Does anyone watch NBA Basketball?

[Joe Biden 2020]

Of course.  I'm a fan of the best team in the country which is led by the 3-time scoring champion Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook.  That's right - The Oklahoma City Thunder who are possibly 2 minutes from sweeping the defending world champion Dallas Mavericks and become the first team to advance to the Conference Semis.

EDIT:  We brought the brooms with us to Dallas and swept out the American Airlines Center!!  It looks nice and sparkly clean without the Mavericks!

[Joe Biden 2020]

I don't know whats more of a downer for Dallas...that they're out in the first round, or that a team from a pissant town did it.

It's probably a combination of both.

[Joe Biden 2020]

I was actively rooting for the Warriors to lose for the last month of the season; it's nice that that worked out.

thoughts on the Clippers?

They're still Los Angeles.

Better than the Lakers, though.

I'm going to say something very profound...

Blake Griffin > Kobe Bryant.

There, I said it!!

[Joe Biden 2020]

Celtics won

That game was a no brainer, no where in the game Atlanta ever came out great.

I don't think Atlanta even made the trip up north.

[Joe Biden 2020]

I was actively rooting for the Warriors to lose for the last month of the season; it's nice that that worked out.

thoughts on the Clippers?

They're still Los Angeles.

Better than the Lakers, though.

I'm going to say something very profound...

Blake Griffin > Kobe Bryant.

There, I said it!!

I'm not a big fan of Kobe but that could be the most ridiculous thing you have ever posted.

Blake Griffin over Kobe Bryant, is just a horrible comparsion in general.

I know it's not fair to Kobe, is it?

I know they are different players, and both great in their own right.  Blake Griffin is a rapidly rising star coming out of a football dominant school (Oklahoma).  I believe he has the potential to be just as good as Kobe if not better.  The Clippers are no longer the understudies of the Los Angeles area.  They are a dominant force and, I believe, took the season series against the #2 team in the West, the OKC Thunder.  Seriously, If I were Kevin Durant and Co., I would much rather match up against the Lakers than the Clippers.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Boston finally advanced.

While Chicago, the top seed, has been ushered into the off season to watch the Cubbies, White Sox, and, pretty soon, Da Bears have fun for a while.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Boston finally advanced.

While Chicago, the top seed, has been ushered into the off season to watch the Cubbies, White Sox, and, pretty soon, Da Bears have fun for a while.

Yeah I was not surprised with that. The Bulls mainly structured their offensive strategies a lot on Derrick Rose, and when he got injured it all fell.

Plus, Philadelphia was no cupcake this year, either.

[Joe Biden 2020]

I think the Lakers will beat the Thunder in 7 games.

Nope, Thunder in 5 or 6 max.

[Joe Biden 2020]

I think the Lakers will beat the Thunder in 7 games.

If they had to go the full 7 games against Denver, they have no shot against the Thunder. (The Thunder, on the other hand, swept their first round series.) I'm going with OKC, 4 games to 2.

Let's go Thunder and beat LA!

I know it's just 1 game, but you can definitely tell the Lakers are tired.  They are down by 28 at the start of the 4th quarter.

If OKC can keep this momentum, a sweep is not out of the question.  Still unlikely, but not impossible.

[Joe Biden 2020]

WOW, Lakers...wow

They got thoroughly dominated by a superior team.  I seriously think the Lakers were just extremely exhausted as they had to spend a lot of energy trying to dispatch the Denver Nuggets in 7 games.  The Thunder had 9 days to rest.  The Lakers better play a lot better than this if they want to have a chance to take this past game 4 or 5 let alone winning the series.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Spurs over Clippers in 6
Thunder over Lakers in 6

Celtics over 76ers in 7
Heat over Pacers in 5

Thunder over Spurs in 7
Heat over Celtics in 6

Thunder over Heat in 7

Sounds like a good outcome!

[Joe Biden 2020]

Trying not to get ahead of myself, but I think Oklahoma City may want to pack some brooms for the trip to Los Angeles!  I'm smelling a possible sweep!!

[Joe Biden 2020]

Trying not to get ahead of myself, but I think Oklahoma City may want to pack some brooms for the trip to Los Angeles!  I'm smelling a possible sweep!!

Absolutely! Your boys are looking scary good. Best of luck with the behemoth San Antonio though. They seem like they're really on a roll this year.

To be perfectly honest, I would rather face San Antonio than the Clippers strange as that sounds.  San Antonio will fall into the same trap that Dallas and the Lakers have fallen into against Oklahoma City.  Their age.  They will be a tough out for sure and they will have home court advantage, but all we have to do is take one game in San Antonio and sweep at home, and we're fine.  If we can win one of the first two games in San Antonio, we will steal home courat advantage.  The Clippers seem to have had our number this year.  They know how to beat Oklahoma City, so I would rather face San Antonio, a team I know we can beat.  The Western Conference Finals will likely go 7 games.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Did anybody watch the Thunder vs. Lakers Game 4?  The Thunder was down by 7+ most of the game from early in the 2nd until late in the 4th.  We should have been down by 15-20, but the Thunder kept their poise and never panicked and hung around and made a pretty good run to close the game out putting the Lakers on the brink of elimination Monday night in Oklahoma City Game 5!

