Game Two's

There were three game two's last night and three teams now hold a 2-0 series lead. The Spurs, Hornets and Magic all won their games last night and now lead their series 2-0.

First off, the Hornets have just made the Mavs looks silly and that is kind of shocking to me. I felt the Mavs would have come out and gave the Hornets a run for their money. But Chris Paul has just exploded in his first post season experience. He has scored 35 and 32 in each game and also dished out 10 and 17 assists.

I really didn't think the Hornets would fair well with this being their first post season experience in a while. Yet they continue to prove me and all the critics wrong. Now with the series heading back to Dallas, this will truly be a sign if the Hornets are for real. I'm still expecting the Mavs to come around and give the Hornets a little bit more of a challenge. But in order to do that, they have to find an answer for Paul.

They brought Kidd in to be that extra playoff leader, but he has just faded and not looked good at all. I guess I had better expectations for the Mavs, but obviously they aren't the team I thought they could be.

The Magic won a very close game two last night behind a monstrous game from Dwight Howard. He had 29 points and 20 rebounds. In game one, he had 25 and 22. This guy is clearly a superstar waiting to happen, if he isn't one already and he is only 22 years old. He is on his way to many championships in his future, it is obvious that he will soon reach the level of Tim Duncan and Shaq.

The Spurs once again came from behind to beat the quickly fading Suns in game two to take a 2-0 lead heading to Phoenix. The Suns lead by 7 at half time, having scores 61 first half points. What do they do in the third quarter, they score 11 points and lose the lead. How do you score 61 in the first half and then score 30 points in the second half. This is the playoffs, you have to be consistent all game long.

I guess you have to give credit to the Spurs for playing defense and then taking advantage of the Suns poor defensive play. All I know is the Spurs are looking good and who ever has to play them should be worried because they are healthy and sure look strong in the playoff mode. And obviously the Suns have no one that can guard Ginobili because he just scores at will when he wants.

The sad story so far in the playoffs is the Mcgrady and the Rockets. They start off their series against the Jazz at home, though they are the five seed, and they quickly lose both games. Now they have to go to Utah, where the Jazz only lost four games all season long, and they have to at least win one game in order to send the series back to Houston for a shot at staying alive.

I feel bad for Mcgrady, who has never got past the first round of the playoffs. He is a great player, but his team is missing Yao and it's obvious that he is trying to do all the work to will his team to win games, but have come up just short both times. I just hope the Rockets don't get swept, but the Jazz are a tough team, especially at home. I know one thing, the Lakers better watch out next round if they face the Jazz because they will have their hands full for sure.

Two regular season awards have been handed out so far, the sixth man and defensive player of the year.

I think everyone knew Spurs guard Manu Ginobili was going to win the sixth man award having received all but one first place vote. He is a clear star and could be a starter, but he just fits better coming off the Spurs bench. He could be a starter on just about any team though.

The defensive player of the year goes to Celtics forward Kevin Garnett. This is the first time he has won this award and he adds this award to his MVP award he won in 2004. Garnett clearly helped turn the Celtics team around and led them to being the best defensive team in the league. Garnett and company are now on the quest to bring the glory days back to Boston.