I have to admit, I haven’t been this proud of being an NBA fan in a long time.  It’s hard to argue that this season’s playoffs haven’t been anything short of magnificent.  It seems every game is either going into overtime or is thisclose until the end.  I’ve been losing sleep watching the West Coast games and have needed about five cups of coffee every morning to get stuff done at work!  However, the caffeine rush and subsequent addiction has been well worth it.

*Today’s the day.  Will the defending Eastern Conference champion Detroit Pistons move on to face a well-rested Miami Heat club?  Or will LeBron James continue to add to his legend by leading his Cleveland Cavaliers into the next round of the playoffs?  The start of the answer to these questions tips off at 3:30pm EST.  If we learn anything from recent history, this will be another classic and very tight matchup.

Well, he did it.  San Francisco Giants’ Barry Bonds tied the Bambino yesterday with his 714th homerun of his career.  Today, he tries teeing off against the Athletics to get number 715, which would move him to second place on the all-time homerun list all by himself as Bonds pursues Hank Aaron’s 756 to become the all-time best MLB homerun hitter.

*Young Lefties Duel It Out… Florida Marlins’ Dontrelle Willis tries to get his season in gear when he faces the Tampa Bay Devils Rays, who have a lefty of their own taking the hill, Scott Kazmir.  Both are quality pitchers and this should be a good one to watch.  I can’t believe I just said that about a Marlins/D-Rays game.
*The Thrilla In Chi-Townilla… I wonder which fighters we have on the card today?  After yesterday’s brawl, today’s game could be interesting to watch, especially with fiery Carlos Zambrano taking the mound for the Cubbies.
*The Rubber Match In New York… After splitting the first two games of their Subway Series, the Yankees and Mets play tonight to claim supremacy of New York.

The NHL Playoffs have been almost as exciting as the NBA’s, and I’ll admit I’m biased, but I don’t think they’ve been quite on the same level… but somewhat close.

*The Anaheim Mighty Ducks look to even the series against the Edmonton Oilers in tonight’s Eastern Conference matchup.  The Ducks’ offense needs to get rolling, particularly Teemu Selanne and the Brothers Niedermayer, Scott and Rob.

Well, folks, enjoy the games!