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And down goes Blake Griffin. He will miss the remainder of the playoffs with a toe injury.

Grizzlies!!!!

What a fucking game.

So, yesterday delivered 3 pretty outstanding games, dramatically at least. The Pacers were horribly unlucky to go out the way that they did. I reckon they'd have given any of the other 6 teams in the East a run for their money. Cavs did super well to dig themselves out of that regular season slump, and Lebron's 3 and then steal at the tail end of the 4th were magic.

The Thunder and Rockets game kind of broke down, but damn if that 4th quarter wasn't high class melodrama. Adams and Westbrook's little move at the end was a play for the ages, and it's a damn shame they couldn't complete the miraculous turnaround, but I guess that's their fault for throwing away their lead, and after absolutely dominating the first half only coming out of it with a 4 point lead.

Jazz and Clippers was just beautiful. God damn Utah is my kind of team, god DAMN Rudy Gobert is a beast, and double damn the two Joe's are a real pair of heroes. As bad as I feel for rooting against Chris Paul, Utah just has to pull this off. Gobert vs. Green is too tasty to pass up. It'll put Harden vs. Westbrook to shame! Either way this'll probably go 7, and that'll be a beatdown, but fingers crossed!

Do you remember that series a few years ago where the Wizards went into Chicago, and he just fucked them up? Didn't think he would ever get back to that level again, but once again he comes up big on the road when his team needs him. What a cult hero. If Iguodala got it, why can't he? 

So, uh, Golden State is looking pretty scary. I know it's Portland and all, but with Durant back to help space the floor and keep defenses from being able to lock in on Curry (especially off-ball, when the refs let a lot of stuff go in the playoffs) and Draymond playing at an MVP level I just don't see how this team loses barring injury or the aliens from Space Jam stealing their talent.

I know, that was sarcasm. 

These Thunder/Rockets 4th quarters must have been excruciating to watch for OKC fans.

Not sure why they hardly played McDermott down the stretch.

Absolutely terrible coaching by Donovan. Westbrook was gassed with six minutes left in the fourth, and they only had one timeout left.

Rockets played like shit for the majority of the series and still gave them the gentleman's sweep. I love it.

Watching this beautiful, beautiful Jazz team get fucked up in the next round is going to be a tragedy.

But what a series this was.

It's been time.  I've thought for a while that the Clippers should get rid of Blake Griffin and get an all-star talent that can create his own shot and stretch the floor (i.e. Paul George).  Griffin's skillset does not win championships in this day and age and is at odds with the play of DeAndre Jordan, who should be given more offensive touches off the pick-and-roll, and Chris Paul.

Rockets are shooting out of their minds, and I'm wondering what the hell is LaMarcus Aldridge doing out there on the floor. He needs to get more aggressive and back down this Rockets defense rather than kicking out the ball immediately every other time they pass it to him. If he could get going in the paint, then that they open up the perimeter and then the Spurs can get their ball movement going, but forcing the issue with bad three-point shots right now (4/17!) is just giving James Harden extra offensive possessions.