MVP Rose Against MVP James Looking To Send Bulls To First Finals Since 1998

Lebron James won the last two MVP awards during the regular season while playing in Cleveland. Last summer James took his talents to South Beach with Chris Bosh and former NBA Finals MVP Wade. Derrick Rose in his 3rd season has led the Bulls to the Eastern Conference Finals after winning his 1st MVP award this season. 1998 was the last year the Bulls went this deep in the playoffs, the last year they made the Finals and also the final year Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Phil Jackson led the Chicago Bulls to their 6Th title. Sunday at the United Center Rose and his Bulls will take on the Big 3 and the Miami Heat for the right to play in the NBA Finals after this best of seven series ends. Clearly man experts don't give the 62-20 Bulls a chance vs. Miami. This is why the games are played on the court, everyone will see the outcome within the next two weeks.

Where Do Celtics Go From Here After Heat Eliminates Boston

Miami 4, Boston 1 during the 2011 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinal series. Rondo the Celtics point guard wasn't himself after still playing once injuring his elbow in Game 3. Doc Rivers said he'll be returning to Boston next season. However for Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, was this their final run at a second championship or do the future Hall of Fame players have one more run next season ? GM Danny Ainge will be making those decisions during the summer. Boston will need to get some athletes, since this is an older team. I'm sure the team would like to compete with the likes of Miami Chicago and Orlando going into next season, even New York for Eastern Conference bragging rights. Will the Big 3 be asked to play less minutes, who knows. Shaq probably won't be returning, Ainge will decide who stays and who goes.

Grizzles Thunder Game 7 More Than Just A Game For City Of Memphis

Memphis, whether or not your Grizzlies win Game 7 vs. the Thunder in Oklahoma City on Sunday, you win regardless. Residents of Memphis, the Grizzlies have allowed you to focus on their excellent playoff run as an eight seed in the Western Conference. Local Memphis residents have dealt with the over flooding of the Mississippi River, which has caused several families to evacuate the city, some even loss all their possessions. Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley Jr. put it best prior to Friday's Game 6 vs. Oklahoma City, the teams success has come a the right time for a city that's dealing with so many unforunate things from a weather standpoint. All the pressure coming into Sunday's Game 7 will fall on the Thunder, mainly Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. The winner of the game will head to Dallas to take on the Mavericks, in the Western Conference Finals. The key for Memphis will be to reinsert O.J Mayo into the starting lineup, as coach Hollins did on Friday. Grizzlies stormed back from 13 points down to win the game by double digits. Sunday while playing on the road Memphis doesn't want to dig that type of hole for themselves. They want to hit open shots, in order to give space to the likes of Zack Randolph and Marc Gasol in the post, where the Grizzlies offense is most affective. Memphis has already made playoff history, becoming 3rd 8th seed to defeat a #1 seed, they can enter a conference final as an 8th seed, for 1st time since 1999 when the Knicks were able to do so. Fans of Memphis enjoy Game 7 regardless of the outcome.

Where Do The Lakers Go From Here After Mavericks Sweep

Dallas completed a humbling four game sweep over the two time defending NBA Champions. The Lakers where looking to get to their 4Th straight NBA Finals. The Mavericks made sure that wouldn't happen. Excellent defense, excellent bench play and excellent 3 point shooting carried Dallas to the sweep. Los Angeles will lose coach legend Phil Jackson to retirement. The whispers have been about Dwight Howard, the potential free agent of the Orlando Magic after next season. Could Howard become a Laker and if so, for who ? Lamar Odom ? Pau Gasol ? Andrew Bynum ? Ron Artest ? At this point no one knows what the Los Angeles brain trust will do, however it'll be something after this conference seminfinal loss. Los Angeles will have an interesting summer in front of them.

Phil Jackson Completes Coaching Career

Dallas sweeping Los Angeles in round two of the NBA playoffs, was more than just a loss of a game. Game 4 in all likely hood means coaching legend Phil Jackson has coached his final game. The Lakers fell short on a three peat after playing in three straight NBA Finals. Jackson has coached the likes of Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Shaq and Kobe Bryant. This season marked the 20Th anniversary where Chicago defeated Los Angeles to win their first NBA title. Jackson coached Chicago to six titles and two three peats. Jackson coached Los Angeles to five titles, one three peat and 7 Finals appearances. As a player with the New York Knicks, Jackson won another championship as well. Many speculate former player and current assistant coach Brian Shaw will become the next Lakers coach.

Jason Terry Playoff Record 9 3's Carry Mavs To Sweep Over Lakers

Jason Terry, shot lights out in Game 4 vs. Los Angeles. Terry and his bench mates Peja Stojakovic and JJ Barea carried Dallas offensively. Jason tied a playoff record with nine three point field goals. Dallas won Games 1, 2, and 3 by close margins versus Los Angeles. During game 4 the Mavericks defeated the Lakers by 36 points. Kobe Bryant and his teammates, haven't loss a postseason game by that large of a margin since Game 6 of the 2008 NBA Finals, Celtics won that night by 39 points to win the championship. Dallas will face the winner of the Memphis / Oklahoma City series, in the Western Conference Finals. Dallas has defeated Portland and the Lakers to reach this round. Phil Jackson has probably coached in his final NBA game. Dallas will look to get to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2006. Dallas were minutes away from taking a 3-0 series lead versus Miami only to see the Heat win four straight to take the series 4-2.

Nowitzki Mavs On The Verge Of Knocking Out Kobe Lakers

3-0 the Dallas Mavericks lead the Los Angeles Lakers in their Western Conference best of seven playoff series, in the semifinal round. Kobe Bryant believes the series isn't over while being in a 3 game hole. Notwitzki and his teammates took the first two games on the road and won Game 3 in front of the home crowd. LA looks loss defensively, they are struggling to hold 4Th quarter leads. Gasol Odom and Artest throughout the series thus far refuse to chase Dirk off the three point line defensively. Dallas led by Tyson Chandler is playing great defense. Jason Terry is leading the charge off the bench scoring wise. Dallas will look to knockout the two time NBA Champions on Mother's Day in Dallas. It'll be interesting to see if the Lakers can force game five in LA or will Dallas move on to the Western Conference Finals.