The NBA Playoffs: So Far

"You bet your ass I like Kentucky."

The NBA Playoffs have not been without their drama and it's still only April. Some of the most entertaining bits have been Joakim Noah's constant running of the mouth about the city of Cleveland (some of which I agree) and Kevin Garnett's elbow to the grill of Miami Heat's Quentin Richardson for running his mouth over injured Celtic Paul Pierce. An awesome melee ensued and Garnett was suspended for Game 2. It didn't matter. Boston blew out the Heat in a statement game that Miami failed to show up for.

Here are the standings thus far:

East:

Cavs over Bulls 2-0

Celtics over Heat 2-0

Hawks over Bucks 2-0

Magic over Bobcats 1-0

West:

Lakers over Thunder 2-0

Nuggets tied with Jazz 1-1

Suns tied with Blazers 1-1

Mavs over Spurs 1-0

Best performance so far:

LeBron James goes for 40 points, 8 boards, 8 assists and 69% from the field in game 2 against the Bulls. I watched this game and LeBron went off in the 4th quarter and looked unstoppable. If the guy can just get one other teammate to be consistent the title is his.

Best looking team so far:

The Celtics looked like they're pissed off and that's when they play their best basketball. It was supposed to be close because it is a 4 seed against 5 seed match up but the Celtics look like they did when they won it all two years ago. They look dangerous.

Worst looking team so far:

Did anybody tell someone on the Heat other than Dewayne Wade that there is a series going on? The Heat have looked dead and there is no sign of life other than D-Wade.

Best chance for an upset:

Even though the Jazz are banged up I still think that they can pull off the upset against the Nuggets. Without coach George Karl, the Nuggets lose their cool and composure quickly. He is the steady hand that rights the ship full of hot heads like Carmelo Anthony, Kenyon Martin, The Birdman and JR Smith.