4 Sports Now and Then

                                                                                                                                                                   Right now, the last NBA Round 1 match up is ending. The Jazz are beating the Clippers 58-44 in the third in a Game 7 that will determine who will go home for the summer, and who will move on only to go home after the Warriors quickly dispose of them. I am rooting for Utah. It is nice to see them being successful. It is true though, that if they or the Clippers move on, they won't stand a chance against the hist...

The Boston Celtics have completed a historic comeback to beat the Bulls. Last week, Boston was down in the series 2-0, but won the last four games, including last nights by a score of 105-83. The game was such a blowout, that at one point, the Celtics were up by 30! The Celtics will face Washington, held off a vicious Hawks rally to win 115-99, on Sunday. This is not far to Isaiah Thomas. He left early to fly to Tacoma, Washington for his sister's funeral, and then he will have to get to Boston for Game 1 at 1:00 tomorrow, which he said he will play in. The reason for this early start is because of the TV schedule. The Clippers did not let the Jazz move on, and Game 7 will be tomorrow as well. In the NHL, the Blues evened their series by beating Nashville 3-2. The Rangers and Capitals will try to do the same tonight. The Ducks could not even their series, as the Oilers won 2-1. In baseball, the Mets finally snapped a 6 game skid by beating the first place Nationals 7-5. The Re...

The San Antonio Spurs and the Toronto Raptors are moving on to the Second Round of the NBA playoffs. The Raptors eliminated the Bucks last night by a score of 92-89. If only Milwaukee got one more three-pointer, There may have been a Game 7. The Spurs beat Memphis by a score of 103-96. I see the Spurs reaching the Western Conference Finals. San Antonio will face Houston in Round Two. The Raptors will face Cleveland in their match up. I'm picking the Cavs in that series for obvious reasons. Both teams won there series 4 games to 2. The Wizards, Celtics, and Jazz will look to move on tonight, ending Round One. In the NHL, the Senators and Penguins won Game 1 of their series, Pittsburgh by a score of 3-2, and Ottawa by a score of 2-1. The Penguins jumped out to a 2-0 lead thanks to two Sidney Crosby goals, but the Caps came back to tie it. Then, Nick Bonino broke the tie. The Rangers took a 1-0 lead, but then the Senators tied it. Then, in the Third, Erik Karlsson ...