NBA Playoffs Heating Up, Just The Way It Should Be

With the NBA Playoffs off and running, we have seen some great games and some great blowouts. But now it appears we are going to see a couple series come down to the wire, just as they should.

Let's start with the Hornets and Spurs.  Chris Paul and company took the first two games with ease.  But they are playing the Spurs, and everyone knows by now that you can never count them out. 

Duncan never quite stays down either, tripling his points, rebounds, and blocks per game from Games One and Two as the Spurs took Games Three and Four, evening the series at 2-2.

Next, we go to Kobe's Lakers and the Utah Jazz.  The Lakers rolled into this series and just kept rolling, taking the first two games of the series. 

But these Jazz are scrappy, as they proved by edging out a Game Three win and fending off a late Lakers charge in Game Four to even up the series 2-2. This series has been great to watch, especially the last two close ones.

We move on to the Cavs and the Celtics.  The big three had no problems taking down the Cavs in Games One and Two while LeBron struggled.  But the Cavs came back to Cleveland and showed they weren't quite ready to throw in the towel, handing the Celtics a 24-point loss and tightening the series to a 2-1 Celtics advantage. 

The Cavs play so well at home, just as the Celtics do, so it should come down to a great finish.  Remember though, King James hasn't had his "A" game so far this series, so look for things to get interesting if he finds it.

Finally, we go to the Pistons and Orlando. The Magic dug a hole by losing the first two games of the series, came back to take Game Three, but saw the Pistons take a close Game Four. 

With the Pistons holding a 3-1 series advantage, Orlando is in a must-win situation, but don't be surprised if they hang around a couple more games.

All of these series are close, and it is creating great entertainment. That's good for the NBA and its fans. This is the way it should be. 

Any one of these teams could make a run and stir things up.  It has been a great postseason so far, full of neck-and-neck battles of teams and players. 

There is no favorite in my mind, just as there was no favorite for the MVP award; you could have made a case for a lot of different guys. This competition between teams and players is just the way basketball is supposed to be.