Playoffs Here We Come

I said it earlier, but the NBA has done a great job this year at getting viewers and making the sport more exciting to the average sports enthusiast.

With a win last night, the Lakers clinched the #1 seed in the West. A remarkable job, seeing as the conference was absolutely ridiculous. That puts them up against Denver (not the Warriors), and unless something goes terribly wrong, the Lakers should be on their way to the Western Conference Finals.

The Eastern Conference is led by Boston. It was thought in the pre-season that they would have broken the win record set by the '95-'96 bulls at 72-10. They currently 7 wins short with one game to play. If they are healthy and can get the performance that they are capable of from their star players (Garnett, Allen, Pierce) they should be the team to beat in the Eastern Conference playoffs bracket. Detroit can certainly put up a fight however.

The playoffs start on Sunday with the 76ers at Detroit, and the Raptors at the Magic in their game 1's. It's the start of a long playoff run for one 2008 NBA Team. I don't want to make a prediction until later in the week, but how sweet would it be to see the Lakers vs. Celtics in the NBA Finals? Brings back sweet, sweet memories of Larry and Magic.

Question of the week is: Can Howard Schultz keep the Sonics in Seattle?