A look into the 2008 NBA Playoffs

Alot of things are going to be defined today as the NBA playoffs are getting to the final stages, with only the Pistons with a secured ticket to the Eastern Conference finals as they upset the Magic 4-1 and are waiting for the outcome of the coming games between the Celtics and the Cavs whom are tied 2-2 and are facing each other tonight at the Garden.

I’m still taking Boston over Detroit for the NBA finals, but nobody can deny that the team from the motor city is meeting expectations better than the Celtics, and so if Boston has had it difficult on the post season, when they come to meet the Pistons they are surely going to have their biggest playoffs rival in front, that is if they can top the Cavs.

On the other side of the wall we got the reigning champions, the Spurs, fighting against a team that is one game short to make it to the Western Conference finals: The Hornets.

New Orleans took a 3-2 lead yesterday playing at home, and topping the Spurs outstandingly, as they won by more than 20 points, leaving the final score at 101-79 with David West playing his best basketball and scoring 38 for the Hornets.

Another important game tonight is Jazz and Lakers, whom are tied 2-2 and are meeting at the Staples Center, for a game that Los Angeles is forced to win if they want to show that they are contenders for the 2008 NBA title this year, and so Utah being one of the surprises on this playoffs, will try to come up with a decent performance and take a lead with a victory on the road, and in one of the hardest courts on the NBA.

We’ll surely have a better picture on May 16 when all teams have played game 5.