Kobe, staving off Houston's heroic Game 7 effort
In case you were away for the long weekend and missed the pair of Game 7 nailbiters yesterday, the Magic and Lakers were victorious, earning trips to the Conference Finals against LeBron and the Nuggets, respectively. That’s right — there will be a new NBA champion this season. Step aside, James Posey!
Out East, it’s difficult to pick anything other than LeBron in four — so that’s what I’m going with. Things might get a little tight in the West, though — I’m going all out and picking the red-hot Nuggets, who before this season I didn’t have pegged to make it out of the first round anytime before 2031. A bit of a testament to the usefulness of Allen Iverson, no? Oh yeah, some credit should go to that Chauncey Billups guy too.
Another Denver note: The Mark Cuban-Kenyon Martin debacle, which I covered here and here, has picked up steam again. Oh wait — nobody really cares about Mark Cuban anymore…
