The second round of the NBA playoffs has been sweet for me until today, when it turned a little bitter. The Suns shockingly and surprisingly swept the Spurs. I think nobody including the Suns players would have guessed they could actually sweep the Spurs. This pretty much confirms KG's words of wisdom after his championship - "anything is possible!". It was a very satisfying moment for Suns fans like me given all the heartache we have been through over the years. The final game was not without signs of some of the ugly demons coming back to haunt us. Duncan's elbow inadvertently cut open Nash's eyelid and he had to step out to stitch it up. The Spurs tie the game up when he is out and the tension escalated if you were a Suns fan. Nash came back to the bench, but his right eye was barely open. He got in the game and we could see his eye swelling up and closing down by the minute. Somehow, he still hit his shots and the Suns put the Spurs away courageously. It was indeed a proud moment. Unfortunately, the reward for such brilliance is a date with the Lakers. That team is way too big for the Suns! More on that later.
The bitter part of the second round happened today as the Cavs were eliminated today in 6 games. King James looked horrible at home in game 5 and though he had a triple double today, he didn't look too great - 8/21 shooting and 9 turnovers is not good enough. He had an unbelievably horrible night in game 5, but I was still surprised by the backlash. I thought everybody was entitled to a bad day or 2, but he is getting killed on the radio across the nation since that game 5. I don't know if it's the internet/blog culture of today or is it because of heightened sensitivity due to his upcoming free agency, I thought this one bad game got way more attention than any other bad game by other superstars in the past that I can think off. His free agency is such a big news. Now, almost everybody thinks he is a goner. Chicago is suddenly the favorite destination. He has now missed making it to the finals in both the years he has won the MVP - Nash-like. And the Cavs have fallen short of even last year's performance when they made it to the Eastern conference Finals. I guess they don't need Shaq to deal with Howard. They didn't even get to Howard. Rando made sure of that. That dude is awesome! A true triple double threat day-in and day-out. I don't know how he can get 18 rebounds at just 6'1". The game 5 loss and the series loss is almost inexplicable for the Cavs. Now they have a lot bigger problem to deal with if LeBron is not staying. It should be an interesting off-season.
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