[Joe Biden 2020]

Trying not to get ahead of myself, but I think Oklahoma City may want to pack some brooms for the trip to Los Angeles!  I'm smelling a possible sweep!!

Absolutely! Your boys are looking scary good. Best of luck with the behemoth San Antonio though. They seem like they're really on a roll this year.

To be perfectly honest, I would rather face San Antonio than the Clippers strange as that sounds.  San Antonio will fall into the same trap that Dallas and the Lakers have fallen into against Oklahoma City.  Their age.  They will be a tough out for sure and they will have home court advantage, but all we have to do is take one game in San Antonio and sweep at home, and we're fine.  If we can win one of the first two games in San Antonio, we will steal home courat advantage.  The Clippers seem to have had our number this year.  They know how to beat Oklahoma City, so I would rather face San Antonio, a team I know we can beat.  The Western Conference Finals will likely go 7 games.

The clippers are a mess. They don't have a real coach, CP3 is injured and the rest of the team is undisciplined. OKC would walk all over them. The Spurs are red hot and Duncan wants his 5th ring. Popivich is the best coach in basketball so if I were you I'd not want to play them. It'll be a great western conference finals regardless, and the winner will likely win the whole thing.

I still think Oklahoma City has a really good chance against San Antonio.  It is likely to go a full 7 games.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Dang OKC eliminated the Lakers. I guess this is a sign that Kobe Bryant is aging and might retire soon.

I can see an SA 4-1 over OKC.

Nah, it's going to go 7 games.  Both teams are so evenly matched.  Remember, OKC led the West until mid-April when San Antonio got hot.  I could very easily see either team winning this, but not until Game 7 on Friday, 8 June 2012.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Does anybody agree that the real NBA Championship will be decided in the Western Conference Finals?  Both the Thunder and the Spurs look miles better and stronger than any of the 4 teams remaining in the East.  Of course, anything can happen and the NBA Championship won't officially be decided until middle to late June, but I think the Thunder and the Spurs is the most exciting on the remainder of the NBA schedule.

[Joe Biden 2020]

There was one ESPN analyst late Thursday evening that said he expects the Thunder to beat the Spurs in 6 games, not 7.  He says the Thunder have to win it in 6, because they have no chance in a Game 7 in San Antonio.  All that would be required for the Thunder to take it in 6 is to take one of Games 1, 2, and 5 in San Antonio and sweep the Oklahoma City games (3, 4, 6).  I think that's very doable.  The Spurs have to lose sometime.

[Joe Biden 2020]

There was one ESPN analyst late Thursday evening that said he expects the Thunder to beat the Spurs in 6 games, not 7.  He says the Thunder have to win it in 6, because they have no chance in a Game 7 in San Antonio.  All that would be required for the Thunder to take it in 6 is to take one of Games 1, 2, and 5 in San Antonio and sweep the Oklahoma City games (3, 4, 6).  I think that's very doable.  The Spurs have to lose sometime.

Who gives a turkey what ESPN "analysts" say?

Normally, I don't, but my ears do perk up when they or any other person mentions my favorite team(s).

[Joe Biden 2020]

As long as the Spurs/OKC/Celtics can eliminate the Heat, I don't care. That said, I'd love to see Timmy Duncan win a 5th ring.

While that would be nice to see, and I will definitely be rooting for the Spurs if they defeat the Thunder, I would rather see KD get his first ring 5 years after he was drafted.

[Joe Biden 2020]

OKC turns the ball over too much.

Regular Season? Yes
Playoffs? No

[Joe Biden 2020]

Finally, the Spurs have lost. Although I think they pretty much weren't that interested in playing last night.

It will be interesting what happens in Game 4 tonight, but I think the Thunder will pull it off and even the series.  All the Thunder will have to do from there is take one of the final two in San Antonio and take Game 6 in Oklahoma City.  Not too tall of a task.  Remember, the Thunder is very close to being up 2-1 right now if we had not had that 4th quarter meltdown in Game 1.

[Joe Biden 2020]

A solid game by Serge Ibaka - 11/11 from the field for a career high 26 points.  Kevin Durant played lights out in the 4th quarter with 34 points total and the Thunder win Game 4 109-103 to tie the series at 2 and make it a Best-of-3 series.  The series shifts back to San Antonio for Game 5 on Monday night, but I think the Thunder are in the drivers seat right now thanks to this thing called MOMENTUM!!  We have huge momentum after turning the 20 game Spur win streak into a 2 game Spur losing streak.  I have a big feeling the Thunder will not only win Game 5, but close it out in Oklahoma City in Game 6 on Wednesday.

[Joe Biden 2020]

A close, nail-biting victory by the Oklahoma City Thunder in San Antonio to go up 3-2 on the series.  It is the first road win of either Conference Finals.  Now, all we have to do is win at home on Wednesday and we'll be waiting for the winner of the Heat and Celtics!!!  THUNDER UP!!!!

[Joe Biden 2020]

THAT's what I call good basketball.  A tale of two halves.  All Spurs in the first half and all Thunder in the second half.  The Oklahoma City Thunder are the Western Conference Champions beating the San Antonio Spurs in 6 games.  We will have homecourt advantage either way, and I think we have a great shot at the NBA World Championship!!!