Tonight is the night which promises the end of a Pistons dynasty. There are weaknesses about the Pistons the experts are speaking about and fans are irritated over but I am just going to say that the Heat have been that good. I was watching the Heat-Pistons game 4 and even though it was looking close at the end of the first half with a point separating the teams, the Heat looked firmly in control.

It showed as the gap opened up in quarters three and four - gaps which looked much bigger than they actually were at points in the game. A lot has been spoken on Dwayne Wade. All the praise is rightfully deserved but more impactful for me is the combination with Shaq and the rest of the guys - that damn good for me to win the championship this year. First, the Pistons dynasty must end.

The victory for the Suns to tie the series 2-2 was important because we needed at least one series to go into a game 6 if not a game 7. Else, we could have faced the situation of March Madness - good early on only to fizzle out when it mattered most. The fear was so big that Matthew Sussman even suggested the playoffs to close when the conference semi finals ended. The Suns resurgence is very promising.

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This is the tme when the NBA playoffs reach the clutch stage. If you don’t start watching now, you never will. Every one is trying his hand at basketball now. Even Bush.

Yay Sports catches the general atmosphere when they write:

Cleveland fans are doing the typical over-reaction, screaming that the entire team needs to be torn apart, and whining Shot/Fumble/Drive. This wasn’t one of those games, c’mon…

Game 7 should be a war, and it somehow seems fitting that if the Cavs are going to do this, they do it in that fashion. That’s about it - it was a tough loss, but it is what it is. Both teams worked hard, both made some key plays, and both made some mistakes. That’s what the playoffs are.

Will LeBron screw up? Will San Antonio screw up? Will Detroit screw up? What will happen in Suns versus Clippers? I am really excited about the Clippers but Suns are always attractive to watch as well. Clippers are no laughing stock any more.

Who will reach the conference finals? It should be exciting drama before Heat, Shaq and Wayde and the rest sweep over whoever comes in their way ;)

Series break downs: DET-CLE, SA-DAL, PHO-LAC.