With New Orleans topping San Antonio and the Nets beating the Magic Wednesday, the NBA Playoffs are finally set. While, this year’s postseason will be without traditional powers Oklahoma City and Miami, the playoffs rarely disappoint.
In case any fair-weather fans start to tire of the 82-game regular season (like myself), that starts all the way back in October, the playoffs are where the action is. Memories are made here. Stars are born.
The playoffs are where Michael Jordan became a legend with his 63-point masterpiece against Boston, his unforgettable buzzer-beater to beat Cleveland, and then his run of six titles in the ‘90s.
The playoffs are where the Lakers and Kings met three straight seasons from 2000 to 2002 with the finale being an instant seven-game classic (unless you were rooting for the Kings. Or liked fair refereeing.)
