NBA Update

The first round of the NBA playoffs finally finished today, as the L.A. Clippers -- after losing Game 6 at home -- rolled into Memphis and won Game 7 by the score of 82-72 with the help of 8 huge points from our old friend Eric Bledsoe.  It was a very odd series -- I can't remember another NBA series where both Game 6 and Game 7 were won by the road team.  So Dallas and Memphis, who pulled so many surprises last year, are gone, and the first round ends as follows (higher seeds listed first):

EASTERN CONFERENCE:
Chicago 2 - 4 Philadelphia
Boston 4 - 2 Atlanta
Indiana 4 - 1 Orlando
Miami 4 - 1 New York

WESTERN CONFERENCE:
San Antonio 4 - 0 Utah
Memphis 3 - 4 L.A. Clippers
L.A. Lakers 4 - 3 Denver
Oklahoma City 4 - 0 Dallas

Since none of the series in the Eastern Conference went seven games, the two second-round series taking place in the East have already started.  As of now, the second round appears as follows (higher seeds listed first):

EASTERN CONFERENCE:
Boston 1 - 0 Philadelphia
Miami 1 - 0 Indiana

WESTERN CONFERENCE:
San Antonio 0 - 0 L.A. Clippers
Oklahoma City 0 - 0 L.A. Lakers

I will be pulling for Eric Bledsoe and the Clippers to upset the aged Spurs, and of course I will be pulling for Rajon Rondo and the Celtics to beat the 76ers.  But I have a feeling that the NBA title is going to be decided in the Western Conference final, which will probably feature San Antonio and Oklahoma City.