It’s a good time to be an NBA fan.  The playoffs have been nothing short of AMAZING!!!  And that should continue tonight with two excellent games on tap:

*Have to start with my man, LeBron James and his Cleveland Cavaliers trying to be as least hospitable as possible to the Detroit Pistons.  The Cavs lead the series 3-2 and can close it out with a win tonight to move on to the Eastern Conference Championship.  BUT I’m jumping the gun, so let me chill.  (GO CAVS!).
*With their backs up against the wall, the San Antonio Spurs visit Dallas to hopefully stave off the Mavericks, as well as elimination from the playoffs and defending their title.  The Spurs will have a bit of an advantage as Mavs’ PG Jason Terry is suspended for tonight’s game as he didn’t want to share the ball with former Mav and current Spur, Michael Finley.  So, what did Terry do?  As any four-year-old would do, he punched Finley and said, “Nooooo, it’s MY ball.”

This afternoon, MLB’s Interleague play begins with a matchup between the Chi-Town teams - the Cubbies and the ChiSox.  Other notable matchups:

*The Fight for New York as the Yankees come down from the Bronx to visit the Mets from the best borough in New York, Queens!  And, yes, I am being subjective as I was born and raised in Queens.
*The Baltimore Orioles travel to the country’s capital as they face the Washington Nationals.  You can bet that Peter Angelos is hoping to destroy the Nats the same way George Steinbrenner wants to crush the Metropolitans.  The guys just can’t share a backyard with anyone.
*Surprise!  Surprise!  Two of the more surprising teams matchup in Motown as the Queen City’s Reds visit the Tigers, hoping to tame the beast.
*Futily in Florida… yeah, ho hum.  The Florida Marlins visit the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
*The Heat Is On In Houston!  The Rangers matchup against the Astros in Orange Juice Park.
*The Battle of the Bay is on as Barry Bonds and the San Fran Giants cross the bridge to play the Athletics of Oakland.  Let’s go Danny Haren!  Sorry… had to show my A’s Love.
*The Real Versus The Fake.  The Los Angeles Dodgers host the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (HUH?!?!?) with former Dodger, Jeff Weaver taking the hill for the Angels.  I smell the scent of revenge.

In the NHL, the Western Conference Finals begin tonight when some Canadians invade America… you see what happens?  You piss off Canadians enough and they will kick butt.  At least that’s what the Oilers of Edmonton hope to do when they face off against the Anaheim Mighty Ducks (c’mon, guys, just change the name already or else I’m always going to associate your team with Emilio Estevez… and believe me, that’s not a good thing).

Enjoy the games, all!