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Florida Over UCLA – According to Plan
This group that has done so well for Florida this season and in the past isn’t unfamiliar with being in the final eight of College Basketball. The 79-68 win over UCLA? Nothing but routine, mostly thanks to a big shooting night from Michael Frazier. But this time, the expectations from everyone are a lot higher.
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NCAA Tournament – Sweet Sixteen Predictions (Baylor vs Wisconsin, San Diego State vs Arizona)
The West regional semifinals will give us an opening game of Big 12 vs Big Ten as Baylor take on Wisconsin, while later on comes the number one seed in the region, Arizona, playing against San Diego State.
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NCAA Tournament – Sweet Sixteen Predictions (UCLA vs Florida, Dayton vs Stanford)
After a few days of rest the NCAA Tournament resumes with the Sweet Sixteen stage. In the South region, the semifinals give us two double digit seeds in Dayton and Stanford opening the evening, followed by another Pac-12 team, UCLA, facing the number one team in the country, Florida.
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San Antonio Spurs – The Never Ending Streak
Slowly and always a bit under the radar, the San Antonio Spurs are amassing the longest winning streak we’ve seen this season after a 108-103 victory over the Denver Nuggets, getting the best we’ve seen out of Tim Duncan in a while, joined by the usual partners in crime Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili, serving as assistant in this case.
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Charlotte Bobcats – Al Jefferson, the Unstoppable Man
Getting used to the idea of the Charlotte Bobcats in the playoffs is hard enough, but getting these kind of dominant performances from Al Jefferson, who has done incredibly well for his new team this season, pulling off another huge game in a 116-111 overtime win over the Brooklyn Nets.
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Indiana Pacers – A Step Towards Home Court Advantage
Having home court advantage, among other things, means you get NBA referees on your side. The Indiana Pacers enjoyed plenty of that preferential treatment to come away with the 84-83 win over the Miami Heat, even though Paul George struggled keeping up with LeBron James.
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New York Knicks – The Interchanging of Streaks
The ending to this season for the New York Knicks is one weird roller coaster ride that goes from losing to winning streak. So what now? Well, a great shooting night for both Carmelo Anthony and J.R. Smith led them to a 107-99 win over the Sacramento Kings, but it really doesn’t mean anything.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Some Teams Have a Worse Defense
There’s nothing left for the Los Angeles Lakers to do but wait until summer arrives. Meanwhile, facing a New York Knicks team that wants this season to last but aren’t good enough to make it happen, they get to break some scoring records, win 127-96 and get big nights from Xavier Henry and Nick Young.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Kevin Durant Can Learn From Dirk Nowitzki
There isn’t too much love going around between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Dallas Mavericks. For the first time since winning their NBA title, the Mavs won the regular season series, culminated by a great scoring duel between Dirk Nowitzki and Kevin Durant, which the German won in overtime 1289-119.
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New York Knicks – Kissing the Playoffs Goodbye
The beginning of a new streak, a losing one this time, points to the true identity of the 2014 New York Knicks. A bad defensive team with a mentally weak group that was able to look good for short spurts during the season because of focus, effort and momentum. But when things don’t go their way early, embarrassing losses like the 127-96 one to the Los Angeles Lakers happen.