver Nuggets. The disappointments were the LA Lakers and San Antonio Spurs. Losing games at home to inferior opponents.

FOR THE LOVE OF ELEVATION!!!

At the beginning of the year, I was so skeptical.
I've never really been a fan of Chicago after MJ left. I was 100% sure that Russell Westbrook would have had a more successful year than Derrick Rose. Statistically, they are very similar in nearly every category. The only difference is, D Rose is getting the media to back him up in his sprint for the MVP of the 2010-2011 NBA season. I quickly became a fan of Derrick Rose, not because he's the leader of the Chicago Bulls. Not because he can drop 26 points and 8 assists on a nightly basis. I became a die-hard fan, because he has the killer instinct. He's revolutionizing the game of basketball. As a point guard he is looked to as the facilitator of the team. The quarterback. Yet night in and night out, he throws the entire team on his back, reminiscent of LeBron James in Cleveland, and carries them to victory. Though the Chicago Bulls have a solid team, without Derrick Rose, the anchor, they are nothing but sunk like the Titanic. He has such a calm demeanor, yet he unleashes such a monster on the basketball court. It truly amazes me.
His speed is UNMATCHED.

His elevation is praised by many.

His leadership is arguably the best in the NBA.

Saturday. April 16th, 2011.
NBA Playoffs begin.
Chicago Bulls will host the Indiana Pacers for their first round. I'm planning on seeing Chicago in the Eastern Conference Finals and hopefully push through to the NBA Finals. LEGGGOOOO